Beer & Wine Tasting = SUCCESS!!

Last night was a fantastic event! Thank you all for coming out despite the wind and rain. The upstairs loft area of Cork was nice and warm, though. Thanks to Mike Galvin, General Manager of Cork Wine & Tapas Bar, Richard Cardoza, owner, and the folks over at Rose Alley Ale House - Jay Lanagan, co-owner, and Jordan Chabot, beer guru. They poured some great beers that were seasonal along with both red and white wines that paired well with the delicious food they were serving. (the philly cheesesteak rolls are aaa-mazing)

We had about 25-30 people in attendance and some came from the Boston area, the Wareham area, even Rhode Island to support us. It was great to see a few board members there. Tom Gonsiorowski, our board president, and his wife Barbara along with Anne Eisenmenger and her husband Patrick Lester. We had lots of rowers on hand and even the youth coach Briana Blood. Larissa McLaughlin as usual, was a key person helping out at the welcome table.

I had some great conversations with many different people and it was a fun evening. I spoke a little bit about our challenge grant and the deadline of December 31st so hopefully there were people in the audience that know of supporters we can contact. The people that came to support us last night raised $1100!! What amazing people we've found here in New Bedford... I love it here! We even got a few people that plan to row in the spring (Jay...Fletcher...Kevin...)

There were more people that wanted to make it but either the time or the day was tough for them. So I'm extremely happy with the turnout that we had and I want to say thank you to all that help us do what we do. It's the efforts of all of us that make NBCR successful!

THANK YOU ALL!!