Head Of The Charles Regatta 2018 HOCR Program

charity/ 2018 PARTICIPANTS Mark Abelson Alastair Adam Richard Ashoff Violet Barletta Christiana Congdon Cameron Bowen Marley Brown Anne Cann Catherine Coffman Paul Cannistraro Fred Chernoff Debra Chute Jennifer Conforti Erik Cornet Steve Cox Zachary Steinfield Richard de Neufville Whitney Hatch Bob Heacox Kenneth Iscol Samantha Karasik Fred Krupp Lafayette College Crew Thomas Lowe Tom Loughlin Marie McCormack Marin Rowing Miami International RowHouse MIT Grad Crew Al Morrone Joe Novitski Dustin Ordway Traverse Area Robert Orsi Ernie Parizeau Phillips Academy Alden Pierce Liam Hugh Rickard Frank Porter Purple Reign Boat Club James Purtill Patrick Riordan Alvaro Rodriguez Matt Schaeffer Stephen Schaffran Don Hunt Hugh Scott Alex Sherman Tanner Shirk Javin Martin Beatrix Tobey Emma Vieten Margaret Czech David Wiedaseck Randy Wilhelm Emmy Wuensch Rivanna Rowing Club Edward Zerdy PHOTO: CARLOS RIDRUEJO | CARIDOSSA.COM MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND RECREATION 2018 OFFICIAL CHARITIES Community Rowing, Inc. (CRI) is the largest public access rowing club in the United States. Founded in 1985, CRI is dedicated to involving a racially and economically diverse group of people with a wide range of physical abilities in the Olympic rowing discipline that develops fitness, team- work and strength. CRI offers learn to row, recreational, competitive adult and youth programs and includes opportunities for people who have physical disabilities, people with visual or hearing impair- ments, people who have intellectual disabilities, and programs that serve Veterans of the US Military. Membership and program fees are what keep CRI afloat. However, the organization is committed to making rowing affordable for anyone who wants to take part. Do- nations to CRI support scholarships, equipments costs and special programs such as G-ROW, CRI’s after school rowing program for more than 300 girls from the Boston public schools. FOR MORE INFORMATION: call 617-779-8267 or visit www.communityrowing.org Founded in 1916, the Cambridge Community Foun- dation (CCF) strives to meet the most vital human service needs of the Cambridge (MA) community. The Foundation’s focus is primarily on the funding of direct human services by initiating programs and working through some 180+ approved tax exempt agencies serv- ing in these 6 general areas: Early Childhood Services “A Healthy Start” —for babies, preschoolers, and their families; Youth Services “Opportunities for Children and Youth”—to grow into healthy, pro- ductive citizens; Senior Services “Support for Our Seniors”—ser- vices, activities, and volunteer opportunities; Community Services “A Welcoming Community” -- ensuring access to services and re- sources for new immigrants, underserved groups, and vulnerable individuals; Emergency Outreach “A Community that Cares”—ad- dressing hunger, homelessness, and violence; Arts & the Environ- ment “A Lively, Livable Community”— encouraging creativity, caring for our environment, and arts for all. In this way, CCF is a permanent source of financial support and innovative leadership dedicated to the well-being of the people of Cambridge. FOR MORE INFORMATION: call 617-576-9966 or visit http://cambridgecf.org Founded in 1916, the Cambridge Community Foun- dation (CCF) Founded in 1906, West End House is an independent Boys & Girls Club and the largest youth development agency in the Allston-Brighton com- munity, serving more than 1,600 youth between the ages of 7 and 24 annually throughout the city of Boston. More than half of the youth we serve are ages 13 or older, placing West End House in the top 2% of Boys & Girls Clubs nationwide serving teens. Our high-impact, structured programs, delivered by a dynamic team of professional staff and volunteers, ensure that our young people are succeeding academically, exploring and mastering the arts, developing career readiness skills, and adopting healthy life- styles. Among our successes in the past year: *98% high school graduation and college enrollment rate *115 teens employed, includ- ing 65 year-round jobs—making us one of the largest year-round teen employers in Boston *101,000 healthy meals prepared from scratch and served to our youth; *75% of targeted youth improved their fitness level. For more information, FOR MORE INFORMATION: call (617) 682-1009 or visit www.westendhouse.org FIFTY-FOURTH HEAD OF THE CHARLES REGATTA 55

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