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From: Hayley Harris [mailto:hjhhactivities@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, February 28, 2020 1:31 PM To: Adam Edwards <aedwards@ci.orono.mn.us> Cc: LLRC Long Lake Rowing <longlakerowing@gmail.com> Subject: Permanent Home for Long Lake Rowing Crew Dear Orono Parks Commission, Our family has been a part of Long Lake Rowing Crew since March 2017. Both of our daughters have learned to row with the guidance of amazing coaches and teammates through the LLRC Juniors rowing program. Long Lake Rowing Crew is so much more than the shell of a permanent home or simply a bunch of boats rowing on the lake. Our daughters have learned many valuable life lessons and had many great opportunities as a result of being a part of the Long Lake Rowing Crew family. In particular, we believe there are seven things that make Long Lake Rowing Crew special. Contributing members of a community. As parents, we work hard to encourage our daughters to be active participants in the communities where we live, work, and play. Long Lake Rowing Crew is an important part of our family. Our daughters are good stewards on the lake, enjoy spending time at Summit Beach in between practices, help with Community Ed Learn to Row programs, support local businesses and organizations in Long Lake and the surrounding communities, and foster meaningful relationships with teens and adults by interacting positively and leading by example. Rowing promotes lifelong health and wellness. Our daughters like how being active makes them feel. They both enjoy participating in varsity sports for their high school (one is a Nordic skier and one is a swimmer) and rowing for Long Lake Rowing Crew. It’s common knowledge that taking care of your body and your mind is good for your soul. One of the nicest parts of rowing for them is being outside and being on the water while getting a great workout. When they are on the water, they are able to forget about everything else going in their lives and have some fun. As parents, we love that rowing is a lifelong sport. Importance of commitment and time management. Whether working on endurance and technique on the erg machine or practicing in boats on the water, our daughters commit their time and energy 5 days a week to preparing to participate in a select number of regattas. They spend far more time practicing than actually racing and yet are excited to continually work on improving and preparing to test out their skills in races and spend time with their teammates. Long Lake Rowing Crew has taught them the importance of respecting everyone’s time as if it were their own. They have to be masters of time management in order to fit rowing in and around school, studying, work, and socializing with friends. Long Lake Rowing Crew has helped them learn that working smarter to make the most of every practice is more efficient than simply working longer. Setting goals and working hard to achieve them. Our daughters understand the importance of making a commitment to themselves, their teammates, and their coaches and making practices a priority in order to achieve their personal goals and team goals. It takes hard work and dedication. Being a part of Long