April
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Message from the Board of Trustees

Greetings Swim and Racquet Members,

It is with collective sadness, but also with our best wishes that we announce the retirement of Mr. Ron Mautz. Ron “officially” retired January 1st of this year. He has served Swim & Racquet in various roles over the past 10 years. Ron has agreed to continue to assist with club operations while also helping to transition a new general manager. The Board Interviewed several qualified candidates during a two month search process, and we are pleased to introduce Mr. Tim Casey as the new general manager, beginning April 1, 2010.

Tim is currently a Health and Physical Education teacher at Jones Middle School. Along with his teaching duties, he is also the Head Boy's Basketball Coach @ UAHS. At the end of this school year he will have completed his 22nd year in public education and 25th year in the coaching profession. He spent 4 years as a college assistant and this is his 22nd year as a head high school coach. Tim grew up in Upper Arlington and is a 1981 graduate of Upper Arlington High School. Tim currently resides in Upper Arlington with his wife of 25 years, Shelly, and their six children, Kelsey, Colin, Connor, Carter, Kileigh, and Callahan. Tim is extremely excited about the opportunity to serve the members of the Swim & Racquet Club. He is committed to making a positive contribution to Swim & Racquet. He is looking forward to meeting all the members throughout the spring and summer seasons.

We are also pleased to announce the hiring of a new swim coach. Mrs. Barb Smith will be leading our swim program this year. Barb was a member of Swim & Racquet during the 1960’s and 1970’s, where she began her life-long love of swimming. She currently is a coach with the Upper Arlington Swim Club and has further background in Early Childhood Education. Her experience includes being affiliated with the First Community Church Early Childhood Department for over 25 years. Barb is married, with three children, all who have been or currently are competitive swimmers. She is looking forward to a great summer season with Swim & Racquet.

Please join us in welcoming both of these fine people to our Swim & Racquet family. With our club opening just a few months away, you will soon have the opportunity to meet and greet them both. Looking forward to Summer . . .

Jon Whybrew
VP, Board of Trustees

Early membership drive - limited space still available

Swim & Racquet continues the 2010 early membership drive. The club is nearly at full membership. Tell your friends and family about this exciting opportunity so they can take advantage of the following excellent incentives!

• Family membership initiation is only $900 instead of the usual $1500
• Couples membership initiation is only $600 instead of the usual $1000
• Senior membership initiation is only $495 instead of the usual $825
• Individual membership initiation is only $300 instead of the usual $500

These incentives will be offered until we hit capacity. For information or an application, access www.swimandracquet.com or call 451-3762.

Summer sign-ups

The 2010 sign-up day for swim/dive teams and swim, dive, and tennis lessons will be held on Saturday, May 8 from 9:00 am to noon.

Swim and dive team information

The 2010 Seadog swim and dive team schedule is ready.

Swim lessons

There will be three sessions of swimming lessons this year.

• Session 1: Monday, June 14 through Thursday, June 24 ($20 per child)
  • Make- up date for canceled lessons due to weather will be Friday, June 25
• Session 2: Monday, June 28 through Friday, July 9 ($20 per child)
  • Make-up date for canceled lessons due to weather will be Saturday, July 10
• Session 3: Wednesday, July 14 through Friday, July 23 ($20 per child)
  • Make-up date for canceled lessons due to weather will be Saturday, July 24

Swim instructors will also be available for ½ hour private lessons.

Email invoices

Our new Club new management system allows us to email our monthly invoices. This will improve our service to members and save thousands of dollars a year in labor, postage, and paper products. It is the Club’s intention to eventually move all members to email invoices. If you have not already done so please email your name, membership number, and email address to snrofficemanager@rrohio.com.

PLEASE NOTE: The email you provide can be different from the one you use to receive general club communications. You are responsible to ensure that you locate the emails at the beginning of each month and ensure on-time payment. The club hopes to begin E-mailing invoices in April and invoices will be sent by the 8th day of each month.

Social update

Don't forget about the Easter Egg Hunt this Saturday, April 3 from 10:00 am to noon. We will have face painting and games from 10:00 to 11:30, and the egg hunt will begin promptly at 11:30. There will also be another Easter Basket raffle. The kids will be divided up into groups by age - kids 4 and under on the fenced tennis courts and kids 5-8 and 9-12 in the fields. Walk-ins are welcome at the cost of $20 per family.

Look for more information soon regarding a Cinco De Mayo party.

Cheers!
Lori