I've debated with myself about posting this because there are not very many people on here who personally know me or my kids, but every year people without a specific personal connection become involved with this, either as a way to support the aquatic center for the Crawfordsville community, or as a way to support USA Swimming through their sanctioned clubs and events. Last year I decided against posting about this here, but this year I've decided to see if there is any interest.
Those of you who DO know my kids, even if you've only seen them at a shoot or two, probably have heard that their lives revolve around swimming. This is the main reason why getting to shoots is often so difficult for us (they are always swimming at a practice and/or a meet.) Christopher swims for his high school during their season, but swims with a club during the rest of the year. Emily swims with the club year-round. Next year, when she goes to middle school, she will swim on their team during their season and swim with the club during the rest of the year. They also swim on a district summer swim team in addition to the club... and my oldest has coached the younger kids on the summer swim team for the past two summers as well.
So, this brings us to the purpose of this post. The swim club that the kids belong to asks them to help raise funds once per year by participating in a Swim-A-Thon and trying to get sponsors. The funds raised help with pool upkeep, provide equipment and supplies for the kids, and support the USA Swimming sanctioned meets that the club hosts. The Swim-A-Thon is this Wednesday, October 12th. They have 2 hours to swim as many lengths of the pool as they can. Each swimmer has their own personal page, so to sponsor both Christopher and Emily you could go to each page separately, or you could click one of their "Please Donate" tabs, then click "Donate to the Family" and split a donation from there. The amount auto-fills, but there are drop-down menus that allow a change in the amount, and you can over-write the amount completely and put in what you would like to. No donation is too small, and every bit of support is greatly appreciated by the kids.
Christopher's Sponsorship Page: https://www.teamunify.com/TUMoney.jsp?team=inscsc&memberid=589405&r=1474557822539
Emily's Sponsorship Page: https://www.teamunify.com/TUMoney.jsp?team=inscsc&memberid=3051935&r=1474558031521
Here is a picture that is a bit more relevant to this forum, for those of you who might have seen them at a shoot... this is from their first one:
Those of you who DO know my kids, even if you've only seen them at a shoot or two, probably have heard that their lives revolve around swimming. This is the main reason why getting to shoots is often so difficult for us (they are always swimming at a practice and/or a meet.) Christopher swims for his high school during their season, but swims with a club during the rest of the year. Emily swims with the club year-round. Next year, when she goes to middle school, she will swim on their team during their season and swim with the club during the rest of the year. They also swim on a district summer swim team in addition to the club... and my oldest has coached the younger kids on the summer swim team for the past two summers as well.
So, this brings us to the purpose of this post. The swim club that the kids belong to asks them to help raise funds once per year by participating in a Swim-A-Thon and trying to get sponsors. The funds raised help with pool upkeep, provide equipment and supplies for the kids, and support the USA Swimming sanctioned meets that the club hosts. The Swim-A-Thon is this Wednesday, October 12th. They have 2 hours to swim as many lengths of the pool as they can. Each swimmer has their own personal page, so to sponsor both Christopher and Emily you could go to each page separately, or you could click one of their "Please Donate" tabs, then click "Donate to the Family" and split a donation from there. The amount auto-fills, but there are drop-down menus that allow a change in the amount, and you can over-write the amount completely and put in what you would like to. No donation is too small, and every bit of support is greatly appreciated by the kids.
Christopher's Sponsorship Page: https://www.teamunify.com/TUMoney.jsp?team=inscsc&memberid=589405&r=1474557822539
Emily's Sponsorship Page: https://www.teamunify.com/TUMoney.jsp?team=inscsc&memberid=3051935&r=1474558031521
Here is a picture that is a bit more relevant to this forum, for those of you who might have seen them at a shoot... this is from their first one:
