THE ISRAELI ROWING TEAM SALUTES BOSTON
OCTOBER 14-20 2014
The Project
Dear friends,
To support the global rowing community, the positive connection between Israel and the New England Jewish community, and to open dialogue about innovation in adaptive sports, Rhode Island-based RESOLUTE Racing Shells has invited an Israeli rowing team to compete at the Head of the Charles rowing regatta which will take place on October 18-19. www.hocr.org. RESOLUTE will provide them with fully outfitted shells and rowing gear to participate in the race.
This exciting idea grew from a conversation about strategies to improve adaptive rowing equipment and developed into a plan that interweaves the three very important missions.
The collaboration between the racing shell builder and the Israeli rowers began between Michael (Misha) W. Joukowsky,
a RESOLUTE partner, and Israeli Daniel Rutenberg. Dani is a past singles champion and captain of the Israeli Maccabiah team and currently an international umpire and member of the Masters Rowing Commission of FISA, the World Rowing Federation; the international governing body of the sport of rowing.
From there, RESOLUTE President, Jeffrey Sturges, and Program Organizer and CEO of Nevel International, LLC, Avi Nevel, grew the idea into one that would have high impact and visibility in rowing, adaptive sports and the bond between Israel and the US Jewish community.
To quote Rutenberg, “Such participation could help both promoting Israel Rowing and Israeli rowers as well as strengthening the connection between the Jewish community in Boston and the East Coast and the State of Israel. It could also represent a nice aspect of Israel in a huge event that is exposed to so many people and covered by the media.”
The delegation is endorsed by the Israeli Minister of Sports, Limor Livnat and the Israel Consul General to New England, Yehuda Yaakov.
Enclosed also you will find a link to a very inspirational talk given by Moran Samuel who is one of the delegation members. Delegation Video 1 Delegation Video 2
See link to a recent letter from the Israel Minister of Sports and Culture supporting this effort to bring the rowing team.
For more information, please contact:
USA
Avi Nevel, CEO Jeff Sturges, President & CEO Na'ama Ore, Regional Director
Nevel International, LLC Resolute Racing Shells Boston Israel American Council
Tel:401-486-1152 Tel:(401)253-7384 Tel:(857)206-.5939 Email:anevel@cox.net Email: jsturges@resoluteracing.com Email: naama@israeliamerican.org
Rachel L. Glazer
Founder & President
Rachel G Events LLC
Tel: 617-835-1491
Israel
Daniel Rutenberg
Member of the FISA Masters Rowing Commission
10 Galili St., Apt 20, 69-377 Tel-Aviv, ISRAEL
+972-50-542-4845 (M) +972-9-778-1499 (B)
Thank you for your generosity!
