Row For the Cure Date

Please SAVE THE DATE of September 29, 2007 for the 4th Annual Row for the Cure being held at the Jacksonville Rowing Club. I invite you to join us as we raise money for the fight against breast cancer. Our format will change slightly this year and the RFTC Steering Committee feels this could be an incredible year for the Row. Our goal is to raise $15K for the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation.

As in previous years, boats will be rowing 10K (or more if they so desire). The format will be a practice on the First Coast Headrace course with chase boats from each rowing org keeping watch over their own shells. This year we hope to bring about a few changes from the format used the past three years possibly including – bringing a few JU boats into the mix, a match race between two teams with a grand finish at the regatta site, and inquiring whether the Brooks Rehab disabled rowers can join us. I will update you as changes are made to the schedule.

As in prior years, we will be hosting a celebration following the morning of rowing, where lunch and t-shirts will be provided to participants, as well as an awards ceremony. We hope the ceremony and lunch can become a shared time between all our organizations, where we can come together in good will for a wonderful cause.

Donor forms and other planning materials will be provided to participating organizations in mid- August. While we are unable to make any promises at this point, it is our goal to obtain as much media coverage of this event as possible. That is part of the reason that we are beginning our planning early. We hope to use this opportunity to highlight local rowing as well as the fight against breast cancer.

Within the next few weeks, a team member from the steering committee, Sandy Silverstein, will be emailing you information pertaining to corporate sponsorship of this event. I hope that you will forward that information to any organization or group you feel is interested in the cause.

Very truly yours,

Barbara Sanchez-Salazar