A Most Beautiful Thing by Arshay Cooper // Coming June 30th from Flatiron Books
A Most Beautiful Thing by Arshay Cooper is the moving true story of a group of young men growing up on Chicago’s Westside who form the first all African American school rowing team in the nation, and in doing so not only transform a sport but their lives. PRE ORDER YOUR COPY TODAY!
#ErgforEquality
Riverside Boat Club Men’s Sweep Team (Stripes) and Potomac Boat Club Men’s Sweep Team (Stars) are usually rivals on the river. They have been asking themselves what we, as a rowing community, can do to make a difference in the fight against racism and injustice. These teams are banding together, in partnership with DeMatha Catholic High School Crew Team, to raise money for groups that are actively fighting for equality, justice, and systemic reform. #ErgforEquality
Rowing In Color Podcast with Maurice Scott, Jr.: On Diversifying Rowing and Being a Kid from Philly Who Never Gave Up
Team JL ambassador Maurice Scott, Jr. was born and raised in Philadelphia and grew up seeing boats on the Schuykill River. As someone whose path led him to rowing, he has worked to give back to the sport by coaching at Philadelphia City Rowing and Row New York. Additionally, he brings visibility to people of color within the sport through his story, his performance as an athlete, as well as his role as a JL ambassador.
Laurel House Face Masks
JL Racing teamed up with Laurel House to donate face masks for women and children who are victims of domestic violence. Right now, due to the pandemic, many of the families in their Counseling program who do not normally need assistance with food, supplies, etc., are struggling and Laurel House is providing as much of these kinds of practical support items as possible. Laurel House is a comprehensive domestic violence agency serving individuals, families, and communities throughout Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
#SWEATFORLLS
Narragansett Boat Club in Providence, RI are leading a group of student-athletes and asking you for your support of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (LLS) mission to find cures for blood cancers and to help patients and families who have to battle through these diseases. They invite you to join them and run, walk, bike, jog, row, or roll in a 5k! All of the money they raise will go directly to LLS in support of its well-established mission to ensure patients get the treatment and support that they need.
Brentwood Virtual Race Series
To help our Rowing Community remain healthy, active and engaged, Brentwood College School invites you to participate in their Virtual Erg or Run Race Series. They have created 3 events running from April to June to keep us all competitive and fit! You can enter an unlimited number of teams consisting of 2 or 4 athletes in the categories below.
Celebrate Earth Day 2020 with JL Racing
Happy Earth Day 2020! At JL Racing we treat every day like Earth Day. Check out ways our company works towards being environmentally friendly and find out simple things you can do to help protect the Earth!
Update From Us At JL Racing
While it has been a difficult time and will continue to be, our crew is persevering and continuing to go above and beyond customer expectations. We are committed to serving our business with a short term limited staff and capacity, as well as servicing orders for our online store. Thank you for all of you who continue to purchase through our site, this is helping to keep us running every day.
A Call to Action to Support USRowing
Beyond our work together, this partnership has also brought JL a new understanding of how tirelessly the USRowing staff and organization work to serve our sport. From our Juniors to our Olympic athletes and all of us in between, USRowing provides a mountain of value to all of us. They manage and sponsor our greatest events, they educate our athletes and coaches across a complete curriculum, they have built and continue to maintain the greatest national rowing team in the world, and so much more. Simply said, USRowing is an essential pillar in our community.
JL Racing's 1 Million Mask Challenge
For the past week, JL Racing has been transitioning our manufacturing to make much needed reusable masks, gowns and other PPE products. We have the capacity and on-hand materials to build 1 Million masks in very short order for the #millionmaskchallenge.
Update on Stotesbury Cup 2020
The below letter was sent out from The Stotesbury Cup Directors regarding the regatta in May 2020. As of now, the regatta will still go on! With that being said, please reach out to your JL Sales Rep to place your team's order. For custom orders, our manufacturing staff is fully operational. We know how important it is to get custom orders built to ensure your team can race.
At Home Work Outs During COVID-19 Social Distancing
Stuck at home? Can't go to the boathouse or get on the water? Try these at-home workouts below to stay safe and sane during COVID-19 social distancing. It is good to get exercise but also take time to reflect and rest your body! We have the perfect clothing to take you from home work out to lounging at home.
