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The Quarterdeck
Club Room
With its panoramic window view of Lake Quinsigamond and wrap-around
porch, the clubroom offers a pleasant setting for group functions.
Banquet style seating will accommodate 50-75, while groups of up
to 100 can be accommodated without furniture. Ample tables and
chairs
are available. Groups perform their own set-up, takedown and clean
up. There is a small utility kitchen with a sink, refrigerator/freezer
and microwave. Most groups planning a food function utilize a caterer.
Alcohol may be served if the sponsoring group obtains the proper
license and insurance. The DRC will review the nature of the activity,
size and make-up of the group before approving the application.
The DRC is a non-smoking facility, indoors and out.
The Quarterdeck rental is $70 per hour which is payable to the
Town of Shrewsbury at the time of the booking. (Availability is
limited during the busy regatta months of April and May and fall
rowing season of September and October.) This facility is closed
during the months of January and February.
There is a
3-hour minimum booking charge and a $50 damage deposit fee required
at the time of the booking. Rowing events take priority over the
use of the building.
For further information and a booking form, interested parties
should contact the Parks and Recreation Department at Shrewsbury
Town Hall (508) 841-8503.
Quarterdeck Rental Application
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Donahue Rowing Center
237 N.Quinsigamond Ave, Shrewsbury
History of the Donahue Rowing Center
The Donahue Rowing Center Opened in 1992 as a center for rowing activities.
It is located at the north end of Lake Quinsigamond in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts.
The center was constructed with a combination of a grant from the Massachusetts
Office of Environmental Affairs and private contributions, most notable
of which was that of the Irving James Donahue, Jr. family for approximately
20 percent of the $1.1 million project cost. In 2002 the center was expanded
by 4 bays thanks to a generous donation from the Donahue family and the
cooperation of the Alumni Association.
The center serves area high school and college crew programs as well
as the recreational rower. Presently, there are five school programs that
call the DRC home, utilizing its boat storage bays and training facilities.
A number of singles rowers rent individual rack space and row out of the
center on a regular basis, while others participate using shells owned
by the Quinsigamond Rowing Association, a nonprofit rowing interest group
dedicated to the support of area rowing. QRA/DRC rower Christine Collins
brought home a bronze medal from the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, Australia.
The DRC is owned and operated by the Town of Shrewsbury Parks and Recreation
Department as a self-sustaining activity, under the general direction
and supervision of the Town Manager, the DRC
Boathouse Advisory Committee to the Parks & Recreation Commission,
shall formulate operational guidelines (building access and schedules,
rules, staff responsibilities, maintenance requirements). Revenues are
derived primarily from the rental of boat racks and secondary income from
rental of the "Quarterdeck" club room for private parties and
functions.
 How to OBTAIN A RACK RENTAL
Rack Rentals for Single Scullers: The annual rate for rental of a single
rack is $400. The rental period runs from
July 1 to June 30. Short-term rentals (less than a full year), if and
when available, are charged $60 monthly. Rental fees for the full rental
period are due prior to occupancy. Rates are reviewed annually and prospective
renters should inquire for current rack rental rates at (508) 841-8503.
Rack renters receive a card ($10 charge) for electronic access to the
boat bay as well as to the clubhouse with its dressing, shower and locker
facilities. All rowers are expected to do their part in keeping the facilities
clean, orderly and secure.
Boat owners may obtain information and rental applications from the Parks
and Recreation office at Shrewsbury Town Hall, (508) 841-8503.
About Irving James Donahue, Jr.
To read more about this wonderfully generous benefactor, please read the
following Shrewsbury Chronicle article:
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For more inquiries
or information contact us at 508-841-8503.
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