Parents

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Parents MeetingAugust 31, 2009
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• General Team Information
• Club Team (student rowers from various area
  schools)
• Club run by volunteers
• 501(c)(3) Non-Profit Corporation
• Governed by membership by-laws
• 4 Squads Varsity Women Men / Novice Women
  Men
• U.S. Rowing rules dictate that after 1 calendar
  year from the first day you row that you
  automatically become a Varsity rower.
• No try-out / No cut policy
• Target 8085 members
• College Scholarships

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• Communication
• Primarily via email and website
• Website www.highschoolrowing.org
• - www.dublincrew.org
• In process of upgrading and updating
• Newly formed web team
• Check regularly for new/updated information
• Contact Secretary if you need to have a posting
  done
• Parents welcome to email or call committee chairs
  and board members for information

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• Board Members 200910
• President Mark Marsh
• 1st Vice President Dan King
• 2nd Vice President Kevin Casey
• Secretary Carol Miller
• Treasurer Vacant
• See Contact List for email addresses and phone
  numbers.
• Vision Statement Fostering Excellence
  Teamwork for Life through Rowing

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• Year-Round Sport
• Fall Head Races (timed one boat at a time)
• Winter Rowing Machines at the Ed Center
  (erging)
• indoor regattas on erg machines (Cincinnati and
  OSU)
• Spring Sprints (timed six boats at a time)
• Summer 6-week season with travel regatta at the
  end
• Fall 2009 Regatta Schedule
• Toledo / Frog Town 9/26/09
• Pittsburgh/Head of the Charles 10/03/09
• Hoover Reservoir / Columbus Crew Classic
  10/10/09
• Boston, MA / Head of the Charles 10/17-18/09
  (select Varsity)
• Griggs Reservoir / Speakmon/GCRA 10/24/09

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• Volunteer Positions Club

Please dont hesitate to volunteer! We need your
help no matter how large or small. Sign up for
any position or just jump in and help on
committees and at regattas. Volunteers have more
fun and meet more people! ?
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• Position Details
• Logistics Make out-of-town travel arrangements
  for team including lodging, group meals if
  needed, vans/buses if needed, maps, travel
  information, and collection of trip fees.
• Recruiting Recruit new members to build or
  maintain membership at sufficient levels to meet
  goals set by Board of directors 1 - 2 student
  members may be included per season.
• Learn to Row Coordinate and promote Learn to
  Row Program to introduce kids to rowing. Run
  three 1-week summer sessions (June, July and
  August). Promote to City of Columbus Rec Parks
  Dept. - 1st VP.
• Equipment Head Coach shall be a member of this
  comm monitor and arrange for the proper
  maintenance and repair of equipment owned by DC
  (coord. w/ Fin. Comm.). Arrange for equipment
  transport to/from out-of-town events.
• Food (Regattas) Develop menus, shop, prepare
  and cook food at the regattas for rowers and
  their families. Monitor maintenance and repair
  of equipment (coord. w/ Fin. Comm.). All rowers
  are periodically responsible for bringing items
  as assigned (fruit, water, snacks, etc.)
• Tow Food Trailer self-explanatory.
• Chaperone(s) Responsible for oversight of
  rowers away from the regatta side during all out
  of town regattas. Includes the assignment of
  crew rooms in coordination with Logistics Comm.
  Chaperone shall inform Discipline Comm. of any
  unresolved issues.
• Boatyard Operations Comprised of not less than
  three adult members who represent DC's interests
  in the mgmt, maintenance, use and operation of
  the Griggs Boatyard owned with Upper Arlington
  Crew (undivided 1/2 interest). (See By-laws for
  additional information.)
• Merchandise Coordinates all orders for
  merchandise, novice t-shirts, unis, varsity
  jackets, etc.
• Spring Banquet Organize details related to
  annual Spring banquet - date, location, agenda,
  speakers, food/bev, etc.
• Fundraising Organize events that all members
  can participate to raise money credited to dues
  or other needs 1-3 student members may be on
  this committee each season. See By-laws for
  additional information.
• Team Photos Take photos of various team
  competitions, events, dinners, etc. and submit to
  Secretary and/or Web Team for use on website,
  etc.
• Community Service Coordinate volunteers and
  equipment needed (rowers, parents, etc.) to
  remove honeysuckle along river at Griggs
  Reservoir Required as part of our Lease with
  City of Columbus.
• Regatta Ads Coordinate rower/parent sales of
  advertising spots in Regatta program. Split
  funds 50/50 between rowers accounts and club.

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• Volunteer Positions Speakmon Regatta (sponsored
  by GCRA)

Training required for some positions.
Dublin Crew must provide volunteers to staff
these positions. GCRA (Greater Cols. Rowing
Assoc.) allows Dublin Crew to pay for its entry
fee through providing volunteers this saves the
club XXXX. This event cannot be run without the
support of volunteers.
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• Fundraising Kim Shilling
• Kroger Cards
• Use your Kroger card when grocery shopping and a
  percentage of the money you load on your card
  goes directly to your athletes account to offset
  future fees. Good year round.
• You get 100 of the monthly rebate you earn on
  all cards linked to you (the club keeps 0).
  This amount can be used for purchasing
  merchandise, paying registration fees, etc.
• Cards are free great to give to family and
  friends to help your rower
• Max Ermas Eat Out and Help Our Club! 20 of
  proceeds go to Dublin Crew. Dates to be
  announced.
• Corporate donations accepted as well

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• Merchandise
• Pre-order through the web
• Purchase at the regattas (some things)
• Contact
• Fall Janet Woodall jwoodall56_at_hotmail.com
• Spring Dawn Cochran dawncochran_at_sbcglobal.net
• - Kelly Harmon fharmon_at_columbus.rr.co
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• Note The only mandatory merchandise
• is the uniform.
• Novice t-shirt / spandex shorts
• Varsity unitard
• Some items have a long lead time (several weeks)
• and a minimum order quantity so please order
  early.

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• Coaches

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• Rower Essential Equipment
• 7/16ths wrench (on a lanyard) for boat riggings
• Appropriate clothing
• Uniform (required at regattas)
• Water bottle
• Running shoes
• Hand sanitizer (geese and their droppings are
  everywhere)

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• Learn to Row Program
• In conjunction with Columbus Rec Parks, Greater
  Columbus Rowing Assoc. (GCRA) and Ohio State,
  Dublin Crew coordinates three week-long summer
  youth rowing sessions.
• Columbus Rec Parks markets LTR via its
  facilities and class offerings
• GCRA supports Dublin Crew with LTR program as
  needed
• Ohio State supports Dublin Crew (extra
  coaches/equipment, if needed)
• Dublin Crew Coaches, boats, work from DC
  boathouse at Griggs
• Our use of Griggs Reservoir (lease) requires that
  we run this program.
• Great recruiting opportunity for regular season
• Promotes Crew to a wide audience of high school
  students
• Allows students to learn about rowing without a
  big commitment
• 60 / session

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• How your fees are invested
• Gasoline for Launches
• Minor Equipment
• Repairs Upgrades
• Rent for Education Center
• Utilities for Education Center
• Boat Compound Utilities/Port-a-John
• Coaching Fees
• Coaching Education
• Coaches US Rowing Membership
• Coach Transportation to Regattas
• Coaches Lodging at Regattas
• Regatta Entry Fees
• Regatta Food
• Boat Loans
• Self Insurance for Boat Yard
• Fees Dock, Boat Storage, etc.

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• Committee Reports
• Logistics
• Hotels will be announced for away regatta(s), but
  it is each familys responsibility to make its
  own reservations.
• Crew room(s) available for rowers traveling
  without parents
• Each family must get its rower(s) to the regatta
  site by the assigned time to help rig the boats,
  otherwise please consider carpooling with someone
  else.
• Please make sure rowers have money for meals
  (outside of regatta) and incidentals

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• Getting Ready for a Regatta A Parents Guide
• See www.usrowing.org for lots of information
• Wear layers of clothing and dress appropriately
• Things to bring
• Chair
• Umbrella / Boots
• Rain Gear
• Reading Material
• Binoculars / Camera / Camcorder
• Blanket / Tarp
• Extra (dry) clothing
• Water (water at food tent provided only to
  rowersparents please byob)
• Sunscreen
• Etc.

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• Thank you for your support and
  involvement in Dublin Crew!

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• Notes