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March 27, 2012

Coffee with the Executive Director

Friday Mornings at 6:45

Passing by the boathouse on Friday morning or just getting in from a row? Drop in between 6:45 - 7:30 am to have a cup of coffee with CRI's Executive Director Bruce Smith.

Bruce will be hosting these Friday morning socials at the conference table in the CRI Administrative offices and will be available to answer questions about CRI, listen to ideas or to talk rowing.

Come on by!

Boston's First Youth Indoor Rowing Championships

2012 Results

Over 34 youth participated in their first rowing event at the Let's Row Boston Youth Indoor Rowing Championships!

Thank you to the G-Row varsity and the Comp Novice Girls for running the stations and keeping the event super fun!!

To see results, click below, or visit: row2k.com

Lets Row Boston Youth Indoor Rowing Championship Results

CRI Parking Lot Etiquette

Drive Slowly and Carefully

We are back on the water and the boathouse is very busy, with lots of people coming and going. Please be sure to keep safety your first priority.

Drive slowly and carefully at all times in the parking lot.

Also, when entering and exiting the parking lot be sure to take a careful look for cyclists coming along on the bike path.

Be courteous, be safe!!

Coxswain Clinic for General Sweeps

March 31 and April 14

Libby Boghossian, coach of General Sweeps 2 AM, present a Coxswain Clinic, which will be offered on Saturday, March 31st, and Saturday, April 14th, at 12 noon.

The clinics are free and are intended for GS rowers to better prepare them for their time in the coxswain's seat. The presentation will be the same on both days, so you need only attend once.

The clinics are a great opportunity and we encourage all General Sweeps rowers to attend.

River Alert

Barge Under River St. Bridge

Please be advised of the following, for safety's sake!!

The anticipated schedule for Boring/Coring work at the River and Western Avenue Bridges is as follows:

River Street (Cambridge Side) Borings - Approx 6-7 days (March 22- March 29/March 30?)
Western Avenue (Cambridge Side) Cores - 2 Days (April 2 - April 3)

Corporate Row Volunteer Opportunity

Volunteer Rowers & Paid Coxswains* Needed

When: Tuesday, April 3rd from 12pm to 3pm

For: Small Corporate Rowing Event of two 8+s

Volunteer Rowers: 4 total

Paid Coxswains: 2 total

To Sign-Up Email:leigh.communityrowing@gmail.com

*Coxswain must have (at minimum) Sweeps 2 coxing experience.

Competitive Program Coxswains preferred.

Bryan Fuller and Team Titan

Looking Forward to Finishing the Crossing Soon!!

Time at Sea: 30 days 17 hours....
Team Progress/TITAN
Visit the Titan site and send a message of support!!

Bryan Fuller and his teammates, pictured above prior to shoving off, have been at sea for nearly 31 days!!

Reported on March 23 on the Titan site:

The Titan crew have less than 600 miles to go! They are excited to get to land and see loved ones and the bar! As throughout this speed record attempt, they have been hampered by light weather and also strange currents holding them back and this has been frustrating and looks set to continue through the coming week - but they have not stopped chasing the record and will continue to the end but it has been a hard slog for them so downtime on land is being looked forward to very much!

Follow the team's progress and send messages:

You can follow their progress and leave messages of support and encouragement by visiting the Titan website:

Team Progress/TITAN

Spring Training: Military & Adaptive Volunteers

Tuesday, April 3rd, 6 - 7:30 pm

Spring training, just like the Red Sox! CRI Outreach programs provide many opportunities to volunteer to share your passion for rowing with others. If you think you would like to volunteer for any of our Military and/or Adaptive rowing programs, please sign up for the training meeting.

The meeting is mandatory for new volunteers AND for seasoned volunteers. The 1 1/2 hour training session will include topics such as: PTSD, safety, volunteer responsibilities, communication, disabilities and terminology, equipment care, etc. If you are unable to attend the April 3rd meeting, we will make sure that you get this valuable information prior to your volunteer activities.

Refreshments will be provided! We appreciate everything that you do... Thanks!

RSVP ("yes" or "later") to: chris@communityrowing.org

Meeting Date: Tuesday, April 3
Meeting time: 6pm
Location: Classroom
RSVP Deadline: Friday, March 30

Volunteer Coxswains Needed

Veterans' Morning Crew

The military rowing program is looking for volunteers. Current volunteer possibilities are:

Coxswains/Ongoing

Two volunteers needed to cox Tuesdays and Thursdays for Veterans morning crew 5:30 a.m. to 7:00 a.m.

West Point Officers Row - Saturday April 21

30 West Point officers are coming to row on Saturday April 21. Volunteers needed 5:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. to cox, assist at docks, and assist with set-up and break down.

To volunteer, please contact Chris at:

chris@communityrowing.org

Thanks so much!

CRI History Committee

What you can do to help.

We're excited to announce that the CRI history committee has begun work - thanks to those who volunteered to help so far.

We're currently in particular need of technologists and electronic media specialists who can help us figure out how to present the CRI story - with audio and video as well as text and photos on platforms that might include a private wiki or Facebook page as well as the CRI web site.

If you can help please email Jane Morse at: jgmorse@morses.net

Row the Connecticut River

Prouty 2012 - Coming Together to Fight Cancer

Tantalized by the thought of rowing the gorgeous Connecticut River while raising money to benefit one ot the country's finest cancer centers? This will be the second year of having sculls and sweeps in The Prouty and we're looking to double our numbers! Routes include a 5, 10, 15 or 20 mile up and back format.

Learn more about the 31st Prouty (July 14, 2012) benefitting Dartmouth-Hitchcock Norris Cotton Cancer Center by attending the Prouty prologue on Thursday, April 5, 6pm, at the Boston Harpoon Brewery.

The Harpoon Prologue will offer food and drink, a raffle featuring Prouty 'swag,' and an opportunity to sign up for the Prouty or the Prouty Ultimate - the two-day, 200 mile bike ride that starts in Manchester, N.H. Anyone signing up to ride the Prouty Ultimate at the prologue will have their $50 registration fee waived. (There is no registration fee for The Prouty.)

Thursday, April 5th - 6:00-7:30pm
Harpoon Brewery, 306 Northern Ave., Boston, MA

To rsvp or for more information, email the event director, Jean Brown at: Jean.e.brown@dartmouth.edu or call 603-653-3630.

To register, visit: www.TheProuty.org

WBUR Spring Festival

Volunteer! Be a part of a great afternoon!

VOLUNTEER FOR WBUR's SPRING FESTIVAL

Join CRI staff, coaches and your fellow teammates on Sunday, June 3rd, for WBUR's Spring Festival with Click and Clack and help us break the rowing record!

Last year CRI staff and volunteers taught just over 500 adults and kids how to row in only 3 hours! This year we hope to introduce 1000 new locals to our sport.

Come on out, join in the festivities, try the great food, enjoy the live bands from Berklee College of Music, meet Click and Clack and share your love of rowing with WBUR fans.

Rowing changes lives, CRI changes lives....let's join together and share our love for this incredible sport and bring CRI's mission to life. "Community Rowing, Inc. - Rowing for All!"

DETAILS....

When: Sunday, June 3rd

Time: (overall) 8am to 5pm

TO VOLUNTEER, CONTACT LEIGH

leigh.communityrowing@gmail.com or 617-779-8265

Approximate Shift Times:

Each shift begins with a 30 minute Volunteer Meeting on the 2nd floor in the Meeting Room.

In this meeting, we will cover:

-An overview of the event

-Your Specific Team Duties

-CRI's Safety Plan

-Water & Snacks provided

Setup Shift-----------------------------------------------------8am - 10am (2 hours)

WBUR Morning Shift---------------------------------------10am - 12pm (2 hours)

Corporate Row Shift-----------------------------------------12:00pm - 4:00pm (4 hours)

WBUR Day Shift---------------------------------------------11:00am- 1:00pm (2 hours)

WBUR Afternoon Shift-------------------------------------12:00pm - 3:00pm (3 hours)

Breakdown Shift----------------------------------------------2:00pm - 5:00pm (3 hours)

Volunteer Teams

(NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY TO BE ON A TEAM!)

Setup Team

Breakdown Team

Boat Registration Team

Dock Attendant Team

Sherpa Team

Parking Team

Staff Care Team

Volunteer Rowers

(Rowers must have (at minimum) completed a Learn to Row Course to Volunteer)

Stroke in Barge (two strokes per barge)
Stroke in Pocock
Bow in Pocock

Volunteer Coxswains

(Coxswains must have some experience steering a Pocock, but do not need racing experience.)

Barge Steering

Pocock Steering

Corporate Rowing Coxswains

We are seeking experienced Coxswains only. This is a paid position. Please email Leigh if you are interested and she will go over the details. Leigh.communityrowing@gmail.com

Saturday Volunteer Opportunities

For details on Saturday volunteer opportunities please email Leigh at:

leigh.communityrowing@gmail.com or call 617-729-8265

The following Saturdays have Volunteer Opportunities
involving the G-Row Boston Marathon Team:
April 7th
April 16th (Marathon Monday!)