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April 24, 2012

Thank You Earth Day Volunteers!!

CRI Members Pitch in Beautifying Banks of the Charles

Thank you to all the volunteers who generously stepped out on a Saturday morning to help with the 13th Annual Earth Day Charles River Clean Up!!

Saturday morning a crew from CRI met at the boathouse, put on bright green Earth Day volunteer shirts and hit the banks of the Charles picking up trash and debris in our neighborhood of the river between the North Beacon Street Bridge and Galen Street.

The Charles River Watershed Association kept us well supplied with trash bags (lots of them), protective gloves, snack bars and Earth Day shirts. The day was a lovely one to be by the river.

Many thanks from the whole CRI community to each and every one of you who helped out. Nice work!

CRI Trivia Night

All proceeds to benefit Row Boston

Community Rowing Presents...

TRIVIA NIGHT

FRIDAY MAY 4th

7:00pm @ CRI

$25 per entry

Food and Drink Provided

Run by Professional Trivia Company!

RSVP to boysrowboston@communityrowing.org

Military Weekend at CRI

Military Veterans Participate in Unique Events

This past weekend, military veterans participated in 3 separate and unique events at CRI.

Friday afternoon, the Massachusetts Women Veterans Network previewed a documentary "SERVICE: When Women Come Marching Home". Thirty veterans joined together to view this emotionally charged movie and after the film, one of the producers participated in a follow-up discussion via Skype. These veterans also appreciated gaining information about free veterans rowing programs at CRI, and many look forward to participating in the May 12th "Veterans, Family, and Friends" Learn-to-Row event. Some of the women are planning to join the early T/TH morning sweeps group starting on May 20, the next novice sweeps introduction.

On Friday evening, sixteen CRI rowing military veterans brought food, family members, and pets to celebrate the "1st Annual Laura B. Veterans Sock-Burning Celebration". Laura has been rowing at CRI since last year. She was deployed as a pilot flying search and rescue missions with what is now known as Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 7 (HCS-7) to Bosnia, the Persian Gulf, and other exotic hot-spots. Now a physician at a local Veterans Hospital, Laura wanted to gather with fellow veterans in a social event to kick off the rowing season. So, as the Vikings did thousands of years ago, celebrating their safe return to their homeland,CRI vets brought their old socks to burn in celebration. CRI vets celebrated their camaraderie and their outlook for a successful rowing season.

Saturday morning, crack of dawn, twenty-seven West Point officers were treated to a "Learn-to-Row" session, aided by four CRI coaches, ten CRI military veteran rowers and ten CRI rowers from various Community Rowing programs. Reports indicate that "this was by far the best physical fitness event offered by any community group" from the past years of their annual conference.

So, the CRI Military Rowing programs seem to have started the season with a lot of rowing, consistent interest, team-building and volunteerism. Karianne Kulig is golden in her role as head Military coach.

CRI History Project- A Trip Down Memory Lane

Open Up Those Closets and Scrapbooks!!

CRI History Project: Open up those closets and scrapbooks! Take a trip down memory lane!

Does Regatta in the Lilies mean anything to you? Proctor work parties? We're looking for people who are willing to share stories, photos and memorabilia about CRI - whether from 1985 or from 2005.

If you would like to contribute, please email Loryn Sheffner, with "CRI History" in the header at: loryns@hotmail.com

Also, the Committee is still looking for 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

River Traffic Alert - Barge Under BU Bridge

Barge Working Under BU Bridge

Please be advised that the barge to remove the shielding platform at the

Boston University Bridge will return on April 17, 2012.

The barge will be working for approximately 3 weeks between the hours of:
7 AM to 3:30 PM.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!!

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Do you have some free time in the middle of the day on Wednesdays? Do you like being around the Charles River? Do you like sharing your rowing passion with others? If so, then we have an OPPORTUNITY JUST FOR YOU!

Please consider helping out at one or both of the Adaptive and Military programs on Wednesdays. Training is provided for various jobs and responsibilities.

Adaptive Community Sculling: 11:30am -1:00pm

Military Sculling Open and Adaptive: 1:30pm - 3:00pm

Grateful coaches. Talented athletes. How can you pass this up?

Please contact:

chris@communityrowing.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

The CRI Headband

Just a Few Still Available

If you would like one of those nifty headbands that you may have spotted being worn around the boathouse, there are a few left. Get one of these limited edition beauties while you can.

CRI Headband - $20

Available at the Front Desk

Invite from Riverside Boat Club

Kentucky Derby Social

Kate Sullivan and the Riverside Boat Club Social Committee have extended an invitation to watch the Kentucky Derby on Saturday, May 5th, at the
Back Bay Social Club on Boylston Street beginning at 5pm, with the race starting at 5:45pm.

Wear your best Derby attire! There will be awards for best dressed. Hats are de rigueur, of course, as are mint juleps. (And who doesn't love an excuse to wear your Henley blazers?)

Pick your favorite to win:http://www.kentuckyderby.com/horses

(a drink to whomever can guess who I'm betting on...)

Please extend this invite far and wide; the event at Back Bay Social Club is open to all and is not hosted exclusively by RBC.

Questions? Email me Kate Sullivan at:

kategalway@yahoo.com

SAVE THE DATE: Sunday, June 17th

IRL Class of 2012 Graduation

On Sunday, June 17th, the Institute for Rowing Leadership will be sending off our inaugural class of IRL Fellows. Throughout the year, they have touched many programs and have had a tremendous impact on our organization and culture. Before they set out for their new beginnings, take the opportunity to join us in giving them a proper send off like only the CRI community can!

Track Your Fitness This Season

Start with VO2 Max Testing

Are you looking for a personalized way to track your fitness this year? Start your season with a VO2 max test!

The test is a 10-12 minute, rowing specific, step test designed to measure your maximum aerobic power. This value indicates how much work you can do while remaining aerobic. If you are able to remain aerobic at a high workload, you will be able to continue to hold that pace for a longer period of time.

Tracking and training this system gives a rower a huge advantage over the course of a 1k or 2k race! Each test comes with a one-on-one consultation with our exercise physiologists, Dr. Andrew Taylor from Harvard Medical School and Glen Picard from the ExPD program, who will review your data and make training recommendations based on those values.

Discounted tests are still available but are going quickly. Please contact Judith Vogel for more information!

judith.irl@communityrowing.org

Private Events

Saturday April 28/Sunday April 29

PRIVATE EVENTS - 2nd FLOOR WILL CLOSE EARLY

Friday, April 27th - Boston College Women's Banquet, the Community Room will be cleared at 5pm

The Community Room will be cleared at 5pm for a 6pm Banquet Start Time. Please note the 2nd floor will remain open, but the Community Room will be in use from 5pm to 9pm on Friday evening for the Boston College Banquet.

Saturday, April 28th - PRIVATE EVENT
2nd Floor Closes at 1pm

In This Issue

Thank you Earth Day Volunteers!!

Military Weekend at CRI

CRI History Project! Open Up Those Closets and Scrapbooks for a Trip Down Memory Lane

Barge Alert: Barge Working Under BU Bridge

Volunteers Needed for Adaptive/Military Rowing

WBUR Spring Festival! Be a Part of a Great Afternoon!

CRI Headband, Want One?

Invite from Riverside Boat Club

Private Events this Weekend

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