Support UC Davis Women's Rowing
Please help our team by using our wishlist link or by contributing to the Alumni Board Operating Expense Fund, the Endowment Fund, or directly to the team via Venmo/PayPal!
As a club sport, our team is not officially sponsored by UC Davis athletics, thus our budget is raised almost entirely through dues and fundraising efforts. We depend on the generosity of friends, family, alumni, and other supporters of the program. We strive to maintain and update our equipment to provide a suitable training environment and develop a stronger, more competitive program. With your generous contributions to the UC Davis Women’s Rowing Team, you recognize and support our hard working athletes and assist us in acquiring the funds we need to foster the growth and success of our program.
COST OF SUCCESS ThermometOAR
The team and alumni have worked together to come up with the Cost of Success for the 2023-2024 season totaling $137,000. This amount is the result of ALL expected expenses for this season, including coaching salaries, regattas, equipment repair/replacement, alumni expenses, and the goal of adding $20,000 to the Endowment Fund. We are hoping to reach $137,000 through athlete dues, team fundraisers and donations, University allocations, and the Endowment Fund payout.
The ThermometOAR graphic was created as a visual representation of how much money the team has received throughout the year. We will update the graphic as money comes in!
As of March 2024, the team has accrued $92,831! This number is a combination of athlete dues, team fundraisers, donations, University allocations, and the Endowment Fund payout. It is to be noted that athlete dues account for 44% of this current total. One of our goals as an alumni group is to help the team decrease the burden of paying dues to make rowing more accessible to students on campus. We can do this through continuing to contribute to the and Endowment fund, using the team’s Rent-A-Rower service (think, remote jobs too!), and supporting the team in their fundraising efforts (keep an eye out for some holiday fundraisers!).
WE ARE ALSMOST THERE! With a month and a half left in the season, we are 2/3rds of the way to our goal; let’s see if we can reach it!
Updated January 2024
TEAM’S BOAT LAUNCH UPDATE
This year both of the team's large Still Water launches need major repairs in order to be usable for practice. One of the launches is getting a new motor, engine and wiring, after being out of commission for the last couple of years. The second launch is having several major parts replaced so the launch can move smoothly in all directions. These repairs are expected to total over $10,000.
As a way to support the team in covering these costs, we are creating the opportunity for you to pick a name to go on the launch with a contribution of $2,500 or more! These launches are an essential piece of equipment for the team to be able to practice safely and effectively, your contribution will be an integral part of the team’s success this year and for years to come!
TEAM’S WISHLIST
The team and coaches have put together a list of items that are needed at the boathouse, erg container, and recruitment fair to make sure the team is able to run smoothly throughout the year. Items on the list range from recruitment prizes to money for new boat lights!
To purchase items for the team, click HERE
ALUMNI BOARD OPERATING EXPENSE FUND
This fund was created to support alumni efforts when helping the team throughout this season. This money will go toward funding things like team bonding events (their annual camping trip, team hikes), tents and food at races like San Diego Crew Classic (SDCC) and WIRA, and hosting Alumni Day!
To support the Alumni Board Operating Expense Fund, click HERE. In the comments please label the donation as “Alumni Board Operating Expenses”
ENDOWMENT FUND
Our UC Davis Women’s Rowing Endowment Fund supports operations, equipment replacement, and coaching. The more we can grow the fund, the bigger the impact we’ll have on the future of our team! The team will receive a 4% annual payout each academic year in perpetuity from the fund, with the principal invested and managed by UC Davis.
To support the Endowment Fund, click HERE
Fundraising Progress (updated 3/27/2024)
Click here to see the Endowment Donors!
Endowment Instructions:
Contributions via endowment website
Click “Donate to this fund”
Fill in remaining information, including for employer match programs
To do a recurring pledge:
Select “Recurring”
Select “For a limited time”
Enter annual giving amount
Select “Annually”
Enter the number of payments
Fill in remaining information
For contributions via an employer/company giving portal
Search for “UC Davis Foundation”
In comments or designation field note that the donation should be allocated to the “UC Davis Women’s Club Rowing Fund”
Notify the team of your gift at ucdrowingendowmentfund@gmail.com so that we can ensure the donation is allocated to the fund by the university.
For gifts that are stock donations or setting up gifts via a trust or will, please email ucdrowingendowmentfund@gmail.com for details
Venmo
Click the “SUPPORT US” button to help the team through Venmo or find us @UCDWCREW.
PAYPAL
Click the “SUPPORT US” button to help the team through PayPal or find us at UC Davis Women’s Rowing.
You may also donate by mail!
Checks should be made payable to UC Davis Women's Crew
and mailed to 232 ARC, One Shields Ave, Davis, CA 95616
Need help with moving, organizing, gardening, dog-walking, special events, etc. ?
We will work for you! See our Rent-a-Rower page!