You can make a difference.
Donate
Your donation allows us to provide our athletes with quality equipment for competitive racing, gives opportunity for those who are in need of financial aid, and continues to build our programs. We appreciate your support!
Spread the Word
Tell your friends and family about our rowing club. This sport has changed the lives of many building teamwork, dedication, competitive drive, and fitness to our youth and adult members. Our program strives to give this opportunity to all athletes.
2024 Pull Together Capital Campaign
The club is in need of refining our training shells and funding for our STEM to Stern program. Here is our goal for 2024:
Updating our training shells - $25,000
We need to update our fleet of older training shells - these get the heaviest use from all of our programs and by bringing in four used shells we will put our crews in strong boats for training.
Funding/Support for our STEM to Stern Program/Financial Aid
FINANCIAL AID
The Milwaukee Rowing Club is committed to ensuring no youth athlete is turned away because they can’t afford the fees necessary to participate. Each year, we award financial aid in order to give additional student athletes the opportunity to be a member of our program. Your donations make our Financial Aid possible.
STEM to Stern
Since the Fall of 2016, the Milwaukee Rowing Club has made an effort to make rowing opportunities available to Milwaukee Public School students. Our STEM to Stern program seeks to break down any barriers which would keep a student from participating with our club. In addition to a need for financial assistance, transportation and swimming are two major barriers. Through our program, students are picked up from their homes and taken to swimming lessons before being transported to our rowing facility for practice. After practice the students are returned home. These athletes are a part of our regular schedule and practice with all our team members. Through our donors we are able to continue to provide students with this opportunity.
EQUIPMENT
The Milwaukee Rowing Club uses world class equipment to allow our rowers the opportunity to compete at the highest level possible. This equipment is continuously maintained to keep it in top working shape. However, all equipment has a finite lifetime and it is in need of replacement after enough years. This includes racing shells, oars, rowing machines, weight equipment, and launches. Donations by our generous members, extended family, and club friends help keep our equipment fleet up to speed!
TAX DEDUCTIBLE
The Milwaukee Rowing Club is a 501(c)(3) tax exempt organization and acknowledgement letters will be sent to donors for tax purposes. Your contribution will remain confidential. You may give to the Milwaukee Rowing Club via the following methods:
via the online link below
mail a check made out to the Milwaukee Rowing Club, 1911 E Marion St, Shorewood, WI 53211 Attn: Roger Huffman
To Make Other Financial Contributions or If You Have Any Questions
Please contact Roger Huffman at director@mkejuniors.org
Thank you for your contribution and support of the Milwaukee Rowing Club!
Sponsorship:
Donors giving $2500 and up will receive an MRC oar
Naming Rights – contact Joe Cincotta to discuss naming rights for a shell or set of oars