April 28, 2024
Hello NMRC!
Tell your rowing-curious friends there are just three days to grab our $50 early bird discount for 2024 memberships! This opportunity ends April 30!
SCHEDULE CHANGE!
Solon Township Park clean up is rescheduled for May 5 from
9 am - 12 pm. Sign up on iCrew and bring rakes, gloves, shovels, and yard work tools that will help us beautify the park. Many hands make light work!
Huge Opportunity for Quads this 2024 Season:
If you are new to NMRC or need a refresher, we keep our membership fees dedicated to programming and overhead to make rowing as affordable as possible. All purchases for equipment must come through our fundraising efforts.
With that, we have the chance to purchase two quads for the 2024 season. It is extremely rare to find used quads in good condition. We have heard our members’ desire to row quads this season and unfortunately, the current LL quad is in rough shape. We want to upgrade this shell but we have to raise the funds to do it. They are made by Swift and together cost $14,000- a big chunk of money, we know. But having these quads will make our club and programming so much stronger- especially for beginners. We are asking for everyone to pitch in and donate and/or ask any local businesses you support to consider sponsorships.
Our business sponsorships page on our website explains what we offer with multiple levels of giving. There is a printable PDF to give to interested businesses.
We also have a donation available where you can name one of the boats for $5000.
Back up option: We are looking for someone to secure the money needed to give us time to raise these funds if we are unable to do it as quickly as needed.
Please help us fund these quads!
Dry Land Training:
Don’t forget to sign up for FREE dry land training available to registered 2024 members and existing winter training members at the Sleeping Bear Bay Club in Maple City! Dry land training runs through May 11 on Wednesday evenings at 5:30 pm and Saturday mornings at 9:00 am. These sessions will be assisted by experienced members and function as open, unstructured events. Toggling in iCrew is necessary because we have limited rowing machines available. First toggle, first served.
NEW! Pitch in and help earn NMRC some easy money!
The Pit Spitters will pay NMRC $50 per volunteer if 6 - 10 of our members sign up for In-game and Post-game volunteer activities at three different Pit Spitter home games. Sign up on iCrew for any or all of the following evenings: June 30 (4 - 6pm), July 25 (5:30 - 9:30pm) and August 5 (5:30 - 9:30pm).
All volunteers get free parking and a free food voucher! The Post-game volunteers (the 5:30 - 9:30 slots) get tickets to watch part of the game before volunteer commitments begin. Pit Spitters have asked that a majority of volunteers in each group be over 18 years old since some tasks involve serving alcohol.
Please contact members@northernmichiganrowing.club if you are aware of any additional volunteer fundraising opportunities so our club can consider participating!
Launch Boats!
Thanks to the awesome work from the O’Connor men, we have our Lake Leelanau launch boat ready to go! They were also able to diagnose and repair the original motor we purchased two years ago. Yesterday, Glen Lake Juniors, Austin O’Connor and Collin Ostrowski, tested both engines on Lake Leelanau. NMRC will have two launches ready to use for the season, one at LL and the other for GL. We cannot thank Micheal, Austin, and Collin enough for their hard work! Also, a big thank you to neighbor Randy for always being there to assist.
Members Needed to Lead:
It takes a village to keep this member run club running smoothly. Volunteering is part of our membership commitment and part of NMRC culture. We are asking members to step up and take on a leadership role in any one of the following areas: fundraising, merchandise, organizing Learn to Rows at Lake Leelanau and/or Introductions to Sculling at Glen Lake. Please contact members@northernmichiganrowing.club if you are able to help!
Special Thanks!
Thank you to our new Board Member Dan Schillinger for retrieving our boat trailer from storage and delivering it to Lake Leelanau!
Thank you also to Stacy Jargo of Sleeping Bear Bay Club for letting us use her gym space for winter training. It was a big hit! If you’re looking for a great workout, check out www.sleepingbearbayclub.com!
Keeping the boats safe! Thank you to Janet Hethorn for making these awesome boat trailer flags- modeled below by Janet Schillinger.
Annual Membership — $500 ($450 if paid prior to April 30-two days left!)
Unlimited rowing during scheduled sessions at NMRC locations on both Lake Leelanau and Glen Lake. Note that sessions may target specific skill levels.
Use of NMRC small boats outside of scheduled class time with coach's approval.
Rack space for a personal shell at one of the NMRC locations. Space is limited and there may be a prioritized waitlist.
Complimentary Learn to Row and Intro to Sculling classes.
Young Adult (16-24 yrs) membership — $250
Add-on family member — $250
Learn to Row or Intro to Sculling class — $25
We reduced the price of the classes to encourage additional participation.
4 Session Trial Membership — $100
A taste of NMRC for those who have completed Learn-To-Row or Intro-To-Sculling.
Also great for vacationers.
Limit of one trial per person. 100% of your trial membership can be applied to the purchase of an annual membership.
Memberships can be purchased in the club store on iCrew or a check can be sent to: PO Box 113, Cedar, MI 49621. Paying by check helps the club reduce payment fees.
If you are new to our club, please visit the membership page on our website for additional information and instructions.
We also have a scholarship fund to help offset the cost of membership located on our website under Hardship Application.
Mark your Calendars!
April 15 - May 11: Dry Land Training at Sleeping Bear Club Saturdays 9am and Wednesdays 5:30pm.
May 5, 9:00am-12:00pm Solon township park clean up
May 18, 9:00am-1:00pm, Sat: Rigging Day One at Lake Leelanau
May 19, 9:00am-1:00pm, Sun: Rigging Day Two at Lake Leelanau
May 26, 8:00am-11:00am, Sun: Glen Lake Rigging Day. Details on website.
June 1, 9:00am-12:00pm, Sat: National Learn to Row Day at Lake Leelanau
June 15, 9:00am-12:00pm, Sat: Learn to Row at Lake Leelanau
June 22 and 23, 8:00am-10:30am, Sat and Sun: Intro to Sculling at Glen Lake
July 13, 8:00am-10:30am, Sat: Intro to Sculling at Glen Lake
July 14, 8:00am-10:30am, Sun: Intro to Sculling at Glen Lake
August 3, 9:00am-12:00pm, Sat: Learn to Row at Lake Leelanau
*These dates are subject to change if weather or participation levels are not adequate. Members are able to participate in Intro to Sculling and Learn to Row events at no additional cost. We will also need volunteers for all events.
Quick Links:
Corporate Rowing Program:
Great for team building, as a staff benefit, or as a fitness challenge for your company. Details are at this link.
Business Sponsorships:
Our business sponsorship program is outlined on our website under the Support NMRC tab or this link.
Please reach out to any businesses that you think might be interested in sponsorships!