A monthly newsletter for the worldwide gay and lesbian rowing community                                                         Jan 2010
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GLRF
GLRF welcomes 6 new members in December 2009
A warm welcome to the 6 new GLRF members who joined our community in December: 1 – Canada, 1 – Australia, 3 – United Kingdom, 1 – United States
Communities
Regattas + Camps
Gay + Lesbian Rowing Federation
GLRF World Herald News

The Regatta Advisory Group has been retired. In its place is a new Regatta Advisory Forum. For those who are thinking of hosting a gay regatta or for those members who would like to weigh in on existing, planned regattas, now everyone has a chance to start a conversation or make a comment. Read the full story.

Countries
GLRF UK membership surges
GLRF Gear
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The Briish are coming! [US reference to the famous 1775 midnight ride of Paul Revere as the British army advanced on Lexington] Sometime in mid January 2010, the GLRF UK membership surpassed 10% of the GLRF worldwide membership, helping to further define GLRF as a worldwide community. Currently the top five countries, by membership are the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, the Netherlands, and Germany. Read the full story.

Going public on GLRF Central
Easy links to share our athlete communities

Get to your GLRF Athlete community pages faster. We have added more quick links that are easy to add on your personal pages, bookmarks, or in emails

2010 Miami Rowing Festival
It's not too late! Late registration has been extended to 04 Feb 2010. Register today for the 2010 GLRF Miami Rowing Festival – http://rowmiami2010.glrf.info

Follow the the Miami Rowing Festival group on Network Now! to get updates and the latest information - http://miamirowingfestival.glrf.info
New - the GLRF Come Out and Row Henley
Come Out and Row Shirt
Active on Network Now!
The following groups have been active in the last month on Network Now!:

The shirt, a 3/4 length henley style, is sourced from Alternative Apparel and is incredibly soft and fits really well. This is our first shirt that actually says our name right on the front, Gay + Lesbian Rowing Federation. Order yours today - http://awesomeshirts.glrf.info
Front text of the GLRF Come Out and Row Shirt
Back graphic of the The GLRF Come Out and Row Shirt
SPECIAL PROMOTION!
FREE SHIPPING for all GLRF OnTheWater members through 31 Mar 2010. It's our way of saying thanks for your support!
The GLRF website continues to evolve. As we balance membership access with public access, we seek to refine the fit of GLRF Central. For now, we have made the GLRF Blog and the GLRF World Herald public accessible. The idea is to make the blog more of an opinion piece that is open to the entire rowing community. Since the World Herald focuses on GLRF news, it makes sense to make it public. The remainder of the regional news pages remain member-only. Got an idea? We'd love to hear it. Add a comment to the conversation on the GLRF Website forum.
On Valentine's Day
Yeah, roses are red and chocolates are great but for enduring love, why not surprise him/her with a special gift of your affection, a Kindle from Amazon?! Every time they touch it, they will think of you ... awwwwwwwwwwwww