You’re cordially invited the premiere of

LUNAFEST Chicago!

LUNAFEST is a film festival of nine inspiring short films by, for and about women. View trailer.  100% of net proceeds go directly to the Breast Cancer Fund and LOCAL non-profit, Recovery on Water (ROW).  This year, LUNA is co-hosting LUNAFEST with StyleChicago.com (who executed Fall Fashion Week in Chicago, among other great events!)

Date: Thursday, November 17^th

Location: Thorne Auditorium  (375 E. Chicago Ave – part of Northwestern Law School downtown)

Night Includes:

• Cocktail Reception: 5:30-7:00 pm
• LUNAFEST Premiere: 7:00-9:00 pm

Highlights:

• Clif Family Wine & Peroni Beer
• Specialty Cocktails
• Appetizers by various Chicago restaurants
• Raffle – all proceeds go directly to ROW
• Red Carpet Photo Wall

TICKETS & Invite Page: http://www.stylechicago.com/Invite.asp?ID=12&PID=9947

• VIP Ticket – $40 – includes VIP Goodie Bag
• General Admission – $25
• All tickets include the pre-reception & films!
• Encourage friends to plan a “Girls Night Out!”
• Invite page outlines discounted parking in nearby garages

ROW DIRECTLY Benefits:

• 100% of the net proceeds are shared between the Breast Cancer Fun & Recovery on Water

·         ROW will receive up to 85% of proceeds + 100% of Raffle funds

Saturday, November 5
7:00 – 10:30pm
1455 W. Hubbard

Hors d’oeurves, wine, and beer

Silent auction, raffle, and photo booth!

Soul music on original 45s and dancing

Cocktail attire

Tickets:
$75/Person
$40/Young Professionals (30 and under)

CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION AND TO PURCHASE TICKETS

We hope to see you there!

- Recovery on Water

[This is a guest post from ROW novice Amy Starin.]

Excitement filled the air at the Lincoln Park Lagoon as the women of ROW prepared for the 2011 Chicago Sprints. Fifteen ROW members competed in this years Chicago Sprints 1k regatta. This year’s Novice 4 were thrilled to be on the water in their first race and were very pleased with their results. All team members dry and in the boat at the end of the race and they didn’t finish last in their race class! The Masters 4 and Masters 8 teams did very well also, finishing their races with excellent form and style. ROW had the best cheering section of all the teams at the regatta, and the support was absolutely inspiring and heartwarming.

This team was in it for the competition, but also just the sheer sense of accomplishment from finishing the race and the camaraderie of the team. One of this years Novices who finished her cancer treatment in January noted that completing the race helped mark the transition from being a cancer patient to being a cancer survivor.

The team can’t wait for the next chance to compete!

GO ROW!

Coach Sheena Update:

Though I’m a sad coach who has class on Monday nights and won’t be out with ROW until mid-June, I’ve heard the chatter: ROW is back out on the water after a grueling winter on the ergs.

We have nine new novices to welcome (!!!), and we can’t wait to whip them into shape for the Chicago Sprints on July 9. We’d also like to thank our ICC rowers, who make practice possible (see a blog post by Coach Jenn about how wonderful they are!).

Check out the following videos taken from practice (thanks to videographer extraordinaire Kelly and Coach Jenn for the voiceovers):

No Arms, All Legs
Square up early!

If that’s not enough inspiration for you, peruse through ROWer Jennie Grimes’ blog. Every morning and evening for the next six months she’s strapping on her rhinestone boots and KICKING CANCER’S ASS.

Cheers to a wonderful spring and being back on the water…!