Volume 22 | February 2021
Caspersen Rowing Center Happenings
Providing a venue where athletes of all ages, talents and backgrounds have the opportunity to develop their rowing ability to their highest potential.
PNRA/Mercer Food Drive
The PNRA/Mercer team collected food and goods for the Mercer Street Friends Food Bank and the Trenton Area Soup Kitchen. The drive was initiated by a challenge issued by the Varsity Girls to see which team could collect the most poundage of food. (Click here to see the video challenge)
The final numbers are below!
Total: 3,104.1 lbs
Novice: 443.8 lbs
Varsity Boys: 562.5 lbs
Varsity Girls: 2,097.8 lbs

Congratulations to everyone who contributed! A special thank you to the girls' team for their work in organizing and challenging everyone.
Summer Camp Registration!
Registrations for the PNRA Junior Learn to Row Summer Camp 2021 are now open! Our Learn to Row Camps are for (rising) 7th Graders through 12th graders and teach the fundamentals of rowing in a fun and safe environment. Each camp is a week-long Session, running Monday - Friday from 9 am to 12 pm (noon). 
Concept2 Erg Sales
We are now taking reservations for erg and a limited number of bikeErg sales for March 2021. All units come AS IS and are $650 each. They are 2-3 years old, the black Model D with PM5 and the latest firmware. Pickup is available beginning March 15, 2021 (maybe up to 2 weeks later, weather dependent). Please email Coach Jamie (Jhamp@rowpnra.org) with questions or to reserve yours now!
Coach Jules and Coach Sarah with collections from the Food Drive
Update On 2021 Regattas
Spring is the main race season for most of our programs. Last year just as we were gearing up for regattas, the COVID-19 pandemic brought things to a screeching halt. Almost a year later, we are still cautiously planning for the regattas that we are scheduled to host on Mercer Lake this spring.
Meet the Coaches
Over the next editions of the newsletter, we will be profiling some of the incredible people that make the programs at the Caspersen Rowing Center successful. In this edition, we are pleased to be able to introduce Laura Foster, Mercer Varsity Girls Assistant Coach, and Emma Paxton, Novice Girls Assistant Coach
Interview with Coach Laura

Name: Laura Foster
The team you coach: Girls Varsity
The number of years you’ve been rowing: 12

Interview with Coach Emma
Name: Emma Paxton
The team you coach: Novice Girls
The number of years you’ve been rowing: 4 years

Coach Jamie and Coach Aidan with collections from the Food Drive
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