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May 23, 2012

Hip Hip Hooray!!

Youth Competitive Teams Have Winning Weekend

Congratulations to our youth competitive rowers for their incredible racing this past weekend at the USRowing Northeast Regional Championships!!

Coach Marko Vukovic shared the following exciting news of his crew from the weekend....

Varsity boys had a solid weekend at regionals,

We won:

3V8+ (third varsity eight)

2V8+ (second varsity eight)

Lwt8+ (lightweight eight)

1V4+ (first varsity four)

We got second in 1V8+ (first varsity eight)!

We were one spot away from sweeping the eights!!

We were 3 people short of having our entire squad medal, and we qualified three crews for Youth Nationals (above): 1V8+, Lwt8+ and 1V4+!!!

Volunteers and Coxswains Needed!!

June 3, 2012 @ 12pm - 4pm

What: Corporate Rowing Event

Who: Frankenmuth Insurance

When: Sunday, June 3rd

Time: 12pm (Volunteer Meeting) 1pm - 4pm (Rowing Program)

Volunteers: Rowers and Dock Attendants

Coxswains: Paid

To Volunteer or be a Coxswain Contact Leigh at: leigh.communityrowing@gmail.com

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 - 1pm (3 hours)

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

WBUR Afternoon Shift-------------------------------------1:00pm- :4:00pm (3 hours)

Breakdown Shift----------------------------------------------3:00pm - 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

Blessing of the Fleet

Saturday, July 28th

The CRI "Blessing of the Fleet" event will be on Saturday, July 28 at 4 p.m. Please mark your calendars for this great event where we will christen and name the ten new Vespoli 8+s! A corresponding summer barbeque is in the works and this should be a great afternoon of fellowship and celebration. Stay tuned for more details!

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

Term 3 Registration Now Open!!

Are YOU Signed Up? Are your FRIENDS?!

Great news! Term 3 registration is open. Reserve your seat now for the sculling and sweep programs of your choice!

Term 3- Yippee!!

Private Events

Weekend Private Event - Early 2nd Floor Closing

Saturday, May 26th

2nd Floor Closes at 12pm

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

WBUR Event - A Busy Day for the Boathouse

Sunday, June 3rd, 8am - 5pm

Heads up CRI rowers and members! As you probably know, our annual WBUR event is just ahead on the schedule. Even if you won't be able to join the festivities, please be aware that the boathouse will be VERY BUSY from 8am - 5pm, the entire day. If you are due for a day of recovery, June 3rd would be a good day for it.

Thank you to those of you who have already volunteered to be a part of it all, and we hope more of you will contact Leigh and let her know how you will help.

In This Issue

Hooray for our Youth Competitive Teams!!!

Volunteers and Coxswains Needed!!!

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

Blessing of the Fleet July 28th Save the Date!!

Memorial Day Monday Boathouse Hours

Term 3 - Are YOU Signed Up?

Weekend Private Events

Heads Up!! Sunday June 3rd - A Busy, Busy Day at the Boathouse

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