June Poolside Chat from Renee

Hello Sugarbears Friends and Family:

I, first, apologize for this not going out last week. Try as hard as I might, priorities continued to clobber each other and I just couldn’t get to the bottom of the letter…I’m sure everyone has known that feeling a time or two!

Before we get down to business, I want to take the opportunity to say “Thank You!” to all of the families that assisted with the craziness at our home meet, a week ago Saturday. It was a true test of our family and we passed with flying colors! So many pitched in, no negativity, no divisiveness,, just a large positive infusion of assistance. People displayed creativity, problem solving, and patience in the face of adversity. One word wraps up my thoughts: Grateful! We have a fabulous team! Winning the meet was just icing on the cake.

Two big upcoming events: Our annual Swim-a-Thon is scheduled for tomorrow, June 22^nd. As you’ve seen in emails from co-chair Jennifer Cox, this is our primary fundraiser for the team. All of the equipment, all of the socials, all of the fun Fridays are possible due to the generous donations of swimmer families and friends. Please consider participating and involving those in your life. We don’t want the families to carry the burden; if we collect just a small amount, even $10 from grandparents, aunts and uncles, family friends, etc, a swimmer can easily reach the $50/swimmer goal without the family breaking the bank. As a team, we can make a difference.

Our other big event is tomorrow night, June 22^nd. We are having a fundraiser at Chevy’s. Everyone that brings a flyer, 25% of the dinner tab (excluding alcohol) will be donated back to the team. WOW!!! Thanks to our Social Chairs for setting up this fundraiser!!! After a hard day of working in the pool, doesn’t a night out with your teammates and friends (away from the water) sound like a great idea?? I’ll be there…if you see me, stop by the table and say hi!! I’ll be looking for all of you too!!!

you must present this flyer when dining at Chevy's on June 22nd: http://www.sugarbears.org/share/Chevysfundraising_flyer.pdf

We’ve made it half way through our meets. All of the swimmers are doing so well; it’s been great to see the names post for Meet of Champions. It’s also been great to watch our new swimmers have such success in the pool with continually dropping those times. It’s been a great year so far!

Our big event is coming up in just 4 short weeks (July 17th-18th)…Eureka Conference Championships!!! Champs this year will be at the Roseville Aquatics Complex (commonly referred to in the swim community as the RAC) and we are considered the hosting team. Jen Hustead, our league rep, has been putting in lots of hours to pull this off. Over the next few weeks, we’ll be looking for volunteers to help with the meet; you’ll likely see sign-ups around the pool deck. This is in addition to your 14 hour minimum requirement.

Thanks to all of you that have committed to assist at every meet, to those of you who have done above and beyond your minimum hours. We know it takes more than 14 hours to make this run. The Board thanks you for your commitment to all of our kids. You’re the reason we can keep moving forward.

It’s Bears vs. Sharks this week in the pool. Here’s to hoping the Bears get a big “W”!!

Your eternally grateful Sugarbears Board Prez,

Renee