Jaden Ercolino
SUNY Brockport
The Brockport Community Rowing Club (BCRC) is on the verge of becoming a center for recreation, education and community connection along the historic Erie Canal. This nonprofit organization is getting ready to build its long-awaited boathouse. The boathouse will provide chances for people of all ages and skill levels to discover the beneficial power of rowing.
The journey for BCRC began more than 10 years ago, when community interest sparked a vision for a rowing club in Brockport. BCRC was founded by volunteers Cathy Houston-Wilson, Archie Kutz, Marleen Cain and Jim Martin. Since its creation, the club has had to navigate a challenging course of team building, property acquisition and fundraising.
BCRC is more than rowing, it’s building community. The club is actively searching for members, welcoming rowers from Brockport, Sweden, Clarkson, Hamlin, Holley, SUNY Brockport and the local school district. A BCRC board member and Kinesiology Professor at SUNY Brockport, Cathy Houston-Wilson, highlights the club’s purpose.
“The proposed club would welcome those with disabilities as well as the general community. It is a sport that can be learned and enjoyed by all,” Houston-Wilson said.
