Keep scrolling for info on:
Fall Calendar
Regatta Schedule
Carpool Information
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Did you see our Spring 2021 VIDEO?
LINK TO Spring 2021 FOLDER of PHOTOS & VIDEOS
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NEW Great Valley Crew lettering on the boat trailer! |
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Fall 2021 Season - Mark Your Calendars |
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Important Dates:
Friday, June 4 - Registration OPENS for GV Crew Fall 2021
Monday, August 16 - First Practice!
Monday, August 23 - Team Information ZOOM Meeting
ALL rowers and a parent must attend!
Saturday, August 28 - OPEN HOUSE
This is a great opportunity for anyone new to the sport to try it out before registration. We will also be selling spirit wear, magnets, stadium cups, and uniforms! One-stop shop for the season.
Monday, September 6 - Registration CLOSES
TBD - Swim Test
All new rowers will need to pass a swim test
Regatta Dates:
*Regattas may be added or removed as needed*
Head of the Christina - TBD - Christina River - Wilmington, DE
(Likely October 2 as it is historically the first Saturday in October)
Navy Day Regatta: Saturday, October 16 - Schuylkill River, Philadelphia, PA
Head of the Schuykill: Sunday, October 30 - Schuylkill River, Philadelphia, PA
Frostbite: Saturday, November 13 - Cooper River - Pennsauken, NJ
Braxton: Sunday, November 14 - Mercer Lake - West Windsor, NJ
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- There is no experience necessary for you to row with us!
- Boys & Girls Grades 8-12. Note: 8th graders can train and practice, but are not eligible to compete in the regattas.
- There is NO TRANSPORTATION provided to practices or to regattas in Philly, NJ and DEL. There is a voluntary and optional parent-led carpool for those that want to participate.
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PLEASE NOTE: This is a competitive rowing team, we need your full commitment to all practices and regattas. We need the whole team at every practice to ensure we can get on the water ever day the weather conditions allow.
- Registration fees cover many costs including boathouse rental, boat purchases and maintenance, insurance, and coaches salaries. We strive to fundraise and keep our fees low. We are proud to say that our fees remain lower than other comparable programs.
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We are in need of a carpool coordinator! Our carpool is optional and parent organized. We have done without a coordinator for the last two seasons by just providing everyone with a list of interested families and encouraging folks to reach out to one another. This was only partially successful. If you are interested in something more organized, consider volunteering to be the one to connect families. Gather availability from those who want to participate, see who lives near each other, then match them up. Robin Brewer can show you how it was done in the past. Another idea is to hold a carpool Zoom meeting to get everyone organized in real time.
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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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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: YI-MING CHIU - chiuym@yahoo.com
Coordinates refreshments and hospitality tent for regattas. Also, help plan other team events like start-of-season/end-of-season picnics. You will receive plenty of support from our amazing previous hospitality chairs, Allen and Laura Brinton.
Carpool: vacant
Organizes parent carpool for team practices. Has done an incredible job for several seasons already!
Fundraising: THERESA FRIEDMAN AND MEG JOY
theresadfriedman@gmail.com and megjoy@comcast.net
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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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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Fall Football:
The Great Valley Football League is an instructional youth football league for kids in grades K-5. GVFL strives to create a fun experience for the kids, playing and learning the game of football while competing with their peers from the surrounding communities. We pride ourselves on creating a strong sense of community among our volunteers, parents and athletes throughout our season and beyond.
Upcoming Events:
August 9th - Tackle practices begin
September 4th - Tackle season begins
September 24th - K-1 Flag season begins
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Fall Cheer
Fall Cheer begins in early August. Athletes will learn cheers and routines to be performed during Fall football games.
Cheer for Grades 2-6 will include Fall competitions and early Winter basketball games.
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If you've ever been attended a sporting event, you've probably witnessed a referee making a "bad call". These referees, umpires, line judges are some level of professional getting paid good money to call the game.
At GVBL, we have taken a different approach through the years. We are a community league giving the kids an opportunity to have fun and compete at the game of basketball. We ask volunteer moms, dads and former GVBL players from the community to ref the games.
The opportunity to ref gives the students a chance to "see" the game from a different perspective and teaches responsibility. In addition, we feel it's a good opportunity to give back to the league that they've enjoyed for many years.
Without student referees, the GVBL registration cost would be significantly higher. And hopefully everyone has a tougher time yelling at a student or neighbor from our community refereeing one of our GVBL rec league games.
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Great Valley Community Organization |
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Record Number of Volunteers Signing Up for upcoming Year of Service to our Community!
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Some of the activities and partners for the 2021-22 school year:
Brandywine SPCA - September Donation Drive
Throughout the month we will be hosting donation drop off days and "Kong Stuffing" during the weekends. We hope the SPCA will stop by with some of their furry friends.
Cradles to Crayons children’s clothing drive – Fall 2021
This will be the 3rd Annual C2C drive. First two years were a great success and we're looking forward to greater things this year!
Home of the Sparrow Winter White Out Event - November
NEW event this year! We will be partnering with Home of the Sparrow to assist women facing homelessness to secure housing and achieve long-term stability. There will be more info on this event as we move forward in the calendar.
"Good Neighbors" initiative - holiday gift wrapping
For many years now we have been wrapping and delivering hundreds of gifts and delivering them to several local senior centers during the hoildays.
Additionally, we expect to repeat events like decorating the food boxes for CCFB and the holiday gift sale as well as adding several new community service opportunities throughout the fall and into the new year.
Your help is needed to make these events successful. Parents and students in grades 7-12 are welcome to volunteer.
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GVCO Internship Opportunities |
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High School Internships (Fall 2021)
GVCO is looking for several high school - juniors or seniors - interns in the Fall 2021 to assist with programming and administrative responsibilities. Internship will last throughout the ‘school year'. Hours would be after school, 3pm and 5pm Mondays through Fridays. 2 to 5 hours per week. GVCO will work with you to create flexible scheduling around academic responsibilities, sports seasons, theater and arts commitments, etc. Compensation will be $9.00 per hour. If interested please complete the GVCO Internship Form.
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After doing some final tree clearing for storm water pipe, the site contractor immediately started grading the playing field space. Getting this space into usable condition as quickly as possible is a priority. GVCO wants to create the much needed space as we have begun to plan a number of community events through our Caring Hands and Challenger programs; our youth football and cheer programs will be utilizing the space; and have begun discussing use for our community partners and outside groups for other activities and fundraising opportunities.
As we have been saying, "We Are On Our Way"! Keep an eye on our website and social media pages as we will be announcing a "formal ground breaking" date in September as the 1st phase of the building begins to take shape. We will also be announcing the restart of our Great Valley Building Connections ("GVBC") capital campaign in the coming weeks as we continue to need to reach our $3 million fundraising goal in hopes of completing the entire building.
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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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With the school year approaching, many rising 11th and 12th graders are setting their sights on taking an SAT or ACT test this fall. Whether your student needs help preparing for the test, deciding whether to focus on the SAT or ACT, choosing a test date, or mastering the underlying content matter needed for the exams, contact Ivy Experience for help.
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Charlestown Paving is one of GVCO’s longstanding sponsors over the past two decades. Drew Alleva, the company and his family have been instrumental in GVCO’s success through the years. We are thankful for all they have done and proud of the long time partnership.
Charlestown Paving & Excavating offers a variety of services including township/municipality work, industrial/commercial work and residential paving. They provide dependable solutions to your paving problems, and ensure that your project stays within your budget while minimizing any disruption to your operations.
Expect top-notch workmanship and service from Charlestown Paving because they have loyal, experienced employees, and they own and maintain a full fleet of trucks and heavy equipment. They have built our reputation on the referrals of satisfied clients and earned the trust of property managers, business owners, and homeowners throughout the region.
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More Ways to Support GVCO |
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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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