Greater Lawrence Community Boating Program Inc.

10/01/2026

Delivery day! 🚚 Today we accepted the first shipment of parts from Great Northern Docks which includes a 20 foot extension of our rowing dock! This longer dock will allow our rowers to more safely launch and dock their shells, and is part of an overall revamp of the rowing dock, which also includes a newly designed entryway. This extension will be assembled and put in place in the Spring of 2027. More updates to come! 🌞⛵️

09/22/2026

Repair work on our main docks is officially underway! Today, our friends at Pepperrell Cove Marine Services began underwater work, repairing and replacing weathered anchor chains and making adjustments to the position of the docks to get them closer to our original late-1980's specifications.

Thank you to everyone who has made the project possible including donors, vendor partners, contractors, and our Dock Rehabilitation Board Committee. Work will continue throughout the fall and spring as we prepare for a ribbon cutting of our freshly rebuilt docks before next summer!

More updates to follow as we continue on!

09/19/2026

The Boathouse Fundraiser was a amazing night. Thank you to everyone who help support the event. 60 organizations donated services and prizes, Everyone who bought a ticket, the restaurants that came and served food. We are happy to report that we brought in $36,000 to help support our local youth programing.

Congratulations to Shiloh Reddick, the "Jim Griffin" youth volunteer of the year award.

Congratulations to Robert Dean, the "Bobby Maldonado"
Adult volunteer of the year award.

Serving resturants and major contributors-

Irish Cottage of Methuen
Mann’s Orchards of Salem, NH
TOMO of Salem, NH
Flip the Bird of North Andover
Salvatore’s of Lawrence
Chick-fil-A of Methuen
Fonzis’ Tavern on Merrimack
Shadi’s of North Andover
Quality Catering of MA
Texas Roadhouse of Methuen
Jersey Mike’s of Methuen
Lee Chen of North Andover
Apex Tent Rental
Laplum Printing of Lawrence
Jackson Lumber
Broadway Liquors of Lawrence
The Alfano Brothers Band.

09/14/2026

The Boathouse Fundraiser is this Thursday night. Doors open at 5:30 PM, with food and the band starting at 6:00 PM.

Tickets will be available at the door. The event will feature food from 16 restaurants, 60 prizes, dancing, and a lot of fun.

Join us for a great night supporting youth and families in the City of Lawrence and the Merrimack Valley.

08/19/2026

The Boathouse raffle fundraiser is September 17th. We are excited! Here is the info if you want to come or buy a ticket to support us.

15 resturants, The Alfano Brothers live band, cash bar, 60 prizes including the grand prize of 10K. Get your ticket today. The online ticket link is below or call Jed at 781-249-2608.

https://www.paypal.com/biz/fund?id=NMTHZ7XN6HCUJ

The Raffle of the Year is September 17th. Online ticket purchase- Click this link. Choose $100. You're ticket is good for 2 persons to attend and Jed will email you a picture of your ticket stub. It will be waiting at the door for you the night of the raffle. Doors open at 5:30pm, band starts at 6, ends at 830pm.

Here are pictures of years past and examples of the booklet and prizes.

07/31/2026

The Boathouse received a $50,000 Earmark for our mission to help youth and families in the City of Lawrence and the Merrimack Valley.

Thank you so much to State Senator Pavel Payano, State Representative Francisco Paulino, State Representative Frank Moran, and State Representative Estela Reyes.

We are very fortunate to have the support of such amazing people. We will continue to run affordable, safe, recreational and enrichment programs for our local youth.

If you would like to take part in any of these programs, please reach out to 781-249-2608 with a call or text.

07/28/2026

A nice article about our rowing program. If you are interested, call or text 781-249-2608.

On the Merrimack, young rowers find confidence, connection & success - Methuen Life Magazine

“Rowing has taught me discipline, resilience and teamwork, and I’m excited for the opportunity to keep pushing myself at the next level.” ~ Methuen’s Hudson McCaffery, who earned a scholarship to row at a D1 college On a recent rainy afternoon, Methuen youth took time from their rowing pract...

07/11/2026

Pictures from Session l. The first three weeks. Session 2 starts Monday. Come by and Join the fun!

06/20/2026

SUMMERFEST today. 11 to 3... Come join the fun!

06/15/2026

We are open!

Every day 8am to 8pm. Come down after school to do swim test and sign up. Youth and adults can stay and do boating activities and play in the back yard. Full camp youth programing starts next week.

Summer-Fest event is this Saturday 11 to 3. Free event for the community. Boat tours, BBQ, face painting, giveaways, entertainment and more. Invite all you friends to join you.

Any questions- call Jed at 781-249-2608