The White Rock Rowing men’s youth eight at the Waco Rowing Regatta on Nov. 6, 2022. Photo courtesy of White Rock Rowing.
White Rock Rowing, a club based at White Rock Lake, partnered with Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Dallas to purchase and donate gifts to local children.
The athletes and their families sponsored 20 elementary-school children and delivered clothes, bedding and toys to Umphrey Lee Elementary School, a Dallas ISD campus, this month.
White Rock Rowing draws many athletes from East Dallas and Lake Highlands.
The rowers previously led summer camps for kids involved in Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Dallas.
“It is a tremendous joy to work with the Boys and Girls Club, whether we’re partnering to give free rowing camps to kids in summertime or donating gifts to make their Christmas that much more special,” Sue Ellen Chambers, the president of White Rock Boathouse, Inc., says in a news release. “Giving back is part of White Rock Rowing’s DNA because we don’t just build good athletes here; we also build leaders and bright futures.”
Youth rowers from White Rock Rowing bring presents to Dallas ISD elementary students. Photo courtesy of White Rock Rowing.
