Hello!
Last year, in
our first ever Swim-a-Thon, LAC raised $8,300! This
year our team goal is to make it over
$15,000!
To reach our
goal, we need to average three hundred dollars per team member.
This is a realistic and an exciting goal! If we make
our goal, we will have a fantastic game day and pizza party the
following
Friday.
Now is the
time to call up Grandma and Grandpa, Aunts and Uncles. Tell them
how great you've been doing in swimming. Most family members would
love to support your
growth.
Besides
having a team incentive prize, we will also award a $100 gift card
to the top earner from the Pre-Comp/Novice Group and to the top
earner from the Junior/Senior Group. Second place winners will earn
the right to be "Coach for a Day," and will write a practice in
which the coach and his/her team mates will swim. Anyone who is not
a member of LAC is welcome to participate and can earn one free
month of LAC swimming, or Fall Rec swimming with a contribution of
$300 or more. The money we raise during the Swim-a-Thon enables us
to have small group sizes, extensive dry land training, equipment,
coaches' education and other important swim team related
expenses.
Let's make
this year's Swim-a-Thon our best ever and celebrate with an awesome
game day and pizza party!
Swim-a-Thon
Details:
YOU HAVE FOUR AND ONE HALF WEEKS TO
GET PLEDGES!!!
Swim-a-Thon packets maybe
picked up from Emily in her office at any time starting
today.
The Swim-a-Thon starts
promptly at 9:00am on Saturday June 5th. A
family pot luck sign-up sheet will be posted at LVTC for families
to contribute snacks, drinks, and side dishes. Bagels & coffee
have been donated from local businesses. A BBQ will follow the
event at 11:30am. Please contact Gayle Brennan with any questions
regarding the pot luck.
Also, additional volunteers are
needed to help manage sign-ups and lap counters during the
event!!! Please sign-up for a job on the team web site
under the Swim-a-Thon Event's page. You time will go towards your
yearly volunteer
obligation!
Important: We will hold a
brief parent meeting between 11:15 – 11:45 to talk about the
up coming LAC swim meet that will take place in November at Las
Positas College. The goal of the meeting is to give
you an update on our November swim meet and assign all remaining
jobs to parents. It is very important that all parents attend this
brief meeting. If you cannot attend this meeting and haven't
already signed up for a swim meet job, all remaining jobs will be
assigned to those who have not signed up for a job(s). You may
sign-up for a job on our team web site (see the event under the
Events tab).
Pledge Guidelines &
Period:
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Use your pledge packets to collect
and track your sponsors
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Sponsors may contribute a flat
amount or per lap pledge
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Final pledge sheets are due on / or
before the start of Swim-a-Thon (June 5th at
9:00am)
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You can collect the pledged amount
from your sponsor at the time of the pledge, or you have 1 week
after (June 12th) the event to collect and return the
pledges from your sponsors and return them to Emily
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Participants
in the Swim-a-Thon are limited to 200 lengths or two hours,
whichever comes first
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Checks preferred, and made out to
“L.A.C”
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Donations may be tax deductible
under the guidelines of a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization
charitable donation
Additional
Awards
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Each participant receives a USA
Swimming certificate of participation
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Every participant who completes 100
or 200 lengths receives a Swim-a-Thon pin
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Participants who earn $500+ receive
a tiered award:
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$500-749.99 USA Swimming
t-shirt
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$750-999.99 USA Swimming towel
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$1,000.00 + USA Swimming Bag
Again, let's make this
year's Swim-a-Thon our best ever and celebrate with an awesome
pizza party!
Thanks,
--Tom
LAC Pres
