The annual Pre-Snow Row Pasta Dinner will be at the Masonic Hall, 39 Central Square, Bridgewater, MA.

Date: Friday, 5 March
Time: 6:30 PM to approx. 8:30 PM
Cost: $5.00 per person

Team members and family included!

Menu: Pasta with meat sauce, salad, assorted rolls/butter & you guessed it ... CUP CAKES!!  Coffee and beverages included.

PLEASE RSVP to either Janet Holmes or Mary-Patrice Ruocco no later than 1 MARCH.

Volunteers are desperately needed to assist with set-up, meal preparation, and clean up.  It's a great opportunity to donate any "odd paper goods," such as Happy 70th Birthday party goods ... or Congrats on your Graduation ... Merry Christmas ... Black Friday ... whatever!  Plastic silverware is a must have.  As always, extra soda and other beverage choices are appreciated.  Dessert items are welcomed, even meatballs and sausage.  As you can guess, we are a low-budget operation - actually a no-budget operation.  Any team member willing to assist with collecting meal fees at the door should contact either Janet or MP ASAP.  Look for more meal developments as we figure out what's happening!

Our men's team competed successfully at the Crash-Bobs on Saturday where Jim Brennan pulled a remarkable 17:54 on the 5K to win that event outright, as did Peter Smith in the 2k with a 6:57.  Ian Dargin participated in the grueling "Liffman Challenge," a 5k erg followed by a 5k run where he was first in his age group and 2nd overall.  Sterling pulled a strong 7:48 on the 2k to win his class and one of the coveted hammers.  Bailey Smith (Peter's daughter) from Cape Cod Rowing was along as well and made a 7:58 2k look easy to win the women's division outright.  Great job to all those who participated.

The men's team has been practicing 3 times a week as of late.  Saturday and Sunday mornings, as well as Thursday, late afternoon into the evening.  They have had some extreme weather conditions, including some sub-12-degree practice sessions!  Chris is working them hard, and they are enjoying (almost) every minute of it. The Thursday evening "debriefing" sessions at the East Bay Grill are keeping the crew motivated.  The team is heading to the "Crash-Bobs" in Hull this Saturday for the indoor rowing competition, and some of crew are heading to the CRASH-Bs (world indoor rowing championships) on February 14th.  Good luck guys!