Frogs, Families & Friends,
Wow, that went fast. It's the final week of the regular season. We have a B meet on Wed. night at Greenfields. The theme of the meet is "Christmas in July." Everyone is encouraged to wear their best July Christmas attire. They will have a Christmas parade and ugly T-shirt contest. It should be a fun meet.
See below for other upcoming team activities.
REMINDER: If you need to reach Coach Jen, please email her at coachjencarullo@gmail.com.
-Sunday July 16 - Peach Bowl Entries Due
Coach Jen will be submitting out Peach Bowl entries by 6pm today.
By Monday or Tuesday night the meet should be seeded and host Whitman Square will be sharing the entire meet line-up and/or pysch sheet (meet seeding sheet). Once we receive it, it will be posted on our website. See other important information on the Peach Bowl below.
-Wednesday July 19 - 6:00pm - Meet @ Greenfields Turtles
Our final B-meet! Christmas in July theme. All swimmers must report to Greenfields by 5:00pm. There is no team caravan. Team volunteer list and directions are attached. Thank you to all volunteers!
- Friday July 21 at 6pm - Best of Philly Team Dinner & Pep Rally
Look for Signup Genius and RSVP request to come soon.
-Saturday July 22 - 9:00am - Meet @ Brookside Dolphins - AWAY
Team caravan will meet at Wedgewood Elementary School parking lot at 7:30 am. If you are going to Brookside on your own please be there by 8:00am. All swimmers and coaches will gather in the parking lot and enter the swim club together - swimmers should not enter the club on their own. Directions and team volunteer list is attached. Thank you volunteers!
MONDAY JULY 31- 6:00pm @ PALACE CATERERS - FROGS SWIM BANQUET
Anyone who has not yet RSVPed, please email Jenna Buffetta at jennabuffetta@gmail.com.
Please bring payment to Friday's pep rally or Saturday's meet.
Don't miss the best swim banquet you will ever attend!
This is not your typical rubber chicken and here's your trophy banquet.
The banquet is a fun celebration for all swimmers and parents. It's the highlight of the season!
They'll be lots of fun awards, dancing and laughing. For new families - this is something you don't want to miss! Bring the whole family!!! On top of that - the food is great too!
Sign up form is attached!
-Tuesday July 25- Peach Bowl (aka Gloucester County Swim Championships) at GCIT
Schedule:
- 2:30pm - Swimmer Entrance Opens
- 2:45pm - Spectator Entrance Opens
- 3:00pm - Warm ups Start
- 3:45pm - Officials & Timers Meeting
- 4:15pm - Meet Starts
- 8:15pm - Meet Ends -Pizza Party back at GP for all Frogs!
A Reminder and for those new to the PB:
EXCITING BUT HOT: This meet may be the most exciting meet of the year - it's a great atmosphere, but it is very loud and very, very, very hot since its indoors at GCIT. Please dress appropriately. If have you toddlers or younger kids, it is recommended that you NOT bring them to the meet.
EARLY: While the spectator entrance opens at 2:45pm, people will start lining up at 12:00noon (yes, it's crazy). So, if you want good seats you need to arrive early.
SEATING/TEAM AREA: The team area is on the pool deck and is restricted. Parents (even the 8&U parents) must sit in the bleachers and cannot go to the team area. Each team area has two team parents who watch the kids and make sure they get to their races (older Frogs help out too). Prior to the meet we will make sure parents have the cell numbers of the team parents for texting (it's usually too loud to hear/talk on the phone).
$$$$- Meet admission is $10 for adults and $5 for kids (kids under five are free, but it is recommended that you not bring any kids under five). Admission includes a program and highlighter. Additional programs can be purchased for $5. YOU NEED CASH - NO CARDS ARE ACCEPTED AND THERE IS NO ATM.
-Saturday and Sunday August 5-6 - TriCounty Swim Championships
The meet is hosted by Wenonah this year. To help with security, Wenonah is looking for volunteer members of law enforcement with arrest authority in the State of NJ. If you or someone you know are interested in being security staff supplements, please let me know (and provide an email and phone number) and I will provide your name to Wenonah. Volunteers will be contacted to attend a special meeting for training, and will receive a special wristband to give them access to all areas of the club and they will enter for free.
Tri-County T-Shirts/Apparel: Preorders Due July 19:https://tricounty2017.com/product-category/apparel/
Shout Outs and Other Ads: https://tricounty2017.com/product-category/meet-program-ads/
GO FROGS!
Mike D'Andrea
GP TriCO Rep.
267-474-0155
