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Over many years and many challenges, the Detroit Boat Club Crew continues to share the art and discipline of rowing by instilling its athleticism, teamwork, and passion in others.
Please support a campaign to help transform Friends of Detroit Rowing and create an indelible impact on our youth.
Share an Oar… Share the Shore
Due to the closure of the Belle Isle Boathouse, Friends of Detroit Rowing is building a new facility to accommodate the growing number of adult and youth participants in the sport.
Friends of Detroit Rowing is seeking $4.8 million in contributions to increase access to rowing in Metro Detroit.
This comprehensive campaign will raise $3.5 million in capital investments to build facilities for on-site training opportunities and year round storage of equipment.
It will also raise $1.3 million to help us continue our existing programs and offer rowing to a much wider and more inclusive audience.

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Fund Raising Contributors
We’d like to extend a sincere and heartfelt thank you to our fund contributors:
Cameron Alston |
Daniel Amato |
Richard & Joan Angevine |
Allan Baur |
Dick Bell |
Brian Benz |
Edward Benz |
Lynne Beykirch |
Michael Brady |
Roger Bucien |
JP Callaghan |
Thomas E. Carson |
Robert Ciupak |
The Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan |
Thomas Coyle |
Paul D’Ambrosio |
Paul Deenik |
Michael Dezsi |
Dennis Dilworth |
Julia Dinan |
Brian Doelle |
Deirdre Donahue |
Jela & Benjamin Ellefson |
Patricia Erbecker |
Charlie Fehl |
John & Leola Fitteron |
Ken Fitzpatrick |
Mark Fragel |
Friends of the Hooch |
Rita Fuerst Adams |
Mike Gentile |
William Giovan |
Henry Goitz |
Christophe Gongora |
Margaret Hartingh |
Marc & Linda Hawley |
Ruth Hecker |
Mark Herman |
The Higbie Family |
Paul Johnson |
Raymond Jones |
John Keating |
Sharon Kelln |
Steven Kelly |
Paul & Maureen Keubler |
Robert Kotz |
Jeff Kreger |
Stefanie Kulpe |
Kendal Kuneman |
Robert LaCasse |
Lyle LaLong |
Thomas Lavigne |
Erma Leaphart |
Catherine Lebiedzik |
Tim Lenhard |
Roman Lesnau |
Susan Lolli |
John MacKenzie |
Sharon and Bill Maher |
Mark Maisonneuve |
Mark Herman & Dr Shiva Maralani |
Gerard Martin |
Stephen Malbouef |
Caroline and Michael Marks |
Thomas Mathews |
Stan & Debbie McQuade |
Janis Meyers |
Jim Montie |
Brian Muawad |
Mike Murray |
Marianne Nass |
Tanya Newman |
James and Marybeth Nicholson |
Edward Oetting |
Tim O’Hara |
Carole Packla |
Erika Page |
Jeanne Paolucci |
Melanie Parks-Linford |
Barbara & Robert Peberdy |
Claire Wilcox Perry |
Karol Perczak |
Jeff & Tammy Pfaendtner |
William Pitt |
Todd Platt |
Erika Pluhar |
Leon & Susan Polowczuk |
Karen Percz |
Ralph C. Wilson, Jr Foundation |
Jennifer Reck |
Red Hook Coffee |
Rick Reed |
Andrea Reynolds |
Janet Riggs Waterman |
Charles Rossiter |
Amy Roth |
Arlene Rozelle |
Sachse Construction |
Edward Schmidt |
Ben Scrace |
Cynthia and Edward Shumaker |
Nabil Shurafa |
Josette Silver |
Paul & Diane Sonecken |
Nicole Spain |
S. Gary Spicer Sr Foundation |
Mary Springer |
Alex Stanovoy |
Paul Stefanutti |
Benno Steinman |
Elizabeth and Bradford Stocker |
Michael Thibault |
Mark Tirikian |
Pellayia Toutlant |
Chelsea and Stefano Tremonti |
Tom Turnbull |
Phil Vogt |
Heidi Weger |
Alex Welch |
Ronald Wiand |
Robert Wicks |
The Edward Wilson Fund |
Dennis Wojdyla |
Cynthia and Chris Wolf |
Ronald Wurst |
Steve Ziemba |
Xin Zong |
Christine Zurawski |