Join us for the #HOCRSurvivorRow4702!
Dear Friends,
Please join us throughout the month of October as Rowing Cares celebrates its 30th anniversary. We have exciting news to share all month.
Every October, the nation observes National Breast Cancer Awareness Month and for the fourth year, Rowing Cares is proud to host our Pink the Boathouse Challenge as we rededicate ourselves to supporting patients and their families, boosting access to care, and raising awareness about the life-saving importance of early screening.
We honor all those we have lost to this terrible disease and celebrate the courageous survivors and advocates fighting to beat it, along with the loved ones and medical providers who have their backs every day.
Join us for the #HOCRSurvivorRow4702
Rowing Cares and the newly formed Survivor Rowing Network (SRN), designed to expand the category “Survivor Rowing”, have entered two boats of cancer survivors in the Head of the Charles regatta. Twelve survivors along with their two MIT coxswains compose our two Collaborative Boats (Grand Masters Women’s 8+ and 4+). 11 of the 12 rowers have never competed in the Head of Charles, three have never competed in a Head race, ever and 11 only found rowing after completing treatment.
We Challenge you, your friends, family and teammates to row alongside these two boats, the length of the Head of the Charles course and show the athletes they are not alone, while also raising funds so more survivors can find rowing for recovery, rehabilitation and socialization.
Let’s give them our support!
We Challenge you to complete a 4,702 meter* row on the water or erg, or walk/run the 3.2 mile equivalent. If you’re competing at HOCR, just register and enter the time of your boat. Register on RegattaCentral.
Host a fundraiser in honor of these twelve amazing women https://www.classy.org/campaign/rowing-cares-pink-the-boathouse-2023/c505354
Ask your friends, family and teammates to join you and suggest a donation of $47.02
Make a donation: https://www.classy.org/give/505354/#!/donation/checkout
Wear Pink while practicing or racing
Get your Pink On with gear from our partners:
JLRacing https://jlrowing.com/collections/breast-cancer-awareness
USRowing https://shop.usrowing.org/collections/pink-collection
Share the stories of those you are honoring. Follow us on Instagram/rowingcares and tag #HOCRSurvivorRow4702, #rowingcares, #SurvivorRowingNetwork, #SRN, #fightcancer.
Your donations will be distributed as grants to qualified community programs which benefit cancer patients and survivors, including survivor rowing programs and toward research conducted by Cancer Research Institute.
In 2022 we awarded over $150,000 in grants to community organizations and toward research. With your help, we can make an even stronger commitment this year.
With gratitude,
Beth Kohl
President, Rowing Cares and Founder, Survivor Rowing Network
bethkohl@rowingcares.org
203.451.5447
*4702 meters/3.2 miles= length of the Head of the Charles regatta
