cket ▁receives ▁a ▁now ▁cov et ed ▁" D ash ▁Champion " ▁t - sh irt ▁and ▁b rag ging ▁rights ▁for ▁the ▁remaining ▁season . ▁ ▁Row - a - Th on ▁Row - a - th on ▁is ▁both ▁an ▁event ▁that ▁takes ▁place ▁at ▁T ipp ec ano e ▁County ▁Mall ▁in ▁La f ay ette , ▁IN ▁and ▁a ▁Spring ▁time ▁campaign ▁to ▁reach ▁out ▁to ▁family ▁and ▁al umn i ▁to ▁help ▁support ▁the ▁program ▁going ▁into ▁racing ▁season ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁support ▁La f ay ette ▁Urban ▁Ministry . ▁As ide ▁from ▁covering ▁the ▁head ▁coach es ' ▁and ▁assistant ▁coach es ' ▁sal ary , ▁the ▁program ▁sust ains ▁itself ▁from ▁both ▁membership ▁dues ▁and ▁gener ous ▁don ations ▁from ▁al umn i ▁and ▁family . ▁As ide ▁from ▁hand writing ▁letters , ▁row - a - th on ▁is ▁a ▁physical ▁activity ▁as ▁well . ▁Usually ▁held ▁in ▁the ▁last ▁week ▁of ▁January , ▁or ▁first ▁week ▁of ▁February , ▁the ▁team ▁will ▁set ▁up ▁post ers ▁present ing ▁the ▁crew ' s ▁accomplish ments ▁and ▁also ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁er gs ▁to ▁demonstrate ▁row ing . ▁Athlet es ▁can ▁decide ▁to ▁row ▁a ▁mar athon ' s ▁distance ▁( 2 6 ▁miles , ▁a ▁mere ▁ 4 2 , 1 6 4 ▁meters ) ▁on ▁the ▁erg ometer ▁for ▁their ▁work out ▁at ▁this ▁event . ▁While ▁don ations ▁can ▁be ▁made ▁while ▁at ▁the ▁m all , ▁the ▁event ▁has ▁a ▁greater ▁purpose