SARASOTA-BRADENTON, FLA.--- The local organizing committee for the 2017 World
Rowing Championships is pleased to announce that the Gulf Coast Community Foundation has
awarded them a $25,000 grant.
"We are extremely grateful," said Meredith Scerba, the executive director of the 2017 World
Rowing Championships. "Thanks to the generosity of the Gulf Coast Community Foundation,
we have an even greater opportunity to highlight our region’s residents and cultural heritage to
visitors from around the world"
The grant is helping welcome 1,700 rowers and support staff to the Sarasota-Bradenton area. It is
also being used to assist in initiatives such as, Adopt a Team and the Opening Ceremony.
"One of Gulf Coast’s regional priorities is enhancing our unique places," said Dr. Mark S.
Pritchett, president and CEO of Gulf Coast Community Foundation. "Nathan Benderson Park is
just such a place, and investing in the World Rowing Championships will generate both
economic and quality-of-life returns for our community."
September 23 – October 1, 2017
2017 World Rowing Championships
"we welcome the world" www.wrch2017.com
ABOUT GULF COAST COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
Together with its donors, Gulf Coast Community Foundation transforms our region through bold
and proactive philanthropy. Gulf Coast is a public charity that was created in 1995 through the
sale of the Venice Hospital. Since then, it has become the philanthropic home of more than 650
families who have established charitable funds there and has invested over $260 million in grants
in the areas of health and human services, civic and economic development, education, arts and
culture, and the environment. Learn more at GulfCoastCF.org.
ABOUT THE 2017 WORLD ROWING CHAMPIONSHIPS
From September 23 – October 1, 2017, the World Rowing Championships, an international
rowing regatta organized by FISA (the International Rowing Federation), will be held at Nathan
Benderson Park in Sarasota-Bradenton, Florida, the only Grade A course in the United States and
"where world-class athletes come to compete." In the 48 years of the event’s existence, the
United States has hosted only one other World Championships, in 1994 in Indianapolis, Indiana.
This weeklong event is held at the end of the northern hemisphere summer. In non-Olympic
years, it is the highlight of the international rowing calendar. Rowing takes place in 21 different
boat classes for both men and women.
Our goal is to attract athletes, family, friends and fans from around the United States and the
world, to attend this world-class event, and grow the following of rowing in the US.
For more information, please visit WRCH2017.com
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