This is the last email update for 2022! As we all prepare to close out this year, please accept the Board’s heartfelt thanks. Our success as a team comes down to parents, coaches and athletes working together to raise money, get the word out and have a good time. Our Tag Days were a tremendous success thanks to your hard work and willingness to brave the weather. We wish everyone the happiest of holidays!

Two most important things this week: a restaurant fundraiser and the expiration of the early bird discount for spring! Read below for more info.

1. **NEW ** NOODLES & CO FUNDRAISER – THIS THURSDAY, DEC 15

2. ** NOTE ** SPRING REGISTRATION EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT ENDS THIS THURSDAY DEC 15

3. WINTER BREAK ERGING OPPORTUNITIES

4. WINTER CONDITIONING THROUGH FRIDAY, DEC 16¶

5. HELP! CRITICAL BOARD POSITION REMAINS OPEN

6. MORE WAYS TO BENEFIT WTW CREW!

7. LOOKING AHEAD¶

6. SPREAD THE WORD¶

1. NOODLES & CO FUNDRAISER – THIS THURSDAY, DEC 15

Give yourself the gift of a meal prepared by Noodles & Co this busy holiday season. Between the hours of 4-8p on Thursday, Dec 15, 25% of qualifying sales will benefit Woodson Crew! If ordering in person, mention Woodson Crew to have your purchase credited to our team. If ordering online or via the app, use the offer code “GIVING25.” Keep an eye on Slack and social media for the official flyers to share with family and friends! The participating location is just down the street at 10296 Main Street, Fairfax, VA 22030.

2. SPRING REGISTRATION EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT ENDS THIS THURSDAY, DEC 15

$50 Early Bird discount ENDS THURSDAY Dec. 15th! Don’t delay. REGISTER NOW.
Review the presentation from our parent information session for more information.
Still have questions? Reach out to our membership team at [email protected].¶

3. WINTER BREAK ERGING OPPORTUNITIES

Coaches will be hosting four open gym sessions for erging over winter break. Specific times and details to follow, but mark the following dates on your calendar:
Monday, Dec 19
Tuesday, Dec 20
Wed, Dec 28
Thu, Dec 20

4. WINTER CONDITIONING THROUGH FRIDAY, DEC 16¶

Before participating, all athletes should be registered with the Woodson Athletic System and must have a VHSL physical dated after May 1, 2022 on file with the WTW Athletic Trainer. Winter conditioning continues this week per the schedule below. Changes will be communicated via Slack.

                                 Men’s Team        Women’s Team:
Mondays:             5:00-7:00p            3:30-5:30p
Tuesdays:             3:30-5:30p            5:00-7:00p
Wednesdays:     5:00-7:00p            3:30-5:30p
Thursdays:           3:30-5:30p           5:00-7:00p
Fridays*:                3:30-5:30p            3:30-5:30p

* Both teams practice together on Fridays

5. HELP! CRITICAL BOARD POSITION REMAINS OPEN

Please help us to help you! We are all busy, but serving on the crew boosters board is very fulfilling. It is a great opportunity to learn how the team functions, behind the scenes. Becoming a Board member fulfills your team volunteer obligation, leaving you able to watch those Spring regattas at your leisure!

We currently have an opening for the V.P. Team Liaison and Activities. This critical role helps organize many of our events, coordinates travel to practices and to our away regattas. Many of our board members have been in their roles for several cycles, so you will not be reinventing the wheel. Please contact Tarek at [email protected] to learn more. 

6. MORE WAYS TO BENEFIT WTW CREW!

• AMAZON SMILE: As we head into the holiday shopping season, you can help Woodson Crew by making all your Amazon purchases through Amazon Smile. If you don’t know about Amazon Smile, it’s a way to dedicate a small amount from every transaction on Amazon to the nonprofit of your choice. Here’s how to help W.T. Woodson Crew with every Amazon purchase:
  • Start by heading to smile.amazon.com¶
  • If you’ve never designated a nonprofit, log in to your amazon account.¶
  • Select Woodson Crew as a nonprofit.¶
  • If you’ve already picked a nonprofit to support but you want to switch over to supporting Woodson Crew, click this link and press the “Yes, change my charity” button.¶
  • Now just be sure to start your shopping at smile.amazon.com.¶
  • If you do your shopping on the Amazon app, you can use these instructions to make sure you support the team when you shop from your phone!¶
    
• OAKLEY EYEWEAR/SUNGLASS SALE: Woodson has partnered with TCA Team on an Oakley eyewear program. If you are in the market for sunglasses or other sports equipment, you can order them through this program and get preferred pricing. To get the discount:¶
  • Visit the TCA Store at tcateamstore.com¶
  • Add Items to your cart¶
  • At checkout enter WOODSON in the discount code box and the discount will be applied to the price.¶

• SHOW YOUR WOODSON CREW SPIRIT: Parents/Guardians, support your new or returning rowers by showing your spirit. Spiritwear also makes for great holiday gifts for rowers and their families. Check out all the swag and order today!¶

7. LOOKING AHEAD¶

We were so fortunate to have a strong novice class last season and we’re excited about the new athletes and their families interested in learning about Woodson Crew. If you or your athlete knows someone who is interested, please forward them this email and have them contact [email protected] to get signed up for our weekly communication and our Slack community. ¶

Here’s what the rest of the year looks like:¶

• December:¶
  • Registration continues¶
  • Winter conditioning thru December 16¶
  • Noodles & Company Restaurant Night: December 15, 4-8 PM¶
  • Optional training over holiday break (open gym erg sessions):
    • Monday, Dec 19
    • Tuesday, Dec 20
    • Wednesday, Dec 29
    • Thursday, Dec 30¶

• January: ¶
  • Winter conditioning resumes: January 3¶
  • Registration continues¶
  • Koobala Restaurant Night: January 12, 4-9 PM¶
  • Crew parent social (more info coming soon)

• February:¶
  • On-the-water information session (final date coming soon)
  • Season officially opens/on the water practices begin: February 21
  • Registration ends¶

6. SPREAD THE WORD¶

Let’s grow our team together. Continue to share the enthusiasm for your team as you speak to other students and encourage them to join! Please direct any questions to [email protected].¶

Don’t forget to follow us on Social Media!¶

• Facebook
• Instagram
• Twitter

Huge thank you to everyone that organized and participated in our second Tag Day. Our athletes solicited over $11,000 – and that doesn’t include online donations!! That puts the unofficial total of both tag days very close to our $20,000 goal. GREAT JOB EVERYONE!

1. WINTER CONDITIONING SCHEDULE¶

2. HELP! CRITICAL BOARD POSITION NEEDS TO BE FILLED

3. REGISTRATION FOR SPRING

4. SHOP, SAVE AND BENEFIT WTW CREW!

5. LOOKING AHEAD¶

6. SPREAD THE WORD¶

1. WINTER CONDITIONING SCHEDULE¶ 

Before participating, all athletes should be registered with the Woodson Athletic System and must have a VHSL physical dated after May 1, 2022 on file with the WTW Athletic Trainer. Winter conditioning continues this week per the schedule below. Changes will be communicated via Slack.

                                 Men’s Team        Women’s Team:
Mondays:             5:00-7:00p              3:30-5:30p
Tuesdays:             3:30-5:30p              5:00-7:00p
Wednesdays:     5:00-7:00p            3:30-5:30p
Thursdays:           3:30-5:30p              5:00-7:00p
Fridays*:                3:30-5:30p              3:30-5:30p

*Both teams practice together on Fridays.

CONDITIONING OVER WINTER BREAK: Coaches will be hosting 4 open gym sessions for erging over winter break. Specific times and details to follow, but mark the following dates on your calendar:
Monday, Dec 19
Tuesday, Dec 20
Wednesday, Dec 28
Thursday, Dec 29

2. HELP! CRITICAL BOARD POSITION NEEDS TO BE FILLED

Please help us to help you! We are all busy, but serving on the crew boosters board is very fulfilling. It is a great opportunity to learn how the team functions, behind the scenes. Becoming a Board member fulfills your team volunteer obligation, leaving you able to watch those Spring regattas at your leisure!

We currently have an opening for the V.P. Team Liaison and Activities. This critical role helps organize many of our events, coordinates travel to practices and to our away regattas. Many of our board members have been in their roles for several cycles, so you will not be reinventing the wheel. Please contact Tarek at [email protected] to learn more. 

3. REGISTRATION FOR SPRING

Registration for crew is a multi-step process. All parts are vital to ensure your rower’s eligibility to participate in crew. To ensure your rower is eligible to practice, please follow the guidance provided on the registration portion of the website. $50 Early Bird discount if you register before Dec. 15th! 

Review the presentation from our parent information session for more information.

Still have questions? Reach out to our membership team at [email protected].¶

4. SHOP, SAVE AND BENEFIT WTW CREW!

• UPCOMING RESTAURANT NIGHT: Set your calendars for our restaurant night at Noodles and Co. on Thursday, Dec 15. Flyers will be posted in Slack and on social media accounts next week. A whopping 25% of proceeds will directly benefit our team!

• AMAZON SMILE: As we head into the holiday shopping season, you can help Woodson Crew by making all your Amazon purchases through Amazon Smile. If you don’t know about Amazon Smile, it’s a way to dedicate a small amount from every transaction on Amazon to the nonprofit of your choice. Here’s how to help W.T. Woodson Crew with every Amazon purchase:
  • Start by heading to smile.amazon.com¶
  • If you’ve never designated a nonprofit, log in to your amazon account.¶
  • Select Woodson Crew as a nonprofit.¶
  • If you’ve already picked a nonprofit to support but you want to switch over to supporting Woodson Crew, click this link and press the “Yes, change my charity” button.¶
  • Now just be sure to start your shopping at smile.amazon.com.¶
  • If you do your shopping on the Amazon app, you can use these instructions to make sure you support the team when you shop from your phone!¶
    
• OAKLEY EYEWEAR/SUNGLASS SALE: Woodson has partnered with TCA Team on an Oakley eyewear program. If you are in the market for sunglasses or other sports equipment, you can order them through this program and get preferred pricing. To get the discount:¶
  • Visit the TCA Store at tcateamstore.com¶
  • Add Items to your cart¶
  • At checkout enter WOODSON in the discount code box and the discount will be applied to the price.¶

• SHOW YOUR WOODSON CREW SPIRIT: Parents/Guardians, support your new or returning rowers by showing your spirit. Spiritwear also makes for great holiday gifts for rowers and their families. Check out all the swag and order today!¶

5. LOOKING AHEAD¶

We were so fortunate to have a strong novice class last season and we’re excited about the new athletes and their families interested in learning about Woodson Crew. If you or your athlete knows someone who is interested, please forward them this email and have them contact [email protected] to get signed up for our weekly communication and our Slack community. ¶

Here’s what the rest of the year looks like:¶

• December:¶
  • Registration continues¶
  • Winter conditioning: November 28 – December 16¶
  • Noodles & Company Restaurant Night: December 15, 4-8 PM¶
  • Optional training over holiday break (open gym erg sessions):
    • Monday, Dec 19
    • Tuesday, Dec 20
    • Wednesday, Dec 29
    • Thursday, Dec 30¶

• January: ¶
  • Winter conditioning resumes: January 3¶
  • Registration continues¶
  • Koobala Restaurant Night: January 12, 4-9 PM¶
  • Crew parent social (more info coming soon)

• February:¶
  • On-the-water information session (final date coming soon)
  • Season officially opens/on the water practices begin: February 21
  • Registration ends¶

6. SPREAD THE WORD¶

Let’s grow our team together. Continue to share the enthusiasm for your team as you speak to other students and encourage them to join! Please direct any questions to [email protected].¶

Don’t forget to follow us on Social Media!¶

• Instagram
• Facebook
• Twitter

Our second Tag Day is tomorrow Saturday, December 3. At the moment, we have a good number of adult volunteers, but we are always in need of athlete volunteers. It’s a great opportunity for your athletes to earn their own volunteer hours while they spend time with their friends.

Here’s the 411 on the team’s BIGGEST and MOST LUCRATIVE fundraiser of the year.

1. WHERE DO I SIGN UP?

2. WHEN IS TAG DAY?

3. WHAT EXACTLY IS TAG DAY?

4. TIMELINE OF EVENTS

5. WHAT DO I NEED TO BRING?¶

6. WHY TAG DAYS?

1. WHERE DO I SIGN UP?
Click this link to SIGN UP NOW! (Using the sign up genius allows parent volunteers to PRE-ASSIGN groups to routes…if you “just show up” you will likely spend time waiting for a route/driver assignment instead of heading out). The more participants we have, the more quickly canvassing can be completed.

2. WHEN IS TAG DAY?
This Saturday, December 3, from 8:45 AM until 4:00 PM. Lunch will be provided.

3. WHAT EXACTLY IS TAG DAY?
Tag Days are the most important athlete-driven fundraiser of the year. 

On Tag Days, athletes (transported by volunteer parents) walk door-to-door in our local neighborhoods. They are given scripts to help them confidently tell Woodson families about the sport of rowing, how we receive no FCPS funds, that we rely on dues and donations — and then ask for their support.

Rowers are always grouped together, so no one goes alone. Groups of 3 or 4 rowers (with at least 1 returning/seasoned rower) will be paired with 1 parent volunteer driver. Each parent volunteer will drive to their pre-mapped route so that the rowers may canvas their designated area. Parent volunteers are responsible for safely transporting rowers, keeping eyes on them during canvassing for safety, and helping them keep track of the cash and checks they collect.

4. TIMELINE OF EVENTS

8:45 AM: Arrive at Cafeteria A.

8:45 – 9:00 AM: Safety Briefing, Map Distribution, Assignments

9:00 – 11:45 AM: Perform Morning Routes

11:45 AM – 12:15 PM: Return to Cafeteria A for a break and LUNCH

12:15 – 12:30 PM: Additional Material Distribution, if needed

12:30 – 3:30 PM: Perform Afternoon Routes. Return by 3:30 PM at the latest.

3:30 – 4:00 PM: Tally results, clean up and clear out.

5. WHAT DO I NEED TO BRING?¶

ROWERS

• MUST BRING this form signed by your parents
• A refillable water bottle. Stay hydrated and then you’ll have water at lunch.
• A positive attitude!
• WTW Crew Spiritwear, if you have it. A limited amount of spiritwear will be available to borrow for the day, should you wish.
• Water

PARENTS

• Anything you might like to have on hand while sitting in the car for a few hours (water, coffee, etc.).
• Patience. It can be challenging for athletes who have never canvassed before to speak to strangers. Your kind words and encouragement will go a long way.

6. WHY TAG DAYS?

• Tag Days are our BIGGEST fundraiser of the year. So, while it might seem a time-consuming event, it helps us keep YOUR registration costs down, pay the coaches and maintain our equipment.
• A FULL DAY OF VOLUNTEERING (pre- and post-lunch shifts) fulfills TWO of your athlete and/or parent volunteer requirements.
• For more information and a direct donation link, visit our website: https://woodsonrowing.org/tag-days/

So, what are you waiting for? SIGN UP NOW!

Don’t forget to follow us on Social Media!¶

• Facebook
• Instagram
• Twitter