Mar 9, 2025 Club newsletter
Announcements
Last week was the first week of our spring season! It was so great to meet all of our new members, and the athletes are already hard at work for spring racing. We are hoping for an early thaw at Bryant Lake this year! We will try to send a weekly email update during the season, and for day-to-day updates and changes, please check Groupme. If you need to be added to the Groupme, please email vicepresident@tcyrc.org.
Additionally, the TCY merchandise store is now open! The last day to order is 3/11 so make sure to act fast! This is a great opportunity to get some swag to wear to our races - and it should be here by Midwest! Click here to go to the store.
The next TCYRC Board Meeting is taking place on Thursday, March 13 at 6:30 PM at the TCYRC Boathouse (7564 Market Pl Dr, Eden Prairie, MN) and Zoom. Everyone is welcome to attend. The Zoom link will be shared in the parent Groupme before the meeting on Thursday.
We are excited to welcome new rowers for our spring season! A new family orientation will take place on Saturday, March 15 at 9:00 AM (immediately after practice). If your rower is new to TCY, we hope to see you there! No registration necessary.
Upcoming Events
College Recruitment 101 - March 29
Is your rower a sophomore or junior and interested in rowing in college? If so, join TCY Program Director and Head Coach, Justin Richardson, for a College Recruitment 101 Session on Saturday, March 29 at 9:30 AM at the TCY Boathouse. As a former college coach, Justin will share an overview of the college recruitment process and NCAA timelines, and he will also be available to answer questions you or your rower may have. This session is for rowers and families. No registration necessary.
Ready to Launch - April 13
New to the team or have been on the team for years, all are invited to TCY’s Ready to Launch banquet. Ready to Launch is our annual team banquet where we “launch” the new rowing season and our seniors. This is a great opportunity to build community, meet other parents and team members, and we'd love to see everyone there! Grandparents and extended family are welcome to attend.
As our club's biggest fundraising event, we look forward to exciting raffles, silent auction prizes and other ways to support the team for a successful 2025! We are seeking donations for the silent auction and raffle (e.g. gift cards, sports tickets, gift basket items, etc.) Donations can be dropped off at the TCYRC Boathouse (rowers give to Jojo or Addie) by April 6, 2025.
Thank you in advance for your generous support! Tickets are $40 per person; discounts are available if that is a financial hardship. We hope to see everyone there!
Ready to Launch Location:
Red River Kitchen at Braemar Golf Course, 6364 John Harris Dr #100, Edina, MN 55439
Evening Itinerary:
Mingling 4:00 PM |Dinner 5:00 PM |Program 5:30 PM
Kowalski's Fundraiser - VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!
We are on the schedule at the Kowalski’s in Eden Prairie for Saturday, April 19 from 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
THIS is the DAY before EASTER! We need 4 -6 rowers for every two hour shift, plus one parent present for the day.
Rowers WILL NOT be bagging; they will carry out and make conversation with the customers. Rowers are welcome to sign up for more than one shift! (Did you know, rowers can submit this time as volunteer hours for things like the Presidential Service Award - for those high schools that participate? We will sign off.)
Kowalski’s will donate $250 to our club at the conclusion of our volunteer day. In addition, it’s great advertising for our club!
Sign up for a shift: Kowalski's Carry Out
Gerten's Fundraiser - Going on Now!
Go to: www.gertensfundraising.com
Store code 1046
Our club receives 30% of the sales of plants and 15% from the sales of gift cards.
Through on-line ordering, this fundraiser is an easy one to extend to friends, family and co-workers. Order early - items do sell out. There are hanging baskets, flats of annuals, pots of perennials and groupings for planting your summer pots.
Our store closes on March 31 at 10 p.m.
PICK UP at the Boathouse on Friday, May 9th - Mother's Day weekend!
Rowers' first names and last initial are on the list to select when you place an order. If your rower's name is missing, please email Nancy Bixby and she will ask Gerten's to add it to the list. Prizes will be awarded for top two sellers!
Our winter Gerten's fundraiser earned $300 for the club! Let's double this! Triple it!
Regatta Planning
Spring Regattas
We are starting to finalize details for our spring regattas, and more information will be shared in the coming weeks, including travel information, link to the hotel block, and a regatta schedule.
We will be attending two regattas this spring:
Indianapolis Sprints (Indianapolis, IN) - May 3-4 (This race will be for experienced rowers only because there will not be enough time on the water beforehand to prepare our novices.)
Midwest Junior Rowing Championships (Bethel, OH) - May 17-18
Summer Regattas
We are still finalizing our summer regatta schedule. As soon as regattas are finalized, we will post information on the TCYRC website. If you would like to tentatively "hold" dates in your (busy) summer calendars, the tentative regattas include:
Minneapolis Sprints (Minneapolis, MN) - June 21
Chicago Sprints (Chicago, IL) - July 11-13
Midwest Summer Sprints (Zanesville, OH) - August 3