Vancouver Lake Crew Boathouse Destroyed by Tornado, Help Needed

January 12, 2008

From the Vancouver Lake Crew:
At 12:24 pm on Thursday January 10th, 2008 a tornado touched down near Vancouver Lake on top of the Vancouver Lake Erg house and rowing shells. The EF1 tornado lifted the club's two buildings off of the ground and scattered them over 300 feet away completely destroying the contents. All 18 training ergs were destroyed along with all the equipment and supplies. Out of the approximately 50 shells stored at the site only 3 survived the falling trees and blowing debris. Hundreds of thousands of dollars of equipment has been destroyed.

Vancouver Lake Crew needs your support to continue the program. Donations of money, boats, supplies, etc are all appreciated. An account has been set up at Bank of Clark County for VLC. Donations can be sent to

Bank of Clark County
1400 Washington St, Suite 200
Vancouver, Washington 98660

VLC is a non profit organization (Federal tax ID # 01-0585828)

More information to follow

Property located at 2010 NW 69th St Vancouver 98665

Vancouver Lake Crew began in February 2002. It is a non-profit organization dedicated to the development of the youth of Clark County. VLC offers year-round rowing opportunities for rowers of all ages. We have adult recreational and competitive rowing, a middle school and high school team, summer boating camps. We outreach within the community and offer a "learn to row" day for blind students at the WA School for the Blind. Rowing is a great aerobic exercise, and is physically and mentally challenging.