E - News Letter | WeeklySeptember 28, 2010
Community Rowing, Inc.
 
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Thank you, Thank you, Thank you.
CRI HOSTS A VERY MEMORABLE 25th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION.

 
 
Dear CRI Members and Supporters,
On behalf of the Staff and Board of Directors, I would like to thank you for making our weeklong 25th Anniversary Celebration so successful.  From the "Rumble on the River" to the 25th Gala and the Women In Rowing Luncheon in between, we pulled off events that required serious manpower. More than 200 members volunteered and more than 2,000 guests and spectators came to the boathouse over the course of the week to join us in celebrating "Rowing for All".   Community Rowing is an exceptional organization and I am looking forward to the next 25 years. More photos from the all of the events will be posted on our website shortly.  Thank you again for your tremendous hard work, loyalty and commitment.  
 
Sincerely,
Bruce Smith
Executive Director


Photos from the event

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Thank you to our Corporate Sponsors and Auction Donors

CRI would like to thank the following Corporate Sponsors and Auction Donors who greatly contributed to the success of our 25th Anniversary Celebration. More than $45,000 was raised from ticket sales, corporate sponsorships and the silent auction. Proceeds from the 25th Gala will go to support CRI's Community Outreach Programs including G-Row Boston, Adaptive, and Veterans Rowing.  
 
Paul Alie
Boathouse Sports
Boston College
Boston University
Juliana Bruce
Cambridge Common
Cambridge Trust Company
Erica Cerjanec
Children's Hospital Boston Division of Sports Medicine
Choate, Hall and Stewart, LLP
Nancy Clark
Ted and Tara Coleran
Buzz Congram
Will Congram
Consigli Construction Company
Ethan Curren
Seth Davis
Anne Eisenmenger & Pat Lester
Cathleen Foster
Fulham & Company
Nonna Gale
Gourmet Caterers
Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
Ipswich Clambake
Caitlin Isbister
John Chiang Keh
Debbie Knapp
Carol Krauss
Bartlett Leber
Robert Lee
Jack Lifsitz
Long Trail Brewing Company
Mariner Insurance
Mars Chocolate Co.
Max Ultimate Foods
McCarter & English, LLP
Michael Milburn
Jane and Bob Morse
Mercedes Musgrove
New Balance
Newton Water Color Society
Dusan Nikolic
Linda Rinearson
AJ Rourke
CB Sands
Schneider Leasing Company
Seamans Capital Management

Amy Silberstein, Silberstein Art Gallery
John Sisk
Carole Slattery
Spaulding Hospital
The Rower's Edge
Marko Vukovic
Rachele Pojednic


Boat Dedication

On Sunday, as part of CRI's 25th anniversary celebrations we dedicated a four to the women who rowed on US National Teams in the years before CRI was founded.  These women opened up rowing and racing to women, and made an organization like CRI possible. 
Ann Robbart, Kathy Keeler, Holly Metcalf, and Ellen Minzner did the honors.

 
 Determination

DETERMINATION

Determination:  what a rower needs to overcome the pain and the nerves and win the race

 
Determination:  what women who loved rowing, working hard, and going fast needed to create a place to race in the international regatta schedule
 
Determination:  what it took to create a public rowing club in Boston and sustain it through its nomad years
 
Determination:  what built and paid for a beautiful permanent home for our community dedicated to rowing
 
Determination:  what we will need to nurture and share the gift of rowing with all for years to come

 
The Rumble on the River

More Great Photos from the Rumble


http://mjhunt.com/100919rowing

G-ROW

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CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS

Practice volunteers for Friday afternoons 2:30-5pm
Tutors for Tuesday afternoons 2:30-4pm and Wednesday evenings 5:30-7pm
 
Questions? Want to volunteer?
Contact Ellie at


3rd Annual Halloween Row


Start Planning Your Costume!!!
CRI's 3rd Annual Headless Halloween Fun Row
Sunday morning, October 31st
More details to follow...
 
Help CRI be a better organization

We are conducting a management analysis. Fill out this survey to help.

http://cristudy.wufoo.com/forms/cri/
 
EARLY 2nd FLOOR CLOSING THIS WEEK!
 
Friday, October 1st
The 2nd Floor will close at 12pm.  All Community Room Equipment will be removed and placed in the weight room.  Comp. Kids can still change in the upstairs locker rooms, but will be asked to take all belongings with them downstairs to the cubbies.  Coxswains should take all their coxing equipment with them on Friday as the lockers will be locked from 4pm Friday evening through Saturday night.  The locker rooms will be locked and closed by 4pm on Friday.
 
Saturday, October 2nd
The 2nd Floor will be closed ALL DAY and the 2nd floor bathrooms will be locked all day.  The river half of the sculling pavilion will be closed and all boats will be moved out of the river half on Friday.  Scullers can come and row as normal on Saturday--the boats will be on outdoor racks.  The Private Boat Bay boats will be usable all day on Saturday too.

Questions? Contact Leigh at leigh.communityrowing@gmail.com
 

Corporate Row Voluneers Needed TOMORROW

When: 10am - 12pm tomorrow, Wednesday, 9/29
Who: New Balance
Details: New Balance will take out 1 pocock from 10am - 12pm.
Volunteers will meet at 9:30am in the Meeting Room tomorrow morning with coffee and donut holes!

Questions? Contact Leigh at leigh.communityrowing@gmail.com

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