The council finally gave us the green light to break ground on the boathouse. I have been exhausted by this fight for so long but seeing 303 people stick with me made it worth every sleepless night. We will keep an eye on the construction site to make sure they …
August 3, 2018
Final supporters
I support building of the Lower Merion Boathouse.
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Reached 250 supporters
July 16, 2018
August 24, 2017
Seeing this level of support bloom after months of being ignored feels like a heavy weight has shifted. It is exhausting work to keep pushing forward but this momentum proves we were right to keep going.
August 3, 2016
The local council is still refusing to meet with us but I have been spending my days tracking down records to prove why this boathouse is necessary. It is exhausting work to keep pushing against a wall of indifference yet I am not walking away from this project.
Reached 100 supporters
January 19, 2016
75 Comments
It is unfathomable that a community like LM, with the oldest Public Schoolrowing program in the US, has its kids row out of a dilapidated warehouse.
Our LMSD rowers currently row out of what appears to be a dilapidated warehouse in a mud-caked parking lot that is inconvenient to get to and that is not in our district. We have a perfect resource in Flat Rock Park here in Penn Valley. Building a boathouse here is the only sensible thing to do.
I am a Harriton crew alum and also the mother of a current rower- keeping our kids rowing in the neighborhoods in which they live is not only sensible, but could provide long term cost savings while cementing a place for our LMHS/HHS crews.
Absolutely! My daughter's rowing experience at LMHS led to a Scholarship at Drexel University!! It has changed Marina's life! My son Michael rowed at LMHS as well. Stephen & I fully support this endeavor!
Sent from Dingmans Ferry, but resident of Lower Merion. All our kids are through high school, but I would look forward to the chance to scull on a beautiful river again, as I used to do on the Charles River while in grad school.
This so needed for the oldest Public School Program in the country
Build the boathouse.
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The council finally gave us the green light to break ground on the boathouse. I have been exhausted by this fight for so long but seeing 303 people stick with me made it worth every sleepless night. We will keep an eye on the construction site to make sure they …
August 3, 2018
Final supporters
I support building of the Lower Merion Boathouse.
Updates
Reached 250 supporters
July 16, 2018
August 24, 2017
Seeing this level of support bloom after months of being ignored feels like a heavy weight has shifted. It is exhausting work to keep pushing forward but this momentum proves we were right to keep going.
August 3, 2016
The local council is still refusing to meet with us but I have been spending my days tracking down records to prove why this boathouse is necessary. It is exhausting work to keep pushing against a wall of indifference yet I am not walking away from this project.
Reached 100 supporters
January 19, 2016
75 Comments
An LM boathouse would save money for the school district, create a venue for an LM community rowing program and would be more convenient for the rowers and coaches
It is unfathomable that a community like LM, with the oldest Public Schoolrowing program in the US, has its kids row out of a dilapidated warehouse.
Our LMSD rowers currently row out of what appears to be a dilapidated warehouse in a mud-caked parking lot that is inconvenient to get to and that is not in our district. We have a perfect resource in Flat Rock Park here in Penn Valley. Building a boathouse here is the only sensible thing to do.
I am a Harriton crew alum and also the mother of a current rower- keeping our kids rowing in the neighborhoods in which they live is not only sensible, but could provide long term cost savings while cementing a place for our LMHS/HHS crews.
Absolutely! My daughter's rowing experience at LMHS led to a Scholarship at Drexel University!! It has changed Marina's life! My son Michael rowed at LMHS as well. Stephen & I fully support this endeavor!
Sent from Dingmans Ferry, but resident of Lower Merion. All our kids are through high school, but I would look forward to the chance to scull on a beautiful river again, as I used to do on the Charles River while in grad school.
This so needed for the oldest Public School Program in the country
Build the boathouse.
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An LM boathouse would save money for the school district, create a venue for an LM community rowing program and would be more convenient for the rowers and coaches