Congratulations to Zita Varnelis who was chosen to receive the 2012 Burning Blade award.  Zita has shared her talent of graphic design over the last 6 years and has volunteered for CRF with multiple committees.  Her work includes:   the Head of the Cuyahoga programs and marketing pieces, apparel, Bow Ball programs, invitations and much more.  Thank you to Zita for her time, dedication throughout the years and for generously sharing her talent.

 Athletes, Coaches, Rowers, Parents, and Community Supporters, 

 Coaches,

Cleveland Rowing Foundation will hold its annual Bow Ball Fundraiser on Saturday February 2, 2013 from 7:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m. at Saigon Plaza, located at 5400 Detroit Avenue in Cleveland's Detroit Shoreway neighborhood.

 The CRF Board adopted the strategic plan at their December board meeting  by Blue Skies Consulting.  Blue Skies Consulting was a group from the Mandel Center for Non profit Management.  CRF was chosen from many applicants for the program valued at $15,000.  

The mission, vision and values were updated through the process and are now posted on the CRF website.  

 http://www.clevelandrows.org/content/mission-vision-values

 The CRF Board discussed the annual New Year's Day Row that many crews have taken advantage of in the past.  With the safety updates to the 

 By request, CRF will be placing one last Head of the Cuyahoga T-shirt order.  The order will only host the main shirt featuring the freighter on the front and the "Blades of the Cuyahoga" on the back.  

 A friendly reminder:  The new Safety Manual (SaM) requires all shells to be accompanied by a launch beginning December 1st until April 15th for cold water rules.  Although the rules begin Dec. 1st, the Safety Committee delayed the start to Dec. 3rd due to the current weather forecast.