West Side Rowing Club - Giving Day 2022

Happy Giving Day 2022!

You can make a difference by donating today to West Side Rowing Club!

Dear WSRC Rowers, Coaches, Alumni, Parents, and Friends –

Teamwork. Dedication. Perseverance. These are just some of the characteristics that define a rower. These same traits are central to the strong community built through rowing, a community that lasts a lifetime. It’s why the West Side Rowing Club is worth supporting and sharing with others for years to come.

This year, we saw the immense impact rowing had on ALL ages and demographics - from our ever-expanding year-round middle school programming to our scholastic and collegiate teams excelling on the racecourse. Rowing continues to offer an outlet for students and provide lifelong skills only obtained through cooperation, discipline, and hard work. It is up to supporters like you to help continue to provide resources the program needs to realize this impact.

We also saw a surge of support for our community engagement programs. This year, West Side Rowing Club welcomed our newest partner, the USRowing Freedom Rows Program, to help bring rowing to our military veteran community in Western New York. In addition, the boathouse continues to strive to work with public partners to grow our summer Crew Camp program, expanding access to our year-round programs for youth participants in new school districts.

All donations received through this campaign will go directly towards supporting boathouse operations (launches, engines, docks) and will provide needed resources to ensure that West Side is able to support all 2023 programming. Our goal is to raise $25,000 to help defray the cost of these capital improvements.

Like many non-profits, West Side Rowing Club relies heavily on philanthropic support from its alumni and friends to efficiently operate. As someone who is an invested member of Buffalo’s rowing community, we ask you to consider donating to West Side during Giving Tuesday on November 29th to help sustain services, programming, and boathouse maintenance throughout the next year and beyond. More importantly, your donation and continued support will provide access to a sport and community whose impact lasts a lifetime for young rowers in Western New York.

On behalf of the Staff and Board of the West Side Rowing Club, thank you for your support on this year's Day of Giving!

Go West Side!