HeLLO Parents
You are here at an exciting time!
​ETHS Rowing was established in Fall of 2022, so things are new and developing as we build our club into something great for our kids and the ETHS student-athletes of the future. Truth: there is much to organize and plan.
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As ETHS Rowing Club Parents, we are dedicated to taking on everything that is needed to make this club run successfully, inclusively, and joyfully, and to keep as much off our beloved coaches' plates so they can focus on coaching. We handle everything from travel logistics, to merchandise, from fundraising to social media accounts - it takes a village! ​We are currently structured into 12 committees under three umbrella categories (listed below).
We are welcoming you and encourage you to join!
Why is your involvement so important?
Rowing is a sport that most student-athletes have never tried until now, and takes place on water; the coaches are focused on teaching, coaching, and safety.Rowing is also a sport that requires a lot of coordination of people and large-scale equipment. It involves getting athletes to bodies of water, to be outdoors in a wide variety of weather, and to race in places farther from school than typical high school team distances. It is a sport of higher than usual expenses, and our club's mission is to ensure no financial gatekeeping. All of this to say that outside of coaching, we ETHS Rowing Club parents pick up the rest. We organize, we shuttle, we fundraise, we budget the team finances we have raised. We plan pre-race dinners, we set up the team tent at races and ensure there is food for the team there. We cheerlead! We seek donations from local businesses and other teams, we write the handbook, we write this text you are reading! In short: we are dedicated to supporting the ETHS Rowing Club, and parent involvement is important in order for the club to be successful.
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How can you be involved?
The short answer: Anyway you can!
Our dedication to breaking barriers of exclusivity in the sport of rowing means that we do not charge fees to participate. We need help coordinating at any level of the group, whether you feel comfortable to be the lead of a committee, or sign up to drive supplies to a scrimmage or help organize fundraising .. and there is so much more.
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As an example:
Regatta Organization
Our team participates in about 4 regattas per season and about half of them are overnight trips. Our regatta committee handles everything from advance planning, meal and inventory needs, site set up and volunteer needs during the event - making sure, our children and coaches are supported for a successful race.
Click here to see our regatta team overview
It is a community effort and such a rewarding experience! Are you ready to join us?​
Rowing Parent Committees
During our first year we created an initial list of committees, and encourage you to join one. Being part of a committee does not mean you are expected to do all under that heading, but simply to help lead: to to come up with ideas, contribute however you can, and make sure the items for that committee get done.
