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May 15, 2012

'Breakfast of Champions'

Row Boston Mayor's Cup Regatta Winners Celebrate

On Saturday, May 12, the winners of the Mayor's Cup Regatta, which took place back in October, were invited to attend the 'Breakfast of Champions'. The breakfast was held in the State Street Pavillion at Fenway Park.

Row Boston athletes Josalyn Santangelo, Madison Niles, Tushane Levene and coach Kristen Wolsieffer attended the celebratory event, enjoying the morning with other Mayor's Cup winners from across Boston (and of course Red Sox Mascot, Wally and Bruins Mascot, Blades).

Mayor Menino greeted everyone with congratulations and encouragement to continue succeeding in both school and sports. Alumni from the New England Patriots, Boston Red Sox, Boston Bruins, US Women's Soccer and US Paralympic Weightlifting were present to share advice and fond sports memories with all the athletes.

Term 3 Schedule Up On Website for Viewing

Registration Opens Thursday, May 17th

Great news! The Term 3 schedule has now been posted on the CRI website! Take a peek and check out the times and dates to see what classes you will be signing up for:

Term 3- Yippee!!

Registration will officially open on Thursday, May 17th.

Trivia Night Wrap-Up

Sweet Success!

Trivia Night was a resounding success! Almost 70 people attended the event and generously contributed to the Row Boston teams. In total, nearly $2000 was raised, which will help our Row Boston program continue to thrive.

Everybody seems to have had a wonderful time -- A special "shout-out" to "Team Style-Driven" for winning the night's Trivia contest!

Thanks to everyone who attended and to those who didn't have the opportunity, we'll see you next time!

Volunteer Opportunity

Tues May 22nd, 12:00 PM - 3:30 PM

What: Corporate Rowing Event with Teknion, LLC.

Needed: 2 Volunteer Rowers and 1 coxswain

To Volunteer email Leigh at: leigh.communityrowing@gmail.com

Special Volunteer Opportunity

Newton Special Athletes Event

Volunteers are needed to help Newton Special Athletes get out on the water! We have been working with this special group for several years now, and it is really a wonderful experience.

We are looking for volunteers are to set up and run practice on two barges. The group brings plenty of chaperones as back up, and working with the folks from Newton Special Athletes is a very fun way to spend a Friday afternoon.

Volunteers should be experienced rowers, preferably having passed their Captain's test. The Newton Special Athletes event will again this Friday, May 18th, from 3:45 - 5:00 PM.

Ellen will provide volunteers with all the necessary details for the event. To volunteer, contact Ellen at: ellen@communityrowing.org

Volunteer Hours

Volunteer Jobs Available!!

We are looking for volunteers to help with various boathouse chores. If you are looking for ways to fulfill volunteer hour requirements, or would just like to help keep the boathouse running smoothly, please check in at the front desk and let us know your name and how we can contact you.

Among other items, currently we need volunteers to help laundering the towels that are used to wipe down the boats. (Washer and dryer on premises, yippee!)

To help with the towels or other jobs, e-mail Nonna at:

Yes, I will volunteer!!

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

Barge Alert

Longfellow Bridge

Maintenance work is in progress at Longfellow Bridge through May 20th.

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

Weekend Private Events - Early 2nd Floor Closings

Saturday, May 19th, the 2nd Floor Closes at 1pm and the building closes to everyone at 4pm.

Sunday, May 20th, the 2nd Floor Closes at 2pm and the building closes to everyone at 5pm.

If you have any questions please email:
leigh.communityrowing@gmail.com

Memorial Day Monday

Boathouse Hours

In observance of Memorial Day, there will be no regular programming on Monday, May 28th.

The boathouse hours will be: 5am - 12 Noon

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