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February 27, 2025 Newsletter

Thank you to all who showed up for a very successful Boathouse Workday last weekend. Your hard work set us up to officially begin the season! This first week on-the-water is a lot of logistics – but we so greatly appreciate the team work and sense of community you are all bringing to each hurdle. 

1. *ACTION NEEDED* ALLERGIES FORM DUE MARCH 12
2. *CRITICAL* CARPOOL ASSISTANCE NEEDED
3. LAUNCH BOAT DRIVER TRAINING, 3/8, 11a
4. VOLUNTEERING OPPORTUNITIES
5. PLEASE UPDATE YOUR SLACK APP
6. HAVE YOU REGISTERED YET?
7. GET YOUR SPIRIT WEAR BEFORE THE FIRST REGATTA
8. CALENDAR AT-A-GLANCE

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1. *ACTION NEEDED* ALLERGIES FORM DUE MARCH 12
To ensure everyone can safely enjoy our Friday Night Team Dinners and snacks at regattas, we need to know about any food allergies, intolerances, or religious dietary restrictions. If your athlete has any dietary needs, please take a moment to fill out our Dietary Restrictions & Allergies Form.

Your input helps us plan meals that accommodate everyone. Please complete the form by March 12 so we can make the necessary arrangements. Thank you for your help in keeping our team dinners safe and inclusive! Please contact Gloria Totten, Team Dinners Coordinator, via Slack with any questions.

2. *CRITICAL* CARPOOL ASSISTANCE NEEDED
Hopefully carpools have been working and useful for these first few days of on-the-water practice. Do you still have room in your carpool? We have some new athletes that just joined the team this week and they are looking for long term transportation solutions. If so, please join and post on the #carpool channel on Slack.

3. LAUNCH BOAT DRIVER TRAINING, 3/8, 11a
One of the more exciting volunteer activities at regattas is to drive a launch boat. Launch boat drivers are responsible for ferrying spectators, officials and referees. Being a Launch Boat Driver fulfills your VASRA volunteer requirement and gets you the best seat in the house at regattas! All parents/guardians are welcome to learn how to perform this task from our very own Coach Joe. Attendance is limited due to space constraints. Sign up to attend training here: Launch Boat Driver Training.

If you have already completed launch boat driver training in a previous season and are willing to be a driver again this year, please join the #launch-boat-drivers channel on Slack.

4. VOLUNTEERING OPPORTUNITIES
Each family is required to do 5 volunteer shifts/credits, one of which should be a VASRA task. Athletes are also expected to volunteer (3 credits for novice athletes, 5 for returning athletes). Failure to meet your volunteer credits by the end of the season will result in a $200 per credit charge. If you want to learn more about volunteering, sign up to participate or just keep up with the current volunteering opportunities, visit our website: www.woodsonrowing.org/volunteering.

5. PLEASE UPDATE YOUR SLACK APP
Beginning March 15th, 2025, Slack will be ending support for older app and browser versions. As a result, users will need to ensure they are using the most updated version of Slack. Click here for information on how to update your app: Slack Update.

In addition, some operating systems (OS) will no longer be supported. Users on an unsupported OS will still be able to access Slack if they’re using a supported app version, but they won’t receive future updates. For the best experience, it is recommended that you update the following OS as soon as possible: Redhat 8, Windows 10 Version 21H2 and Android 10.

Questions? Contact Slack help at [email protected]

6. HAVE YOU REGISTERED YET?
All the information you need to know is located on our registration website: https://woodsonrowing.org/registration/.  Still have questions or can’t remember if you filled everything out? Reach out to Catherine, Membership Chair, via Slack or at [email protected].

7. GET YOUR SPIRIT WEAR BEFORE THE FIRST REGATTA
Sport your support AND help the team financially (portions of all proceeds are donated back to the team) with Woodson Rowing Spirit Wear!

8. 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/

Graphics of our various schedules can be found at the links below:
Winter Conditioning (October through February)
On-The-Water Practice (late February through May)
2025 Regatta Schedule (March through May)

Important dates: 

MARCH:

APRIL

MAY

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RECRUITMENT:

Direct interested athletes and their parents to our interest form or have them send an email to our membership team at: [email protected].

STAY UP TO DATE: Join the newsletter by sending an email to [email protected] or view the newsletter archives on our website.

INTERESTED IN SPONSORING WOODSON ROWING?

Visit our Sponsorship Page or contact Woodson Rowing Fundraising.

Can’t sponsor but want to donate?Check out our Donors page for instructions and information on how your donations benefit our team!

NEED SWAG?

There are many ways for you to shop and benefit the team all while sporting your support! See our Spirit Wear Page for more info!

VIEW AND UPLOAD PHOTOS: Visit our Woodson Rowing photos page for more information on how you can help protect our legacy with photographs!

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