How to get involved as a Nichols Crew parent

The Nichols School Crew Parents provide organizational, volunteer and financial support to the Nichols Crew Team. It is the group’s mission to provide our dedicated athletes the opportunity to participate in a successful and competitive rowing program.

The Nichols School Crew Parents provide assistance to the Crew Team by:

• Coordinating crew clothing purchases

• Providing nutritious breakfast and lunch at regattas

• Identifying and making reservations for suitable restaurants for dinner at multi-day away regattas

• Chaperoning at hotels during multi-day away regattas

• Making sure shelter from the elements is available at regattas 

• Raising funds to purchase boats and oars

• Coordinating an end of  the year party

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Regatta Volunteers 

About a week before each regatta, you will receive an online sign up. There are many different ways you can help and we need many parents for a variety of tasks.

For example, we need a person with a truck, SUV or van with a hitch to tow the supply trailer to/from each regatta; we need about 6 people to put up the tents either the night before a regatta or the first thing on the morning of.

We also need people to help with the take down at the end of a regatta.  Planning this ahead doesn't make sense because you never know which boats will advance to the finals and be there till the end.  So we ask parents of the boats that are there at the end to stick around and help with take down.

During the regattas we need help with table set up, food and beverages. Rowers are expected to help clean up after each regatta.

We have a parent council in place with volunteers that head up the various tasks needed for regattas.  They will need assistance and we encourage everyone's participation.

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Nichols Crew Team Parent Council 

President - Responsible for managing entire parent council, calling and running meetings, communication with coaches, elections, welcoming new parents. 

Secretary - Responsible for meeting minutes, email reminders for practices and regattas, first line parent questions.

Media Coordinator - Responsible for photos, updating Facebook page, posting regatta results, Nichols website updates submission, press releases.

Fund Raising Coordinator - Responsible for driving fund raising efforts.

Regatta Coordinator - manages food, supplies, tents & transportation

Food/Beverage Coordinator-purchases weekly fresh food   

Equipment Coordinator – stocks/restocks all non-food  items

Transportation/Set up Coordinator- secures volunteers for towing crew  trailer, erecting tents, table set up

End of Year Party Coordinator - Responsible for planning, scheduling and implementing end of season party