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G-Row Boston is pleased to announce that we have been selected as an official charity for the 2010 B.A.A. Boston Marathon. The 114th Boston Marathon will be held on Monday, April 19, 2010.
Run for G-Row Boston!
Apply to join our 2010 G-Row Boston Marathon Team!
To join our team, please fill out the team online application form. CLICK HERE
In order to be considered for membership to the 2010 G-Row Marathon Team, runners do not need to achieve a qualifying time, however, they must fit the following requirements:
- Complete the Marathon in 6 hours or less.
- Abide by all rules and regulations set by G-Row Boston and the B.A.A.
- Join the G-Row Boston training program for the Boston Marathon.
- Raise a minimum of $3,250 for G-Row Boston.
- Have a strong commitment and connection to Community Rowing, Inc., and our G-Row Boston Program.
The deadline for submitting an application is November 6, 2009. Filling out an application does not guarantee a waived number for the Boston Marathon. A thorough selection process will be conducted and qualified applicants could expect a phone interview following submission of an application. All applicants will be notified of our decision in on November 20, 2009. Please submit your application early.
Benefits of G-Row Boston Team Membership:
- Use of Community Rowing’s award winning facilities, including Erg Room, Weight Room, and Locker Rooms.
- Free attendance to the Vespoli Lecture Series on health and fitness each month.
- Monthly training meetings held by CRI Coaches.
- Use of Community Rowing’s Harry Parker Boathouse Private Event Space for a team fundraising event.
- Invitations to annual Community Rowing and G-Row Boston events.
- Special Dinner at Community Rowing prior to race day.
- B.A.A. Charity Clinic hosted by Race Director Dave McGillivray.
- Marathon Apparel
- Top overall fundraiser will receive two tickets to Community Rowing’s Annual Wine & Beer Tasting Event.
- First 5 team members to raise over $10,000 will each receive a seat at the Finish Line.
We would also like to invite those who have already earned a qualifying time for the Boston Marathon to join the G-Row Boston team. As a qualifying team member you are encouraged but not required to fundraise on behalf of G-Row Boston, attend monthly meetings, and train with the team. You do not need to fill out a G-Row Boston application to be part of our team if you have already earned a qualifying time, but you will still have to submit your application to the B.A.A to receive an official number. For more information about qualifying for the Boston Marathon, please visit their website at www.bostonmarathon.org.
For more information contact Maura Hammer, Director of Development at 617-779-8265 or maura@communityrowing.org
Spring 2009 - G-ROW takes home gold at Mass Public State Championships!!!
The team finished off another great season by having every four that raced at the State Championships medal for the second year in a row! With the 1V4+ winning gold and the 2V4+, 3V4+, and 1N4+ all taking home silver, the team once again proved to be fierce competitors.
The entire G-ROW staff would like to thank all the rowers, volunteers, and parents who made this day so special!
1V4+ C- Hannah, 4- Sienna, 3- Rose, 2- Areeya, 1- Micheline
2V4+ C- Julia, 4- Alyssa, 3- Ana, 2- Liz G., 1- Caitlyn M.
3V4+ C- Allison, 4- Meagan, 3- Paris, 2- Jasmine, 1- Alyse
1N4+ C-Jen, 4 - Syreeta 3- Stephanie 2- Samantha, 1- Joyce
Click on OUR TEAM to check out times and race results for all the spring races!
Winter 2008-2009 - G-ROW moves into the Harry Parker Boat House!
We are excited to announce that G-ROW Boston and Community Rowing Inc. are able to call the Harry Parker Boathouse ‘home’.
G-ROW began practicing in the new boathouse the week of the Head of the Charles. With the winter season now in full swing we are delighted to have access to the erg, weight, and locker rooms.
What truly makes having this boathouse so special for G-ROW is that we have our very own classroom which allows the girls to receive academic support in a more structured environment.
We would like to thank everyone who transformed CRI’s dream of one day having a permanent home into a reality. G-ROW would also like to extend a heart felt THANK YOU to five outstanding sponsors of G-Row; Tom and Jillian Darling, Dick and Lisa Cashin, and Russell Schneider for providing us with the G-Row Classroom and all the amazing, technical resources within— G-Row is forever grateful to you!
Spring 2008 - G-ROW wins 27 medals at Mass Public State Championships!!
G-ROW had a phenomenal day at the Massachusetts Public School State Championship with six boats medalling in the finals. This was first time the novice team medalled at this event with the first boat bringing home the bronze and the second novice boat taking home the gold. In addition this year was the first time G-ROW entered a sculling event in which the double came in second.
Congratulations to all the rowers, volunteers, and parents who made this day so special!
Click on OUR TEAM to check out times and race results for all the spring races!
Winter 2008 - G-ROW is Moving into a New Boathouse
Community Rowing's Boathouse for All Campaign continues to make great strides in raising the $15 million needed to build its new boathouse. As of December 2007, CRI has secured $12,960,000 in pledges and donations for its 30,000 square foot boathouse which will be located on the Charles River in Brighton.
Construction is coming along nicely as the foundations are poured and the steel framing is up on both the main facility and the Ruth W. Somerville Scullers Pavilion. In addition, CRI's four new docks are in the water.
G-ROW is excited to have a new place to call home although the major benefit to moving is that G-ROW will have a classroom that will provide the girls with their own space for academic support. G-ROW would like to thank Nancy H. Cahners, the Sidney and Esther Rabb Charitable Foundations and an Anonymous Foundation for contributing donations to making the G-ROW classroom possible.
For more information on CRI's Boathouse for All Campaign please visit CRI's website at www.communityrowing.org
Spring 2007 - G-ROW medals at Northeast / Mid-Atlantic Junior Regional Championships and at Mass Public!
G-ROW had a successful spring season with the second varsity 4+ placing third at the US Rowing Regional Championship beating programs from all over the northeast. The varsity team also raced to victory at the Massachusetts Public School Championship with both the 1st and 2nd varsity fours taking home silver medals in their events.
Winter 2007 - G-ROW travels to Atlanta for Spring Break
This February vacation G-ROW headed down to Atlanta, Georgia to get a head start on the spring season. While on the trip the team rowed twice a day, hiked the beginning of the Appalachian Trail, toured Georgia Tech University and visited downtown Atlanta.
The Atlanta Rowing Club hosted the team, providing boats, oars, coaching launches, gas, and even cooking the team a delicious pasta dinner. Thanks to ARC’s generosity, G-ROW had everything we needed to make it a successful and productive week of rowing.
The team’s rowing improved tremendously over the course of the week. The eight days of intensive training gave the varsity an opportunity to focus on individual technical changes, while the novice learned to row together by all eight and even began doing racing starts by the end of the week. For many of the girls this was a trip filled with firsts; first time traveling away from home, first time on a plane, first time going hiking, and even the first time in a boat. These new and challenging experiences taught the girls valuable lessons about themselves and their teammates.
Spring 2006 - G-ROW Wins State Championships!!
G-ROW Boston varsity placed first in the Massachusetts Public School State Championship yesterday in the girls varsity 4+ with a 17-second victory over local rival Cambridge Rindge and Latin. G-ROW also placed second in the girls second varsity 4+ event.
G-ROW first varsity 4+ champions:
coxswain: Hannah Rooney (BLA)
stroke: Micheline Aleman (O'Bryant)
3: Rose Williams (Independent)
2: Mary Holand (BLA)
1: Alex Colonna (BLA)
G-ROW second varsity 4+ silver medallists:
coxswain: Monica Gay (O'Bryant)
stroke: Catherine Dorser (BLA)
3: Kasha Ambroise (O'Bryant)
2: Jessica So (Quincy Upper)
1: Sandra Cardillo (Brighton HS)
Congratulations to all rowers!!!
G-ROW hires Academic Coordinator
G-ROW is pleased to announce that we have hired Ed Suglia as Academic Coordinator to oversee and expand the academic support offered at G-ROW. Ed has extensive experience teaching in the Boston Public Schools and as an academic coordinator for student-athletes at several NCAA programs. He holds a PhD. in Higher Education Administration and will be instrumental in establishing a more effective tutoring program for our athletes. He is not a rower (yet!) but he will be at the boathouse for practices and competitions to work with the girls to individually tailor our academic services. He is very enthusiastic and committed to the academic success of all of our rowers. Welcome Ed!!
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Boston's 2006 Erg-a-thon a Huge Success
On January 21, G-ROW teamed up with Healthworks for our 2006 erg-a-thon to raise money for the February vacation training trip to Arizona. The team held the erg-a-thon in the lobby of the Healthworks Fitness Center in Porter Square and was supported generously by the Healthworks staff and membership. In addition to the erg-a-thon GROW and Community Rowing raffled off several prizes including a new Concept2 Model D erg and Learn to Row classes at CRI.
The team rowed a total of 139,732 meters in 4 hours, and have raised a total of $11,736 for the spring trip to Arizona!
Top varsity rowers:
Alyssa Klint 6175 meters in 30 mins., plus another 2000 to help the team goal, for a total of 8175 meters!
Top Novice rower:
Sasha Coleman: 5714 meters in 30 mins
Roshni Toussaint: 5664 meters in 30 mins., plus another 336 for a total of 6,000 meters!
Great job to our top fundraisers who exceeded their goal:
Mary Holland
Jessica So
Sienna DeSantis
Jacqulien Ramieriz
Onnicha Sathapornchaisit
Maria Gomez
Margaret Salas
Cheyenne Gales
Raffle winners were:
1st Prize: Nancy Hendrickson (Rowing machine)
2nd Prize: Barbara Hermann (Learn to Row Class at CRI)
2nd Prize: Julius Levin (Learn to Row Class at CRI)
3rd Prize: Lanier Smythe (Head of the Charles 2005 Banner)
THANK YOU TO ALL WHO PARTICIPATED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
G-ROW’s 2005 Susan Bulkeley Butler Scholarship Winner
Congratulations to Maureen Tong, recipient of this year’s Susan Bulkeley Butler Scholarship. The Butler Scholarship is a partial, four-year scholarship awarded to a graduating senior who has demonstrated excellence in every aspect of her participation in G-ROW.
Maureen joined the team as a sophomore at the John D. O’Bryant School of Mathematics and Sciences. This year she rowed in the junior four in the Head of the Charles and was in the varsity eight for the entire spring. Maureen proved to be one of the most dedicated members of the team, rarely missing practice, and impressed her teammates and coaches with her tireless effort and aggressiveness in the boat. Maureen is also an excellent student and will be attending the University of Massachusetts in Boston this fall. We are very proud of Maureen and her quiet but invaluable contribution to the team will be greatly missed next year.
Our hope is to grow the Butler Scholarship Fund to make it available to more G-ROW graduates next year. If you would like to contribute to the Butler Scholarship fund, please contact Program Director Ellen Minzner at 617-782-9083 or ellen@growboston.org.
G-ROW Boston Spring Training Trip
G-ROW
BOSTON has been invited by Tempe
Junior Crew to spend a week in February training in
We
will be holding several fundraisers to help pay for the trip, including
an erg-a-thon on January 22. Healthworks
Fitness Centers is hosting the event
at their Porter Square
facility in Cambridge. For more information
on how you can help support us in this effort, please email info@growboston.org
or call the G-ROW office at 617.782.9083.
Resolute
8 is Donated to G-ROW!
G-ROW BOSTON and Community Rowing, Inc. (CRI) have
received an unexpected gift from Bill O’Donnell of
O’Donnell chose G-ROW because it brings rowing to
those who normally would not have the opportunity to enjoy the sport.
“I hope the shell brings great joy to those who row it,” says
O’Donnell.