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Mandatory Safety Meeting - Tuesday February 8 at 7:30
Crew Spirit Day
Info Meeting Slides
Spring Season Information
Registration
First Practice
Carpool Info (Google form due by 2/9!)
Regatta Dates
Open House Info
Yard Sign Fundraiser
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MANDATORY Safety Meeting
Tuesday, February 8 at 7:30pm
Great Valley High School Audion
All rowers & coxswains must attend.
Masks are required at GVHS.
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Crew Spirit Day Tomorrow!
Monday, February 7, 2022
Wear your GV gear to school on Monday to get ready for the start of the spring season!
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Spring Registration Information |
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Registration for the GV Crew Spring Season is open:
Returning and new team members:
Please register by February 7, 2021*
*New rowers who want to give rowing a try first can delay
registration and practices until after they attend the
Open House on Saturday, 2/26 (10am-1pm)
and can register by Monday, 2/28.
New rowers can also choose to register by February 7
and start practices on February 14th.
Fees
8th Grade Rowers - $550
9-12th Grade Rowers - $975
Other important dates:
Tuesday, February 8, 7:30pm
Mandatory Safety Meeting at GVHS Audion
Monday, February 14, 3:45-5:15
First Practice at Trinsey Boathouse!
Will be cold. Dress in tight fitting layers.
Friday, February 25, 8pm
Tentative Swim Test at UMLY
(Only for those who haven't already tested for crew in the past)
Saturday, February 26, 10am-1pm
OPEN HOUSE
New rowers attending open house may register by Monday, February 28.
Tentative Last Practice - May 20
Practices are MWF 3:45-6:15 and Saturdays 10:00-1:00
NOTE: Right now practices will end around 5:15 due to early sunset times.
Practices are held at John S. Trinsey Jr. Boathouse
(Upper Merion Boathouse) in Bridgeport, PA
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CARPOOL INFORMATION
This season, Brenda Thorpe and Robin Brewer will be coordinating carpool for those who wish to participate. The purpose of the Carpool Coordinators is to help make the initial carpool groups based on driving availability, seats available, and location. Once the carpool groups are formed, the coordinator's job is finished and it is between families within their own carpool group to work on last minute changes, etc.
Generally, those driving carpool to practice pick up from the high school around 3:00. Those who drive home either drop everyone off at the HS or, if the group decides on it, will drop off at their homes.
Participation in carpool is OPTIONAL
and those who wish to join will need to complete
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The following are the dates for POSSIBLE regattas. Regattas may be added or cancelled depending on a number of factors. We know that this makes it feel impossible to plan other things, but all we ask is that you pencil them in and try to work around them as much as possible. If you need to miss a regatta, please let Coach Ryan know in advance. We will also start a new availability calendar this spring so please fill that out when we have that ready to go.
Manny Flicks - Schuylkill River
March 20
March 27
April 3
April 10
April 24
City Championships - Schuylkill River
May 7-8
Upper Schuylkill Regatta - Upper Merion Boathouse
May 15
Stotesbury Cup - Schuylkill River
May 21-22
SRAA Championship: May 27 & 28
Cooper River
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Please help spread the word to any GV Seniors and their parents.
We would love to see these signs all over the district!
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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: LINDA McCARTHY - mcpip516@gmail.com
Keeps track of income and expenses and reports back to program director and GVCO. Also orders/sells uniforms and spirit wear. Thank you to previous treasurer, Pat McDonald!
Hospitality: Vacant
Coordinates refreshments and hospitality tent for regattas. Also, helps plan other team events like start-of-season/end-of-season picnics.
Carpool Coordinator: Vacant
Helps to connect families to carpool to and from practices.
Fundraising: THERESA FRIEDMAN AND ? Looking for a Co-Chair
theresadfriedman@gmail.com
This is a group effort. Theresa is looking for a co-chair but you won't do all of the work, everyone chips in for fundraising!
Oversees several fundraisers for the team, including annual Blue Jean Ball.
We need a new chairperson, however, you will have a lot of support from our previous chair, Jen Grobe, as well as others who have helped in the past. Jen has done an incredible job for us in the past and we are so thankful!
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If you will be missing a practice, please text Coach Ryan directly using the REMIND app. |
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Get Text Updates with REMIND |
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REMIND is the #1 way to stay on top of what is going on
in GV Crew.
Besides reminders for certain events, this texting service is used by the coaches to give updates if a practice needs to be changed or cancelled on short notice.
Join the GV Crew REMIND group for Crew updates
& reminders via TEXT
To join, send @hfdbb to the number 81010
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Please read our COVID Safety Guidelines HERE.
Or you can download the PDF HERE
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Would you like an additional email to receive our newsletter or would you like to unsubscribe? Email Robin at gvcrewm@gmail.com |
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Questions about GV Crew? Contact John Brewer at gvcrewpd@gmail.com
For additions to the newsletter: Email Robin Brewer at gvcrewm@gmail.com
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Monte Carlo Night
Join us on March 4th, 2022 from 6-11PM at the Desmond Hotel for our annual GVBL Monte Carlo Fundraiser! This event will include food, an open bar, casino games hosted by Monte Carlo Casino Entertainment LLC, basket and prize raffles, 50/50 raffle, and a virtual auction for both those in attendance at the Desmond and those unable to attend.
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Each ticket purchased until 2/18 includes $50 in casino chips for games such as poker, blackjack, craps, roulette and more. Chips can be redeemed for raffle tickets for $100 gift baskets, gift cards and other prizes.
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Our virtual auction site is live and bidding has begun. There are featured items such as a round of golf for 3 with a member at Merion Golf Club's East Course, lunch at the Fitler Club of Philadelphia, dinner at Limoncello Chester Springs or the ChopHouse Grill, a family portrait session and jewelry. More items are being added daily!
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Challenger Gym
Volunteers in grades 9-12 will be needed for Challenger Gym starting March 16th. Challenger gym is a community gym program for GVSD kids with physical and/or other special challenges. The emphasis is on having fun physical activities.
- Volunteers are expected to try to attend most if not all of the sessions.
- Dates are March 16, 23, 30, April 6, 20 and 27th.
- Sign up to volunteer
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In Ian's Boots Shoe Drive
Check your closets! Caring Hands will be collecting new and gently used shoes and sneakers for In Ian's Boots. Donation, collection and volunteer information will be posted later in February.
Book Drives
We will be collecting all types of books in good condition to assist Books 4 Cause and their African Library Project or Bernies Book Bank. Help promote literacy, education and book ownership.
Good Works
During the weekends of March 19th and 26th, we will be assisting Good Works of Chester County. This organization provides home repair for low-income families. Additional details are coming.
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Cheer Fitness & Choreography Clinics
The cheer fitness & choreography clinics are fun and high-energy workout sessions to increase endurance and strength. Each session is 1 hour; half is a workout class format while the other is learning choreography to music that includes exercises and dances. This is all with the added fun of working out with pom poms!! Poms are included in the registration fee.
Athletes will be separated into two groups based on intensity level and age. Both groups will be at the same location and same time.
Sessions are on Thursdays from 6:30-7:30PM March 31st through May 26th; no session on April 14th. They will be held at the lower gym at General Wayne Elementary School, 20 Devon Rd., Malvern.
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GVCO Community Partnership |
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Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health
Changing the World – one person, one family, one community at a time
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In late 2021, GVCO connected with Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health through a recent Coat Drive initiative held at GWES. The goal of the initiative was to receive donated coats from the community to try and address needs right here in the immediate area. After GVCO reached out to the local Devereux administrative offices in Devon, we were directed to the Devereux Children’s Behavioral Health Services (CBHS) Mapleton School located on Sugartown Rd. in Malvern.
With its mission, Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health changes lives by unlocking and nurturing human potential for people living with emotional, behavioral or cognitive differences. Devereux serves children and adolescents from ages birth to 21 with emotional and behavioral health challenges across southeastern Pennsylvania. These children are cared for in the environment best suited for their growth and well-being, including acute care, residential treatment, approved private schools, foster care and outpatient services. All of our programs embrace four significant essentials of treatment: family engagement, functional behavior assessment, trauma-informed care and positive behavior support.
Devereux has locations in Malvern, Devon, East Goshen, as well as numerous others across southeastern Pennsylvania. Our GV families and the Great Valley Community Organization are committed to assisting our wonderful partners here in our district/region, in an effort to build a stronger community through helping those partners meet their mission and vision.
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GVCO is excited to announce that we have been awarded $750,000.00 of state funding to assist with the construction of our new GVCO Community Center. With the help of Senator Comitta to secure the funding, GVCO sees this as another milestone towards making this wonderful community asset a reality for Great Valley and the surrounding region.
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1st Phase of the new GVCO Community Center |
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We are on our way...
to a world-class community resource that delivers a broad range of sports, educational, arts, recreational and senior programs that address key community needs.
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The time is NOW.... Together we can make it happen!
We need your help to finish what we've started! We will not get the necessary financing to complete the project without raising additional funds.
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The Barrow Family - Greg, Sandi,
Jack & Ryan
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Greg & Sandi both grew up in the area. Sandi is a proud GV alum. Greg owns an insurance agency, and Sandi is most proud of being a mom.
They first heard of GVCO when a little girl came to Jack’s preschool class with her Junior Hoopsters trophy. They knew immediately they had to get the boys involved, and it was love at first sight. The GVBL program was amazing & still is impressive today. Both boys played through high school. Ryan is still playing in the High School division.
In 2010 when GVCO started a youth football program with the Junior Patriots, Sandi & Greg knew their boys, 5 & 7 at the time, would be thrilled to jump on board. It was the best seven seasons ever with GVFL. Greg coached, and Sandi was a GVFL Board Member and League Representative for four seasons.
Not only playing the games & having fun over the years, but it is the life-long friends we have all made that are truly the magic of GVCO. It was essential to pass this spirit on to younger families by supporting GVCO and the new center.
We cannot wait to see all of the happy faces, young and old, at the new GVCO center.
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17 E. King Street, Malvern
610-858-3663
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GVCO is proud to be a community partner with Awakening Wellness located in the heart of Malvern Borough. Their mission and vision closely align with what our community organization embodies. Owner Lori Rossi opened her business “To create an open, loving, inclusive community where people feel inspired, supported and empowered to bring about positive change in their life through awareness and healing.”
Awakening Wellness is a Healing Arts Studio and Positive Living Boutique. A setting where there is no judgment nor competition, just encouragement, acceptance, and compassion. Their Yoga and Qigong classes are open to people of all ages, sizes, and shapes, regardless of experience or fitness level.
“Find peace, balance, and joy in our nurturing environment, supportive group classes, and private one-to-one wellness sessions.”
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More Ways to Support GVCO |
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The results are in! The Great Valley Community Organization received over 58,000 votes from people who believe in our mission and our impact in the community. We received a good-sized donation thanks to you!
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Target’s Community Giving Program provides Target Circle members the opportunity to earn and cast votes to help area nonprofits. We are grateful for our partnership with Target and for our Great Valley Community members.
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Do You Match?
It's a great way to contribute and help GVCO complete the entire new GVCO Community Center project.
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Use code #47309 for GVCO! |
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