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Friends of Farmington Crew
Mission – The Friends of Farmington Crew (FOFC) is a charitable, educational, non-profit organization which supports and assists Farmington High School Crew under the guidance of the Farmington High School Athletic Director. It is the goal of FOFC to raise awareness of the sport of rowing and to provide financial and logistic support to the program. FOFC allows the coaches to focus on building a strong team by providing them with the equipment, facilities and logistic support to be competitive at the state and regional levels. To make this happen, the committees below are in place.
Board of Directors
Tom Miller, President: thomas.miller@fs.utc.com
John LaForest Roys, Vice President: janlaforestroys@.comcast.net
Darlene Cirilli, Fundraising Chair: d.cirilli58@comcast.net
Lio Gervasi, Facilities Chair: ferroce999@yahoo.com
Mary Lou Meigs, Treasurer: meigs5@comcast.net
Wendy Alena, Secretary: walena@comcast.net
Kim Wood, Common Table Chair: dkcckwood@sbcglobal.net
Kay Miranda, Publicity Chair: klmdmd@aol.com
Bylaws - FOFC Bylaws Adopted 06-09-10
Common Table Committee - Kim Wood dkcckwood@sbcglobal.net
The common table provides food and drinks to all members of the team and their families on the day of a regatta. We bring a trailer with supplies to the regatta, set-up tents, tables, grills, and serve snacks, beverages, and full meals throughout the day. Everybody is expected to bring something and contribute to the operation - either shopping for supplies, loading your car with food, grilling hamburgers and hot dogs, or restocking food items throughout the day. Working at the Common Table is a great way to meet people and make new friends!
Facilities and Maintenance Committee - Lio Gervasi ferroce999@yahoo.com
The mission of the facilities committee is the upkeep of all equipment including boats, boat launches, boathouse, boat dock and launch dock. The safety of the athletes and the handling of all equipment are in constant consideration. This is realized by performing group training sessions. The support and success of the program is accomplished through collaboration with the coaches and the members of the Friends of Farmington Crew. People with any of the following skills are needed to ensure the success of the mission: Mechanical and/or Electrical/Electronic aptitude, Boat repair, Rigging, Carpentry, Boating license.
Photos & Publicity – Kay Miranda klmdmd@aol.com
Our seasons are documented by a variety of amateur parent photographers and it is often heard "there is NO such thing as a BAD crew photo"! The rivers, rowers, and New England scenery provide an excellent subject matter for the photographer in all of us. (And who doesn't love photos of their kids having fun?!) Photos can be easily posted to the crew web-site by using flickr on the home page. Many of these photos are forwarded to FHS for the 9:05 News and for the yearbook. We also send photos and crew news to local newspapers and other media when there is a noteworthy crew event. At the end of each season, the photos are compiled into a slide show that is shown at the banquet.
Fundraising - Darlene Cirilli d.cirilli58@comcast.net
Fundraising is the reason that the crew program has the boathouse, shells, coaches and other integral requirements required to have a rowing program. Without it, either the dues would be significantly higher or there would not be a program. Our fundraising efforts also have a community service component. We have helped the Friends of Special Needs Program at the high school purchase a handicap van, sold tickets for the Unico pasta supper (they have given it all back to us and more in donations), and we have collected food and money for the Farmington Food pantry. We are currently raising funds for Autism awareness through our autism boat puzzle pieces sale. We are a group of parents who get together for a few nights to plan a fundraiser for each season. Fundraising can always use help. Parent involvement will ensure the continued success of the crew program. The more parents that help, the easier it is to be successful. We have done several different fundraisers over the years and have found a few that work well and net a good profit. Having run the fundraisers in the past, the logistics are already worked out, we just need to execute. The fundraisers we do are very large and need many people to make them work. If it is only an hour or two that you can contribute, we can find something for you to do. You can contact Darlene Cirilli (860) 559-4575 for more information.