The Matthew R. Row Scholarship Foundation, Inc.: April 2016

Thursday, April 14, 2016

SAVE THE DATE!

Join us for the 8th annual Run for Row 5K on Sunday,

August 14, 2016

LOCATION: Como Lake Park, 2220 Como Park Blvd., Lancaster, NY 14086

REGISTRATION: $25 pre-registration until August 1; $30 after deadline. Register through www.active.com or come early and register the day of at the race. First 300 registered receive a high tech moisture wicking running shirt and other goodies in the swag bag.

START TIMES: Registration and check in begin at 9 AM on race day. Race begins at 10 AM sharp.

POST RACE: Known for having one of the best post race parties in town featuring Awards Ceremony, DJ Music, Door Prizes, Silent Auction, Chinese Auction, kids’ activities, great food, beer/ refreshments…

Not a runner? That’s OK! Come out and enjoy the day; $5 gets you all you can eat and drink!

Proceeds fund The Matthew R. Row Scholarship Foundation.

This year’s scholarship recipients will be announced at the party!

Run, walk, or just join in for the fun and support a great cause!

Check us out on:

Facebook, buffalorunners.com, active.com (search “Run for Row”)

Wednesday, April 6, 2016

2016 Run for Row 5K

This year's Run for Row 5K date is either going to be on Sunday, August 14 or Sunday, August 21, 2016 at Como Park in Lancaster, NY. As soon as we have final confirmation of the date, we will post an update. Please stay tuned!! =)

Monday, April 4, 2016

8th Annual Run for Row 5K

The Run for Row is presently our only source of funds for The Matthew R. Row Scholarship Foundation, so we also rely heavily on donations. Please consider making a donation either through our Go Fund Me page, or you can send a check to P.O. Box 931, Cheektowaga, NY 14225 payable to The Matthew R. Row Scholarship Foundation. Every dollar goes to the scholarship awards.

The 2016 application period is now closed, and we are looking forward to reviewing all of the application packages we have received. We are excited to award two deserving students with a $2,500 scholarship each- it will be so difficult to choose only two!

Please stay tuned for updates!

About Us

Matt Row was a loving, intelligent, fun, driven man, and education was very important to him. Although he pursued his Associates Degree just after high school, his interests evolved over time and he decided to continue his education years later. After eight years of attending college part-time (taking a year off to get married and build a home), he graduated with his Bachelors Degree in 2007, about a week before his daughter’s birth. Soon after graduation, he secured a great position in his new field, and began pursuit of his Masters Degree. Part of his motivation to continue his education was to provide a positive example to his children, and to provide more economically for his family.

On November 15, 2008, Matt was killed in an industrial accident at his engineering job at the age of 39, leaving behind his wife, Andrea, and their two young children. At the time of the accident, their son Jacob was four years old, and their daughter Sydney was 18 months. He was an amazing husband, father, son, friend, co-worker, and was loved and respected by everyone that knew him.

Shortly after the accident, Matt's co-workers, deeply saddened by his loss, organized an annual event in his honor called the Run For Row 5K to help fund a trust they originally set up to raise money for the children's education. In 2014, they created a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation, and the Run for Row 5K now operates under the umbrella of "The Matthew R. Row Scholarship Foundation, Inc.” The decision was made to broaden the purpose of the corporation to fund college scholarships for other students from Western New York who, like Matt’s children, have also lost a parent.

For the 2017 academic year, we are awarding an educational scholarship to two high school seniors in the amount of $2,500 each. We will also offer a paid registration to one of the Camp Widow® programs offered by Soaring Spirits International. Understanding the challenges of raising a family as an only parent, the foundation would like to provide for them as well.

The Run For Row 5K is held at Como Lake Park in Lancaster, NY on the third Sunday of every August and is our primary source of funding. Scholarship winners will be announced at the post race party. This 5k is known for their outstanding post race party, featuring an awards ceremony, door prizes, Chinese auction, music and plenty of food and refreshments. Register for the race at www.active.com as the date gets closer.

Please contact Andrea Row with any questions or for further information at (716) 771-1691.