2022 Regional Grantees; Where are they now?
In June of 2022, the George Pocock Rowing Foundation awarded boathouses in the Pacific Northwest with financial support to help them increase access to rowing for young people.
Here are some updates on their projects.
Tacoma Rowing was awarded funds in support of training and developing two BIPOC coaches and the purchase of a rowing trailer.
“Rowing is not just about going to regionals or nationals - there are other experiences that are just as beneficial. I believe we can show these kids so much more. This trailer allows us to host excursions to different lakes and waterways in the region where the athletes can row, hike, and explore being in nature.”
Rose City Rowing Club was awarded funds in support of repairing the barge (damaged in a building collapse) in order to bring more athletes and coaches into the program.
“We now have both barge pieces under construction! The barge will be used for fall LTR classes in 2023.”
Green Lake Crew was awarded funds in support of coaching fees for a new program launched in partnership with Stem to Stern and the Boys and Girls Club.
“The rowing Advisory Council and the Equity Committee thank GPRF for the generous funding of $8K to support our efforts to make Green Lake junior crew a more diverse and equitable community program. We couldn’t have had a successful summer program last year and a fledgling fall program without the grant.”
South Eugene Rowing Club was awarded funds in support of new equipment to be used for outreach for underserved athletes
“SERC used the $5000 grant to help purchase a new quad/4 that could also be coxed for SERC. We needed more boats and specifically more quads/4s in order to increase our capacity. We are a very small club and are isolated in the Willamette Valley, 100 miles from the closest clubs. We can't easily share equipment and just need to make sure we have enough boats to serve our area.”
Vancouver Lake Rowing Club was awarded funds in support of the purchase of rowing machines to be shared with the local school district and Erg Ed programs.
“The machines were used by VLRC during the winter and then delivered to iTech in the Vancouver School District. Between iTech and Gaiser Middle School, 400 more students in Vancouver tried rowing this past spring! The teacher from Gaiser Middle School asked for the machines again in the fall and would like to bring a rowing shell into class to allow the students to learn more about the sport. Most recently another school in the Vancouver District, VSAA, agreed to complete the Erg Ed training and will be hosting ergs in their PE class in the fall!”
Kenmore Community Rowing Club was awarded funds in support of training new coaches fro the growing Northshore community youth rowing programs
Kenmore Community Rowing Club introduced over 100 kids to rowing through summer camps in 2022 and 2023. These camps enabled coaching education and training, which increases capacity for the youth programs in the Northshore.
