Happy Holidays from PBC’s Open Scullers! (Updated with pics!)

[Update: 12/30/10] Lucky us! Social Committee Co-Chair Camilla Durfee took a quick break from her busy holiday social schedule to send us the following photos taken by Louise Krumm at the 2010 PBC Holiday Party, on December 12. Just click play (forward arrow) to check them out. If you haven’t had a chance to read the original post from the Open Scullers, keep scrolling!

Thanks for sharing, Camilla and Louise! And Happy New Year, PBC!

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[Original post: 12/19/10]

Katie Stainken (foreground) and Maria Bokulich of PBC's Open Sculling team race the Women's Championship single event at the HOCR 2010.

Our hard charging PBC Open Scullers are taking on a new challenge … keeping you, their extended PBC team, up to date on all of the great things they’re doing!

This first installment comes from Open Sculler Katie Stainken. You’ll learn more about Katie and the rest of the team as soon as they get their bios posted! Look for them on the Star in the next few weeks!

Here’s the latest from Katie:

It was awesome to see so many people attend the PBC Holiday Party this year! We really enjoyed decorating the ballroom, hosting the party, but most of all, chatting with fellow PBC’ers in a relaxed and cheerful atmosphere, as opposed to the usual quick conversations on the dock.  Thanks to you, and some beautiful notecards produced by Susan Trice, we were able to raise about $1200 for the Potomac River Sports Foundation (PRSF) to help us with our training efforts throughout the year.  Many generous PBC members also brought gifts for the Marine Corps Toys for Tots program.  All in all, it was a great night for us and we hope you enjoyed yourselves, too.

We want to say something chipper here, but all we can think of is, "Yuck."

On the training side of things, we certainly have braved some unseasonably cold temperatures in the DC area this month. The ice continues to creep across the river, so we’ve already traded in our sculls and team boats for ergs.  Looks like all of those long rows out to Haines Point and up to Fletcher’s that were on the schedule will have to wait for now.  We don’t mind having to erg at the moment, though; it gives us a chance to rock out to tunes on our iPods while we workout, which is a nice change.  Our apologies in advance to those who come down to the boathouse in the morning for our music tastes!

Coming soon, look for a new Open Sculler website to be announced in the Star – complete with athlete bios!  We’re also planning an event for February, so as soon as the date is confirmed, we will let everyone know when to mark your calendars!

In the meantime, if you’re still in the gift-giving mood this holiday day season, please remember that your donations to the PRSF go to help PBC’s National Team athletes, and as always, are tax deductible!  To donate via check or PayPal, click here to go to the PRSF donation post on the Star.

Finally, for those of you who missed out on ordering your set of PBC notecards, they’re still available!  The Star will post all the information you need to get your very own set soon.

Thanks, again, for your support, PBC, and Happy Holidays from the Open Scullers!

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Fancy-schmancy PBC notecards support our Open Scullers. Get ‘em while they’re hot!

(They’ll be the only thing hot around the boathouse for awhile.)

Social Committee chair and part-time greeting card creator Susan Trice recently produced beautiful notecards with photos of Potomac Boat Club to sell in support of our Open Sculling Program, and aren’t you a lucky duck?! There are still a few packs left! 

Cards with envelopes are offered in packs of six with your choice of one of three cover images: Flat Water, Through the Bridge, or Four Oar Rule. They measure 4.25” x 5.5” or 5.5” x 4.25” (depending on orientation) and are blank inside.

The cards were a huge hit at the Holiday Party (raising almost $1200!), so we recommend you grab an armload before they run out! Best of all, when you do, you’ll support our Open Sculling Program with another tax deductible donation. (Find details on how to snag yours following the images below.)

Flat Water

Through the Bridge

Four Oar Rule

I would like to support the Open Sculling Program by ordering one or more of the following:

__________ packages of Flat Water @ $10.00 each __________

__________ packages of Through the Bridge @ $10.00 each __________

__________ packages of Four Oar Rule @ $10.00 each __________

_____ I can pick these up at PBC.

_____ I have included $1.00 per package for shipping and handling __________

Name ____________________________________________________

Address __________________________________________________

City, State, Zip _____________________________________________

I would like to make an additional tax-deductible donation to support the Open Sculling Program. __________

TOTAL ENCLOSED __________

Please make checks payable to the Potomac River Sports Foundation (PRSF).  PRSF is a 501 (c) (3) organization.  The purchase of a package of cards represents a $7.30 donation for tax purposes.

Place order form and check in the Social Committee Box at the club or mail to:

PBC Open Sculling Fundraising
3530 Water Street, NW
Washington, DC 20007

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Bring it. PBC Holiday Partaaay, Dec. 12th

Hosted by the Open Sculling Program, PBC celebrates the holiday sweater wearing season this weekend, and we’re all invited!  It’s time for the Potomac Boat Club Holiday Party!

Choosing between the sweater with the reindeer or the one with the giant ornaments?  We say, why not wear the one that has the reindeer with ornaments in his antlers?!  Throw in a red turtleneck, and … whoa.  We’re talking “festive” PBC-style, right?!

The details are below.  Don’t hurt yourself.  And don’t forget to bring a new unwrapped gift for the Marine Corps’ Toys for Tots!

Who:  PBC Members, Friends and Guests

What: Potomac Boat Club Holiday Party

Food, drinks, photos with Santa, and the annual Belly Button Bakery

The Marine Corps’ Toys for Tots

When:  Sunday, December 12th, 3:30 – 5:30 pm

Where:  The Ballroom

Dress: Festive Attire (e.g., sweater, turtleneck, velvet slacks or cords, argyle socks, loafers … you can do it.)