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GRAND OPENING of the new 50m Pool at the Falls!! BLAST has been invited to participate in this celebration on Saturday, May 24th. Senior1-3 will have practice that morning, while Novice - AG3 will be having a "Game Practice" in the new play area attached to the 50m section. Novice - AG3 will practice from 10:00-11:00 am. Nick will be letting the Senior swimmers know when they will have practice. All swimmers are expected to wear a BLAST swim cap. Novice-AG3 should be two towels as there will be dedication ceremony we will need to dry off for around 10:30 am. Please mark your calendars and plan on attending. (Nov-AG3, if you will not be able to make it, please let Jamie or Nick know.)

Doughnut/Bagel sign-up sheet can be found on the 'Document' page. If you can help out and bring the treats, please email Jamie and let her know which date would work the best for you. The swimmers greatly appreciate this tradition, so Thank-You in advance for helping out!

Xpression Orders are due Monday, May 12th. You can find an order form on the 'Apparel' page.

'Sturgis Falls Days' are not that far away. In order for us to have a float in the parade this year, we need someone to volunteer the use of a trailer and someone to volunteer to drive the trailer with their vehicle. We need someone to commit to these items by May 1st or we will miss the deadline. If you are able to help out with the parade, please let Jamie know.

"Try Us Out" Camp begins on Monday, April 21st, at Peet. Registration is at the door.

Awards Ceremony on Thursday, April 17th at Holmes cafeteria at 7:00pm. All groups will be presented their awards. (This is going to be a simple ceremony. Food or beverages will not be provided.)

The summer practice schedule is now posted. We are moving to morning practices for all of our groups. We are very sorry if this poses an inconvenience for our families. Christy Banwart has volunteered to coordinate some carpooling to get our swimmers to and from practices. If you can help carpool or have questions about carpooling, please call Christy at 277-0570.

There will be an official's clinic on Saturday, April 12th, at the Cedar Falls Recreation Center from 10:30-2:30pm. Cost is $5 - bring a lunch or we can order out. If you are interested, please register with Jamie at 290-9299 or jamielangner@yahoo.com.

Practice pools have been slightly changed from the previously posted schedule. Please be sure to take a look at the newly posted schedule.

Families - You can support your swimmer by joining the BLAST Boosters or by getting sponsors for the team. Funds earned will go toward purchasing equipment and supplies to be used by the swimmers; things that don't fit within the team's annual budget, but will enhance the program. Families getting business sponsors for BLAST will get 10% of the total they bring in credited to their family account! To be listed in the Summer Sizzler program, Booster memberships and business sponsorships need to be turned in by June 30, 2007. Forms are attached to the Monday Minutes.

Reminder to promote the BLAST Booster Club and Corporate Sponsorships. Forms are on the web site. This is a great way for parents/grandparents/aunts/uncles and also businesses you support to help support you. Also it's a chance for "Alumni" Waterloo Sharks and Cedar Falls Swim Club members to continue their support of competitve swimming. Contact Lori Zabler with questions @ zabler06@cfu.net or 277-3121. We will let you know soon how this money will used to benefit your swimmers and the club.

BLAST is a United Way Recipient. When you designate BLAST as a recipient of your donations, BLAST receives a percentage of your donation.

We now have a team partnership with Swimming World Magazine. This is the premier magazine in the swimming community.
Family Benefits:All families will receive a 12-month subscription to Swimming World Magazine at a special discounted rate of $22.95, 25% off the regular price. More importantly, $3.00 for every subscription that comes to us from your club is donated back to USA Swimming as part of the “Support Your Sport” campaign.
Each subscription includes FREE Premium access to SwimmingWorldMagazine.com. You will have the ability to access on-line technique tips and download more than four decades of Swimming World Magazine, almost a quarter of a century of Swimming Technique Magazine, SwimShop discounts and much more!
Team Benefits:As a Team Partner, SwimmingWorldMagazine.com’s Webmaster will provide you with the icon and code for placement on your site. The icon will be updated automatically every month to match the current issue. Any member of your team can subscribe through the Team Partner link and get the team rate of $22.95 This link will also track any purchases made while visiting our website in order to earn more commission as described below.
Teams will receive a 5% Fundraising Commission on all SwimmingWorldMagazine.com purchases originating from your team’s website
Teams can keep their membership informed of the late breaking news in swimming by using content from SwimmingWorldMagazine.com (including news and articles), as outlined in our SwimInfoWire RSS Feed Service.
Teams will have direct access to Swimming World Magazine's editorial staff to nominate an Age Group Swimmer of the Month; submit team news for the American Relay section; inform Swimming World of any high point winners to be honored on the Hasty High Pointers' page.
The link is: http://www.SwimmingWorldMagazine.com/swimshop/shop_detail.asp?iPid=1405&iRefId=315