​24 Hour Row - 2022

Well what a vibe we created for our 2nd year of the 24 Hour Row supporting mental health and fitness.  The Heritage Room September 10 and 11 was the place to be and the venue provided great warmth for this years event! To our members and families who supported this great cause by either donating or rowing, we can not thank you enough. One again the surf club family did not disappoint!
 
Some highlights were:

• Over 830,000 metres rowed – 67 rowers – 4 ergs
• We raised over $5,000 for Gotcha4Life
• Joe Doyle – Marathon 3.30 hours
• Jordan Perez – Marathon in 3 hours after returning from Europe one week prior
• Nick Mellick – celebrating his mums 70th birthday and then 3 hours later backing up for a Marathon row in 3 hours
• 13 year old nipper Aidan Renford rowed 10,000 metres
• Group of nippers and parents rowing for an hour on 4 ergs and managed to collectively row 40,000 metres
• 4 Life Members rowing for an hour each
• Top metres within the hour by Noah Simpkins 14,812
• High percentage of female participants – go the girls!
• Nipper involvement
• The ‘families’ who participated
• Master ski paddlers backing up for year 2 of the row
• The overnight shift rowers – thank you – that’s a tough one
• The support of the Board and Caretakers Barry & Lesley

 
 
The SAVE THE DATE for 2023 will be available soon for your calendars.
 
October is Mental Fitness Month as branded by Gotcha4Life.  For more information on this organisation, please check out there website https://www.gotcha4life.org/
 
 
Till next year – over and out till we do it again in 2023.
 
Linda Perrin & Phil Stivano

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