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Gainesville Area Rowing Inc

Gainesville Area Rowing Inc fosters community through rowing, promoting fitness, teamwork, and personal growth. We provide opportunities for all ages to engage in the sport, enhancing health and building connections on and off the water.

Join GAR&#39;s Annual Raffle for a chance to win amazing gift baskets while supporting our mission too! This year we are raising money for a new well so that we can have clean water at our facilities for our rowers! Your participation is not only a chance to win prizes, but also plays a vital role in supporting our team as we enter championship season.&nbsp; Thank you for your support. Every contribution, big or small, makes a significant difference. ✨

GAR Beer Oar Wine Raffle 2026

2026 Beer Run

Get a chance to name our new single boat! Raffle will be drawn the night of the GAR Holiday&nbsp;Party on December 13th.&nbsp;

Gainesville Area Rowing Inc's Boat Naming Raffle 2025

2026 Backpacks

Help raise funds to increase the Head Coach/Rowing Director salary.&nbsp; We are trying to raise funds to increase the salary paid to the Gainesville Area Rowing Head Coach. The salary has remained flat for 3 years with no cost of living increase. To be competitive with other rowing clubs our size, we need to be paying around $55-60,000, which is $20 - $23k more than we currently pay. &nbsp;The donations will be kept in a fund that can be used as needed to retain or recruit a head coach who is meeting the metrics of the position description and club. &nbsp; We have 3 families that have joined together to match donations up to $10,000 for the coach salary pool with the ability to adapt it to immediate needs, if required. &nbsp;If the club can raise $13,000, combined with the matching funds, that means $23,000 will be in the salary fund. &nbsp;The use of these funds will require approval of the GAR Board, by simple majority, to allocate according to this guidance. &nbsp; If extreme financial circumstances exist, the GAR Board may reallocate the funds to cover the cost of operation. &nbsp;For this to occur, the vote must be unanimous. To maintain a high-quality coaching staff, the GAR Board has advised that we provide a salary increase. Moving forward, the goal is to have the salary fully covered by the operational income. &nbsp;

Help raise funds to increase the Head Coach/Rowing Director salary. We are trying to raise funds to increase the salary paid to the Gainesville Area Rowing Head Coach. The salary has remained flat for 3 years with no cost of living increase. To be competitive with other rowing clubs our size, we need to be paying around $55-60,000, which is $20 - $23k more than we currently pay. The donations will be kept in a fund that can be used as needed to retain or recruit a head coach who is meeting the metrics of the position description and club. We have 3 families that have joined together to match donations up to $10,000 for the coach salary pool with the ability to adapt it to immediate needs, if required. If the club can raise $13,000, combined with the matching funds, that means $23,000 will be in the salary fund. The use of these funds will require approval of the GAR Board, by simple majority, to allocate according to this guidance. If extreme financial circumstances exist, the GAR Board may reallocate the funds to cover the cost of operation. For this to occur, the vote must be unanimous.To maintain a high-quality coaching staff, the GAR Board has advised that we provide a salary increase. Moving forward, the goal is to have the salary fully covered by the operational income.

Head Coach/Rowing Director Salary Increase

Your gift to Gainesville Area Rowing helps send our athletes to the USRowing Youth National Championships 2026 &mdash; and gives them the chance to compete against the best crews in the country. Every donation helps cover the real costs of getting our team to the national stage: training time on the water, safe and reliable equipment, travel expenses, lodging, race entry fees, and more. This year, 16 dedicated rowers, 2 amazing coxswains , &nbsp;and 4 qualifying boats have earned their place at Nationals, and each athlete faces at least $500 in additional expenses beyond what their families are already contributing. Your support directly helps these athletes represent Gainesville with pride, determination, and teamwork. Give today to help keep our crews moving in sync toward the finish line at Nationals 2026 &mdash; and give these rowers the opportunity they&rsquo;ve worked all season to achieve.

Your gift to Gainesville Area Rowing helps send our athletes to the USRowing Youth National Championships 2026 — and gives them the chance to compete against the best crews in the country.Every donation helps cover the real costs of getting our team to the national stage: training time on the water, safe and reliable equipment, travel expenses, lodging, race entry fees, and more. This year, 16 dedicated rowers, 2 amazing coxswains , and 4 qualifying boats have earned their place at Nationals, and each athlete faces at least $500 in additional expenses beyond what their families are already contributing.Your support directly helps these athletes represent Gainesville with pride, determination, and teamwork.Give today to help keep our crews moving in sync toward the finish line at Nationals 2026 — and give these rowers the opportunity they’ve worked all season to achieve.

Gainesville Area Rowing USRowing Youth NATIONALS 2026

Congratulations on making it to Nationals! Please select the appropriate &quot;ticket&quot; - Nationals w/Hotel-Nationals no Hotel Cost Breakdown Entry Fees - $85.00Trailer - $28.71Lodging - $202.55Coaches Lodging $42.64Nationals Training - $225.00Meals/Ice/Etc - $34.66Other - ($51.18) - Fundraising Discount W/Hotel - $567.38No Hotel - $364.83

Gainesville Area Rowing Inc

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2026 Youth Nationals

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2026 Backpacks

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Head Coach/Rowing Director Salary Increase

US$20,550 of US$23,000 goal

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Gainesville Area Rowing USRowing Youth NATIONALS 2026

US$1,349 of US$9,000 goal

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