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UPDATED REGATTA DATES

Head of the Christina Info

Kings Head Results & Fundraiser

Blue Jean Ball Update

Hospitality Donation

Special Announcement

Volunteer Opportunities

Spirit Wear

Blue Jean Ball Committee Meeting

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Apologies, but a few dates have been changed/updated.

Please double check your calendar and let Coach know if you cannot attend any of these regattas.

10/2 Head of the Christina - Christina River, Wilmington DE

10/16 Navy Day - Schuylkill River, Philadelphia PA

(Date changed from 10/15 to 10/16 due to a conflict with the city of Philadelphia.)

Currently no families have volunteered to host the hospitality tent for this Regatta. If you are interested, let John or Robin know. We can also skip the tent for this one and go all out on the 29th

10/30 Head of the Schuylkill - Schuylkill River, Philadelphia PA

(Was previously listed as 10/29 however, it is a two day Regatta and

Colleges have been scheduled for the 29th and high schools for the 30th.)

Several families signed up for hospitality for this Regatta, however since then the date moved Saturday to Sunday. If you signed up and can not longer host,

please let Robin know ASAP.

11/13 Braxton - Mercer Lake - Princeton NJ

The Head of the Christina Regatta takes place on the Christina River in Wilmington, Delaware out of the Wilmington Youth Rowing Association (WYRA) boathouse. There are great viewing options all along the river walk, but team tents/grilling is not allowed. They will be selling packaged snacks but no hot food so you should pack a lunch.

There is ample parking along the Riverwalk area. See photo below...

Please visit the REGATTA WEBSITE for more info.

Also, keep an eye on the weather and check the website before you head out. It looks to be quite rainy.

LINEUP

Event 25: Mens Youth 2nd V/JV 4x

Sam Malandrucco, Corey Zimmerman, Justin Jarrett, Alexander Avgerinos

Event 28: Womens Youth 2nd V/JV 4x

Claire Nardi, Eleanor Lee, Jessica Vance, Maya Moore

Alex Avgerinos completed was his first race in a the Mens Ltwt 1x. Though he did not medal (this time), he put in a solid effort and placed 5th. A good first race!

Jessica Vance and Maya Moore also were first timers competing in the Womens JV 2x and finished 11th out of 13. Great effort!

Maya jumped out of the double and into the Womens 4x to compete alongside Claire Nardi, Eleanor Lee, Siena Bevilacqua. Even with Maya in back to back races, they finished 7th out of 11 and all of it through a heavy downpour and rough water - very commendable!

Jay Singh (Coxswain), Corey Zimmerman, Carter Bickell, Justin Jarrett, and Sam Malandrucco raced in the JV 4+ and finished 10th out of 12. Nice work!

Special thanks to grill master Evan Avgerinos for working the grill and MJ Malandrucco for supplying Walking Tacos and homemade cookies! Other great helpers were: Jacqueline Moore, Joe Bevilacqua, the Vances, Lynn Altemose, and the Nardis. (I apologize if I missed anyone). After our costs, we profited $650 which is fantastic. Although clean-up was a soggy mess, I really appreciate those that stayed to help load the trailer. On Monday, John and I were both off so we cleaned and dried everything off so we're ready for the next one :)

The Blue Jean Ball November date has fallen through due to a scheduling conflict with our venue (The Phelps School) and the committee has decided that it would be best to move the date to late-January. We hope to have a solid date nailed down soon. Look for an email soon asking for help with our biggest fundraising event.

We definitely need more helps o if you would like to join the committee, please email Robin (gvcrewm@gmail.com) to get on the mailing list for our Zoom meetings.

As you may know, we need "all hands on deck" to keep GV Crew "afloat".

All puns aside, please consider where you may be able to help. Below is a list of volunteers. Though the bigger roles are filled (Yay!), we will still need all families to contribute from time to time.



Program Director: JOHN BREWER - gvcrewpd@gmail.com

The program director works closely with the coaches and the GV Crew Board of Directors to see that everything runs smoothly for GV Crew.

Marketing/Communications: ROBIN BREWER - gvcrewm@gmail.com

Sends newsletters, emails, and oversees social media and REMIND text messages.

Treasurer/Uniforms/Spirit wear: Dorothy Bickell

Keeps track of income and expenses and reports back to program director and GVCO. Also orders/sells uniforms and spirit wear.

Hospitality Coordinator: Jenny Bevilacqua

Coordinates refreshments and hospitality tent for regattas. Also, helps plan other team events like start-of-season/end-of-season picnics.

Carpool Coordinator: Jennifer Zanck

Helps to connect families to carpool to and from practices.

Fundraising: Vacant

Oversees several fundraisers for the team, including annual Blue Jean Ball.

Yard Sign Fundraiser: Jacqueline Moore

Winter Basketball

GVBL Winter Rec League 

Registration for GVBL Winter Rec League is now open. This will be our 22nd year of bringing the GV community this outstanding youth basketball program.

Once again due to the limited amount of gym space, the GVBL Winter Rec League will be open to ONLY GVSD residents with limited spots per division. GVBL will once again offer divisions for girls and boys in grades 1-8 and a boys HS division. Skills Assessments will begin 10/17.

During the season, there will be a one hour weeknight practice and a one hour game on the weekend. Games and practices will be held at a location within GVSD boundaries. During registration, we allow parents to choose one day a week that will NOT work for practice in order to allow some flexibility in scheduling other activities.

The Junior Hoopsters program for 4-5 year olds will open in late October.

Caring Hands 2022-23

Student Volunteers in Grades 7-12

Since 2013, Caring Hands has been helping those in need in the community.

All new and returning students in grades 7-12 are encouraged to sign up for the 2022-23 Caring Hands Constant Contact email list.

Here are a few of the things we have planned: SPCA outreach activities, Charlestown Day, 4th Annual Cradles to Crayons drive, Steps4Hope 5k, Coat Drive, Home of the Sparrow drive.

Do You Match?

Did you know your employer might have a Matching Gifts program?

It's a great way to contribute and help GVCO complete the entire new GVCO Community Center project.