Stonington Crew

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Friends of Stonington Crew

2008 Annual Golf Classic

Sat. October 4th

Please start collecting donations of raffle and

silent auction items for this years Golf Tournament.

If we get a jump on this we will be more successful than ever!

At the Parents Informational meeting it was announced that the Friends of Stonington Crew were the recipients of a New 2008 Vespoli Ultralite racing scull and a full set of Concept 2 oars, from the Estate of Dr. Dorris Hutchison. It was Dr. Hutchison's wish that endowments be made to benefit the advancement of women, so the scull, named in her honor, will be used by the Girls Varsity Team. We are very honored to receive this gift, and thank the trustee for her estate, Tom Sanford for making this gift possible.

But that's not all...the FOSC has purchased a 2005 Resolute Freedom Racing Scull to replace the Josh Piver and the Falco, which were sold this winter. The new scull will be named the Josh Piver, to continue the memory of a SHS graduate who was killed in the September 11th attack on the World Trade Center.

It is the Friends of Stonington Crew's goal to keep the Crew Teams equipment as competitive as possible. Which leads us to emphasize it's time for the:

We have been able to replace the Piver, with the donations of our supporters. But we still have a ways to go to continue to keep our equipment competitive. Be a part of the new Piver and have your family or Companies name engraved in it by donating:

If you are interested in donating towards the Annual Appeal, please contact Dave Domnarski.

Regatta Information

At all regattas, we will be serving hot dogs. hamburgers, fruit, bagels, and water at the food tent/tables. Parents who attend are welcome to bring a dessert or side salad for everyone to share. The rowers program fee covers the cost of their food. Families are welcome to partake in our gourmet offerings, but are asked to make a donation. There is a collection jar on the table for that purpose.

Good Luck Bears !

We had a wonderful success on the 2007 Golf Tournament, thank you all, especially our 2007 sponsors:

Major Sponsors: Cherenzia Excavation, Dimes Savings Bank, Murphy Apartments, & Rings End Lumber

Tee Sign Sponsors: Valenti Auto Mall, The Dime Bank, Domnarski Appraisal, Rings End Lumber, The Savings Institute, Advanced Back & Neck Care Center, Murphy Apartments, The Friends of Mark Pescatello, Smith Barney, Cherenzia Excavation, The Bavasso Family, The MacDonald Family, and The Moore Family.

Thank you for the generous raffle and silent auction donations from area vendors and crew families.

The Friends of Stonington Crew hosts an annual Golf Tournament in October at the Pequot Golf Club. This is a fun day of golf, prizes, silent auction, and a great Barbeque Dinner. All are welcome to form a foursome, sponsor a Tee, or put an ad in the program. Don't play golf? That's ok, join us for dinner and bid on the auction items.

A special thank you to Lynda Boucher for heading up the very successful Basket Raffle,

Thank you to all the crew families for donating the unique and creative assortment of baskets.

The Pancake Breakfast & Basket Raffle starts off our season, and is held at the Stonington Community Center, the first Sunday in March. Pancakes, eggs bacon, sausage, and breakfast pastry are the bill of fare.

After enjoying breakfast, bid on the many wonderful baskets donated by crew families and local venders.

Row-a-thon (or otherwise known as an Erg-a-thon)

Each year we need to do this fundraiser to keep our program running smoothly. Each rower has been asked to raise over $75 this year. Once again the fundraiser will be held at the A&P and Wal-Mart.

April - May: June: July & August: September: October: November & December:	Regattas, State and New England Championships; Memorial Day Parade, Awards Night End of Season Clean Up and Storage of Equipment Off-Season Equipment Maintenance Fall Rowing Begins (non-competitive) Fall Rowing, Golf Tournament, Off-Season Equipment Storage Capital Equipment Fundraising, Pre-season planning
*Team Fundraisers

Other Info

Fees
There has been a general increase in the cost of running the Crew program in the past few years - including Insurance and Travel expenses. Therefore, the fee per student for joining Stonington Crew is now $125.00 per annum, as follows:

$125.00 for the program
plus uniform fee - TBA

Bad Weather Schedule
There will be some days, especially when the weather is bad (rainy, snowy or windy) that practices will be rescheduled elsewhere.

2008/2009 Captains :
Boys - Eric Wittington
Girls - Katherine MacDonald

Team Policy
Please see the Team Policy link, or click here.

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