Early March Newsletter

Kelly Smith

Hello Orca Family!

Lots of info as we get closer to summer. Within this newsletter:

  • April Pre-season Extravaganza
  • Team Swimsuits & Spiritwear
  • Vacancies in our Volunteer Parent Board of Directors
  • Call for Officials
  • Fundraising & Sponsorship Efforts
  • 2024 Meet & Social Calendar
  • Job Opportunities for Your Teens
  • 2024 Family Swim Pool Hours & Pool Application
  • Revision to Summer Practice Schedule

 

APRIL PRE-SEASON EXTRAVAGANZA

We’re working on securing a date for our April Pre-season Extravaganza – informational meeting, swimsuit try-ons, raffle baskets, and more! We hope to have this date, time, and location determined by the end of March.

Urban Tri Gear is our vendor again for team swimsuits. If you aren’t sure what size swimsuit your child(ren) need(s), this will be a great opportunity to ensure you get the correct sizing before placing your order.

We will also have board members present to answer any questions you may have about being on the swim team. If you have friends who are interested in or thinking about joining, bring them with you! This is a great opportunity to be able to ask questions ahead of the season.

We will also have raffle baskets ready to go, which will include a gift certificate to Naperville Running Company, and a grand prize of one free 2024 swim team membership!

 

TEAM SWIMSUITS AND SPIRITWEAR

Order links for 2024 team swimsuits and spirit wear are coming soon!

 

VOLUNTEER PARENT BOARD OF DIRECTOR VACANCIES

THANK YOU to Lynn Malko and Angel Turner for volunteering to be our Meet Referee Chair and our Concessions Chair, respectively.

We still need help filling these remaining Board Member At-Large chair vacancies:

  • Computer Chair
  • Photography Chair
  • Spirit/Social Chair
  • Fundraising/Sponsorship Chair

Being a Board Member At-Large counts toward half of your dual meet jobs requirement and will give you priority “early access” signup for your remaining jobs requirement.

If you have questions about the time commitment required for any of these positions, please reach out.

 

CALL FOR OFFICIALS

We are still in need of more officials for our team! The NSC is working on setting up the spring training sessions (they’re free!) for our 2024 officials, and when they’re published, we’ll share them with all of you. Please, please, please consider signing up for this very important job to help the team.

Being an official is a great way to be sure that you’ll always get to see your swimmer’s events, and it also helps you understand the rules for each stroke so you can also help your children get better!

It’s truly not as intimidating as it sounds. If you have questions, please reach out and I’m happy to answer any questions you may have about it.

 

FUNDRAISING/SPONSORSHIP

Sponsorships are coming in, and we are making nice progress in our fundraising efforts. Please check out our team website and social media channels for a list of our generous sponsors. Sponsorship money goes toward our social activities, coach salaries, operating expenses, and equipment.

Premier Sponsors

– Matthew Smith Homes

– Dr. Justin Hunter, Pure Health & Wellness

Platinum Sponsors

– Pica Pau Jiu Jitsu & Grappling

– Radon Xpress

– Fresh Thyme

– G&G Pediatric Dentistry & Orthodontics

Gold Sponsors

– Lou Malnati’s

– Rosenberg & Parker, LLC

Silver Sponsors

– Boyce Body Werks, Inc.

– Naperville Music

Bronze Sponsors

– Naperville Running Co.

 

MEET AND SOCIAL CALENDAR

The NSC has finalized our 2024 meet calendar, and we’ll have a busy summer! We are scheduled to have our Time Trials meet, 10 dual meets, 3 invitational meets, and our 2 championship meets (Classic & City). We are still finalizing our social events for the summer, but we’ve linked our tentative Meet & Social calendar. Please note, this is tentative and subject to change.

 

JOB OPPORTUNITY FOR YOUR TEENS

We are looking to update our teen worker lists for swim meets. We utilize teen workers when we have a job that’s vacant for a meet. We are also offering to help our Orca families cover their own jobs and will provide a worker contact to them if you would like to hire directly.  

Candidates must be 13 years or older, responsible, and able to work a variety of meet jobs (timer, concessions, bullpen, etc.). Pay for each meet is $40.00. If you are interested in having your teen be on our list, please send your child’s name and preferred contact number to [email protected].

 

2024 FAMILY SWIM POOL HOURS

Family swim pool hours will be as follows for the 2024 summer season:

  • Sunday through Friday: 12:00 PM to 8:00 PM
  • Saturday: 10:00 AM to 8:00 PM

Linked is the 2024 NTC Pool Application. Early Bird registration ENDS on April 17.

 

REVISION TO SUMMER PRACTICE SCHEDULE

Based upon feedback received, we will be reverting to our 2023 practice schedule. Kids aged 10 and under will practice from 8:30 AM to 9:30 AM, and kids aged 11 and over will practice from 9:30 AM to 11:00 AM. We apologize for any inconvenience and wanted to get this information out to everyone as soon as possible.