Mission

THE WILMINGTON YOUTH ROWING ASSOCIATION (WYRA) IS A NOT FOR PROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT USES THE SPORT OF ROWING AS A VEHICLE TO RAISE SELF-ESTEEM AND TEACH SELF-DISCIPLINE, RESPONSIBILITY, SPORTSMANSHIP, AND TEAM WORK TO A DIVERSE POPULATION OF AREA YOUTH. WYRA STAFF WORK CLOSELY WITH ROWERS AND THEIR FAMILIES TO PREPARE THEM FOR THE COLLEGE APPLICATION PROCESS AND TO ENSURE THEIR SUCCESS ACADEMICALLY. FOR THE PAST 29 YEARS WYRA, THROUGH ITS SUMMER ROW FOR IT! CAMPS, HAS INTRODUCED ROWING TO MORE THAN 2000 KIDS, MANY OF WHOM ARE DEEMED AT RISK BECAUSE OF THE NEIGHBORHOODS IN WHICH THEY RESIDE OR BECAUSE OF A FRAGILE FAMILY STRUCTURE.