Crew celebration
UD alumni invited to support national team rowers at special event July 16
9:33 a.m., July 10, 2015--Four University of Delaware students will represent the United States in the 2015 World Rowing Under-23 Championships to be held later this month in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, and a send-off and fundraiser will be held Thursday, July 16.
The event, to be held at 6:30 p.m. at the Kalmar Nyckel’s Copeland Maritime Center in Wilmington, will celebrate the accomplishments of UD lightweight rowers Michael Senf, Corey Brown, Andrew Kershaw and Reid Cucci, who will represent the U.S. in the championships.
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The students, all members of the UD men’s crew club team, will compete in Bulgaria from July 22-26. They were selected to represent the nation through the U.S. Rowing national team trials held last month.
"It is very rare to see more than two athletes from the same collegiate rowing program in a United States national team boat, but the camaraderie they developed while competing for UD has certainly helped mold their crew into a formidable Under-23 level entry – a very proud honor for the UD men’s crew program" said Shawn Duff, president of the UD Men’s Crew Alumni Association.
Cost of the event, which is sponsored by the UD Alumni Association, is $15. There will be a silent auction and rowing merchandise available for purchase. All proceeds from the event will benefit the crew’s fundraising efforts for the Bulgaria trip, which costs $3,500 per athlete. For details, see the website.
Other UD alumni activities are as follows:
Thursday, July 16, 5:30 p.m.: ‘Design with a Splash of Wine.’ The New Castle County Alumni Club will offer “Design with a Splash of Wine” at the Chesapeake Inn in Chesapeake City, Maryland, in which participants can complete a painting of a distinctive part of campus in the company of fellow Blue Hens.
Thursday, July 16, 6-8 p.m.: North Jersey new student send-off. The Northern New Jersey Alumni Club will hold a new student send-off for members of the Class of 2019 at Passaic Valley High School.
Saturday, July 18, 10 a.m.: Sussex demonstration garden. The Kent and Sussex Alumni Club will host a day in UD’s Master Gardener Demonstration Garden in Georgetown, Delaware.
Saturday, July 25, 1 p.m.: Summer Baseball Series: Chicago. The Chicago Alumni Club will host an event at historic Wrigley Field, where the Chicago Cubs will host the Philadelphia Phillies. There will be a pre-game lunch at the Captain Morgan Club near the stadium.
Saturday, July 25, 6 p.m.: Winery lawn concert. The Lancaster Alumni Club invites Blue Hens to a lawn concert at the Nissley Winery in Bainbridge, Pennsylvania.
Sunday, July 26, 1-3 p.m.: New Castle County new student send-off. The New Castle County Alumni Club will hold a new student send-off for members of the Class of 2019 in the Carpenter Sports Building on the UD campus in Newark.
Wednesday, July 29, 6-8 p.m.: New York City new student send-off. The New York City Alumni Club will hold a new student send-off for members of the Class of 2019 at 650 Madison Avenue.
Thursday, July 30, 5:30-7:30 p.m.: South Jersey new student send-off. Alumni in southern New Jersey will host a new student send-off for members of the Class of 2019 at the Tavistock Country Club in Haddonfield, New Jersey.
Sunday, Aug. 2, 1-3 p.m.: Lancaster and York new student send-off. Alumni in Lancaster and York counties will host a new student send-off for members of the Class of 2019 at the Hilltop Pavilion in Sam Lewis State Park.
Thursday, Aug. 6, 5:30 p.m.: Summer Baseball Series: Virginia. The Richmond Alumni Club invites Blue Hens to enjoy a baseball game at The Diamond as the Richmond Flying Squirrels host the New Hampshire Fisher Cats.
Sunday, Aug. 9, 1-3 p.m.: Philadelphia new student send-off. The Philadelphia Alumni Club will hold a new student send-off for members of the Class of 2019 in the Veterans Pavilion at East Goshen Township Park on Paoli Pike.
Tuesday, Aug. 11, 5:30-8 p.m.: North Jersey new student send-off. The Northern New Jersey Alumni Club in Montvale will hold a new student send-off for members of the Class of 2019 at Pascack Hills High School.
Wednesday, Aug. 12, 6-8 p.m.: Southern Delaware new student send-off. The Kent and Sussex County Alumni Club will hold a new student send-off for members of the Class of 2019 at Bicentennial Park in Milford, Delaware.
Saturday, Aug. 15, 2-5 p.m.: Baltimore new student send-off. The Baltimore Alumni Club will hold a new student send-off for members of the Class of 2019 and a welcome to the neighborhood event to welcome members of the Class of 2015 at Rock Point State Park in Essex, Maryland.
The Office of Development and Alumni Relations recognizes and thanks the UD Alumni Association for its generous support of events that bring together Blue Hens. For more information on alumni activities, see www.UDconnection.com.