>>
>> I'M
>> I'M SO
>> I'M SO EXCITED ABOUT THIS. YESTERDAY I WENT TO RENTON
ROWING CENTER AND I FOUND THESE
AMAZING KIDS AND AMAZING COACH
DOING AMAZING THINGS AND I MADE
A LIST OF FIVE WAYS YOU CAN
MAKE AN IMPACT THIS WEEKEND BUT
I DECIDED TO FEATURE THIS
OPPORTUNITY ESPECIALLY FOR YOU.
I MADE A COOL VIDEO AND I WANT
TO SHOW YOU.
THIS WEEK I HAD THE AWESOME
OPPORTUNITY TO VISIT RENTON
ROWING CENTER WHERE I MET THREE
KIDS IN THEIR COAT.
>> TODAY WE ARE AT THE RENTON
ROWING CENTER. I
WROTE HERE WHICH IS VERY FUN.
THE MIDDLE SCHOOL TEAM.
I AM A COXSAIN, IT IS SPELLED
WEIRD.
WEIRD.
WEIRD. THAT IS THE PERSON THAT STEERS
THE BOAT.
THE BOAT.
THE BOAT. >> ROWING IS AN EXPENSIVE SPORT
SO THEY ARE ALL ON SCHOLARSHIP.
>> ASSISTER BOATHOUSE THEY GIVE
SCHOLARSHIPS TO ANYBODY WHO
WANTS TO ROW.
>> WE ARE ALL ON SCHOLARSHIP WE
SET A DIFFERENT EXAMPLE FOR
PEOPLE IN OTHER SITUATIONS EVEN
THOUGH I DON'T HAVE A LOT OF
MONEY BECAUSE ROWING IS AN
EXPENSIVE SPORT, I CAN DO THIS
TOO.
TOO.
TOO. >>
TOO. >> THAT MISSION STATEMENT IS
MAKING ROWING ACCESSIBLE MAKING
WATER ACCESS FOR EVERYONE IS
HUGE.
HUGE.
HUGE. THAT WE ARE A DIFFERENT
BOATHOUSE DOING SOMETHING NEW.
CHANGING ROWING AS A SPORT.
ROWING WILL TEACH YOU, TALK TO
ANY ROWER THEY WILL TALK
NONSTOP ABOUT THE LESSONS IN
LIFE YOU LEARN ROWING.
>> IT IS TAUGHT ME LEADERSHIP
IN THE WAY YOU DON'T REALLY
HAVE TO BE PUT IN THE LEADER
POSITION TO BE A LEADER.
>> IT'S A LOT OF COMMITMENT, A
LOT OF DRIVE AND EFFORT.
IT IS A DIFFICULT SPORT AND
TAKES A LOT OF TIME TO BE HERE.
YOU HAVE TO BE 110% ALL THE
TIME.
TIME.
TIME. >>
TIME. >> WHY I FEEL SO PASSIONATE
ABOUT RENTON IS BECAUSE I FEEL
THAT IT IS A VERY UNIQUE SPOT.
EVERY PERSON THAT WALKS IN THE
BOATHOUSE KNOWS IT AND THEY
IMMEDIATELY FEEL THAT.
>> Reporter: AFTER A CHAT IN
THE BOATHOUSE IT WAS MY TURN TO
GET ON THE WATER.
>> NEXT POSITION YOU DO --
>> BEFORE GETTING INTO A BOAT
AND LEARN HOW TO ROW ON A
ROWING MACHINE.
ROWING MACHINE. >> FOR A WOMAN BETWEEN 140 AND
150.
150.
150. >>
150. >> I
150. >> I AM AT 319.
>> WALK IT OUT OF THE HOUSE
MEANS WALK IT OUT OF THE
BOATHOUSE.
BOATHOUSE. >> READY?
>> READY?
>> READY? >> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. I
>> YES. I THINK.
I THINK.
I THINK. >> ROWING IS A SPORT YOU DON'T
HAVE TO COME FROM A PARTICULAR
BACKGROUND OR PLACE ANYONE CAN
ROW AND THERE ARE WAYS FOR
EVERYONE TO DO IT.
>> YOU CAN TEXT THE WORD ROW TO
206-448-4545 AND WE WILL SEND
YOU MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE
RENTON ROWING CENTER.
THEY HAVE AN EVENT THIS
WEEKEND, AUCTION TO RAISE MONEY
ON NEW BOATS AND PADDLES.
SUPPORT THEM.
SUPPORT THEM. I HAD AN AMAZING TIME.
ALL KINDS OF CLASSES FOR
EVERYONE OF ALL AGES.
>> WE ASKED THE QUESTION IF
MONEY WASN'T A PROBLEM WHAT
SPORT WOULD YOU JUMP ON WITH?
WHY IS ROWING SO EXPENSIVE?
>> THE BOAT AND THE OARS ARE
SUPER EXPENSIVE.
SUPER EXPENSIVE. JUST A PAIR OF WARS LIKE THE
ONES I USED IN THE VIDEO, THOSE
ARE SCHOOLING OARS, THOSE WERE
$600.
$600.
$600. IT
$600. IT IS IN SAYING.
IT HAS BEEN AN ELITIST SPORT
FOR A LONG TIME.
TRYING TO MAKE IT MORE
ACCESSIBLE AND KAITZ, THE COACH
IN THE VIDEO SHE IS AMAZING.
SHE WENT TO WESTERN AND LEARNED
ABOUT ROWING.
ABOUT ROWING. I HAVE TO BRING THIS TO KIDS SO
THEY KNOW ABOUT THIS
OPPORTUNITY.
OPPORTUNITY. >> SOMETHING WE LOVE YOU WANT
TO SHARE.
TO SHARE.
TO SHARE. I SAW HER IN THAT INTERVIEW, IT
CAME TO MY MIND SHE HAD LOVE.
SOMETHING SHE LOVED SHE WANTED
TO SHARE.
TO SHARE.
TO SHARE. >> I CAN SEE WHEN SHE CAME BACK
FROM DOING THIS STORY HER EYES
WERE LIT UP.
>> REALLY EXCITED I WAS
RUNNING.
RUNNING.
RUNNING. >> AND YOU START ROWING?
>> I DON'T KNOW.
I HAD SO MUCH FUN.
I LIVE ON THE PRAIRIE MOST OF
THE YEAR.
THE YEAR.
THE YEAR. >> IN A LITTLE HOUSE?
>> WHEN I COME BACK I WANT TO
GIVE IT ANOTHER WHIRL.
>> GOOD JOB.