EXCELLENCE, LEADERSHIP, & SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY
EXCELLENCE, LEADERSHIP, & SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY
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EXCELLENCE, LEADERSHIP, & SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY
EXCELLENCE, LEADERSHIP, & SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY
Brick City Rowing Club is a non-profit public benefit corporation that exists to promote competitive youth rowing within the City of Newark, NJ. To accomplish this, we are partnering with local schools & community organizations to build a program that is championed across the globe.
We offer year-round competitive rowing programs for middle school and high school students on the Passaic River. Hundreds of student athletes have rowed with our coaching staff. We consider all as our family!
Along the way, many of our junior rowers have won numerous events and many of our alumni have gone on to (and are currently) row at top colleges/universities across the country.
Your support and contributions will help us to meet our goals and fund our mission for 2024 and beyond.
Learn more about BCR.
Watch: Brick City Rowing | A Home at Home.
BCR's Values
"So how do we come together and give access? You think of Newark, a place where talent is everywhere, but access and opportunity is not... It's time for this sport to blow up, and it will start with this team... I hope that you'll join us, and do what's best for Newark!"
"I didn't know a whole lot about rowing. I went to school at Northeastern, so of course I saw the boats and everything out on the Charles River, but I didn't know about the sport. But being there [at regattas] as an African-American woman, seeing my son [compete], and supporting him, again meant everything to me."
"Thanks to rowing... it provided many opportunities for me and gave me access to many doors that I didn't think would be open... it takes everybody to succeed... you know it meant a lot to me because I saw my other brothers that I was rowing with suffering just as much as I was and continuing to go back and come to practice."
"For too long, the sport of rowing, that has all these incredible life lessons to share and this very strong network of people has been limited to too few. It's no secret that the sport (of rowing) does not reflect the diversity of our country. That has gone on for too long... it's got to start somewhere... Working on diversity, equity, and inclusion is a priority of mine as the CEO... so it is my pleasure to serve on the Board of Advisors for Brick City Rowing, and doing whatever I can to make sure this program is successful.
"It [rowing] definitely made me a lot stronger minded, to sit down and focus while doing repetitive work. It felt draining at the time, but it [the sport] taught me to be a lot more selfless overall. [Rowing] Definitely, reinforced the single point of, just jump into something, even if you're a little afraid. If you want it, just try it out! Don't be afraid to do so."
"You work hard, you go through some tough stuff, and you create a new space. That's what Benedict's rowing did, they showed up and said, 'We're here, what's up?!' "
"[It's] brotherhood that up to this day we still have! We not only had a team, but we had a family. We became a family that worked and learned about the sport."
Brick City Rowing will fund and build a state of the art dock to serve our community for decades to come. BCR athletes, families, local community organizations, and recreational craftsmen/women will gain greater access to the Passaic River.
A 300 foot floating dock system, will enable us to facilitate youth rowing within the City of Newark, while having minimal impact on the natural habitat of the Passaic River.
With the dock installed and basic capital/landscaping improvements to our site complete, we can take two critical steps towards establishing a new home for our youth.
With the dock installed and basic capital/landscaping improvements to our site complete, programming for the youth of Newark can begin immediately (without the construction of our future boathouse).
Our goal is to begin by expanding our competitive program offerings to middle school students (both female and male) throughout the city. Learn-to-Row sessions and summer camps will be available for other age groups as well. The installation of the dock in conjunction with the aforementioned capital/landscaping improvements will allow us to host regattas within the City of Newark, for the first time since 1901.
BCR is committed to partnering with the City of Newark, NJ Transit, locally owned restaurants, hotels, and retail vendors to support these events within our city.
The people of Newark are strong and resilient. Our kids and families should have access to the best facilities in America. Together we can make that a reality - building a boathouse for our community and by our community.
Brick City Rowing is committed to collaborating with Municipal & County leaders, prominent architects, and donors to build a state-of-the-art boathouse that our community will be proud of.
Students and families throughout the city will gain greater access and be able to enjoy the Passaic River in a new way.
Thank you @samcaucci and @1huddle for hosting BCR on your podcast Bring It In. Excited to continue this partnership moving forward!
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