A delegation of the Grafičar rowing club visited the rowing clubs of the city of Zurich on 3rd and 4th March 2016 and on this occasion collected valuable donations of rowing equipment.
Four clubs from the Zurich Region – Küsnacht, Damen Ruderclub Zurich, Erlenbach and Thalwil –donated seven rowing boats and 20 pairs of oars.
Pamela Weisshaupt, former world champion in the lightweight single sculls, donated five packs of sportswear for children, as well as spare parts for rowing boats.
To mark this occasion, the Grafičar Rowing Club hosted a ceremony and reception on 11th April for a delegation from the Küsnacht Zurich rowing club and the Swiss Embassy in Belgrade.
H.E. Swiss Ambassador Jean-Daniel Ruch officially revealed the names of each boat, after which the members of the Grafičar rowing club ceremoniously lowered the boats into the water.