February 8, 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) Dolphin/FCY Winter Open  2) 2012 Strong Kids Calling night & Swim-A-Long  3)  Assorted Notes

1.    Eighty eight GBY swimmers are participating in the Dolphin/FCY Winter Open at the Oshkosh Y.  Refer to Oshkosh’s website for heat sheets & timeline.  They may also post the warm-up assignments.   http://www.oshyswimteam.org

Thursday warm-up is at 5:30pm, meet starts at 6:30pm. Friday warm-up is at 4:45pm and meet starts at 5:50pm.  For all weekend distance races there is a 30 minute warm-up prior to the 500 Free, 1000 Free, & 400 IM. Check the timeline and arrive plenty early for your warm-up.  Saturday & Sunday, AM warm-ups are from 7:00-7:50am. Meet starts at 8:00am.  Saturday & Sunday PM warm-ups are not schedule to begin until 11am.  Again please arrive early for all warm-up sessions.   Be behind the blocks before the warm-up begins!!

2.    The Strong Kids calling night is tonight at the Baylake Building.  Thank you to all of our swimmers and parents for their help tonight.  Please arrive by 5:15pm, show begins at 5:30pm and calling at 6:00pm.  Food will be served.

Next Wednesday, February 15,  is our Swim-A-Long.  Gold swimmers will swim their lengths during Wednesday practice at SWHS, 4:00-6:00pm.  Bronze and Silver swimmers will swim their lengths at the DT Y pool from 6:30-8:00pm.  Please continue to get pledges and donations.  Please turn your envelopes next Wednesday night to Coach Dave.  All swimmers participating receive the custom “GBY Supports Strong Kids” cap.  Top 5 individual fundraisers will receive Speedo backpacks.  If you are unable to make next Wednesday, you may turn your envelope into Coach Dave anytime next week or drop off at the DT Y front desk.  Thank you very much to our swimmers and families for their continued support of Green Bay Y Strong Kids!!

1. Assorted Notes

·        There is no Gold practice TONIGHT,  Wednesday, February 8, due to the Strong Kids calling night. We will have both Bronze and Silver practices this evening as normal. There will a Gold I workout on Friday AM, and a Gold workout Friday afternoon, with Coach Bill.  There is no Saturday AM practice.

·        Please check your escrow accounts on your account page.  Please ensure that you have all monies in your escrow account for upcoming meets.  DID YOU KNOW – You may call the DT Y front desk business staff (Kathy & Mary) and put money into your escrow account over the phone with your credit card.  Please call right away to take care of all escrow balances and to put additional monies into your account.  Thank you!!

·        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.