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Coventry Lake Advisory & Monitoring Committee Newsletter — Summer 2022

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Download/View the Newsletter PDF Articles included in this edition with a section just for COVENTRY LAKE ROWING!!!: New High Water Speed Limit on Coventry Lake Coventry Lake Awarded Grant for Hydrilla Treatment 2022 New Marine Patrol Officer If you LOVE Coventry Lake…..Show your pride with a ‘Connecticut ‘Save Our Lakes’ license plate The Lake as … Read more

The joy of rowing

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There are times in your life as a rower that are epic. You know what I am talking about, when it just clicks and the only thing holding you back is what kind of shape your are in. These moments happen because you put the work in. Maybe not that week, may not even the … Read more

Community Support – A Shed to Call Home

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Ask and you shall receive. The support of the town and the community has always been amazing. Being the last group to arrive, there was no more storage space for Coventry Lake Community Rowing. Without hesitation, when asked if we could put a shed up over an already existing cement slab, the support was immediate. … Read more

MRR Grant Program

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Coventry Lake Community Rowing prides itself on offering rowing to all persons who would like to try without any discrimination. This mission perked interest in applying for the Manchester Road Race grant in winter of 2020. The grant ask consisted of providing 8 scholarships to a group of youth from Manchester and a small portion … Read more

Jeffrey P. Ossen Family Foundation Grant

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By 2018, Coventry Lake Community Rowing had established itself well-enough, but, like any new non-profit or corporation, it needed a leg up. From inception in 2014, CLCR had a strong presence with adult rowing and had been building up to establishing a board-recognized Coventry High School team. Unfortunately, we were still lacking some key infrastructure … Read more