CHAMPS VOLUNTEERS! --- Last Call ...hopefully

We are still very short on providing Welch Swim Parent Meet Volunteers for Friday night's and Saturday morning's CPSL CHAMPS finale.

Timers are extremely important and needed for these events because in CHAMPS there are 3 TIMERS PER LANE instead of 2 that we use during the regular season.  The meet will not be able to start on time or continue for the second half if there are not enough timers provided.  This delay to fill positions can significantly add to you and your swimmer's total time at the meet.  This league only operates with volunteers.  So if your child is swimming, we ask that you please step up to volunteer.  Timing provides an exciting view of the meet.  You are able to encourage the swimmers just before and after their events and see the excitement and joy these swimmers produce from participating in CPSL.  To those that have volunteered this season, thank you.  To those that still have not volunteered for a meet, tonight or tomorrow is your opportunity.  Please volunteer to help on deck.  Thanks again.

Friday - CHAMPS meet Parent Volunteer sign up

Saturday - CHAMPS meet Parent Volunteer sign up

Meet programs are available for download at:
CHAMPS Meet Program - 11 and Up (Friday)
CHAMPS Meet Program - 10 and Under (Saturday)

Go Sharks!


PS:  Don't forget to RSVP for Saturday night's Team Banquet and Awards Night.
Welch Team Awards Banquet - RSVP

CHAMPS 10 & Under INFO & Saturday Morning Breakfast

Just a quick reminder for those going to Saturday morning's CHAMPS meet at Penns Valley (Millheim).

Saturday (8/3) - CHAMPS Ages 10 & Under - at the Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Pool in Millheim

We need to fill the following Welch Parent Volunteer positions to help the meet start and finish on time:
1st Half: FULL! Woo Hoo! Thank you :-D
2nd Half: Timers (4), Seeding Area (1), Scorer/Awards (1)

Parents can sign up to volunteer at CHAMPS 10 & Under PARENT Volunteer Sign Up Page (Sat - 8/3).  This is your last chance to be a Welch Parent Meet Volunteer until next year.  Experience the meet up close and feel the fun, excitement and occasional spray of a CHAMPS meet. 


Warm-ups:
7:20-7:40am - Penns Valley (with the size of our 10&U team - it will be easier to warm-up alone)
7:40-8:00am - Rec Park
8:00-8:20am - Park Forest
8:20-8:40am - SPRA
8:40-9:00am - Welch

Officials and Timers meeting at 8:45am
Meet begins at 9:05am

Please allow yourself sufficient time to arrive well before your warm-up time in order to check in and receive any additional information from your coaches.

Directions to Penn's Valley Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Pool in Millheim:

Follow 45 East from State College/Boalsburg. From Centre Hall (intersection of Routes 45 and 144) travel east on Route 45.  As you enter Millheim, go straight at the traffic light, take a slight left (after the bridge) onto Park Road.  Park Road then turns to the left, follow Park Road until it takes a left into the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Park. - Drive time approx. 30 minutes from State College.  Please drive carefully.

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Nothing works up a good appetite better than a morning swim or being a Team Parent Meet Volunteer.  So Welch Swim Team Swimmers and Parents that are going to Saturday (8/02) morning's CHAMPS 10 & Under Meet at Penns Valley - The Penns Valley Swim Team will have breakfast available from their concession stand.  I included their information below to whet your appetites.  Give them a try and see if the Penns Valley group has what it takes to dethrone the league's more famous Swamp Shack. ;-)

I'd like to give THREE CHEERS for BREKKIE at
Penns Valley!

1.) You'll be surprised how much of what we do is local - - it is important to people in our community to use local resources as often and in as many ways as possible! You may very well be eating greens that were grown in someone's garden SPECIFICALLY for this event. You could be enjoying an egg from a chicken who enjoys a beautiful life of grass and bugs and sunshine IN beautiful Penns Valley.
2.) You'll be surprised at the quality and variety of truly healthy items, that look good and taste even better! We want you and your swimmers to have a variety of great choices - - and our CHAMPS team has been planning this brekkie for WEEKS.
3.) Unlike some teams, Penns Valley Swim Team (and our pool) get NO municipal funding. Concession stand sales are THE major part of our team's ability to purchase and update equipment that benefits all the swimmers in our league (we have our eyes on NEW LANE LINES for 2014 - - and if you've never priced 'em out, you should).
We hope you'll come ready to enjoy a lovely breakfast at Che' Penguin on Saturday morning! We appreciate your patronage! We look forward to great swims from the wonderful youngsters in this learning league! THANK YOU in advance!
Warmly,
The Penns Valley CHAMPS Committee

Other CHAMPS 10 & Under Meet items:
There will be very limited number of meet programs available for sale at this meet.  You may download a meet program directly from the link 2013 CHAMPS Meet Program - 10 and Under at Penns Valley.

CHAMPS 11 & Up - Friday (8/2) at Lewistown

Just a quick reminder for those going to Friday night's CHAMPS meet in Lewistown.

Friday (8/2) - CHAMPS Ages 11 & over - at the Rec Park Pool in Lewistown
Welch Parent volunteer positions still need to be filled.
We need to fill the following positions to help the meet start and finish on time:
1st Half: Hen, Timers (2), Seeding Area, Stroke & Turn Judge
2nd Half: Rooster, Timers (4), Seeding Area, Scorer/Awards

Parents can sign up to volunteer at CHAMPS 11 & Over PARENT Volunteer Sign Up Page (Fri - 8/2)


Warm-ups:

4:30-5:00pm - Rec Park & Penns Valley

5:00-5:20pm - Park Forest

5:20-5:40pm - SPRA

5:40-6:00pm - Welch

Officials and Timers meeting at 5:45pm

Meet begins at 6:05pm

Please give yourself enough time to account for the heavier late afternoon traffic that heads East along Rt-322 towards Potters Mills and Seven Mountains to arrive before the scheduled pool warm-up time in order to check in and receive any further instructions from your coaches.

There will be very limited number of meet programs available for sale at this meet. You may download a meet program directly from this link 2013 CHAMPS 11 & OVER Meet Program at Lewistown

Directions to Lewistown's Rec Park Pool (100 or 105 Cherry St. Lewistown, PA 17044)

Follow 322 East from State College\Potters Mills towards Lewistown At Lewistown, take the East Charles Street exit Turn right at first light onto S. Dorcas St. Turn right on to Montgomery St. At the stop sign (3-way stop) continue straight on Montgomery St. Turn right on Cherry St. (Rec Park entrance) and proceed down the hill. Parking lot is on right side of road beyond pool.  Normal drive time approx. 30 min from State College.  Please drive carefully.

 Thank you and good luck to your swimmers.

THE FINAL WEEK! CHAMPS (Fri & Sat) & WELCH Awards Banquet & Swim Night (Sat 8/3)

Yes, the Welch Sharks CPSL 2013 summer season is in its final week and there are still a few important items between now and next Saturday (8/3) evening's Welch Swim Team Awards Banquet/Picnic.

Friday (8/2) - CHAMPS Ages 11 & over - at the Rec Park Pool in Lewistown
Welch Parent volunteer positions are still needed to be filled.
Currently we need: 
1st Half: Hen, Timers (2), Seeding Area, Stroke & Turn Judge
2nd Half:  Rooster, Timers (4), Seeding Area, Scorer/Awards, Stroke & Turn Judge

Parents can sign up to volunteer at CHAMPS 11 & Over PARENT Volunteer Sign Up Page (Fri - 8/2)

There will be very limited number of meet programs available for sale at this meet.  You may download a meet program directly from this link 2013 CHAMPS 11 & OVER Meet Program at Lewistown

Directions to Lewistown's Rec Park Pool:

Follow 322 East from State College\Potters Mills towards Lewistown At Lewistown, take the East Charles Street exit Turn right at first light onto S. Dorcas St. Turn right on to Montgomery St. At the stop sign (3-way stop) continue straight on Montgomery St. Turn right on Cherry St. (Rec Park entrance).

Saturday (8/3) - CHAMPS Ages 10 & Under - at Penn's Valley Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Pool in Millheim
Welch Parent volunteer positions are still needed to be filled.
Currently we need: 
1st Half: Rooster, Seeding Area
2nd Half:  Rooster, Seeding Area, Timers (4), Seeding Area, Scorer/Awards, Stoke & Turn Judge

Parents can sign up to volunteer at CHAMPS 10 & Under PARENT Volunteer Sign Up Page (Sat - 8/3)

There will be very limited number of meet programs available for sale at this meet.  You may download a meet program directly from this link 2013 CHAMPS Meet Program - 10 and Under at Penns Valley

Directions to Penn's Valley Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Pool in Millheim:

Follow 45 East from State College/Boalsburg. From Centre Hall (intersection of Routes 45 and 144) travel east on Route 45.  As you enter Millheim, go straight at the traffic light, take a slight left (after the bridge) onto Park Road.  Park Road then turns to the left, follow Park Road until it takes a left into the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Park.

Saturday (8/3) - Welch Swim Team End of Season Awards Picnic/Banquet and Night Swim
Welch Swim Team's Annual End of Season Awards Banquet will be held Saturday evening.
Swimmer awards, food, season video, and swimming

Each family is asked to bring a food item to share as follows:
Last names A to M: Help with set-up at 5:30 and bring a side dish or salad
Last names N to Z:  Help with clean-up and bring a desert.

Please use this 2013 Welch Swim Team Banquet RSVP so that we can obtain an appropriate headcount.
More details to follow.

Thank you Welch Parent Volunteers

Thank you to all the Welch Parents who volunteered for last Thursday's Welch Sharks Pancake Breakfast.  We had a flurry of volunteers come together to provide griddles, spatulas, and help prepare and serve our hungry sharks.  Weatherwise, it was a perfect morning for hot pancakes and the swimmers appeared to enjoy this team treat.

Also, thank you to all the Welch Parents who volunteered to assist with the running the away meet Thursday evening at SPRA.  Your turnout made the meet run fast and efficient.  We hope you enjoyed the meet volunteer experience.  We greatly appreciate and look forward to your continued service and hope that many more of our Welch Parents will join us on deck.

Mid-week UPDATE

7/24 WEDNESDAY
Volunteer Sign-Ups taken (online and at the Welch pool near the team's white board) for:

• Thursday (7/25) morning's PANCAKE BREAKFAST We still need a few extra electric griddles and more team parent volunteers to help prepare and serve the pancakes (especially in the 9:25 to 10:10 time slot).
  Sign up online at Welch Pancake Breakfast Volunteer & Equipment Sign-Up

• Thursday (7/25) evening SWIM MEET AT SPRA (Science Park Rd.) The Welch Shark Team Parents almost filled their 1st half volunteer positions.  A few 1st half openings remain.  However, we need many more Welch Parent Volunteers for the 2nd half - Timers, Seeders, and Scorers/Averagers.  Sign up to volunteer online at Welch Parent VOLUNTEER SIGN UP form - SPRA meet 7/25
• Morning practices as scheduled.
• CHAMPS swimmer sign ups taken at morning practice - table cart under the display cases located on the west side wall of the lifeguard's office.  Please note that swimmers must sign up in advance during regular morning team practices in order to swim in the meet. CHAMPS is a scratch only event - meaning the only adjustments to the meet program will be scratches (no-shows) there are no late (on deck) additions.
• CHAMPS Parent Volunteer sign-ups for either Friday (Aug 2) or Saturday (Aug 3) can be made online by accessing the Champs (sign ups) tab located at the top of the blog page or this link Welch Parent Volunteers - CHAMPS meet

• Night practice (13-18yr) is CANCELED due to a scheduled Parks & Rec. Theme Night at Welch Pool.

7/25 THURSDAY
Pancake Breakfast for Welch Shark Swimmers after each age group's morning practice session.
Final Welch TEAM season swim meet AT SPRA.  *We still need Welch Parent volunteers to run the meet - see above info/link to sign up*

More details to follow on the Welch Swim Team's End of Season Awards Banquet/Picnic to be held Saturday evening, Aug 3.

Thanks everyone.

WELCH TEAM update: PANCAKE BREAKFAST & SPRA MEET for Thursday, 7/25

7/25 (THUR) Pancake Breakfast for Welch swimmers after each age group's morning swim practice
*Bring your own drink.  We will provide the pancakes, butter, syrup, plates, cutlery, & napkins.*
8:00 AM ages 13-18  (volunteer time 7:40 to 8:25)
9:00 AM ages 9-12  (volunteer time 8:40 to 9:25)
9:45 AM ages 5-8  (volunteer time 9:25 to 10:05)

Parent volunteers are needed to assist with this activity.  We need six (6) griddles and spatulas.  If you have a griddle/spatula to loan, let me know directly - I will be at each morning's practice this week.  You can bring your griddle/spatula to the pool ahead of time where we can store them in the team's storage room.  Please place your name on masking tape and attach to your griddle and spatula. We added a Sign Up Genius link for those that wish to help and/or loan equipment for Thursday, but are unable to sign up at the pool Mon-Wed morning.
Welch Pancake Breakfast Volunteer & Equipment Sign-Up
Please continue to follow the blog for more updates for these items as well as CHAMPS signups and the End Of Season Banquet information.

7/25 (THUR) AWAY meet at SPRA
Welch Swim Team must supply 28 Parent volunteers to run the meet.  Please go to the Volunteer Sign-Ups to access and sign up for a much needed meet volunteer position:
Welch Parent VOLUNTEER SIGN UP form - SPRA meet 7/25

Timers (1st half [6/6]) 2 volunteers needed to fill FILLED
Mother Hen (1st half [1/1]) FILLED
Father Rooster (1st half [1/1]) FILLED
Seeding Area help (1st half [0/2]) 2 volunteers needed
Scorers/Averagers (1st half [1/2]) 1 volunteer needed
Stroke & Turn judge (1st half [2/2]) 1 volunteer needed FILLED
Timers (2nd half [0/6]) 6 volunteers needed  - includes a great view of the action!
Mother Hen (2nd half [1/1]) FILLED
Father Rooster (2nd half [1/1]) FILLED
Seeding Area help (2nd half [0/2]) 2 volunteers needed
Scorers/Averagers (2nd half [0/2]) 2 volunteers needed
Stroke & Turn judge (2nd half [0/2]) 2 volunteers needed FILLED

Volunteer Summary for SPRA meet [FILLED/28 NEEDED] = 9/32 13/28  17/28  = 32% 46% 60%

A swim meet requires many volunteers in order to run efficiently and effectively.  Each participating team is required to provide those volunteer positions so that the meet can start on time, run smoothly, and finish on time.  The Welch Swim Team is comprised of at least 200 swimmers, we need more of you to actively participate at CPSL meets.  We hope that you will consider this request and volunteer.  Volunteer position descriptions can be found by clicking the Volunteer Positions tab located at the top of our blog page.
Welch Volunteer Position descriptions page
Thanks.

Swimmers should arrive at the Science Park pool by 5:15pm

The SPRA pool is located at 758 Science Park Rd, State College, PA 16803
Pool parking is in the SPRA lot with overflow parking directed to the Credit Union lot next door.  NOTE: Do NOT park in The Wonderland Charter School lot - your car will likely be towed.