Thank you to everyone who contributed their efforts into this year’s citrus fundraiser. Kristen Salvas has tallied-up the order and given it to Dave Trottier. I will post our results when we know them.
More importantly – please remember to come and collect your orders on Saturday December 6 at the school. Dave will let me know what time to be there and I will post that as well. Last year it was around 10 am (in a snowstorm). We will attempt to NOT have the snowstorm this year.
See you all then!
A reminder that order forms and money are due into the school on Thursday November 27. Please have your child bring your orders and $$ to Ms Hunt (in Guidance) or Ms Salvas.
Thank you in advance for all your efforts in supporting our program in this way.
I have just finished “The Boys in the Boat” by Daniel Brown. It is not brand new on the shelves, published early this year, but still widely available.
Essentially, it is the story of the American Men’s 8 crew that won gold in the 1936 Olympics (no spoilers here – all readers know this going in). But is is more than that. Brown does a terrific job telling the story of how these young men earned their way to Germany and their gold medal race by also talking about rowing as a sport, a science and an art.
“Rowing is perhaps the toughest of sports. Once the race starts, there are no time-outs, no substitutions. It calls upon the limits of human endurance. The coach must therefore impart the secrets of a special kind of endurance that comes from mind, heart and body.”
By telling the story of this particular, extraordinary crew, the reader comes to know the sport of rowing maybe in a new light. Daniel focuses the tale on one member of the crew, giving us his personal journey and the hardships that he had to work through to achieve his goals. We learn of the deep respect and bonding that was forged between all the members of the crew and their coach.
And of course, the story is set against historical back-drop of the Great Depression and the rise of Nazi Germany.
If the rower in your family is looking for a good read, I highly recommend this book.
“One of the first admonitions of a good rowing coach, after the fundamentals are over, is “pull your own weight” and the oarsman does just that when he finds out that the boat goes better when he does. There is certainly a social implication here.”
A gently reminder of our on-going citrus fundraiser and hoping that the ordering is going well! The oranges and grapefruits that come in with this order are the best that I eat all year round – pretty much fresh off the trees in Florida. This is our one and only fund-raising effort every year – mostly because we do well enough with it that we don’t need another. The math with is is that if every rower sold 10 cases of citrus, we could raise $7000. That is a lot of new equipment! So we need 100% participation! If your child has not brought home a form, please have them get one from Ms Hunt or Ms Salvas at school.
All orders must be back on Nov 27.
THANK YOU!
Ridley College and St. Catharines RC to Provide World Class Day for Young Rowers, Courtesy of RCA Club and Coach Grant, Powered by Immunocal | SIRC
There are some shirts left over from last year’s season that I would love to get rid of – so the price is right! Gray long-sleeve $15. Blue 2014 T $10. A limited number of sizes. Send your rower to my office to find the right shirt for them (or you!)
Thank you to all the parents and coaches who came out for the meeting last night. So great to get the rest of “the team” together. I hope that you (parents) found it worthwhile. Your children – and our program – need you!
Citrus Fundraiser: Dave Trotter and Kristen Salvas were on hand to launch our fundraising campaign. Its a wonderful effort – healthy Florida citrus and seriously – it is the best fruit that I have ever eaten. The way the Dave has this organized, the fruit is packed for us just 6 days before arrival. Glorious! And the pay-back to our program is also healthy; we earn $10 on every full case sold! With over 70 athletes in our program, if every student sold 10 cases, our program would reap over $7,000!
Kristen will be at practice tomorrow (Wednesday) morning to hand out order forms and information to students whose parents were not at the meeting last night. Please do your best with this! Rowing is an expensive sport that uses a lot of specialized equipment, which makes fundraising necessary. As well, you won’t be sorry when you taste these oranges and grapefruits!
Orders are due Nov 27 with pick up here at the school on Saturday Dec 6.
New Equipment: And here is the rest of the motivating speech – due to previous fundraising efforts over the past few years, we are now in the position to upgrade equipment for our program! We will be purchasing 4 new ergs this year – with the school matching us in our purchases – and we are currently in discussion with coaches and the club to purchase a new rowing shell. We owe a lot of this to the fundraising efforts of students and families from the past few years. Please keep this in consideration as we launch this year’s initiative.
THANK YOU for your support!
Just one more reminder of the parent meeting tonight at the school.
6 pm in the cafeteria.
Hope to see you all there!
If you child is a user of our Breakfast Club because of early morning rowing training, please click on the link above. This is a list of items put together by the Breakfast Club coordinator that she is requesting at this time. (but no more peanut butter at the moment please). Thank you in advance for your generosity.
Our first Parent Meeting is on Monday November 10 at SWC at 6 pm. Due to our usual large numbers, we will meet in the cafeteria this year. All parents are encouraged to attend to meet the coaches and receive information on plans for winter training, ergometer competitions and so on. We will also have a presentation to you about our upcoming citrus fundraiser. Hope to see everyone there!
On another note, the numbers at Breakfast Club have risen dramatically over the past 2 days with the commencement of rowing training. Our athletes are most welcome at BC, but if your child is using Breakfast Club only because of early rowing practice, please consider making a contribution either as a food or money donation. Thank you for your support in this.
SWC Rowing 2014-2015 