ERGATHON 2023
The McLean Crew Club annual Ergathon challenges rowers to do his or her personal best while raising money for the club. It’s like a dance marathon on rowing machines. The Ergathon is one of our biggest fundraisers of the year so thank you for your support.
The Ergathon will be held February 11, 2023 in the Giant shopping center (mainly in front of CVS) in central McLean. Checks are to be made payable to McLean Crew Club, or may be made Online. Each rower is to sign up for a time to erg during the event.
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LOGISTICS
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Ergathon will be held on 2/11/23 in the Giant shopping center.
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Rowers will be assigned to one of two shifts: (10:00 – 12:00) or (12:00 – 2:00)
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Rowers will spend 30-minutes rowing and 90-minutes fundraising
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Parents will volunteer for one of three roles: erg transport (2-ways), AM supervision, PM supervision
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…..pssst – THIS IS AN EASY WAY TO GET VOLUNTEER CREDITS!!
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Signup Genius link:
THE FUN PART
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Rowers will be onsite for 2-hours
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During the 2-hours, each athlete will be assigned a 30-minute rowing slot
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Goal is max distance during your 30-minute slot
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Total distance rowed by all athletes in each group will be tracked
FUNDRAISING DIRECTIONS (These are also on the form, repeated here for emphasis)
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Record donation information on the form. Use additional forms if you need more space.
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Turn in all donations in a regular envelope with your name on the outside.
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Turn in envelopes at practice on Monday, 2/6 and Tuesday, 2/7 (Envelopes will NOT be accepted the day of ergathon)
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Inside the envelope should be all donations and the donation form(s).
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It is preferable to condense all cash into a single check. For example, if five different people gave you $20 each, write their information on five different lines above. Then, before turning in your envelope with this form inside, have your parent write a check for $100 to “McLean Crew Club” and exchange it for the cash.
YOUR PARTICIPATION RESPONSIBILITY
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Rowers: Turn in the funds you raise AT PRACTICE on 2/6 and 2/7 before ergathon
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Parents: Sign-up for a volunteer slot
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Everyone: HAVE FUN!!
For Rowers
Hand in your fundraising form and donations at practice per the Ergathon Donation Form.
Be on time for your slot. We want all rowers to have an opportunity to row, therefore being on time is important.
Wear McLean Crew Shirts and Spirit wear.
Dress in layers anticipating colder weather!
TBD
Questions
Pouneh Barnes
703-862-9507 (cell)
Scott Barnes
703-863-0266 (cell)