About the Endowment Fund The Charles P. Colgan Vesper Endowment Fund was established by Vesper Boat Club in June 2000, with a bequest from his estate, plus memorial donations to Vesper Boat Club in his honor. The Fund is a perpetual fund, whose investment proceeds are used for the long-term benefit of Vesper Boat Club. The Fund’s Trustees are: Brian Colgan, Kevin Colgan, John B. Kelly III, and Stan Triester.

Committee Chair:
Tony Schneider

The 2010 Live and Silent Auction was a huge success! Thanks to you, the Vesper Elites raised nearly $14,000! This is 40% more than last year's auction. ALL TOGETHER!

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A special thankyou to Charlottle Littlehales for a great performance!

Vesper Boat Club is a 501(c)3 non-profit corporation dedicated to the development of youth through rowing.

About Charles P Colgan
Former U.S. national champion rower, Olympic rowing referee, and 45 year rowing coach, he passed away in 1999. His passion, beginning in the 1950s, was to open rowing beyond the bounds of the then all-white, all-male Ivy League monopoly. He initiated the first inner-city rowing program for African-Americans, and ensured that Vesper Boat Club was the first all-male rowing club in Philadelphia to admit women. By 1983, he extended that to the first Special Olympics rowing program in the USA. From 1968 through 1994, he was an international referee or manager for 17 World Championship USA teams. During his lifetime, Chuck spent innumerable hours keeping Vesper in repair and ensuring that her crews had the best chance to win. It is fitting that the Endowment Fund that bears his name serves the same purpose.