Row 500 for Preemies
Columbia River and Snake River
Row 500 for Preemies
On July 1, 2008 Carlene Anders and Gene Dowers will begin a 25 day, 500 mile rowing trip starting at the Canadian Border north of Kettle Falls, WA ending at Wawawaii Landing, home of the WSU Cougar crew boathouse. They will follow the Columbia River and end on the Snake River. It will be the 20th anniversary of a similar rowing trip. This year Carlene and Gene will be fundraising for the University of Washington Medical Center (UWMC) Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) and March of Dimes.
Why March of Dimes?
Five years ago Carlene and Gene’s son, Danny, was born at 24 weeks and 4 days, weighing just 1lb., 10oz. Danny was in the NICU at the UWMC for 115 days. Many of the procedures and treatments that kept him alive were the result of the kinds of research funded by March of Dimes. The Dowers family has been blessed with a great little boy who has very few complications as a result of his extreme prematurity. Carlene and Gene want to give something back to support March of Dimes and UWMC to help future advances in the prevention of premature births and the care of premature infants.
Danny’s Story
Danny was born on December 24, 2002 at 24 weeks and four days, weighing 1lb., 10oz. Danny spent 115 days in the UWMC NICU. During his stay he endured 86 chest x-rays, collapsed lungs, a chest tube, eight blood transfusions, PDA heart surgery, hernia strangulation, eight ROP eye exams and was put on a ventilator for seven weeks. Danny met 53 different nurses and 23 different doctors during his stay. Through all of this the Dowers family knows that Danny is a true blessing.
Trip Highlights
Day 1: Canadian Border to North Gorge
Day 2: North Gorge to Kettle Falls
Day 3: Kettle Falls to Gifford
Day 4: Gifford to Enterprise
Day 5: Enterprise to Seven Bays Marina
Day 6: Seven Bays to Keller Ferry
Day 7: Keller Ferry to Grand Coullee Dam
Day 8: Elmer City to Colville Indian Res.
Day 9: Colville Indian Res. To Chief Joe Dam
Day 10: Chief Joe Dam to Pateros
Day 11: Pateros to Chelan
Day 12: Chelan to Orondo
Day 13: Orondo to South of Wenatchee
Day 14: Wind make up day
Day 15: S. of Wenatchee to Crescent Bar
Day 16: Crescent Bar to Wanapum Dam
Day 17: Wanapum Dam to Vernita Bridge
Day 18: Vernita Bridge to Ringold (Hanford)
Day 19: Ringold to Tri-Cities
Day 20: Tri-Cities to Fish Hook (Snake River)
Day 21: Fish Hook to Wind Dust
Day 22: Wind Dust to Lyon’s Ferry
Day 23: Lyon’s Ferry to Central Ferry
Day 24: Central Ferry to Boyer Park
Day 25: Boyer Park to Wawawaii Landing
* Schedule subject to change based on weather
The Dowers Family would like to raise $10,000 to fight prematurity! You can donate to Row 500 for Preemies by clicking the “Donate Now” or send a check/cash donation payable to the March of Dimes to 1904 Third Avenue, Suite 230, Seattle, WA 98101, Attn: Row 500 for Preemies.
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