Otter Newsletter for Week of November 25, 2007

It’s here! Our first meet is this Saturday, at home, against Palmyra. Our warm-ups begin at 7 a.m. sharp, so plan to arrive no later than 6:50. The younger kids will be housed in the racquetball courts; the older kids will be in the upstairs hallway. The meet begins at 8 a.m.

Before the National Anthem plays, we need your help with the following:

1) Sign up your kids to swim! Monday, November 26, is the deadline to let the coaches know whether your swimmer will attend this meet. Please make sure the box next to your swimmer’s name is checked “yes” or “no” by tonight’s practice. The sign up sheets have been moved from the fitness center desk to the pool deck with Jim. If you have not yet signed up (yes or no) and you will not be at practice tonight, email Jim at jgardner@acschools.org to let him know your intentions.

2) Sign yourself up to help. It takes a lot of bodies to run these home meets. We need timers, officials, announcers, runners, kid choralers, bake sale workers, line up ladies, and set up and tear down folks. Lisa Alexander will have a volunteer sheet out beginning Monday. Many of these jobs require no expertise, just a willing spirit. (And congratulations to Gil Weik for winning the dead poet “Do not ask for whom the bell tolls” coffee challenge. Gil correctly identified the departed bard as John Donne and has offered to volunteer at our first meet.)

3) Shop for your assigned items for the Otter bake sale. Here are the assignments:

Last names starting with...

-- A-E
Water (6 or 8 pack 16oz bottles)
Snacks (small bag/snack size pretzels, crackers, chips, etc.)
--F-J
Six pack soda (coke, diet coke, or sprite)
Pre-cut fruit or vegetables sliced and placed in individual plastic bags
--K-Q
Six pack Gatorade or Flavored Water
Candy (Reese's Peanut butter cups, M&M's, etc.)
--R-Z
Six pack soda (Rootbeer, Orange, Caffeine Free Coke or Caffeine Free Diet Coke)
1 dozen donuts or pre-sliced bagels

Team suits and Otter wear for those who ordered last month will be available for pick-up on Wednesday, Nov. 28, from 4:30-7:00 p.m. at LVC. If you cannot attend during that time, please make advance arrangements with Rachiele Peters at rachiele_peters@palmyra.k12.pa.us.

See you all at the pool!