It was great to have seen so many familiar and new faces at our Annual BBQ and swim practices. Now that the swimmers are in the water, pool reps will meet and contact everyone. Your pool rep is your resource; he/she is your information link to NYAC and the source of communication to/from the club. He/she may coordinate events for your group and help coaches liaise with parents. The following is a list of this year's pool reps:

Should you have any questions about your child's program, your first and most important contact is his or her coach. Any further concerns may be addressed to Diane Peirce, Programming Director for NYAC.

Please be aware of several upcoming events. In order for NYAC to run successful meets, we require volunteers to officiate (i.e. timers, stroke and turn judges, clerks, etc.). There will be an official's timer and strokes and turns clinic conducted by Marjie Chud and John Chittney on Saturday October 21 from 7 to 9 am at Douglas Snow. At least one adult in each family must have levels 1 and 2 qualification.

Friday November 17, 2006 will be our fun-filled annual banquet. This year's banquet will be held at the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre. Every swimmer will receive one ticket as part of their membership fees. We encourage all family members to attend (swimmers under 12 must be accompanied by an adult). Tickets may be purchased from your pool reps. The banquet will be a great opportunity to meet new members and renew old friendships.

Finally, there will be an excellent opportunity for you to quickly earn back some of your fundraising commitment while simultaneously helps our club. You simply need to purchase Loblaws gifts cards, which may be used as cash at any Loblaws, No Frills, Valu-Mart, etc. They may be ordered by contacting Marjie Chud (cmarjie@rogers.com). Three percent of each dollar spent goes directly to your swimmer's account up to $250, the remaining being split with NYAC. This year NYAC also has a new initiative called the Shop and Support program, very similar to the Loblaws card idea. For further details, please contact our fundraising director Cheryl Kicksee (jkicksee@sympatico.ca).

Understanding that the above information may be a bit overwhelming, I encourage you to visit the NYAC website (www.nyac.on.ca) on a regular basis where you will find details about these events, meet, group schedules and other information. Your pool reps are your great resource!

Looking forward to an exciting swim year,

Vivian Hu
NYAC Communications Director

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