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Otumoetai College. Rowing Open day for College students

Carolyn from Tauriko

EVER WANTED TO JUST HAVE A GO AT ROWING - NOW IS YOUR CHANCE ...See if this is your next summer sport to stay fit for those winter sports you do,

We had a fantastic club rowing season and now we are in the school rowing season.

To start of the year Otumoetai College Rowing Parents Committee would like to invite all Otumoetai college students to come and have a go at rowing, no pressure or commitment required just come and try it out.

WHEN: Sunday 19th February 2017 10.30am-12.30noon
WHERE: BOP Coast Rowing Club, Wairoa Road, Bethlehem (at the end of the road turn left towards the river by the shelter belt)
BRING: Water bottle and suitable clothing e.g. if it’s hot shorts, t shirt and hat, if it’s cold a thermal top

Are you the next Mahe Drysdale, Hamish Bond, Eric Murray, Georgina or Caroline Evers-Swindell ? Come and have a row and see!

Any questions please contact Carolyn via email crawfordsmith@xtra.co.nz or phone 021919474

Sorry tried to put this as an event but kept coming up with an error.

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