NO PRACTICE THURSDAY. Parent Kickoff Meeting!

REMINDER: NO SWIM PRACTICE THURSDAY MAY 1st!
No practice to help reduce stress and have parents focus on getting themselves to our Parent Kickoff Meeting!

So, please come to the Parent Kickoff Meeting tomorrow night! Parents Only.
Thursday, May 1st beginning at 6:30pm at the Maidu Community Center.
Our Sugarbear Season magnets are back this year.
So, come and pickup your FREE magnet and mingle with the other swim parents!
Even if you are a Sugarbear veteran parent, please come to this important meeting.

For our new swim families, please order your swim suit before Friday, May 9th.
If not ordered by May 9th, you will not receive them in time for our Time Trials/Picture Day.
NorCal Swim Shop will be on our pool deck to size and take swim suit orders.
Friday May 2nd, 5:00-7:00pm and Tuesday May 6th, 5:00-7:00pm.
Or, you can directly visit NorCal Swim Shop on Douglas/Sunrise.
See our Swim Suit page for details.

Consider buying a pair of swim goggles and/or swim cap.
Pre-order of team silicone caps with names from May 2nd-9th (only).
Other Pool deck boutique orders will be taken May 5th-May 22nd.
Order forms can be found on-line or within your family folders on the pool deck.

Have your parents look over the volunteer descriptions.
Note that a minimum of 14 hours of volunteer support from each swim family is required each season.

Have your parents add themselves to our on-line volunteer database and volunteer directly.
Don't know the password yet? Just one more reason to come to the parent kickoff meeting!

Have your parents enter your known vacation times into our or on-deck Signout Book or on-line Signout Log.
Note that if you cannot make a meet, YOU MUST SIGNOUT at least a week prior to the meet.

Subscribe your email address into our Sugarbear group to receive email updates.
Look for the "Subscribe to sugarbears" graphic in the FAQs or the Other Tab on the main page of the Sugarbears website.

Review our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

If you have any additional questions, please contact one of our board members

It is assumed you have already registered, but if not, please register asap.

Get ready for another fun and exciting summer!

Podcast #33: Lauren and Curtis Ostrander Interview

Roseville Sugarbear Podcast interview of siblings Lauren (age 9) and Curtis (age 6) Ostrander. Last summer, both Ostranders went big and qualified for the Meet of Champions (MoC) and posted personal bests at the MoC in both the Free and Fly. Lauren and Curtis provide a glimpse into what it is like to be a family unit on and off the pool deck. Listen to this podcast by clicking here. A broadband internet connection is recommended. The podcast is 13MB in size and 12 minutes in length.

Stew them in Love!

Our first practice of the 2008 season is just a week away!
Note that the first three days of practice have been slightly modified.

Modified practice times, April 28-30th ONLY

6& Under/7-8
4:30-5:00 PM

9-12
5:00-6:00 PM

13-18
3:30-4:30 PM

As parents, we all want our children to grow up to be happy and healthy.

While there are no guarantees, swimming for a recreational swim team is an excellent opportunity and experience to help set a good foundation in a child’s life.

As our 2008 season approaches, it is good to reflect and understand the many benefits for participating on a recreational swim team.

- Promotes physical health and fitness
- Connects children with others (both within their family and a team)
- Creates lifetime memories
- Establishes good work habits and ethics
- Teaches how to set and achieve personal goals
- Enables personal growth and development

Some real dividends often occur when a Sugarbear reaches their teen years by continuing to keep them busy, active, connected and full of purpose.

For those families that may have a swimmer who has decided not to return this year, don’t be discouraged. Often times a child needs to take a break for awhile to better understand and appreciate the experience of being a Sugarbear. Or, perhaps the child has found another sport or activity that they want to focus on. Be assured, the time spent being a Sugarbear and a swim family has not been lost. Once a Sugarbear, you are always a Sugarbear!

If you have yet to do it already today, please give your Sugarbear a hug and tell them how much you love them.

We wish you and your family a very enjoyable and joyful summer.

Masters Adult Swim Opportunity

Okay Sugarbear swim parents, this is your opportunity!

Rocklin Aquatic Masters Swimming (RAMS) at Sierra College is offering FREE trial sessions for adults over the next three Saturday mornings. Sessions will be geared for beginners who would like to give Masters a try. All levels and abilities are welcome. Just need to be 18 years or older.

First session is tomorrow morning (Saturday, April 12th) from 7AM to 8AM.

Nothing fancy or crazy to help you get started Also, plenty of kickboard and fins.

Similar sessions being offered Saturday mornings, April 19th and 26th.

Attend one or all three!

For more info on RAMS, checkout their website www.ramsswim.org

Swimming Masters (or at least giving it a try) is a fun and rewarding experience.

You and your Sugarbear will have a new found connection and appreciation of each other, by just giving it a try.

Hope to see you on the pool deck!

Sugarbears Double Header Weekend!

Roseville Aquatics Gala Event (RAGE) last night was immediately followed up with our Sugarbear Team Tryouts this morning!

Wow! A great turnout for both in prep for our upcoming season beginning on Monday, April 28th! Less than a month away!!

A THANK YOU to everyone who helped support and attended our first annual RAGE!

A special shoutout to our awesome Cooks: Cajun Craig Busby, Bob Morel and John Smith along with their supportive spouses Monica Busby, Carmen Morel and Laura Smith. Bartender Mike Bardini and Procurement Chair Julie Lawrence! The RAGE spanned the combined supportive efforts of three Roseville Aquatic teams; Aquabunnies, Seawolves and Sugarbears.

Bar
Chair: Mike Bardini

Catalog
Chair: Michael Taylor; Members: Carrie Hoehenrieder, Joanne Pirnik

Catering
Chair: Craig Busby; Members: Bob Morel, John Smith, Ellie Hubard

Checkout
Chairs: Ryan Primavera, Doug Walker; Members: Ron Moody, Karen Salatti

Cleanup
Chair: Carmen Morel; Member: Cheryl Wall

Decorations
Chairs: Myla Herbert, Heather Heaton, Members: Charlotte Johnson, Candace Leber, Teresa Taylor

Entertainment
Chair: Kyle Rapoza

Live Auction
Chair: Rolf Hoehenrieder; Members: Carrie Hoehenrieder, Joanne Pirnik

Procurement
Chairs: Monica Bautista, Julie Lawrence; Members: Denise Covello, Linda Denly, Myla Herbert, Carrie Hoehenrieder, Rolf Hoehenrieder, Ellie Hubard, Charlotte Johnson, Charles Knabe, Sonja McPhaul, Carmen Morel, Renee Ostrander, Joanne Pirnik, Karen Salatti, Michael Taylor, Jerry Thomason

Publicity
Members: Ryan Primavera, Michael Taylor

Raffle
Chair: Jef Huber

Seating
Chair: Michele Shafto

Silent Auction
Chair: Carrie Hoehenrieder; Members: Rolf Hoehenrieder, Joanne Pirnik

Steering
Members: Linda Denly, Rolf Hoehenrieder, Jef Huber, Todd Leber, Ron Moody, Jennifer Pointer, Michael Taylor, Jerry Thomason

A congrats to the Ostranders for winning the RAGE's raffle.