| Paralympic LTA 4+ Send Off Party
Thank You!
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Thank you to everyone for supporting the Paralympic LTA 4+ at the Send-off party last night! It was a great turnout with friends from Tufts Health Plan (pictured here: Thomas Croswell and Kit Gorton), Head of the Charles, Boston Rowing Federation and more! If you're interested in supporting these athletes and our Para Development Fund CLICK HERE.
We can't wait to watch these athletes compete in Rio in just a few weeks. Thank you to all!
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| Building Proctor Boathouse
History of Volunteering at CRI
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In our third year, 1977, CRI negotiated with the MDC (now the DCR) for use of the Daly Skating Rink during the summers. After moving in we learned that the MDC had plans to redo the roof that summer and we wouldn't be able to use it after all. One of our founding directors, Sherry Proctor, was a designer and architect. Sherry obtained a permit to build a temporary boathouse next to the rink good for 6 weeks. He designed a boathouse that could be constructed by volunteers from the club and could be taken down and reused after the 6 weeks were up.
The boathouse was built in a weekend. When the building was finished, there was less than a 30 gallon trash can of scraps. The boathouse became the Proctor boathouse and it remained in place long after the 6-week permit expired.
In the summer of 2006, even though CRI would leave the rink at the end of the year, Proctor's roof and walls were rotting out. It wouldn't last a last summer. Volunteers from the club spent a day replacing the rotten plywood sheets. As CRI left the rink in the following summer, we were asked by the DCR to leave the volunteer-built boathouse in place. It served for several more years as a boathouse for Newton Country Day and Wellesley. Recently it has been rebuilt by NCD on the same foot print.
As we left Proctor and the rink for the Harry Parker Boathouse, we took two pieces of our history at the rink - the shield that was on the front façade of Proctor and the sign that went up on the rink every summer. They each found a new location in the new boathouse and remind us of our past in the rink and the boathouse that volunteers built.
 
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| Corporate Rowing
News & Updates
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Last Tuesday, CRI hosted a group from AthenaHealth for their company's second team-building row of the summer. AthenaHealth is a provider of cloud-based healthcare software and mobile applications. A big thank you to coaches Ariel Handler and Haley Martin for guiding the group through fantastic sessions on the ergs and the CRI Pond Course. Another big thanks to both of our coxswains, Jennifer Bindman and Sarah Cottrill, and to our volunteers from RowBoston and the greater CRI community! The month of August holds many opportunities to get involved with corporate rowing. With the final session of the Charles River Rowing League underway and many other team-building events to come, we are always in need of volunteers, volunteer rowers, and coxswains. Here are several upcoming events that are available for signup: Chick-Fil-A Team Building Row Tuesday 8/23/16 8am-12pm 1 Coxswain 4 Volunteers Swatch Team Building Row Monday 8/29/16 5pm-9pm 3 Coxswains 6 Volunteers GBCVB Team Building Row Wednesday 8/31/16 8:30am-12:30pm 2 Coxswains 7 Volunteers TEPHA Team Building Row Wednesday 8/31/16 11:30am-3:30pm 4 Coxswains 6 Volunteers Please follow the link below to signup:
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| The Boys in the Boat
The Rest of the Story
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Jim Pocock recently gave a talk about his family's connections to rowing and U.W., and about the history of crew racing in America. Below is a video of the talk, created by the Weston Media Center.
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'Discover Our World of Rowing'
Share this Incredible Video |
Take a few moments to watch and enjoy this amazing video. Share with your friends and encourage them to discover the world of rowing...
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| CRI Blood Drive
Friday, September 9
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Blood drive at CRI on Friday September 9 - Please pledge to participate!
You never know when a friend, family member, co-worker or fellow rower might need blood. Unfortunately one of our long time rowing friends, Mohammed Jafri, recently succumbed to Multiple Myeloma. This disease is a cancer of the bone marrow and requires a lot of blood for treatment. The CRI community will be honoring Mohammed by sponsoring a blood drive on Friday September 9th on the second floor of CRI. Please pledge to show your support. "When I started treatment, it was truly eye opening to see how much people with blood cancers rely on transfusions. There is an enormous need for blood for these diseases and many others. For my illness (technically Multiple Myeloma, which is similar to Leukemia - not sure about the exact differences), I've had to go through countless transfusions just to keep my hemoglobin counts barely normal." - Mohammed Jafri May 26, 2016 Please let us know if will participate by filling out a pledge sheet will at the CRI front desk, or you can indicate your interest by signing up electronically at HERE. Pledging shows intent and we realize that travel or illness may change your ability to donate. Knowing how many people pledge helps us organize equipment and staff for the donation. We will contact you by e-mail to sign-up for a specific time. This way you can best plan your day around your donation time.
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Fall Programs for Stoller
CRI Newton - Stoller Boat House
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The Summer at Stoller was a great success - thank you to everyone who came over and rowed on the most amazing stretches of The Charles River. This week we have launched the FALL PROGRAMS and we are again able to accommodate people from aged 9 and upwards! Go to the sign-up page on the webpage for the full details but there will be classes for all including; - Sculling 1, 2, 3 and 4 - Parent and Child sessions - Refresher Junior Classes - Junior Learn to Row - Outreach programs including OWL, Fitness in the City - Middle School Curriculum and Field Trips sessions. This amazing new location, the brand new fleet of boats and CRI's 30 years' experience of providing safe, fun and healthy activities on the Charles River come together to offer CRIers and the local community the chance to take part in an exciting and healthy sport for the first time. CRI is delighted to partner with Lasell College to open this quiet waterway to the whole Community, offering 'Rowing for All' to a much wider audience!
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| 7th Annual Women's Row & Brunch
Sunday, September 25th, 2016
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| CRI Clothing Order
Regattasport Ordering Instructions
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Welcome to the new RS iteams page! Please be advised of the closing date, as orders will not be accepted after the iteams page has closed. Please note that we require a minimum of 6 units per item. Should any product in your cart not reach the minimum, that item will be removed from your cart, prior to processing your order.
Thank you for your order!
iTeam order instructions
2. Click 'iTEAMS' link in the header 3. Click "Register" then proceed to create your personal account. 4. Once step 3 is complete, click the "iTeams" link again. 5. Select Community Rowing from the drop box. 6. Password: CRIfall16 7. Place order!
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| CRI Job Posting
Military Coordinator
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"CRI is looking to hire someone who is connected to the veteran community to recruit for CRI's military programs and to plan events for military members and their families here at CRI. The Military Coordinator job description is posted on www.cricoach.com/job-postings/militaryrowingcoordinator.
Interested applicants should email a cover letter and resume to the Assistant Director of Outreach, Kate Smith kate.smith@communityrowing.org
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CRI Fall Classic Regatta
Saturday, September 17, 2016 |
Hold the date: Saturday, September 17, 2016 CRI Fall Classic Regatta 7am-1pm
This is CRI's 5th year hosting the CRI Fall Classic Regatta (formerly The Rumble on the River). Mark your calendars to participate in the regatta and/or to lend a hand. The regatta is a great volunteer opportunity. Many hands are needed to make this Regatta great. Keeping with CRI's mission of Rowing for All and showing our love for rowing, please sign up to help, please click here for all the volunteer opportunities: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0944abaf2da7fa7-20161
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| Prodema Work
Boathouse Siding Being Replaced
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New Prodema, the material that makes up the siding on the building, has arrived for CRI. Workers from Spain are visiting to do the work, which is being done under warranty. There will be a lot of construction going on through the summer months during which the building will have its panels all replaced. Please be aware of the crates at the west end of the facility.
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| 2016 CRI Regatta Boat Request Form
Please Use Form for Equipment Requests
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If you would like to request equipment for regattas, please us the new CRI Regatta Boat Request Form.
All equipment requests are due no later than 10 days before any event. While we will do our best to make requests work for everyone, equipment requests are not guaranteed.
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| Upcoming Private Events at CRI
Please Take Note
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THURSDAY, AUGUST 18TH:
SATURDAY, AUGUST 20TH: 11AM -
2ND Floor/Weight Room/Erg Studio CLOSED
2PM - Dock #2 CLOSED SATURDAY, AUGUST 27TH: |
| CPR Training
Upcoming Dates
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Tuesday, September 6th: 6-9:00 PM
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| CRI PARKING LOT
Drive with CAUTION & Busy Time Parking Alternatives
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The weather has gotten nice, and people are doing lots of rowing which is fantastic. All that rowing
is bringing lots of folks to the boathouse, and at certain times, the parking lot is over crowded.
Some important notes:
DRIVE SLOWLY & CAUTIOUSLY AT ALL TIMES
NO PARKING IN THE FIRE LANE - Cars may be towed
It is illegal to park in the fire lane. Cars that are parked in the fire lane are at risk of being towed by
the state.
PARKING ALTERNATIVES -
- North Beacon street: on street parking is available along North Beacon, with a short walk back over the bridge
- The old DCR public swimming pool parking lot at the North Beacon rotary.
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