Please note corrected Friday warm-up times!!

January 18, 2012

  To:     All Green Bay YMCA Swimmers & Parents

  From:Coach Dave - voice mail-436-9624

Email- [email protected] team unify website - www.teamunify.com/wigbymca

 Re:      1) GBY Winter Open  2) Schroeder A+   3) 2012 Strong Kids Calling night & Swim-A-Long  4)  Assorted Notes

1. All information regarding the Winter Open is posted on the website.  More information can be found under the drop down menu under GBY Hosted Meet – Winter Open.  Please print your own heat sheets.  Please make sure all swimmer have their heats and lanes before arriving to the meet.  The relay list is under the meet on our website.  There are still a number of families that need to sign-up for their jobs at the meet.  Please do so by tomorrow!

We will need everyone’s assistance setting up the pool on Friday afternoon at 4:00pm.  We also need all Sunday afternoon swimmers and families to clean-up and tear-down after the meet is completed. Thank you.

There are no warm-up assignments on Friday.  Saturday and Sunday will be split into two 1/2 hour warm-up sessions.  Friday warm-ups  4:30-5:25pm   Meet starts at 5:30pm.  Saturday & Sunday AM warm-ups  7:00-8:00am  Meet starts at 8:15am on Saturday, and 8:05am on Sunday. Saturday PM warm-ups are from Noon-1:00pm   Meet starts at 1:05pm. Sunday PM warm-ups are 10:30-11:30am Meet starts at 11:35am. All of our warm-ups will be in the first half-hour.  Please be early to all warm-up sessions.  The Y is open at 6:00am on Saturday AM, and should be opened by 6:00am on Sunday also.

The National Team will again be running a bake sale at the meet and will ask that all Gold Team swimmers donate 3 dozen cookies or bars and also welcome any other baked good donations from all GBY families.  The National Team will also be having a 50/50 raffle – Please buy some tickets to help support our National Team swimmers and their trip to Greensboro, NC in April.

1. I will leave the Schroeder A+ entry open until Sunday, January 22.  If any additional events are made please get entered in the meet.  Please write me any notes needed in the note section on your entry page.

1. 2012 Strong Kids campaign has begun.  Hopefully everyone read my request for volunteers to help make phone calls on Wednesday evening, February 8.  The DT Y still needs many more volunteers to help make calls.  Please contact me if you are able to help.  I also should have pledge envelopes out early next week to our swimmers on our team for our Strong Kids Swim-a-long. The Swim-a-long will be held on Wednesday, February 15 during practices but GBY swimmers will be able to do these laps at any practice.  We raised over $6000 last year and I am setting our 2012 goal for $7000.  That means that every swimmer needs to get about $50 in pledges.  We again will reward our top 5 individual fundraiser with a Speedo Backpack.  All GBY swimmers participating in the Swim-a-long will receive a custom GBY “Supports Strong Kids” swim cap.  I will pass the pledge envelopes out at practices as soon as we have them ready to go.  Thank you for everybody’s support.

1. Assorted Notes

·         There will be Friday morning practice this Friday, January 20.

·         Please find your escrow statements on the website and make sure that all families have ample monies in your escrow accounts for future meets.  There is no need to mail or e-mail these out because you have access to your statement at any time.  Thank you for keeping ahead of your escrow accounts.  All payments must be paid at the DT Y front desk or you may also mail your escrow payment but address it to GBY Swim Team Escrow.

·         The National team is also doing a Noodles & Company Fundraiser on Wednesday, February 8.  All GBY families are encouraged to eat at Noodles & Co this day.  The National Team will receive 25% of the sales for all people who participate in this fundraiser.  The National Team also asks that you pass this information along to family, friends and work associates so that they can help our National Team out in this fundraiser.

·         Please remember that all GBY swimmers must scan their membership card before entry in to our Y’s.  If you need a membership card, stop at any Y front desk and they can make you one.  I would suggest a key card which could be attached to the swimmer’s bag so they always have it. 

·         Winter reminder – All swimmers should be dressing properly for the weather.  Including a winter coat, hat and no shorts.  I will try to monitor this when I can but please ensure that your kids are dressed properly for the weather.