A wellness and recovery
rowing program for women
treated for breast cancer
WeCanRow - Boston
Who We Are
WeCanRow-Boston (WCR-B) is a wellness and recovery program for women who have been treated for breast cancer. Founded in 2002 by Olympic gold medalist Holly Metcalf, WCR-B is the original WeCanRow program, which has affiliates across the country. Rowing helps our members re-build physical strength and mental focus, renew self-image and develop the bond of teamwork with women who have had similar cancer experiences.
WCR-B is a full year wellness program. From April through October, WCR-B rows on Tuesday evenings on the Charles River out of the Boston University DeWolfe Boathouse on Memorial Drive. During the winter, WCR-B rows in indoor tanks at Boston University. Each year new members start with an orientation at indoor tanks and then join for a special “Learn to Row” event in the spring before joining the membership on the water.
WCR-B nurtures connections with the greater Boston rowing community, as well as with other WeCanRow affiliates through annual rowing events. While competing isn’t a part of WCR-B’s programming, WCR-B supports our members in seeking out racing opportunities.
Help women who have been treated for breast cancer:
- Develop healthy and strong bodies
- Become active participants in their own recovery
- Assert control over their bodies
- Rediscover the joy of movement
- Contribute to a mutually empowering recovery team
Through the sport of rowing and within a peer support model, WCR-B promotes wellness for women who have been treated for breast cancer.
WCR-B will provide an inclusive community for women treated for breast cancer through responsive support, encouragement, and skills development. WCR-B will be sustainable in terms of finances, staffing, and support from sponsors and the wider rowing community.
At WCR-B our mission is achieved through our STRETCH values:
- Support – teammates, self, and other rowers
- Teamwork – rowing as one, inclusiveness, and camaraderie
- Respect – for each other and individual rowing goals and rowing expertise
- Empowerment
- Trust
- Community connection
- High-quality rowing experience and instruction
Help women who have been treated for breast cancer:
- Develop healthy and strong bodies
- Become active participants in their own recovery
- Assert control over their bodies
- Rediscover the joy of movement
- Contribute to a mutually empowering recovery team
Through the sport of rowing and within a peer support model, WCR-B promotes wellness for women who have been treated for breast cancer.
WCR-B will provide an inclusive community for women treated for breast cancer through responsive support, encouragement, and skills development. WCR-B will be sustainable in terms of finances, staffing, and support from sponsors and the wider rowing community.
At WCR-B our mission is achieved through our STRETCH values:
- Support – teammates, self, and other rowers
- Teamwork – rowing as one, inclusiveness, and camaraderie
- Respect – for each other and individual rowing goals and rowing expertise
- Empowerment
- Trust
- Community connection
- High-quality rowing experience and instruction
WCR-B represents the epitome of ‘thriving’ after being treated for breast cancer. WCR shows women who have had breast cancer that they can march to hell and back, and not only survive but they can thrive beyond what they might have been before the diagnosis. WCR-B helps them see more clearly, their strength and commitment to themselves and a healthy, strong body and life.
Dr. Nancy J. Roberge
Physical Therapist who works exclusively with breast cancer patients
WeCanRow-Boston has been an incredible force for strength, hope, and recovery after cancer. It has been my Tuesday night meditation for over a decade, connecting me to nature and to my own resilience. I’m grateful for WCR opening paths to recovery after my cancer.
Erica Bernstein
WeCanRow-Boston Member
WCR-B is near and dear to my heart. A wellness program for women treated for breast cancer, WCR changed my life following my treatment. Surviving cancer is a blessing but it can be a strange and awkward transition from patient to a “new normal.” This program gives us a place to connect with other breast cancer survivors and a means to take control of our bodies.
Deb Smith
WeCanRow-Boston Member
WeCanRow-Boston
P.O.Box 750036
Arlington, MA. 02475
WeCanRow-Boston
P.O.Box 750036
Arlington, MA. 02475
WeCanRow-Boston
P.O.Box 750036
Arlington, MA. 02475
