Foundation
for Rowing Education Announces Row4All, National
Outreach Initiative
Northampton,
MA
19 August 2008
The
Foundation for Rowing Education (FRE) has launched
Row4All, a national outreach initiative. Developed
by a team of coaches, rowers, and other experts
in youth development, Row4All’s mission
is to expand the scope and impact of rowing programs
that are committed to reaching diverse populations
of under-served youth.
Working with rowing clubs and organizations across
the country, Row4all will provide a national platform
of key resources for both new and existing programs.
Row4All will offer networking, instructional materials,
professional development, and eventually funding
for programs which emphasize youth development
in the challenging context of rowing.
Row4All’s Advisory Board includes:
Richard T. Butler, Executive Director
of Three Rivers Rowing Association in Pittsburgh,
PA; Montana Butsch, Executive
Director, Founder and Coach of the Chicago Training
Center (CTC); Kevin Harris, Head
Coach of the University of Tulsa women’s
rowing program; Ellen Minzner,
Formerly of G-ROW, currently Community Development
Manager for the city of Lawrence, MA, and Advisor
and Head Women's Youth Coach for Greater Lawrence
Rowing; Faith Pizor, Executive
Director of the Wilmington (DE) Youth Rowing Association;
Anne Teschner, Executive Director
of The Care Center in Holyoke, MA, and founder
of Rowing Strong, Rowing Together; Kenneth
Wong, President of CIG Asia, Ltd., Managing
Partner of SmithWong Associates, LLC, and President
of the Philadelphia Dragon Boat Association. FRE
Board member Jeb Rumbough is
also working on this initiative.
The Foundation for Rowing Education, Inc. is a
non-profit organization created in 2004 to provide
educational opportunities for individuals and
organizations to learn, develop, and excel in
the sport of rowing while maintaining safe water
practices. FRE serves the national rowing community:
regions, clubs, schools, and individuals across
the United States.
For more information about the Foundation for
Rowing Education or Row4All, contact Executive
Director Margot Zalkind at margot@rowingeducation.org,
or visit http://www.rowingeducation.org/row4all.html.
John H. Dane Joins Foundation for
Rowing Education Board
Northampton, MA
15 July 2008
The Foundation for Rowing Education (FRE) is honored
to announce that former USRowing Executive Director
John H. Dane has joined its Board of Directors.
John Dane has a long history of service to boaters
of all kinds, including rowers, and a strong interest
in safety on the water. As USRowing Executive
Director from 2000 to 2005, he broadened services
to the rowing community nationwide. During his
tenure, USRowing experienced both record membership
and event participation. In 2002, he re-established
a rowing national team staff and, in 2004, accompanied
the team to Athens, where the men won Olympic
Gold in the Eights and the women won Olympic Silver
in the Eights – the first such victories
in several decades. He also founded the Hollenback
Fund and the Victory Fund, which encourage individual
and corporate donations to USRowing.
Prior to this, John developed and ran the state
government relations program for the National
Marine Manufacturer’s Association (NMMA)
in Washington, D.C. and served as Managing Director
for NMMA’s Foundation for Boating Safety.
During that time, he also served as Chair of the
National Safe Boating Council. He was awarded
the Coast Guard Public Service Commendation in
recognition of his work developing the Council’s
National Safe Boating Week and diversifying the
Council’s membership base.
Presently, he is Executive Director of the California
State Firefighters Association. He is active in
the California Society of Association Executives
and was selected to chair their Professional Development
Committee in July 2008.
He and his spouse Lisa reside in Gold River, California,
about one mile from the rowing venue at Lake Natoma.
The Foundation for Rowing Education, Inc. is a
non-profit organization created in 2004 to provide
educational opportunities for individuals and
organizations to learn, develop, and excel in
the sport of rowing while maintaining safe water
practices. FRE serves the national rowing community:
regions, clubs, schools, and individuals across
the United States.
For more information about the Foundation for
Rowing Education, contact FRE Executive Director
Margot Zalkind at margot@rowingeducation.org,
or visit
www.rowingeducation.org.
Foundation
for Rowing Education Announces
US Coast Guard Grant
Northampton, MA
30 May 2008
The Foundation for Rowing Education, Inc. (FRE)
has been awarded a major grant from the United
States Coast Guard to expand its Safety Launch
Training Program for rowing coaches. This program,
established in 2007 through a U.S. Coast Guard
seed grant, provides intensive education for launch
drivers who need to handle motorcraft safely under
the challenging circumstances of coaching crew
shells. Certified by the National Association
of State Boating Law Administrators (NASBLA),
the Safety Launch Training Program is to be offered
at locations around the country.
The U.S. Coast Guard makes grants to promote boating
safety under the Federal Boating Safety Act of
1971. Funds are given to programs that encourage
safe boating practices for the general public,
and which make important contributions to boating
safety on a national level.
The Foundation for Rowing Education, Inc. is a
non-profit organization created in 2004 to provide
educational opportunities for individuals and
organizations to learn, develop, and excel in
the sport of rowing while maintaining safe water
practices. FRE serves the national rowing community:
regions, clubs, schools, and individuals across
the United States.
For more information about the FRE Safety Launch
Training Program and other programs, contact FRE
Executive Director Margot Zalkind at margot@rowingeducation.org,
or visit www.rowingeducation.org.
|
