TEAM RNR "ROCKS" THE CONCEPT 2 HOLIDAY CHALLENGE

Unless you were part of this splintered group of RnR Pirates, then you probably were not privie to the e-mail chain that went around the group during the Holiday Challenge from November 22nd to December 24th. With Frank K at the helm they were out for blood to erg 2 million meters. 21 club members participated altogether and collectively erged around 1,615 miles (2.6 million meters).  Picutred left are some of the maties who made it down to The Landing for a photo-op. Donald, Joy, Erica, Gail, Brian, Sarah, Roger, Howard and Frank.
Well the "Shamless Plug Division" saw this as a great opportunity to "Plug the Club" and set out the following press release to the MHD Reporter this week.

RocknRow Supports Doctors without Borders Charity

Twenty-one members of RocknRow, North shore’s premier recreational saltwater rowing club, took to rowing ergs this past month to compete in the Holiday Rowing Challenge, a virtual competition sponsored by Concept 2 Rowing.

 

"The outdoor rowing season seems to end so suddenly", quipped Frank Kashner, third year club veteran and team motivator. "Competitive indoor rowing events such as this one allow us to stay in shape especially during the holiday season."

 

Collectively, the group rowed over 2.6 million meter (1,615 miles) in just over 30 days between November 22 th through December 24^th. This placed the team 16th overall for On-water clubs between 21-50 members.  Even more impressive is that they were in 1st place for same number of rowers who competed.  Frank continues, "We had some great friendly competition among our club members and lots of e-mail communication to keep us all motivated."

 

As a result of Team RocknRow and the other clubs who participated, Concept 2 organization will donate over $30,000 spread among the four charities available. Team RocknRow decided unanimously to designate their money to Doctors without Borders.

 

Roger Pelliciotti, who is new to the club this season quickly adds, "Frank does not give himself enough credit for making this event successful. Not only did he erged over 400k meters by himself, but he was instrumental in bringing the rest of us along to the victory we now share together."

 

For more information on how you can enjoy the physical and spiritual benefits of recreational salt-water rowing, please feel free to “like” them on facebook at Marblehead Rowing Club or contact them at info@rocknrow.com where 2013 membership are now available

A Grateful Thanksgiving

I have so much to be thankful for, 

An incredible wife 

soulmate and partner,

Loving children 

living productive, creative, engaged lives,

Great friends to share life with

A healthy physical body

Freedom to explore and discover,

The magnificence of Marblehead

Grace

And of course,

ROCK & ROW

What started as a freak occurrence

A magazine ad 

A chance meeting on the water

Becomes a living entity

An energy all its own

Full, rich and unique

I am humbly grateful 

for the beauty 

that is Rock & Row

Greetings on the dock

Early mornings on the sea

The incredible aliveness 

of a great row

Working my body

With best friends 

A mystical, pristine 

environment

And doing it again

The very next day

Each years’ newbie class

Bringing new life, 

new friends

Expanding our community

Expanding opportunities

YES

I am thankful 

For ROCK & ROW

And all of you

 

Her beating HEART

And SOUL.

  

Paulie Malloy

El Presidente

Thanksgiving 2012

SEASON END CLEAN UP

Despite the ugly weather a great number of the faithful wandered down to the boat yard to help stack up the rest of our beloved fleet on to Bertha and breakdown the racks that so that come Monday. Thom can continue to bring boats into the shed for the winter. Pictured from left to right is: Tzivya S, Eileen P, Donald H., Erica C. Jon "The Viking" w/Coco, Shelia R., Stan R., Thomas V., Monica M, Roger P, Jean V., Terrie L., Paul M., and Chris L. (Missing the captn'). What a great season for RnR. I'll try to provide a re-cap in the upcoming weeks but all I can say is that 2012 was awesome but 2013 looks to be even better. Mark you calendars to join us the for the year end ANNUAL PIRATE BASH on October 27th and the second annual ALL MEMBERS MEETING on NOVEMBER 4th details to follow.
Additionally I have heard that Frank K will again lead us in an "over the winter" cardio challenge with Concept 2. Did I hear 1 million club miles? WOW!!
Lastly it's still not too late to get in your member's survey. We do want to hear from you.

Blessings and good health to all
Captn' 

SEPTEMBER 19TH " INTERNATIONAL TALK LIKE A PIRATE DAY"

Ready to talk like a pirate? CLICK HERE?

Hello Rockers!

Have you taken the survey yet?  We've got a grand total of 24 survey results in… which means we might still be waiting for you!

Please follow the link below to give us your feedback.  The survey is just 14 quick questions, and should take you fewer than 10 mins to complete.

See you on the water,

Stephanie

Take the survey here:

http://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/1022953/Rock-Row-2012-Member-Survey

FROM BRIAN C.- "Feeling Like Bait"

WE'RE GOING TO NEED A BIGGER BOAT (Click Here)

RNR RAISE $15K FOR YOUTHLINK

Dear Rockers,


I am delighted to send all you a letter of deep appreciation and thanks for the wonderful way the club responded to the Youth Link fundraiser. We brought in just over $15,000 in about six weeks with 24 members contributing. It speaks to the generosity of our organization’s members but also to a certain compassion and largess of spirit that that I often experience around our club. Every contribution counts and makes a real difference but I would be remiss if I didn’t especially thank Jack Tatelman and Paul Mazonson for enlisting their friends and associates in this campaign. Out of the 120 contributors, a large number came from their superlative efforts and, of those, a good number supported the Captain’s 100 mile August row to benefit Youth Link.
Fifteen thousand dollars in prevention goes far. A dozen kids from a troubled neighborhood in Dorchester will benefit from programs that prop up threadbare dreams and open up once-closed doors. Keeping a teenager out of court and in school has an enormous ripple effect on our economy and society; helping those kids find their voices and talents through the arts, through developing life skills and overcoming poverty is happening thanks to you. One beneficiary—Daniel —asked write his own thanks:
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Hey Rowers! I once met some of you on the beach in Gloucester when a few of us came up with Carmi Paris. You’d rowed over 20 miles and had terrible blisters! For those of you who didn’t visit the website, I’m seventeen and a senior at Madison High School in Boston. I live in the Franklin Field housing development in Dorchester, which is where my mom was raised when her parents came to the US from Puerto Rico. So you could say I’m third generation from the projects.

When I was younger, Franklin Field was known as Boston’s worst neighborhood. The year before Youth Link came here, there were eight murders and almost 30 shootings—a couple even in my backyard. I’ve grown up with the sounds -- guns going off, sirens coming and going, people fighting. As a kid, you really don’t want to get hardened to violence and the things you see. But you learn to be aware of who’s around you, and how trouble gets formed and shaped. You learn to hide your fear, even if you’re scared, because in my neighborhood fear is a sign of weakness.

Through Youth Link I’ve developed skills that are changing my life. In Youth Link’s Youth and Police Initiative, I learned public speaking and how to share myself openly, even to cops I didn’t know. I’ve been mentored in writing and have become a poet. Recently I read to students at Harvard and MIT (something I couldn't have imagined a year ago!) and this summer I’m performing in Youth Link’s Hip Hop opera, Hoop Suite (Just go to this link-- https://vimeo.com/44569362 - use the password – franklin). Check it out. It’s amazing!

Having programs and mentors has made all the difference. I have a dream of going to college, leaving the projects and making it big.

Thank you Rock n Row for giving some of us a chance that even kids from the ‘hood can make it (that’s me on the right)!
Blessings to you all---

Jay Paris