eSplash 5.24.2012
Venetian eSplash
5.24.2012
New E-mail System; New Website on the Way; Pool Hours; Getting Deep on Saturday Evening; 40 Mile Swim Challenge; CrossFit Classes; Register for June 18 CURE Swim-a-thon; New Member Orientation and Social; Swim Lesson Sign-Up; Snack Bar Hours; In-Pool Light Repair; Upcoming Events; Pool Hour Schedule
Happy Memorial Day Weekend!
It’s the unofficial start of summer, so there are lots of announcements to follow. Be sure to scroll through all of them or catch them on the pool website, www.venetianpools.org , under “News”. Follow @VenetianPools on Twitter for tweets announcing a new eSplash and its table of contents or “like” Venetian Pools Community Association” on Facebook. We want you to be “in the know.”
New E-mail System
It’s a new look! We are moving to a new e-mail system. Please note the link at the very end of this e-mail that will allow you to change your profile—add a new e-mail address, change your e-mail, sign up for the lap swimmer’s distribution list, etc.
New Website on the Way
Look for our new website sometime next week. The address will be the same, but there will be a new look and features. We will keep you posted as even more features are added throughout the summer. Many thanks go to members Greg Coleson, Patrick Cline, and Craig Leathers for all their time and effort on this project.
Pool Hours
School is out! The pool will open at noon tomorrow, Friday. The pool hours for the rest of this season are also listed at the end of this e-mail. The early morning lap swim starts at 6 a.m. this Tuesday, May 29. Please note that the Fall Extended Swim will occur only if 25 or more people sign up. The pool calendar will also be found on the new website.
Getting Deep on Saturday Evening
Something new this year—every Saturday at 4 PM the deep end will be available for open swimming the rest of the evening. To allow for this, the lap lanes will be changed to the short configuration. The deep end will still need to be clear whenever the diving board is in use.
40 Mile Swim Challenge
Many have already signed up and started their journey on the VPCA 40 Mile Swim Challenge. The 2012 sign-up deadline is Sunday, June 10. If you want to get in on the action, contact Maya Hahn at mayahahn@att.net or fill out a tracking form in the notebook at the front desk.
Those who meet the 40 mile challenge will get a special t-shirt. The member who swims the most miles this year will have his/her name on a permanent plaque displayed at the pool. This program costs nothing except time and your own energy—and the pay-off is that you’ll feel great!
CrossFit Classes
Andrejs Duda has started M, W, F CrossFit classes from 7:30am to 8:30am available to all Venetian Pools members. Each member may also bring one guest (guests pay an additional guest fee of $3). The fee is $10 for each class or $100 if you want to prepay for a month in advance. These workouts are for everyone: kids, adults and elderly. Andrejs will be running classes in a similar fashion to last year: warm up, stretching, workout and warm down. Bring yoga mats or towels, water bottles, workout clothes and a good attitude to get the most out of his CrossFit workouts. If you are interested, e-mail Andrejs at dudaa123@gmail.com.
Register for June 16 CURE Swim-a-thon
The Venetian Swim-a-thon to benefit CURE will be Saturday, June 16, from 9 AM to noon. Register to participate or donate at: http://www.firstgiving.com/curechildhoodcancer/venetian-for-cure .
To register for the event:
• Click the green register button in the upper right corner of the website. When you register, you can choose to create a donation page. That page will allow friends to donate to your cause.
• Only one page is allowed per account. However, more than one participant may be registered under the same account. Everyone registered under one account will have the same donation page. If a person would like to have a separate donation page, then s/he will need to create a separate account and page.
• When you register, you may also choose to join or create a “Team”. Others can join your team. For instance, multiple family members may register with their own accounts and donation pages; however they may all join one family team to keep track of all the donations obtained by their family.
To donate to the event:
• Click on the blue DONATE NOW in the event information on the website.
New Member Orientation and Social
Thanks to the Membership committee and all who came to welcome our new members last Sunday. It was great fun!
Swim Lesson Sign-Up
Anyone at your house wanting to dump the water wings? Or perhaps you have always wanted to perfect your butterfly kick. The swim lesson schedule and sign-up book is located at the Front Desk. For questions, contact Jessica Berkowitz at venetianswimcoach@gmail.com .
Snack Bar Hours
Plan your purchase of ring pops! The Snack Bar will close at 7 PM each day this weekend in accordance with labor laws. Post-Memorial Day hours will be in next week’s eSplash.
In-Pool Light Repair
They are coming—the parts for the lights in the pool are on order. We expect to have all of the in-pool lights operational by the end of June. The floodlights above the pool are working now, ready to illuminate your poolside dinners.
Upcoming Events
June 1 8 p.m. Movie Night
June 4 9 a.m. – 2 p. m. Summer Camp Session 1 begins
June 4 4:15 p.m. – 6:15 p.m. M, W, Th Afternoon Swim Team Practice begins
June 16 9 a.m. – noon Swim-a-thon for CURE
Pool Hour Schedule
Regular Season:
May 12 – 23
Monday – Friday: 2:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. (deep end only open 4:15 p.m.-6:30 p.m.)
Saturday: 12:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Sunday: 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Memorial Day Weekend:
Friday: 12:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Saturday – Sunday: 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Memorial Day, May 28:
Monday: 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
May 29 – August 5
Monday: 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Tuesday: 6:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. (lap swim only)
10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Wednesday: 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Thursday: 6:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. (lap swim only)
10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Friday: 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Saturday: 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Sunday: 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Fourth of July: 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
August 6 – August 19
Monday – Thursday: 1:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Friday: 1:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Saturday: 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Sunday: 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
August 20 – September 2
Monday – Thursday: 2:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Friday: 2:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Saturday: 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Sunday: 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Labor Day Weekend:
Friday: 2:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Saturday – Sunday: 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Labor Day, September 3:
Monday: 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
September 8 – September 9:
Saturday – Sunday: 12:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Fall Extended Swim (if 25 or more people sign up):
September 4 – September 14
Monday – Friday: 4:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
September 15 – September 30
Monday: 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday: 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday: 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Thursday: 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Friday: 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Saturday: 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Sunday: 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Submitted by Sophia Brothers Peterman, communications@venetianpools.org