3/10/08

Dear Crew Parents,

My name is Judith Osborne and I am the Away Regatta Coordinator for Robinson Crew.  I want to give you some information about the two away regattas and I need your help in turning in the rowers paperwork.  Yes, returning rowers it is different this year !!!  Your coach will let you know if you are expected to compete in an away regatta.  The cost to the rower is generally $140 -$200 which covers hotel room, meals, and bus transportation.  As we get closer to the date, more information will be sent out.

The Mercer Lake Sprints, April, 18-19, is held in New Jersey, the home of the Princeton and the U.S. Olympic team training venue.  The SRAA National Regatta, May 22-24, will be in Oak Ridge, Tennessee.  Information for Nationals will be available after the boats qualify. For the Mercer Sprints the students will be dismissed from school on Friday and ride in a commercial bus to the regatta.  They will spend one night in a hotel.  We will return Saturday evening.

I am asking for paperwork for the Mercer Sprints. Fairfax County Public Schools has two forms to be signed.  Even if you are not certain that you will be participating, please complete and return the forms to me by the March 26^th membership meeting or you can mail them to me or drop off at my house  at...

Judith Osborne

10016 Wood Sorrels Ln.

Burke, VA 22015

Fairfax County Public School Forms

Please print one copy of the two FCPS forms, FS 143 and FS 152.  Please fill in the following...

(FS 143) Field Trip Luggage Search

The departure  date: April 18, 2008

Sign and Date Part I or Part II

(FS 152) Parental Authorization and Acknowledgement of Risk for Field Trip

Dates of trip: 4/18/08 - 4/19/08  Destination: West Windsor, NJ   

Purpose: Robinson Crew Team-Mercer Lake Sprints

SUPERVISION: (check) Students will be directly supervised by adults on this trip at all times. TRANSPORTATION BEING PROVIDED: (check)  Commercial Carrier

RISK RELATED: (check) Other and write-in rowing for list activity.

PARENT PERMISSION: (check) Participation in all aspects of this trip.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                

Sign and date both forms.

There are no rooms being booked for parents for either regatta.  Please make reservations on your own.  I will be looking for chaperone parents for each regatta. Chaperones will travel with the team.

Thank you,

Judith Osborne, Osborne@erols.com

703-250-8332