Weekly News and Announcements
April 5, 2006

SWEEP ROWING SEASON TO BEGIN MONDAY APRIL 10: DON'T FORGET TO REGISTER!

Opening day for the 2006 season is this coming Monday, April 10. On that day, Open and ITP practices will happen at 5:30 am and 6:30 pm. Please arrive five minutes early in order to sign in and get ready to hit the water. Here we go!

We're excited to see you on the water, but don't forget that in order to row next week you MUST be registered to row! With the new and very flexible month-to-month payment option it's very easy to get registered, even if you don't know what your entire spring/summer schedule will be. A list of registered rowers will be printed each day of the first week of the season (April 10-16) at 5pm. If your name doesn't appear as a registered rower at that time, you may NOT row that evening. After the first week of the season, lists of registered rowers will be generated on Mondays at 5pm. In order to row if your name does not appear on the list you MUST bring a printed confirmation of your registration to the boathouse in order to row until your name appears on the next week's print out of rowers. Please help yourself and us out by registering online today! You will find tons of information about the new season on www.a2crew.com, so check it out. Questions or concerns about payment or registration? Email Margaret - mlhudson17@gmail.com.

Club scullers, we'll let you know when the water and air temperature are high enough that you can scull safely; we anticipate that to be sometime in early May. Until then, the club-owned sculls will not be rigged.

EXPERIENCED COXES NEEDED FOR OPENING WEEK OF ROWING

The first week of the season is an exciting time but it can be hectic as rowers and coaches get back into the swing of AARC routines. That being said the coaches have requested experienced coxwains for the first week of practices. If you are a veteran rower you've rowed a lot and probably have coxed a lot. We need and want your expertise. You can make a difference as rowers get back into the swing (pun intended) of rowing. The Coxing Committee would love to have a list of volunteers available for next week. E-mail Kate Herrington at nurseless1@comcast.net or Marcia Leonard at Marcia@umich.edu with your availability.

SAFE ROWING

Looking for another rowing related challenge? The American Red Cross of Washtenaw County has an Adult CPR/AED and First Aid course that covers recognizing and caring for breathing and cardiac emergencies in adults; identifying and caring for life-threatening bleeding, sudden illness, and injuries. Participants will earn Adult CPR certification, AED certification, and Standard First Aid certification. It's FREE to MCARE subscribers, or $55 for the 6 hour course. These are great skills to have on, and off, the water! When you sign up, let me know, and I'll keep track of how many of our rowers participate. Likewise, if you've already got up-to-date training, I'm interested to hear about it. Here is the website for the times and dates of the upcoming courses: http://www.wc-redcross.org/classes/cpr_first_aid.htm

Cheers, and safe rowing!
Lora Freeman
freemanlora@yahoo.com

COXING SYSTEM REMINDER

AARC will continue to use the row to cox ratio in the upcoming seasons. The average was 1:4-5 rows so stay in charge of your ratio. Sign up ahead of time and avoid the disappointment of being assigned to cox when you really wanted to row. Questions? E-mail Kate Herrington at nurseless1@comcast.net

NEW AARC PETTY CASH REIMBURSEMENT PROCESS

For AARC board members and volunteers who are authorized to spend budgeted petty cash money (<$250.00), there is a new procedure for reimbursements. To receive your reimbursement, you

• Download AARC Petty Cash Reimbursement Form from the website http://www.a2crew.com/admin/forms.html
• Complete Form
• Send completed form with attached receipts to:
  Ann Arbor Rowing Club Treasurer
  P.O. Box 3128
  Ann Arbor, MI 48106

All purchases > $250.00 will require the use of the AARC Credit Card or Check. Club members will not be individually reimbursed for purchases over $250.00. Please see AARC Treasurers for assistance.

YOGA FOR ROWERS

What a success! The first seven week session of Yoga for Rowers was so popular that we added a second one. The current session will continue until the last week in April, and we're already planning for the May-June term. Let me know if you want to be contacted when there is room for a few more in the next session. The classes are at 8:30 am on Saturdays. Contact Lora Freeman at freemanlora@yahoo.com for more information.

OPEN HOUSE A SUCCESS

Thanks to all who came out and helped with the AARC's annual Open House event on Sunday. It was a huge success!

CALENDAR

Saturday, April 8: Spring Work Day
Monday, April 10: First Day of the Season (On the River!)
Tuesday, April 18: AARC Board Meeting
Tuesday, May 9: AARC Board Meeting
Friday, May 19: AARC Club BBQ
Saturday, May 20: National Learn to Row Day
Tuesday, June 13: AARC Board Meeting
Friday, June 30: AARC Club BBQ
Saturday, July 8: Grand Regatta, Grand Rapids
Tuesday, July 11: AARC Board Meeting
Saturday, July 15: Chicago Sprints Regatta, Chicago
Wednesday, July 19 - Sunday, July 23: U.S. National Championship Regatta, Indianapolis, IN
Saturday, July 22: Michigan Club Invitational Regatta, Ann Arbor
Friday, July 28: AARC Club BBQ
Tuesday, August 8: AARC Board Meeting
Tuesday, August 8 - Sunday, August 13: Royal Canadian Henley Regatta, St. Catherines
Thursday, August 10 - Sunday, August 13: USRA Masters Nationals, Seattle, WA
Friday, August 25: AARC Club BBQ
Tuesday, September 12: AARC Board Meeting
Saturday, September 16: Head of the Thames Regatta, London
Monday, September 25: Evening Practice to Start at 6:15 PM
Saturday, October 7: Head of the Ohio Regatta, Pittsburgh
Monday, October 9: Evening Practice to Start at 6:00 PM
Tuesday, October 10: AARC Board Meeting
Saturday, October 14: Frogtown Races, Toledo
Saturday, October 21 - Sunday, October 22: Head of the Charles Regatta, Boston
Saturday, October 28: Speakmon Regatta, Columbus
Sunday, November 5: American Heritage River Fall Classic Regatta, Wyandotte
Sunday, November 5: Last Day of the Fall Season
Sunday, November 12: End of the Year Party
Tuesday, November 14: AARC Board Meeting
Tuesday, December 12: AARC Board Meeting

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