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Greg Benning is rowing Oct 20 for CRI's New Boathouse
Page Creator: Gregory Benning
Event: Head of the Charles Regatta
Event Starts: Oct 20th 2007
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Head of the Charles - Oct 20-21, 2007
About our nonprofit:
Community Rowing Inc. & G-ROW Boston
Community Rowing, Inc. (CRI) is the largest public access rowing club in the United States. A volunteer-driven, non-profit educational organization, CRI's mission is to provide people of all ages and abilities...
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Fundraising target: $25,000
So far I have raised: $19,205.00
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My personal message:
Hello,

I am writing to let you know about an important community project in  Boston, and to ask for your sponsorship as I race in the Head of the Charles Regatta to raise funds for Community Rowing’s “BOATHOUSE FOR ALL."

CRI was founded in 1985, by a group of Olympic rowers who wanted to secure public access to the sport of rowing in Boston.  Today, CRI is the largest and most successful community-access rowing program in the country.

CRI’s “non-traditional” programs include G-ROW BOSTON, an after school rowing program for more than 200 girls enrolled in the Boston Public Schools, partnerships with the Perkins School for the Blind and Newton Special Athletes, and summer outreach programs for low-income youth with special needs.  Last year over 600 people were reached through these programs.

For the last 20 years, CRI used a riverside ice rink as its summer boathouse.  The rink was recently privatized and will no longer be available to CRI - jeopardizing CRI's future.

I believe it is vital that CRI’s new boathouse gets built.  Should we not be successful, public rowing on the Charles will cease to exist.

A sponsorship from you will go directly to the campaign to build CRI’s new boathouse.  As of today’s date CRI has raised $10.3 million towards its $15.0 million goal for the new boathouse.  Construction is underway and new donations are critically important.

Please consider supporting this effort. Every dollar helps. Even a modest contribution gets CRI closer to its goal.

Thank you very much.

Greg

Online Sponsors to date: Page 1 of 2     Latest  << | < | > | >>  Earliest  
Display Name Date Amount  Comment
Mark Findeis 11/4/2007 $100.00 Well done, Greg, for CRI and for your own rowing 
Phil Ivey 11/2/2007 $50.00 congrats! 
greg creamer 11/1/2007 $50.00 Nice work! 
Bob Ackerman 10/28/2007 $150.00  
William Becklean 10/23/2007 $250.00 Congratulations Greg. Here's my match. 
Jack Fultz 10/22/2007 $50.00 Congratulations Greg - on both victories 
Christian Ford 10/22/2007 $50.00 Congrats on a new record 
Jerry Murphy 10/22/2007 $300.00 Greg, here's the match of the original $100 for winning, and doubled again for setting a new record! 
Mark Morrissette 10/19/2007 $100.00 Have a great time Greg! No crabs!!! 
Dennis Ruane 10/19/2007 $100.00  
Teresa Bell 10/18/2007 $25.00  
Bob Taylor 10/18/2007 $250.00  
Scott Meuser 10/17/2007 $200.00  
ron 10/17/2007 $25.00 thanks for the effort 
Eric Hoerner 10/17/2007 $100.00  
Reece family 10/16/2007 $100.00 good luck, great cause 
Bill Poudrier 10/16/2007 $200.00 I Admire Your Passion for This Cause 
Jeff Potter 10/16/2007 $50.00 Good luck in the race Greg! 
Steve Norman (bow #40) 10/16/2007 $100.00 Double if you impede TB and take a penalty ;) (Seriously, good cause. Have a good, clean race.) 
Ned Young 10/16/2007 $100.00  
Anne & Philip May 10/16/2007 $50.00 Enjoy! 
John Forsgren 10/16/2007 $100.00 Best of luck, Greg. Great cause! 
Kevin Callaghan 10/15/2007 $500.00  
William Becklean 10/15/2007 $250.00 Double this if you win the event 
Ted Kakas 10/15/2007 $100.00  
jack robinson 10/15/2007 $250.00  
Roger Borggaard 10/15/2007 $100.00  
Jane Clark 10/15/2007 $300.00  
Paul Cantrell 10/15/2007 $100.00 Bring home the gold - again! 
John Goldsmith 10/11/2007 $250.00  
Rob Dickey 10/11/2007 $250.00 Great effort for a great cause 
dan day 10/9/2007 $50.00 Great cause, great regatta 
John Bowman 10/9/2007 $250.00  
A M Todd 10/8/2007 $500.00 Good Luck, Greg! 
Ellen K 10/8/2007 $200.00 Est'd amt: will do max hr + avg stroke rate - penalties. Have fun! 
Jon Fish 10/3/2007 $100.00  
Bruce Rabe 10/3/2007 $250.00 Good Luck! Cheese steaks on me if you win. 
Mike Burd 10/2/2007 $100.00 Don't let us down, Greg! 
Andrea Silbert 10/2/2007 $50.00 Best of luck to you! 
Brian Stornelli 10/2/2007 $50.00  
Tim McQuay 10/2/2007 $100.00 Good luck, Greg. 
Jack Fultz 10/2/2007 $50.00 Go For It Greg!!!! 
Jessica Livingston 10/2/2007 $25.00 Good luck! 
Sam Barnard 10/2/2007 $50.00 go Chappy 
mike kocourek 10/2/2007 $100.00  
Jim Millar 10/1/2007 $100.00 Glad I am not in the singles race! 
Gus Stuart 10/1/2007 $100.00  
Mike Peterson 10/1/2007 $250.00 You need a new hobby 
Jeff Stoler 10/1/2007 $250.00 stroke..... stroke..... :) 
Greg Burkus 10/1/2007 $250.00 Go Greg Go 
Charlie 10/1/2007 $250.00  
Mark Bono 10/1/2007 $100.00  
Maruchi Schumacher 10/1/2007 $100.00 good luck greg! 
David Mussafer 10/1/2007 $500.00 Good luck Greg 
Charlie Hamlin 10/1/2007 $100.00 Happy to help 
Karl Bupp 10/1/2007 $25.00  
Geoffrey Knauth 10/1/2007 $100.00 Go Greg! 
Craig Lambert 10/1/2007 $50.00  
Tyler Wick 10/1/2007 $200.00 good luck for a great cause 
Stuart Lewtan 9/29/2007 $100.00 Good luck Greg! 
Brian McVeigh 9/28/2007 $50.00  
Paul Martin 9/28/2007 $25.00  
Mark Weglarz 9/28/2007 $250.00 watch out for sinking Chinese boats 
Bill Kattermann 9/28/2007 $100.00  
Al Flanders 9/28/2007 $25.00  
anonymous 9/28/2007 $50.00 Good luck Greg 
Geoff and Debra Parker 9/27/2007 $250.00 Super idea: have a great race! 
Chris Ryan 9/27/2007 $300.00 aayyyyy 
John Connors 9/27/2007 $500.00  
John Moriarty 9/27/2007 $50.00 Good luck with the regatta and it has been a pleasure working with you at Edwards 
TD 9/27/2007 $100.00 Great Job...maybe I will let you pass me like last year 
joan campbell 9/27/2007 $100.00 pull hard for a great cause! 
Walt Pressey 9/27/2007 $100.00 Geg, I wish you all the best on your quest. 
Pam Lenehan 9/26/2007 $250.00  
John Rodgers 9/26/2007 $50.00 good luck 
Walter Updegrave 9/26/2007 $100.00 Get that bow across the line. 
Polly Whiteside 9/26/2007 $50.00 Great idea, Greg! Can we invite other rowers to be sponsored? 
Mike Fantozzi 9/26/2007 $100.00  
The RAK 9/26/2007 $50.00 Press On Regardless 
George Tintor 9/26/2007 $100.00 Good luck! 
Wayne 9/26/2007 $100.00 Good luck! 
Cathy Miller 9/26/2007 $100.00 Go for the gold! 
Ido 9/26/2007 $150.00  
Saiya Remmler 9/26/2007 $50.00 Obviously, nice guys don't always finish last!!! 
Fargo Thompson 9/25/2007 $250.00  
Chris Covington 9/25/2007 $250.00  
Charlie Crowley 9/25/2007 $25.00 Go Tribe! 
Jami Rubens 9/25/2007 $100.00  
Bonnie Sashin 9/25/2007 $50.00 Greg, Best of Luck! 
Evan Roth 9/24/2007 $180.00  
Stephen M 9/24/2007 $100.00 Rest of my cash was spent on Red Sox playoff tixs. Good luck with the fundriaisng. 
Bob Carfagno 9/24/2007 $100.00  
Perry 9/24/2007 $50.00 I'll pay extra if you hurl 
Tony Ibarguen 9/24/2007 $100.00  
russ.landon@canaccordadams.com 9/24/2007 $100.00  
Carlo Zezza 9/22/2007 $100.00  
Jerry Murphy 9/21/2007 $100.00 If you win again, I'll double this! 
Ken Lynch 9/21/2007 $100.00  
Ed Ford 9/21/2007 $100.00  
Jane 9/21/2007 $100.00 Row hard!! 
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* Total raised online: $14,005.00
Amount raised offline: $5,200.00
Grand Total: $19,205.00
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