Don't forget to follow Ridgewood Crew on Facebook/Instagram Mandatory HS Parent Regatta Meeting - Mark your calendars Date: 3/11/2024, Monday Time: 7-9pm Venue: RHS Learning Commons (2nd Floor, the "Library") All athletes are required to have at least one parent at the Spring 2024 information session. We are going to address important information about the Spring competitive regatta season, logistics, volunteer commitments/ positions, RPS Compliance New Absence Procedure If an athlete will miss practice, the PARENT should contact the COACH directly via a private Groupspot chat. For the High School Team, contact Coach Boris. For the Development Team, contact Coach Kass and Coach Lauren. To access the private Groupspot chat, on the Groupspot home page, before you click Ridgewood Crew, click the message bubble at the bottom and choose private chat, then select the coaches. Hi Ridgewood Crew! The FINAL ERG REGATTA of the season is coming up on Sunday, 3/3/24 in Haddon Township, NJ. Please note this race is approx. 2 hrs away near Philly. www.haddonhammer.com For this event rowers should arrive 1.5 hours prior to their scheduled race. We'll let you know when the heat sheets are posted, but it's generally a day or two prior to the event. _________________________________________________________________ Haddon Township Rowing is selling its inventory of used Concept2 Model D Units. The ergs will be available at the conclusion of Haddon Hammer. Erg Sale haddonhammer.com _________________________________________________________________ For ALL RC athletes and their parents, please complete the attached waiver form prior to the event! 2024 Haddon Hammer Waiver form.jotform.com If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to reach out to:
[email protected] Parent Social Date: 3/4/2024, Monday Time 7pm Venue: MacMurphy's Pub All parents of HS & DT rowers are invited to drinks. Come along and meet other parents and committee members. Ask all those burning questions to demystify Crew. Looking forward to seeing new and returning parents. HS Fees - 2nd Installment Now Due The second installment of $1,100 for High School rowers is now due for payment. Zelle - Preferred Payment Method. Our a/c is:
[email protected] Some banks have a lower daily limit than others leading to more than one transaction being necessary. If your bank does not offer Zelle we still accept Venmo. Any questions - please email Liz Carroll finance@ridgewoodcrew. com Water Practice starts in March! Permission Slips Needed All HS and DT athletes should have received the 2024 Spring season Ridgewood Public Schools Field Trip permission slip forms. Athletes should return these to Ms. Richardson (RHS Rm 193), Mr. Betrus (GW Rm 303) or Ms. Murray (BF Rm 203) by 2/22. Forms are also available on Ridgewood Crew website->RC Info - > Forms https://www.ridgewoodcrew.com/forms.html Car pools We strongly recommend that parents set up car pools for the weekend practices (and spring break for HS team). To assist parents with finding other rowers nearby, we have shared a map on Groupspot showing locations of DT rowers who were interested in sharing carpool information. The HS map will be made available by 2/21 once the Coach sets the practice groups. High School Lightweight Certification Date: 3/9/2024, Saturday (rain date 3/10) Time: 11-11:30 am Venue: PRRA Rowathon Calling all rowers, alumni and parents! Save the date for the 2024 Rowathon March 16th from 10am - 1 pm at Van Neste Square in Ridgewood. Our Summer 2024 Learn-to-Row (LTR) registration is now open for Ridgewood school students in grades 6-11. This beginner opportunity allows students to experience rowing and learn about the team. Sessions, limited to 8 athletes each, require a completed swim test. Five sessions are available: June 1-2, 8-9, 15-16, 22-23, and July 6-7, all from 8am-12pm at the Passaic River Rowing Association, 797 Riverside Ave, Lyndhurst, NJ. The cost is $300 per session, payable via ZELLE, check, or Venmo. Post-LTR, a Novice program is offered. To sign up, please visit http://tinyurl.com/ RCLTRSummer2024 LTRSummer2024 - Graphical.pdf Download File Volunteer Position for RC Merchandise Are you able to spend an hour per week helping your team? We are actively searching for someone to lead our merchandise efforts including designing ridgewood crew team merchandise and managing the orders for spring, fall and winter. See the attached for more information and contact Nicola or Cindy at
[email protected] Volunteer Merchandise Manager.pdf Download File Corporate Sponsorship Do you know owners or managers of Ridgewood businesses? Please contact them and let them know that we are offering sponsorship opportunities for their Ridgewood Crew sponsorship. Contact Nicola or Cindy at
[email protected] for more information. Ridgewood Crew Merchandise Crew Merchandise is now available to order 24/7 on our new website. Please contact
[email protected] with any questions. RIDGEWOOD CREW OFFICERS Boris Roque - Head Coach:
[email protected] David Scharfenberg - President:
[email protected] Zhen Sullivan, Monika Richardson - VPs of Administration:
[email protected] Melissa Rivera - Secretary -
[email protected] Gabi Riedel, Jen Hallowell - VPs Logistics:
[email protected] Elizabeth Carroll - VP Finance:
[email protected] Eva Smith - VP Marketing:
[email protected] Nicola Ali, Cindy Chang - Fundraising:
[email protected] Leia Scharfenberg - Food Tent Chair:
[email protected] Please visit our website at ridgewoodcrew.com
