Our Commitment to Community
Serving the Austin community is a top priority for ARC, and we are constantly identifying new opportunities to share the sport of rowing. As a nonprofit organization, we strive to make rowing accessible to everyone, regardless of age or ability. Our mission is to foster a love for rowing while promoting teamwork, discipline, and personal growth. Through our various outreach initiatives, we aim to break down barriers and provide opportunities for all to experience the joy and benefits of rowing. Currently, we work with veterans, breast-cancer survivors, at-risk youth, economically disadvantaged youth, senior citizens, Paralympic athletes and adults with disabilities. Our staff and volunteers work to create new programming that provides everything from curriculum development for middle school students to team building exercises for nonprofits and fundraising for new adaptive rowing equipment.
Our Outreach Programs
RISE
Rowing In School Experience RISE is an in-school program that offers a year-long indoor rowing curriculum culminating in a field trip to ARC for on-water rowing and STEAM-based activities. Our curriculum draws inspiration from a successful program at Community Rowing Inc in Boston. We equip PE staff at participating schools with in-person training sessions lesson plans, coaching, and equipment. Following our successful pilot program in 2016 which reached over 600 students, AISD recognized ARC as an official district-wide partner. Since then we have expanded our reach and now serve two middle schools
Freedom Rows
The Austin Rowing Club collaborates with USRowing and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs through the Freedom Rows program to ensure that rowing is accessible to veterans. Participants in Freedom Rows are eligible for scholarships to become members of ARC to continue. Additionally, we have supported the Valor Games Southwest by providing rowing machines and a team of volunteers, and we organize adaptive rowing events at our USRowing-sanctioned regattas. Reach out to info@austinrowing.org if you are interested in participating in Freedom Rows.
Team Survivor
Team Survivor empowers women currently facing or who have overcome cancer to thrive through fitness and a supportive community. In partnership with Team Survivor, we provide both on-water and off-water rowing experiences at the Austin Rowing Club at no charge to participants, with classes available throughout the year.
Danny G. McBeth Recreation Center
Danny G. McBeth Recreation Center and Annex provides social opportunities through quality programs that challenge, support and teach leisure skills for the citizens of Austin with differing abilities. We are on the water year-round with a group of adults from McBeth Recreation Center to provide adaptive rowing through a partnership with the Austin Parks and Recreation Department’s Theraputic Recreation Services.
PARD Summer Camp
Nonprofit Team Building
As a nonprofit, we know the struggle to find affordable and creative team building activities that can enhance the work and outcomes of local nonprofits. Austin Rowing Club offers discounted team building activities. Reach out to events@austinrowing.org for more information.
Mexican American Cultural Center
We partner with our neighbors at the Mexican American Cultural Center to introduce their members and employees to sweep rowing (using one oar) in a training barge. Coaching is offered year round and the MACC team has raced in our hosted regattas.
Interested in Partnering?
We are always open to expand our outreach. If you are interested partnering with us, please reach out to info@austinrowing.org.
MEMORIES FROM OUR PROGRAMS
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