Getting Closer!

Great news! Another check toward our Challenge Grant has just come in from Dave Johnson!! I recently met him up at CRI at the Annual Meeting where a new club president (Lila McCain) and 2 new board members (Amy Cederholm & Cissy Young) were elected. Congrats to them all.

I sat at a table with Dave and after a brief presentation (okay, so maybe my presentation was longer winded than the others...you all know me by now) several people came up to talk to me about the exciting things happening here in New Bedford. Everyone was very supportive and very happy to hear about all of the successes. Small world that it is, Amy Cederholm grew up in New Bedford, went to Bishop Stang, and started rowing at CRI 5 years ago. With the generous donation from Dave Johnson and his company NESLCO (New England Security Lock Company), we can make sure that someone like Amy doesn't have to wait years and years after high school to find rowing. Now we're here!! And with $5,000 more, we'll match the challenge grant and be here to stay :)

So thank you, Dave. Thank you for your generous donation and for supporting another rowing club. CRI values your support up there and we certainly do down here as well.