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OLY Senior Team WELCOME back to our returning senior swimmers and a very WARM WELCOME to our new senior swimmers. We know that all swimmers will be warmly welcomed by our extended OLY swim family and hope that your experience will be the same - fun, memorable and with lots of fast swims. Our senior group has been re-organized for this short course season and it is with this letter that we hope to clarify most questions regarding community service and fundraising efforts. Any senior swimmer that is of high school age, either in senior blue, senior red or the high school groups will be offered various community service events over the course of the season. Those swimmers in senior blue that are not in high school are most welcome to join all service activities; however, they will not be mandatory. All other swimmers will be held accountable for 5 community service/fundraiser activities. Two of the main reasons for the requirement of community service/fundraisers are as follows: a. the idea of giving back to our community that supports our program and b. fundraising to defer the costs of senior travel/apparel/etc. The idea of giving back to our community stems from OLY tradition long held in the Rochester area. Various community service projects, such as the technique clinics run by the senior swimmers, provides an opportunity for each of you to share your talents and be a role model for our younger swimmers. It is just like being part of a family when you hear your Mom or Dad say “your brother/sister looks up to you” or “they just want to be like you.” The senior swimmers can have a huge impact on these younger swimmers and as part of the OLY tradition, we expect your best. Remember “to give anything less that your best is to sacrifice the gift.” (Steve Prefontaine) Before reaching this level, many of you have received the gifts from your parents through their many hours of volunteering, baking, etc. The senior swimmers, each of you, is now expected to “give back” some of your own time, enthusiasm and talent. We are expecting you to watch for the e-mail notices and monitor the website to sign up for various activities. For the ’08-’09 short course season, we are again requesting 5 volunteer or service credits per swimmer. Most activities are worth one credit unless noted on the senior web page calendar or via e-mail. Many swimmers have also used these activities for school or National Honor Society commitments. Please feel free to provide your forms to the parent reps and we will be happy to sign them as needed. We will try to provide numerous activities so that all swimmers have an opportunity to volunteer their time. If you sign up for an event, then it is expected for you to be there to receive the credit. Records are kept and a running tally will be placed on the senior web page. It is imperative for 100% participation on our fundraising efforts due to our current Michigan economy and our hopes to continue to provide an outstanding senior program. If for any reason you are unable to make a scheduled event, please contact one of the senior reps ASAP. We appreciate you being responsible individuals as well as terrific swimmers. If you become aware of a volunteer activity that you feel would be good for our senior team, please contact a parent rep so we can investigate the idea. A tentative list of activities for the next couple of months is on the senior web page. Please consult this site frequently as updates will occur during the year. OLY has built a great reputation and it is having swimmers such as you that make it this terrific! These activities will not only be fun, but help you to prepare for the demands of life after high school. Please e-mail your requests or concerns to one of the Senior Reps:
THANK YOU,
THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!!
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