Loyola Greyhound

Issue date: 1/30/07 Section: News

Seen here, members of Loyola's crew team participate in the annual Row for Humanity event in McGuire Hall. The team fell short of its goal, but managed to raise about $2,000. Twenty percent of the earnings from the team will be donated to Habitat for Humanity, while the remainder will be used to pay for equipment, uniforms, and entry fees. Money raised by non-crew team members will go entirely to Habitat for Humanity.

The Loyola Crew Team raised close to $2,000 last Wednesday at the annual Row for Humanity. They fell short of reaching their goal amount of $7,000 and cited a lack of student participation as the leading factor.

Row for Humanity is a 12-hour rowing event that primarily raises money for Loyola's chapter of Habitat for Humanity. This event took place in McGuire Hall from 7a.m. to 7p.m., where participants rowed on ergometers, or rowing machines.

Only a few teams outside from Loyola's general student body were involved, and coach Al Ramirez identified generating student interest as the greatest difficulty of the event.

"We need to find a better way to get the student body involved," said Alex Canale, a sophomore member of the crew team.

At Loyola, a percentage of the crew team's profits go to Habitat for Humanity projects in Baltimore.

Al Ramirez, the crew coach, hopes to give 20 percent of the profits made by his rowers to Habitat.

Last year, the crew team also contributed to Hurricane Katrina relief fund and the Red Cross. The crew team will also use the remainder of the profits for uniforms, equipment and competition entry fees. All of the profits from non-crew participants go directly to Habitat for Humanity housing projects in Baltimore.

Each member of the crew team was required to row for an hour. Members of Habitat for Humanity also participated, in addition to The Student Athletic Advisory Council and outside student groups. Door prizes, such as gift certificates and movie packages, were awarded to the teams that raised the most money or rowed the longest distance.

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