| Row Boston Athletes Return
2016-2017 School Year
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This Fall season marks the 18th year of Row Boston and CRI is excited to welcome our student-athletes back to the boathouse. Row Boston plans to be faster, smarter, and healthier than ever before, but we can't do it without the support of our amazing community! CRI encourages our community members to learn more about the Row Boston program by checking out the updated Row Boston webpage at www.communityrowing.org/outreach/lets-row-boston.
Find out the different ways to volunteer with the team by contacting Assistant Director of Outreach, Kate Smith, and if you know any 7th-12th grade Boston Public School students or families get them to sign up at www.communityrowing.org/programs/signup for the Oct. 11-15th Novice Welcome Week! No cost to join. No experience necessary. Transportation provided.
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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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| CRI Fall Classic Regatta: Saturday, September 17th
Everyone is Welcome to Join Us, Volunteer & Participate
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Enjoy a wonderful day at CRI, and experience the behind-the-scenes fun that goes into creating the Rumble on the River, CRI Fall Classic, and Brighton Bangers 5k at our upcoming CRI Fall Classic Regatta. Everyone is welcome and encouraged to take part in this special day at our boathouse, no rowing experience is necessary.
For the 5th year, CRI is hosting the CRI Fall Classic Regatta (formerly The Rumble on the River). This incredible event supports our Military and Para Rowing programs and is a great opportunity to volunteer with fellow members of our community.
Many hands are needed to make this Regatta a big success for us all, and in keeping with CRI's mission of Rowing for All and sharing our love for rowing, please sign up to help and invite your friends and family to join us as well.
Be a part of an incredible day on the river!
Please click below for all the volunteer opportunities:
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| CRI Fall Classic/Rumble on the River
Beer Garden RSVP
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If you would like to visit the beer garden at the CRI Fall Classic Regatta/Rumble on the River,
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| 7th Annual Women's Row & Brunch
Sunday, September 25th, 2016
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| Corporate Rowing
News & Updates
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We hope everyone had a fantastic Labor Day Weekend! Last week was full of excitement for the Corporate Rowing division of CRI; we hosted two team building events and another week of the Charles River Rowing League.
There are several opportunities to volunteer or cox for a corporate rowing event over the next couple of weeks. Details about our upcoming events are listed below:
Wednesday, 9/7
12:30pm - 4:30pm
InStream Team Building Row
7 Volunteer Rowers Needed
4 Coxswains Needed
Sunday, 9/11
1:00pm - 5:00pm
Harvard Kennedy School Team Building Row
9 Volunteer Rowers Needed
8 Coxswains Needed
Tuesday, 9/13
11:00am - 3:00pm
Square One Bank Team Building Row
7 Volunteer Rowers Needed
4 Coxswains Needed
Thursday, 9/15
5:00pm - 9:00pm
HP Team Building Event
2 Volunteer Rowers Needed
2 Coxswains Needed
Follow the link below to sign up for any of these events:
As always, volunteers and coxswains will receive a coveted hi-vis volunteer tech-shirt and a free meal for volunteering their time and talents. We greatly appreciate all of your hard work and dedication to CRI.
Happy 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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| Blood Drive Volunteers Needed
Friday, September 9th
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A few volunteers are needed to help out at the blood drive being hosted here at the boathouse this coming Friday. The Red Cross will be providing a volunteer, but a few more hands are always helpful. No specific skills are needed. Volunteers can be people who have just donated, or are about to donate, or people that are not donating. If you are available to help, please contact Paul Flack. Any time you could give would be helpful. Thank you!
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| Community Rowing Gear
Order Deadline: September 14th
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Store Link
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| Charles River Clean Up Boat
Special Update: Help Needed
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Great News!! Tom McNichol and The Clean Up Boat have been nominated for Boston's 2016 Cox Conserves Hero award.
We were picked as one of the three finalists, and will receive a $5,000 donation. They are now having an on-line vote to determine the winner of the grand prize - an additional $5,000 donation. Voting ends September 23.
How can you help? We need all the votes we can get, as we have some stiff competition.
In addition to voting for us, we need everyone to send this request to your fellow club members, classmates, relatives, friends, fellow workers, etc. via email and social media.
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| Parking Lot Line Painting
Thursday, September 8th
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Early morning on Thursday, September 8th line painting work will be happening in the trailer parking spots and along the Daly Field fence. Do not park in these areas, please keep clear.
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Riverside Stripes Gala Invitation
Saturday, September 24th |
Please join us for the Riverside Stripes Gala
Join an evening of dinner, drinks, dancing, and a silent & live auction. Our speaker will be Riverside High Performance Group alumna, 3-time World Champion, and 2016 Olympic Gold Medalist Lauren Schmetterling!
WHEN & WHERE
Saturday, September 24, 2016 at 6:00 PM
Courtyard Marriott Boston-Cambridge (777 Memorial Drive, Cambridge, MA 02139 / across the street from RBC).
Many of our auction items will go live in early September, so start bidding early (or browse what will be available in-person at the gala). See riversideboatclub.com/stripes-gala.
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| Regattasport Clothing
RS iTeams Page
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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. If you have any questions, contact Gregg at gregg@regattasport.com
Thank you for your order!
Note: Orders must be place by Thursday, September 8th No late orders will be accepted.
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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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| September Happenings/Events at CRI
Daly Field Opening Events September 9th & 10th
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FRIDAY, September 9th: CRI TENT WILL BE CLOSED AT 4pm for use for VIPS of the Daly Field.
Starting at 5pm: Team buses with athletes will be arriving around 5pm. Buses will drop off passengers in the Daly Rink parking lot. Starting at 6pm: Opening Ceremonies
Starting at 6:30pm: Football Game Exiting CRI Parking Lot: There will be State Troopers at the entrance of the CRI parking lot helping with the flow of cars. When cars are exiting CRI parking lot, they MIGHT be instructed to turn RIGHT ONLY during heavy traffic events - (Friday, 9/9 and Saturday, 9/10) SATURDAY, September 10th: CRI TENT WILL BE CLOSED AT 8AM for use for VIPS of the Daly Field. Starting at 8AM until 1:30pm: Team buses with athletes will be arriving. Buses will drop off / pick up passengers in the in the rear of theCRI parking lot. Starting at 10am: Games
Exiting CRI Parking Lot: There will be State Troopers at the entrance of the CRI parking lot helping with the flow of cars. When cars are exiting CRI parking lot, they MIGHT be instructed to turn RIGHT ONLY during heavy traffic events - (Friday, 9/9 and Saturday, 9/10)
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 10th - Wedding
CLOSED AT 11AM: 2nd floor/weight room/erg studioSATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 10th - Wedding
CLOSED AT 2PM: Dock #2
CLOSED AT 3PM: EASTSIDE (between the Boatbay and Sculling Pavilion) FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23th - BC Alumni Event CLOSED AT 4PM: 2nd Floor/weight room/erg studio
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 24th - Mitzvah CLOSED AT 11AM: 2nd Floor/weight room/erg studio
CLOSED AT 2PM: Tent
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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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