15 MINUTES TO FREE ROWING

That's right, we said free!  Monday afternoon all registered rowers during the 2006 season received e-mail with a link to the 2006 AARC Membership Survey. Please take 15 minutes to respond. The survey results will be extremely helpful to the board as we gather to discuss budgets, programming and the general direction of the club in 2007. As a bonus, *anyone who completes the survey is automatically entered to win their choice of a free month of winter erging or a free month of rowing in 2007*. The survey will remain open until January 5. If you did not receive the e-mail or are having any technical difficulties connecting to it, please e-mail Peggy Herron at rowergirl@outdoorathlete.com.

WINTER ERGING HOLIDAY SCHEDULE AND FESTIVITY ROWS

Erging at the Boathouse will continue through the holidays, with four modifications to the normal schedule, as follows (*underlined* times are changes):
Friday 12/22: 6-7 pm
Sunday 12/24: *9-10 am*  [*Christmas Eve day row*: we'll have cocoa and some snacks for afterwards!]
Monday 12/25: *no erging*
Tuesday 12/26 - Friday 12/29: 6-7 pm
Sunday 12/31: *4-5 pm* [*New Years Eve row*: boost your metabolism for the evening ahead]
Monday 1/1: *no erging*
Tuesday 1/2: 6-7 pm, normal schedule continues.

CHOCOLATE MAKING EVENT

This year's off season event will take place at Schakolad Chocolate Factory downtown Ann Arbor at 110 E. Washington (right next to Arbor Brewing Company) . Come join us for a night of chocolate making and wine tasting. Take home all the chocolate you make (if you don't eat them first) This event will take place Monday Jan 29th from 7:00 - 9:00 pm. The owner will be
closing the store early just for us while we make and taste fine European chocolate. YUM!! Cost is $20.00 per person and space is limited. Please RSVP by Jan 15. See you there! Please email rachelandrianna@gmail.com should you have any questions. Thank you.

--Rachel

YOGA FOR ROWERS NEW SESSION

A yoga for rowers session is starting January 6, 2007.  This class runs from 8:30 am to 9:45 am on Saturday mornings.  This session comprises 9 sessions and is being lead by Christy DeBurton, who is familiar with the kind of flexibility and strength one needs to row.  Cost of the class is $90 if you register by Saturday 12/23/06 or $100 after that.  Christy said she is going by first come first serve basis, and space is limited.  Several of us have taken Christy's classes for a while now and find them challenging, peaceful and flexibility enhancing, in mind, body, and
spirit.  For more information or to register please contact Christy DeBurton at info@christydeburton.com
Robert De Young

AARC DECEMBER BOARD MEETING MINUTES

The December AARC Board meeting minutes are online. Minutes from previous board meetings are posted on the website at
http://www.a2crew.com/admin /minutes.html.

AARC JANUARY BOARD MEETING

The January AARC board meeting will be on Tuesday, January 9 at 6:30 PM, in the DTE Community Room, 425 Main St. Please notify either me (tricia.miranda@gmail.com) or Margaret( mlhudson17@gmail.com) if you would like to attend and if you have an item that you would like to place on the agenda.

Tricia Miranda
Secretary, AARC

LAST CALL FOR 2007 MICHIGAN CLUB INVITATIONAL COMMITTEE

If you're interested in putting in lots of hard work hosting this season's regatta on July 21, 2007, please email Tricia by the end of the day the end of the day, December 21st, tricia.miranda@gmail.com.

THE WEBMASTER IS DEAD, LONG LIVE THE WEBMASTER!

After a great couple of years as AARC's webmaster, I'm  stepping down effective today.  The new webmaster is Melissa Clark.  I'm really excited about this transition, because Melissa has the talent and energy to take the website to the next level, far beyond my limited computer skills.  So, from now on, please send any requests, updates, or comments to Melissa at
mmclark@umich.edu and stay tuned for the great new features that will be rolling out on her watch.

 --Will

ERG AVAILABLE?

Hello everyone, I am interested in locating a new or used rowing machine.  Any suggestions?
-Marcia DeBoer  jmdeboer@voyager.net

CALENDAR

January 9, 6:30pm: Board of Directors Meeting, location TBD
January 29, 7-9pm: Chocolate Making Event, Schakolad Chocolate Factory, 110
E. Washington
February 13, 6:30pm: Board of Directors Meeting, location TBD
March 13, 6:30pm: Board of Directors Meeting, location TBD
April 10, 6:30pm: Board of Directors Meeting, location TBD
May 8, 6:30pm: Board of Directors Meeting, location TBD
May 19: National Learn to Row Day
June 12, 6:30pm: Board of Directors Meeting, location TBD
July 10, 6:30pm: Board of Directors Meeting, location TBD
July 14: Boathouse/Park Work Day
July 21: Michigan Club Invitational
August 14, 6:30pm: Board of Directors Meeting, location TBD
September 11, 6:30pm: Board of Directors Meeting, location TBD
October 9, 6:30pm: Board of Directors Meeting, location TBD
November 13, 6:30pm: Board of Directors Meeting, location TBD

ITEMS FOR THE WEEKLY NEWS

To submit items for inclusion in the Weekly News, please email Kristin Schrader at kristischrader@gmail.com by Wednesday morning at 9 AM. Please include the words "weekly email" or "weekly news" in the subject line.  She promises to master the formatting any day now.

This email is available online every week at http://www.a2crew.com/news. Previous weekly emails are also available online at http://www.a2crew.com/news /archive.html.

To be removed from the aarc-active@umich.edu email list, please email Margaret at mlhudson17@gmail.com - you will not receive coxing emails, Weekly Emails, or any other club correspondence.

As always, if you have questions, comments or suggestions, please direct them to aarc-info@umich.edu and we will respond in a timely fashion.