**From the Booster Club**

This will be a lengthy update with a lot of information for both new and returning parents.

Booster Club Board Update:

1. Welcome to Michelle Gray as the new Booster Club Secretary for the 2023-2024 year! For returning parents - Michelle Barnett submitted her resignation to the board who then began the search for her replacement to fulfill the unexpired term. Thank you to Michelle Gray who will fill this role. 

2. The board has accepted the resignation of Liz Maxwell as VP/President-Elect who had to resign for personal reasons. We appreciate Liz's service on the board and look forward to her continued work as Hospitality Chair.

3. We have begun the search for a replacement to serve out the unexpired term of VP. The board has identified a possible replacement and are waiting further response. If you are interested in more information, please reach out to any member of the board by emailing [email protected] 

Other Updates and Information:

1. To all of the new parents - Welcome to you and your swimmers! We are looking forward to meeting you. 

2. The Booster Club will be hosting a Meet & Greet for all parents in the next few weeks. Please be on the lookout for more information. This will be a casual come and go event.

3. All swimmers are required to have/purchase the following equipment for practices:

• Pull buoy
• Paddles
• Kickboard
• Fins
• Snorkel
  • These items can be purchased through our partner Swimquik and can be purchased here.
  • Please Note: There are two different paddles and snorkels - you can purchase either brand but do not need to purchase both.
  • You will select to have them shipped to your home address.
  • If you do not have these items we recommend you purchase them now so that you can have them for the start of the season.
  • While you are shopping, please consider buying extra gear to donate back to the team for general use.

4. The swim team will be selling spirit wear school wide; we are waiting for final designs from the vendor and hope to have the online store open within the next week or two. There will also be a swim team specific spirit wear online store which is separate from the above mentioned spirit wear sales. We encourage all families to consider purchasing items as the booster club will receive a portion of sales.

5. There are quite a few volunteer opportunities throughout the year that need to be filled. The booster club and swim team run best when everyone volunteers. Some of the immediate chair positions are:

• Fundraising Events - Reach out and coordinate Restaurant Give Back Nights. The goal is 3 or 4 for the year. 
• Senior Night Coordinator - Coordinate swim senior night; can be more than 1 person; must be a senior parent
• Bonding Night Coordinator - Senior parent Stephanie Heck is coordinating and we are looking for a second person to assist. Ideally, the additional coordinator would be a freshman or sophomore parent (although not required)
• Parka Manager - This is a one-time project to organize and determine existing sizes of parkas, work with the coaches to determine how many new ones to order and work with the vendor to place the order.
• There are additional positions that will be shared over the next month or so and at the mandatory booster club meeting in September. In addition, there are many volunteer needs during home swim meets.
• If you are interested in any of the above opportunities or would like more information, please email Sharon at [email protected]

 6. There will be a start of the year team get together tentatively scheduled for Saturday, August 19th. We will be asking parents to assist with donations of food, drinks, etc. More details to come.

7. Any current swimmers who are participating in the summer swim with Jenks need to make sure they reach out to Coach Morgan or myself (Coach Casey) if they choose to stop after July. This is so they don't get charged. 

We hope you have a wonderful rest of your summer! Please let us know if you have any questions about anything.

BTW Swim Booster Club Board

Michelle, Kevin & Sharon