Head to Michigan for our semi-regular club spotlight series to get to know Ann Arbor Rowing Club. We talk with masters rower Francine McBride about being a rower Mom, and the early days of the club in the 1980s; fundraising and marketing chair Andrea Danz about setting the groundwork for effective fundraising; and Coach Mary Giacobbe who tells us how AARC balances novices and experienced rowers along two tracks in one practice session.
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QUICK LOOK
00:00 - Introduction
01:50 - Welcome and rowing week on a scale of 1-10
02:43 - The Huddle
04:02 - The Hot Seat
07:55 - Rowing origin stories
11:41 - Francine: rower and rower mom
13:47 - Coach Mary on adults learning together
15:15 - Andrea’s rowing pitch
16:43 - Rowing on the Huron River
18:24 - AARC origin story
21:16 - The AARC boathouse and leadership in the rowing community
23:45 - When you fundraise for a new dock, and then it gets destroyed by a fireworks accident…
28:02 - Andrea’s grant-writing and branding toolkits
32:13 - AARC programs: balancing novices and experienced rowers; providing opportunity for adaptive athletes
43:16 - Hosting Michigan Club Invitational and supplying volunteers for RowFest
46:54 - Steady State Network news and notes
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To see photos of Francine, Mary, and Andrea, and get links to the people, clubs, and events mentioned in this episode, check out the show notes on our website.
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This episode was made possible in part by RowSource and our Supporters.
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Steady State Podcast is a production of Steady State Network. It is hosted and edited by Rachel Freedman and Tara Morgan. Tara provides additional audio engineering, books show guests, and is our sponsor and donor coordinator. Rachel writes our scripts and e-newsletter, and manages the website and social media. Our theme music is Open Mind by Soundroll.
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