| PURPOSE: | On July 19, 1998 Dwayne Adams was an innocent victim of a shooting, shot in the left eye. The bullet traveled across his face and is logged in the right side. He has partial sight in the right eye and no sense of smell but since then has become a world champion rower (bronze metal, adaptive championships, Seville, Spain), a certified massage therapist, a certified personal trainer, and just recently a Level II rowing coach - the first partially sighted African-American to take and pass this test. Dwayne writes: I have found a new quest for life. Along with my blessing and all of my new accomplishments, I started a non-profit organization called Breaking Barriers. I am working with the youth of Philadelphia, Wilmington, Delaware, and Camden, New Jersey and our mission is to introduce them to the sport of rowing & personal training. With these new challenges this should keep them off the streets and keep them in school. On Saturday, July 19, ten years to the day from his injury, Dwayne will row a marathon on the Schuylkill River. We invite the rowing community to participate and support Dwayne. This is your opportunity to get involved.
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| WHEN: | Saturday, July 19, 2008 |
| TIME: | 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon |
| DONATION: | $10.00 goes toward involving minority youth in the sport of rowing |
| Dwayne will row 26 miles, 4 six mile loops, plus 2 miles. You can participate by rowing a 6 mile loop with him. Loops start Undine at 8:00, 9:00, 10:00 and 11:00 am (roughly). | Row your own single, double, quad, four or eight. You can row the full 26 miles or any other distance you please. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Yes, I would like to row a quad on July 19, 2008 Name: ______________________________________ Email: ______________________________________ Phone: ______________________________________ Loop start time: _____________________________
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Please Circle Boat Entered:
Your name: _________________________________ Email: ______________________________________ Phone: ______________________________________ Names of Crew Members:
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Enclose Fee of $10.00 per seat or $10.00 Donation. Donations more than $10.00 will be gladly accepted. Please make checks payable to Schuylkill Navy. All rowers must print, sign and enclose a Schuylkill Navy waiver.
Submit registration form to Schuylkill Navy, #4 Boathouse Row, c/o Marty Mirabal and email her at marty35123@aol.com so she can assign you a bow number
Kick-off will begin at Undine Barge Club at 7:45 am with the Breaking Barriers quad starting at the Viking Statue at 8:00 am. You may register and pick up your t-shirts and bow numbers at Undine between 7:00 am and 11:00 am.