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Gloucester crew boosters ask school board to absorb transportation costs so students can compete
Summary
Parents, alumni and the Gloucester Rowing Association urged the Gloucester County School Board to consider absorbing transportation costs for the high school crew team so limited booster funds can go toward replacing boats and oars and to lower barriers to participation.
Jack Moore, a longtime Gloucester resident and senior board member of the Gloucester Rowing Association, asked the Gloucester County School Board on Oct. 8 to consider absorbing the crew team's transportation costs. "I'm here before you to ask Gloucester County Public Schools to consider absorbing that transportation cost for the crew team," Moore said, describing travel as the team's largest annual expense and noting the organization operates on a "shoestring" budget with boats and oars more than 20 years old.
The request followed a 15-minute presentation about…
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