WEST Weekly

Dear WEST Parents, Swimmers and Members,

 
First off, I would like to thank everyone for their patience as we continue to get our new website and billing system caught up. Many of you have set up your auto payments and/or sent in your January payments. We appreciate your cooperation. 
 
Also, in an effort to streamline our communications and reduce the number of swim team specific emails, we are adding a Swim Lessons and Club specific section to the WEST weekly, so please read ahead.
 
Schedule Change - MLK Day - Monday Jan 16th
 
We plan to run an altered schedule on this Monday in celebration of Martin Luther King Day. Practices will be as follows:
 
Accelerate: 6 to 9am
Challenge 1 & 2: 6 to 7:30am
Explore & Discover: 7:30 to 9am
 
There will be NO afternoon practice, so please do your best to attend in the morning.
 
 
Board Meeting - Upcoming Elections
 
Our annual Board Elections will take place at our next board meeting - January 25th at 7pm in the weight room. We encourage everyone to attend. If you are interested in running for a board position, please notify  Diane Kennedy so she can prepare the ballots ahead of time.
 
January Challenge - Meet Info
 
This weekend is the January Challenge for many of our swimmers. Meet information is available on the PNS.org website or by clicking this direct link:

We ask that you please arrive 15 minute prior to the start of warm-ups (7:45am for the morning sessions and approximately 12noon for the afternoon sessions).

Click here for the official time line:  http://www.teamunify.com/pnswca/__doc__/January%20Challenge%20Timeline.pdf
 
 
This Week Around the Club
 
Here are some updates from around WEST, applicable to more than just the swim team population:
 

FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS

You may have noticed a bit of paint, stain, molding, and various tools around the pool this past month.  Staff have been working hard to fix a few eyesores and give WEST a fresh and fun look for 2012!  More importantly, we have HEAT in the locker rooms!  Come on in to the pool for a winter dip and ENJOY the icicles that are outside!  YAY!

MEMBERSHIP DUES

As many of you are aware, we have recently switched over to a new account management system, TeamUnify.  This new system did NOT auto-charge most of your December or January monthly dues unless you went in and re-established your auto-charge settings.  Long story short, a few accounts are still outstanding.  If you are still an active member and believe you have an outstanding balance, please give us an email at[email protected] or stop in the office. WEST is looking forward to the enhancements this new system will provide, including online registration of swimming lessons and increased transparency of WEST activities and offerings.  Stay informed by checking the NEWS section of the website!

WEST NEWS and EMAILS

We apologize for the recent flux of WEST emails to your Inbox.  We are still working out some bugs with the new system and are manually creating email 'groups' to help streamline our communications.  PLEASE make a habit of checking the WEST  News board and  Schedule for the most current information on WEST happenings for Swim Team, fitness classes, lap swim times, swimming lessons, and much more.

From all of us at WEST, HAPPY NEW YEAR!

This Week at the WEST Swim School
 
As many of you may know, WEST now has online registration capability for all swim lessons including youth and adult. With our new system comes a few policies that will help keep things running efficiently. The last day for online registration will always be the  Thursday  before the next month of lessons begins. In other words, for February, lessons will begin on January 30th, therefore all registration through the website will need to be done by Thursday January 26th. If you are registering in person at our front office, it must be  24 hours  before the start of the class you are wishing to attend. Thank you for your cooperation and patience was we transition to our new system.

If you do not want to receive these emails...

Although we feel more communication is a positive thing, we understand that some people do not want to receive emails from us. Unfortunately, there is no way for us to select who receives our WEST Weekly newsletters and we are working hard at making the newsletter more applicable to everyone at WEST. If you still do not want to receive emails from us, please set up a filter in your inbox.

Happy Swimming.

Nick, Sam, Trish and Jordyn