Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Thurs (close early), Fri (no cookout) and July 4th details!!

Hi Members,

This Thursday (June 30th) the pool closes at 6pm, for our Hammerheads Swim Team's End of Season Party.

There is no cookout this Friday (July 1st) because we are having a cookout/party on Monday, July 1st. Friday would be a great night to order dinner at the pool from one of our sponsors (see below).

Monday, July 4th

Don't make any other plans - we've got it all covered!!

Parade: 10 am

Meet at the pool at 9:45. Decorate your bikes, trikes, wagons, big wheels, strollers, dogs, etc and show your American pride! Prizes given for the best decorations and popsicles for all.

Cookout: 12 –2 pm
($4/plate for hotdog/burger, chips and a drink)

Games: 1 – 4 pm

Watermelon Football - 2:30 pm
Old Guys will be defending their 3 year Championship Title <http://www.youtube.com/user/HHSTC> . Don't miss it!
Soft drink dive
Beer dive
Money dive
Watermelon eating contests
Water balloon races
Diving contest
Splash contest
Dance contest
  • We have also rented a water slide plus a toddler bounce house <http://www.ajspartytimerentals.com/Moonwalks.html> .
  • Feel free to bring your own shade umbrellas, tents and/or chairs. We will be crowded! 
  • Cost of party: FREE to members. $10/guest and we will have someone at the door checking. 
We close at 8pm - just in time for Chamblee's fireworks (which are TERRIFIC!). You can walk from the pool to the Chamblee High School parking lot, which is a great viewing area (and it's never crowded!). If you want to leave us early, Chamblee's events start at 5 pm in Keswick park - they have a parade, lots of activities for the kids and dinner for sale. Click here for details <http://www.chambleega.com/client_resources/government/calendar/july%202011%20newsletter.pdf> .

We hope to see you at the pool this holiday weekend!

- HHSTC Board <http://www.hhstc.com/Board.html>

ps. Please help support our sponsors - who have all donated $350 or more in money and/or products. Thanks!
Gallas Pizza <http://gallaspizza.com/
Papa Johns <http://order.papajohns.com>  (Savory Drive)
Treasure Mart <http://thetmart.com>
Whole World Theater <http://wholeworldtheatre.com/wwit>
Dunwoody Flowers <http://www.dunwoodyflowers.net/>
Sports n Imports Collision








Monday, June 20, 2011

Open House Friday, Pancake Breakfast, New Ice Maker, Etc

Upcoming Events This Week:

Tues (June 21st) - away swim meet = nice, non-crowded afternoon/evening at our pool.

Wed (June 22nd) - swim team practice from 7-8 pm = crowded pool full of kids.

ALL NEW EVENT: Friday (June 24th) - informal Open House, all day = bring your guests for FREE. We will also be having our usual Friday night cookout. If you have friends or neighbors that you think might be interested in joining, now or in the future, this is a great opportunity for them to visit. Please help spread the word. And do we ask that all non-members under 18 be accompanied by an adult. Thanks!

Sat (June 25th) - Hammerhead Pancake Breakfast, Masonic Lodge in Chamblee Plaza, 8 am to 10:30 am. $5/plate (you can buy tickets at the door); all proceeds go directly to supporting our swim team. It's lots of fun and we hope you can make it!

Next week:

Tues: Home Swim Meet; pool closes at 3 pm.
Thurs: Swim Team Party; pool closes at 6 pm.
Fri: Cookout

Monday, July 4th Parade and Party!!! You won't want to miss it! Details coming soon.

Other Club News:

* We have a new, member-donated ice maker! It's in the room off the kitchen, next to the microwave. Directions are on the wall. Please help us care for it and clean it, so we can have iced drinks at the pool for years to come.

* Many, many THANKS to all of you who having been observing our guest fee policies <http://www.hhstc.com/GuestPolicy.html>  and paying the guest fees. It's wonderful that we have such honest members!

* We've had another record year for membership! We are at 158, with 27 new memberships added this year. We are capping it at 175 - so only 17 left!

That's all for now. See you at the pool!

 --
Leslie Freymann
Volunteer HHSTC Board Member
Membership Chair, Communications
http://www.hhstc.com




Monday, June 13, 2011

Pot Luck Dinner Wed!

We are having our first potluck dinner this Wednesday (June 15th). We hope you can make it! Please bring a dish to share (with a serving utensil) and BYOB. The club will provide plates, napkins and utensils. We plan to start eating by 6:30 pm. If we have a good turnout, we can pay the guard to stay and keep the pool open past 8 pm.

To help ensure a variety of foods, I have posted a sign-up sheet online. If you know what you are bringing, please list it. Here's the link:
https://spreadsheets.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AhP8t3qtwp3BdFVsX05zTy1nWGhqREhzbHJVbl90WFE&hl=en_US&authkey=CIDxoPoL

Also, please try to limit desserts, as we will also have ice cream to sell ($1) and want to make sure there is enough actual dinner food (and not just plates of cookies) to eat. Thanks!

- Leslie

ps. If you can help with the setup/clean-up, please reply to this email :)

--
Leslie Freymann
Volunteer HHSTC Board Member
Membership Chair, Communications
http://www.hhstc.com

Friday, June 10, 2011

Swim Lessons

FYI - our terrific swim team coach, Kristen Clayton, is also terrific at giving private swim lessons to children. Her rates are very reasonable! You can contact her at (770) XXX-XXXX to schedule (email us if you didn't get the email with her #). If she can't do it, she can help arrange for one of the other coaches, who are also great. 

Monday, June 6, 2011

Upcoming Events and Early Pool Closings

It's going to be a busy week at the pool!

Tuesday - Home Swim Meet! Pool closes at 3pm and the meet starts at 5:30. Please come and cheer for our Hammerheads and help support the team by buying dinner at the pool and ice cream at Frosty Caboose after the meet.

Thursday - Swim-a-Thon! Our Hammerheads will be swimming to raise money - it's our biggest fund raiser! If you haven't found a swimmer to sponsor, please contact John Jewett <mailto:jwjewett@gmail.com> . Starting at 6pm - all the lane lines will be dedicated to the swimmers, but the shallow end and baby pool will be available for use.

Friday - Cookout! Food will be for sale between 6 and 7 pm. We sometimes start earlier and sometimes end later - just depending on what the volunteers can do. But be there by 7pm to guarantee yourself food. And please sign-up as a volunteer <https://spreadsheets.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AsQyIehvdlzkdFFBdmZuWklIUTNpSF9zVm9ham8yY3c&hl=en_US> , if you can.

Saturday - Movie Night! The hands-down, undisputed winners in the online survey: Toy Story 3 and Hangover.

5:30 - 7:30 pm - kids movie in the clubhouse (bring pillows and blankets) AND teen swim! Adults are free to swim, too - but don't complain about the teens monopolizing the pool because at 9:00 pm everyone under 18 leaves and our adult only night starts! We'll be watching Hangover on a big outdoor screen. If you have a raft - bring it! And BYOB - but please remember, no glass on the pool deck. And yes, the pool will stay open past 10 pm :)

We'll also be selling pizza, popcorn, ice cream and drinks - starting around 5ish. If you can volunteer to help, please reply to this email.

Next week:

Tuesday (14th) - away swim meet and a GREAT non-crowded time to be at the pool.
Wed (15th) - membership pot-luck dinner (details coming soon).

Also, as a reminder - on Mondays and Wednesdays, our Hammerheads practice from 7pm - 8pm. This year we are not closing the pool early, as in years past, but the team does take up all the swim lanes.

See you at the pool!

- Leslie

--
Leslie Freymann
Volunteer HHSTC Board Member
Membership Chair, Communications
http://www.hhstc.com



Wednesday, June 1, 2011

Movie Night June 11th - Help Us Pick the Movies!

Hello Members,

Due to logistics, our movie night has been changed to Saturday, June 11th. You won't want to miss it!

We have rented a big blow-up movie screen and will be watching movies in the pool! We'll start the night with a kid movie at 5:30. We'll be also be selling popcorn, pizza, ice cream and drinks  - so plan to eat dinner at the pool.

At 8:00 pm we will close the pool to kids and have an adult only night (18 and over)...and we'll be showing another movie.

Now...what should we watch?!? We have all made suggestions and now it's time for you to vote!

Here's the link:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/R6BZWRG

If you can volunteer to help setup and sell dinner, please let us know (this will also count towards volunteer hours).

Thanks!

- HHSTC Board <http://www.hhstc.com/Board.html>

ps. Movie night is free for members; feel free to bring guests and the normal $4 guest fee will apply.