1. REMINDER: Restaurant Fundraiser all day (10am-10pm) this Tuesday, October 23rd at Mamma Lucia located at 9650 Main St., Suite 40, Fairfax, VA 22031. Stop by anytime on the 23rd and they will donate 10% of their sales to the team. Here is the flyer with the details. 2. REMINDER: Registration is Open! Steps 1-5 must be completed no later than November 16th to participate in Winter Conditioning. All registration must be complete no later than February 16th to participate in on-the-water activities. As you may recall from the Parent Season Kick-off presentation, there are nine (9) steps to registration which can be found on our website and are summarized below:
For rowers/coxswains participating in Winter Conditioning, the Emergency Care Form and Field Trip License and Vehicle Insurance Forms, along with initial payments made by check, need to be mailed or hand delivered by November 16, 2018 to: WTW Crew Membership, c/o 9315 Tovito Drive, Fairfax, VA 22031
This work will be physically challenging and you will get wet and dirty. Please wear clothing that can possibly get stained, ripped or torn. Waterproof work gloves would be valuable (VASRA does have some work gloves, but may not have enough for everyone). Waders would be valuable if you have them (some people may have to be in the water during the demolition of the docks). Any demolition tools that you can bring would be helpful. Work will be accomplished during three (3) hour work shifts from 9am-12pm or 1-4pm next Saturday, October 27th. Please sign-up here and ensure you annotate you are with WTW Crew in the notes section. 4. REMINDER: Craft Show Volunteers Still Needed. We still need student-athlete and parent volunteers for the Craft Show on Saturday, November 3rd as well as baked good donations or equipment loans to be dropped off on Friday, November 2nd. Please sign-up here. Please help us spread the word about the Craft Show by sharing the event through Facebook, listserves, Twitter, and any other social media outlets. Here is the event link on Facebook. 5. NEW: Boathouse Workday. We will hold our 2nd Boathouse Workday to ensure the boathouse and equipment are ready for the winter. We are looking for adult and student-athlete volunteers to help between 9am-noon on Saturday, November 10th. Please sign-up here. 6. REMINDER: Other Key Dates: NOTE: The full season calendar (as known now) is posted on the wtwcrew.org site.
7. REMINDER: Tag Days. WTW Crew’s largest annual fundraiser is Tag Days. Tag Days are when pairs of rowers/coxswains go door-to-door to spread the word about WTW Crew and accept donations from generous homeowners. On several designated dates, groups of four student-athletes are driven to their pre-mapped route by parent volunteers. This is also the only fundraiser that all athletes and parents are required to support. (athletes - 4 shifts for returning, 3 shifts for novice; parents - 1 driving shift per athlete on the team) Sign-up genius now available. We encourage you to plan ahead to fit Tag Days into your schedule. Dates: Saturdays November 17, December 1 (AM Shift Only), December 8, 2018 and January 12 (AM), January 26, and February 2 (AM), 2019. |