AUGUST 14, 2024:

GEORGE POCOCK FOUNDATION DAY (#POCOCKDAY)

Twenty years after the founding of the George Pocock Rowing Foundation, the Governor of the State of Washington proclaimed August 14th, 2004 as the George Pocock Rowing Foundation Day.

Today, we celebrate this day and keep the Pocock legacy alive.

We invite all organizations, individuals, and community members with affiliation to the Pocock name to join us in celebrating the many ways that the Pocock Foundation, and its affiliates, create powerful bridges between individuals and organizations.

Throughout the day today, we will share #PocockDay stories from our community and would love to hear what Pocock means to you.

We all know our sport has a deeply positive influence on our lives and we hope you will celebrate with us. 🎉❤️

Thank you for participating in #PocockDay

Join us for a global day of giving :)

GivingTuesday, often stylized as #GivingTuesday for the purposes of hashtag activism, is the Tuesday after Thanksgiving in the United States. It is touted as a "global generosity movement unleashing the power of people and organizations to transform their communities and the world

The Windermere Cup got its start in 1987, when Windermere Real Estate founder, John Jacobi, joined up with the University of Washington to expand the annual rowing event that was part of the Seattle Yacht Club’s Opening Day of Boating Season celebration. The goal was to showcase the excellence of the UW Rowing program and the Montlake Cut as a premier rowing venue by bringing the best competition in the world to compete in the event. At the time, this was the team from the Soviet Union. That occasion marked one of the few athletic competitions for the Soviets inside the U.S. in 25 years, due to the strained relations resulting from the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962. The Soviet Union brought both its men's and women's crews and won both races in convincing fashion. After that, the precedent was set for what has become one of the world's premier rowing events, and certainly a staple of Seattle's rowing community.

Join us at the end of Lake Union to celebrate our first community gathering in two years, and to raise funds for our 2023 programs and grantmaking!

~ Mix and mingle with the rowing community ~

~ Hear and see firsthand the stories of young people finding life-changing experiences through rowing ~

~ Support the work of the GPRF as we expand our reach across the Pacific Northwest ~

We can't wait to see you at 5:30PM on Friday, October 14th at:

Dockside at Duke's

1111 Fairview Ave N

Seattle WA 98109

Enjoy Duke's amazing appetizers and hors d'oeuvres, wine, beer, non-alcoholic beverages, and a sweet bite to end the evening!

It’s BACK!

Join the community on Saturday, July 30th for a night of delicious food, drinks, guest speakers, a silent auction, and so much more in support of Renton Rowing Center! Evening on the Docks is the RRC’s biggest fundraising event of the year and a critical component to their ability to offer inclusive and accessible programs to the Renton community.

This year, the fundraising goal is $30,000 in support of a new quad so that RRC can serve even more athletes. Can you help them get there?

Please join us for our 14th Annual Row to the Future Breakfast Benefit, our biggest fundraiser for youth rowing of the year! Join us on April 15, 2022, at 7am (Pacific Time) to help more kids find, start, and stay rowing.

Access. Community. Leadership.

At the George Pocock Rowing Foundation, we believe that rowing changes lives.

On April 15th, we're hosting our 14th Annual Row to the Future Breakfast - a fundraiser to support our programs and the youth they serve.

During this virtual experience, you will have a chance to connect with friends from around the PNW region and around the US, play some games, and hear from our regional community members about what youth need today, and how you can help.

We invite you to come and be inspired to change lives through the sport of rowing.

We’re excited to connect with friends and colleagues at virtual tables and hear from speakers around the region on what youth need today.

Through a generous matching donation provided by the Schlaepfer Family Foundation, you can double your donation and impact right now!

If you would like to be a sponsor, please contact us today!

26.2 is the number of miles run to complete a marathon. 26.LU is a marathon of meters (42,195 meters to be exact) in support of camp LUcy, a new initiative of the GPRF that honors Lucy Pocock, a pioneer in women’s rowing.

Would you like to help us support the future of Camp Lucy?

To kick off the week of National Girls and Women in Sports Day, we’re hosting our first inaugural indoor rowing marathon; 26 point LU.

The event will take place virtually through a live stream so that you can participate from anywhere!! We will have a zoom link for all to participate.

Our goal is to raise $10,000 through participation in the event and fundraising from teams.

In teams of 2, 3, 4 or open (4+) we will row 42,195 meters on the erg (indoor rowing machine). Registration for the event includes a training plan (if you want it), a GPRF beanie*, and a medal*.

And for rowing affiliate clubs and teams, we have some exciting prizes to award:
1) Fastest time for 42,195  
2) Most marathons rowed (by affiliate)
3) Most funds raised through this event (by affiliate)

Let’s do this! Sunday, January 30th, 2022 from 8 am to 1 pm (Pacific Time).

Team Captains: If you would like your team to be entered to compete in a category, please add additional information here.

*Register by December 31st to ensure receipt

Join us on Tuesday, November 30th wherever you are in the world, for our Second Annual Virtual 5k in tandem with Giving Tuesday, a global generosity movement unleashing the power of people and organizations to transform their communities and the world. Register to walk, run, row, bike, ski, hike, swim, or some other element of movement. If you would like to do your 5k with friends, Michael Green will be on Instagram Live on an erg to help motivate you.

Join us via Facebook Live on Monday, November 29th at 11:00 AM (Pacific Time) for some GPRF 2021 Highlights. We will hear from Executive Director, Jenn Gibbons, and our Middle School Program Manager, Jon Campaña on our 2021 work, as well as what to look forward to in the future. If you aren’t able to watch the session live, we’ll distribute the recording afterward.

We will be hanging out at Head of the Lake Regatta this Fall, supporting athletes and our community. Stop by our tent across from Conibear to say hello and learn about our new program initiatives at the foundation.