Athletes have been building camaraderie and strength at winter conditioning! Participation is highly encouraged for all athletes to develop the cardiovascular fitness and camaraderie needed to make winning boats.

1. EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT ENDS ON SATURDAY!!!
2. TACO BAMBA FUNDRAISER, WED DEC 18
3. FUNDRAISING
4. WINTER CONDITIONING ONGOING
5. SAVE-THE-DATES
6. CALENDAR AT-A-GLANCE
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ACTION ITEMS
– Register for the season to get the early bird discount

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1. EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT ENDS ON SATURDAY!!!

2. TACO BAMBA FUNDRAISER, WED DEC 18, 9a-9p

3. FUNDRAISING
Our mini tag day last week brought in a little over $1100. Big thanks to the parents and athletes that participated. Unfortunately, we are still about $5000 short of our total fundraising goal across the 3 tag days. Here are 2 ways you can help with getting the word out to folks who would like to support us as a team:

(1) Send friends/family/anyone who will listen to woodsonrowing.org/give. All donations are tax-deductible.

(2) Talk to businesses that you frequent about the possibility of sponsorship. We’ve already had one sponsor provide $1000 just because a parent thought to ask! But no donation is too big or too small. Please let potential sponsors know that we typically have 70-80 families enrolled each year and that we maintain a strong tie to our alumni. Our newsletter goes out to approximately 500 people and our social media can reach almost 800 (more if folks share our posts)! With a reach like that, we can really help boost local businesses’ presence. Please direct anyone interested in becoming a sponsor of our team to the Donors page on the website or to our fundraising team at [email protected].

4. WINTER CONDITIONING ONGOING

5. SAVE-THE-DATES
The next two swim tests are scheduled for February 8 and February 15. All athletes must pass a swim test once with Woodson Rowing in order to participate in on-the-water practices. If you’ve never done a swim test with us before, please feel free to sign up here: Winter Swim Tests.

We will also have a boathouse workday/green day on Saturday, February 8. Some parent volunteers are needed and athletes should sign up to help/get on the water! Sign up here: Feb 8 Workday/Green Day.

6. CALENDAR AT-A-GLANCE
This calendar is constantly updated as events are added. Scroll here for a quick rundown of what’s up and coming. Where relevant and/or available, links are provided for more information. You can also see a visual representation of our calendar on our website: https://woodsonrowing.org/calendar/

DECEMBER:

Registration Ongoing!

Winter Conditioning ongoing!

• Sat, 12/14: Early bird registration discount ends at midnight!
• Wed, 12/18: Taco Bamba restaurant fundraiser, 9a-9p
• 12/23-1/3/25: Winter break
• 12/30-01/03: Tentative optional training. Stay tuned for more info.

JANUARY 2025:

• Mon, 01/06: Winter Conditioning resumes
• Thu, 01/16: Mama Lucia restaurant fundraiser, 11a-8p

FEBRUARY:

• Wed, 2/5: Chipotle restaurant fundraiser, 4-8p
• Sat, 2/8: Boathouse Workday/Green Day, 9a-12:30p
• Sat, 2/8: Swim test for new recruits, 11a-12p, Audrey Moore Rec
• Sat, 2/15: Swim test for new recruits, 11a-12p, Audrey Moore Rec
• Fri, 2/21: last day of Winter Conditioning
• Tue, 2/25: first day of on-the-water practice!

MARCH:

• Sat, 3/22: Polar Bear Regatta (Varsity Only), Sandy Run

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