Monthly Archive: February 2010

Feb 25

Novices Bring Home Medals from First Spring Race

Turkey Lake, Orlando Fl- The Gainesville Area Rowing Novice rowers came away with great results from the Novice Regatta on Saturday February 13, held annually to allow all new rowers across the state a chance to compete in their own 1 day regatta.   20 teams were in attendance with over 150 entries ranging from the …

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Feb 25

Varsity success at the Opening Day Regatta

Canal 54, Fellsmere Fl – The Gainesville Area Rowing varsity squads had a strong showing at the 3rd annual Opening Day Regatta on Saturday February 20, their first race of the spring season.  Conditions were ideal for the Henley style head-to-head racing, which pits 2 crews against each other over a 1,500 meter course with …

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Feb 10

Rent-A-Rower

Rent-A-Rower is a new fundraising effort for GAR this year. Rent-A-Rower is a fundraising program designed to provide you with extra labor in exchange for a donation to help support our club More information on Rent-A-Rower can be found here: Rent-A-Rower 2009

Feb 09

Erg-a-Thon

The Erg-a-Thon will take place on Sunday, February 14th in conjunction with LifeSouth’s Marathon. GAR expects each rower to collect a minimum of $50 in pledges and then “row” to earn the pledged amount (think March of Dimes walk-a-thon only on a rowing machine). The 2010 Erg-a-Thon flyer can be downloaded here: GAR_erg-a-thon 2010

Feb 09

Yearbook Ad Sales

GAR publishes a yearbook at the end of every year. GAR expects each rower to sell $50 worth of personal and/or business ads. Download the Yearbook Promo Flyer here: Yearbook Promo 2010 The Yearbook Ad Contract can be downloaded here: Yearbook Contract 2010