Nereid News, 9/1/06

In this edition:
- Nereid at the Rutherford Labor Day Street Fair
- Nereid rowers at the FISA World Masters Regatta
- Volunteering at the FISA World Masters Regatta
- Coached Adult Open Row sessions
- Nereid Masters Yahoo group
- Nereid members wed!
- Welcome to new members

Upcoming events schedule
September 4     Rutherford Labor Day Street Fair
September 30   Head of the Harlem Regatta
October 15       Head of the Passaic Regatta
October 21-22  Head of the Charles Regatta
October 28       Oktoberfest

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Nereid at the Rutherford Labor Day Street Fair

Nereid will once again operate a booth at the street fair this year. We plan to promote the sport of rowing and build interest for the club in the community. If you are at the fair and would like to meet your fellow Nereids, we have a spot on Park Avenue right across from Borough Hall. A big thank you to Carol and Josie, the Co-VPs Social, for organizing this.

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Nereid rowers at the FISA World Masters Regatta

About 10 rowers from three rowing clubs located in Southern Germany, namely Offenbach (IGOR), Mannheim (Mannheimer RG Rheinau) and Ludwigshafen (Ludwigshafener RV), will stay and train at Nereid from September 3rd to September 10th.

They will participate with our Nereid team at the FISA World Masters Regatta in Princeton (http://www.fisamasters2006.com/).

Our Nereid team will challenge the rest of the rowing world in the Masters Mixed 8+ (Al, Leigh, Mike, George, Gratia, Connie, Sheila, Frank and Will), Masters 2x (Andrea and Eric), and the Masters 2x, 4x, and 1x (Fred, Chris, Marc M.).

GOOD LUCK!
Frank Schaefer, Captain

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FISA World Rowing Masters Regatta, 9/7-10
Volunteers needed

The 2006 FISA World Rowing Masters Regatta will take place on Mercer Lake, located in Mercer County Park. The Princeton National Rowing Association and USRowing will host the Regatta, September 7-10, 2006. More than 3,500 of the best rowers, representing up to 36 countries, will travel to the United States to compete in the largest and most competitive masters rowing regatta in the world.

Many volunteers are needed to help with the efficient operations of the regatta. We need you and your rowing expertise and we welcome family and friends as volunteers.

If you are racing and have some free time, we would love to have you volunteer.

All volunteers will receive:
Volunteer tee shirt
Free breakfast or lunch
Free parking (a $5 value)

Please contribute to the success of this regatta by volunteering to help. It's fun.

Go to www.clara.com/fisavol.htm & register.

Thanks,

Kay Worthington
Executive Director
(609) 799-7100
kay@rowpnra.org

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Coached Adult Open Row Sessions

The Coached Masters program will continue at least through the end of the summer on Saturdays and Sundays at 9 AM. There is no coaching fee for these sessions for Nereid members. Interested members are invited to attend.

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Nereid Masters Yahoo group

We have created a Yahoo group where Nereid members can post questions to other members, post photos and classified ads, organize for regattas, find others to row with, etc. To register, send a blank email to nereidmasters-subscribe@yahoogroups.com or email nereidpres@hotmail.com. Today the group is up to 14 members.

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Nereid members wed!

Nereid would like to congratulate Elizabeth Tabas and Todd Carson, Nereid members, for the tying the knot on August 19, 2006 in beautiful Woodstock, Vermont. Elizabeth and Todd met on a carpool to Nereid. Nereid wishes them a lifetime of love and calm waters as they start their lives together in London.

Leigh

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Welcome to new members

Joe Sommer
Joe recently took up rowing. He is a member of the Rutherford Town Council.

Nancy Sison
Graduated from Nereid's Learn to Row and Novice programs.

Jackie Rosner
Also graduated from the Learn to Row and Novice programs.

Welcome to Nereid!

Phil Gartenberg, VP Membership
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