
Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2009
CRI ANNOUNCES 2010 PROGRAM: LOWER COSTS AND INCREASED ACCESS FOR ROWERS
BRIGHTON, MA - Community Rowing, Inc., the growing nonprofit organization that promotes fitness and the benefits of rowing for all, today is announcing the start of new and more affordable programs that will make the exciting and rewarding sport of rowing increasingly accessible to all.
CRI, already the largest and most active community rowing organization in the country, is celebrating the first anniversary of the opening of CRI’s new home at the spectacular Harry Parker Boathouse by increasing access to the building, boats, and facilities for all - and by reducing costs for participants.
Starting after Thanksgiving, CRI is re-introducing the “Supporting Membership” for $95. The Supporting Membership provides access to indoor training equipment for 12 months of the year whenever CRI is open for programming.
At the same time, CRI is reducing or eliminating costs on six programs, including dropping the per-person Logbook Sculling membership from $400 to $375.
The changes for 2010, being announced a few days before the Head of the Charles weekend in Boston and Cambridge, are made possible thanks to the continued success of Corporate Rowing and Facility Rentals at CRI.
Supporting members will have access to erg workout machines and weight training at CRI, previously only available to participants in its Winter Training program. The Supporting Membership is a mandatory fee for all participants at CRI in 2010 for both on- and off-water programming.
As before, ergs and weights will be reserved for scheduled classes first, and then available on a first-come, first-serve basis.
Costs will be reduced for the following programs:
Introduction to Rowing Reduced from $125 to $25 dollars per person
Competitive Men and Women Reduced from $885 to $810 per person for the entire year
Sweeps 1 and 2 All Semesters Reduced from $245 to $230 per person per semester
Logbook Sculling Reduced from $400 to $375 per person
Youth Winter Training - 5 Day Reduced from $615 to $510 per person
CRI Safety Program Fee Eliminated - Now ZERO!
With the reduction in fees, CRI hopes that more people will continue to enjoy the Charles River. CRI’s mission is to provide “A Place to Row for Everybody” in the Greater Boston community.
Today’s announcement comes during a week of events at Community Rowing, Inc. that celebrate 29 years of expanding rowing activities and the first anniversary of the opening of the Harry Parker Boathouse on the Charles River in Brighton. Events include corporate team-building, and CRI will welcome a team of “Great 8″ celebrity rowers from around the world, who will guide new rowers in CRI’s Outreach Adaptive program before participating in the Head of the Charles competition this coming weekend.
Community Rowing, Inc. is a nonprofit organization in Brighton, MA that delivers after-school programs to urban youth, provides health and fitness programs to physically and mentally challenged members of the community, and promotes health and fitness for the entire community in Boston. Programs range from one-time learning-to-row classes to year-round memberships. CRI was founded in 1985 by a group of Olympic and National Team Rowers with the goal of widening the circle of rowing and securing public access for the sport on the Charles River. Today the organization has about 30 programs, more than 3,000 participants both youth and adult, and a fleet of more than 170 sweep and sculling shells. Its annual budget for this year was $1.7 million. It is the largest and most active community rowing organization in the United States.
Learn more at www.communityrowing.org.
For more information, please contact:
Bruce Harold Smith, CRI executive director, 617.921.8788, brucehsmith@gmail.com
Ryan DC Banks, 617.599.9951, ryan@communityrowing.org
Tom Palmer, 617.755.7250, tompalmer@rcn.com
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