Thank you to everyone who made it out Thursday!  It was a fun night with the Manta Rays' families!  Pictures should arrive in a couple weeks.  LOTS OF INFO IN THIS ONE -- GRAB YOUR COFFEE! 

• Thursday June 4th - Manta Rays Munchies - Last day of school :)
• Friday JUNE 5th - NO PRACTICE ON MEET DAYS -- FIRST MEET check in time 4:45 pm (please allow extra driving time for this meet)​ MEET 1 INFO & Heat Sheet - will be sent on Thursday -- please check your email, read the info, and print & bring heat sheet with you to meet.
• Volunteers for Meet #1 vs Wildhorse- attaching an alpha list for volunteers for the first meet. ALL volunteer spots are filled - BIG THANKS MANTA RAY PARENTS!  
  • You can always see your volunteer positions by going to the website  http://mountainlodgemantarays.swim-team.us/
  • Sign in at the top right using your email and password: swim2fast
  • Click on Swim Meets
  • Any of the V with a green circle means you are signed up to work that meet
  • Any changes to volunteer positions need to go through Mandy Howland, volunteer coordinator.  [email protected]
• Monday June 8th - NO PRACTICE ON MEET DAYS - Meet #2 - Info & Heat Sheet will be sent out on Sunday June 7th. Check in time 4:45 pm
• Volunteers for Meet #2 vs Timberwood - attaching an alpha list for volunteers for the second meet. - Still need 1 ready bench parent 2nd half for MEET #2.

• Preparing for a Meet - attaching -- this is the document Kelly mentioned on Thursday - please read

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• T-shirts and Team bags and Swim Caps: You can pick up your team bags and t-shirts Monday & Tuesday during practice (see Kelly, Erin, Mandy, or Mindy -- one of these ladies will be at practice distributing).  Will also have swim caps if you need to purchase ($8) -- all girls are REQUIRED to wear a swim cap at meets and boys with long hair (reference for boys - if their hair touches their eyebrows when wet -- they need a swim cap)
• T-shirts: We did order a couple extra adult t-shirts if you want to purchase for $15
• Yard signs - we delivered all that were ordered.  Several families expressed interest in ordering one.  Mandy will place a second order.  If you would like to order a yard sign ($20), please email Mandy Howland at [email protected] on/before Monday June 1st.  If you signed the sheet Thursday night to order a sign please still email Mandy with swimmer(s) names.  
• Team Suit - All the team suits that had to be ordered have been handed out.  If you paid and ordered a suit with D&J and have NOT received it, please let Kelly Hunt know AND call D&J Sports at 210-366-9388.
• LABEL EVERYTHING: Please label your swimmer's name in their t-shirt, on their bag, on the water bottle, on their swim cap -- lots of items get left, please label everything so it can be returned.
• Big Thanks to Manta Rays' Sponsor Lisa Sinn with Keller Williams for providing swimmers with the Manta green color changing water bottles on Thursday -- please make sure your swimmers are drinking plenty of water and staying hydrated during the summer. 
• Photos - Erin mentioned on Thursday -- we do post some pictures on facebook and the website during the season.  Please email Erin Kirwan at [email protected] if you do not want your swimmer's picture posted and/or if there is a photo of your swimmer that you want taken down.
• DADS NEEDED: I need some dads to help with the following:
  • ​​Transporting the 6 wooden ready benches and large green mat from the storage unit to the Seven Winds pool sometime during the week of June 8th
  • Transport the 5 pop up tents and 6 new accordion benches to the meets - need to get from storage, take and help set up at meets, then take down at the end of meet and either store in your garage or you can take back to storage unit the next meet
  • Spray the hill and small grass area at the Seven Wind's Pool for ants before our June 15th meet -- team will reimburse you for the ant killer (just need a receipt)
• PUPS - Reminder that Pups will begin practice on June 9th.  
  • Practice on Monday/ Wednesday/ Friday  12:30 - 1:00 pm
  • Practice on Tuesday/Thursday 3:30 - 4:00 pm​

A special thanks to this year’s sponsors: Ken Henderson with Mountain Lodge Realty, Noah’s Ark, Lisa Sinn with Keller Williams, Keith Zars Pools, San Martin Orthodontics, So Bellas Home Services, Ely Kennedy with The Kennedy Team, Dr. Dinger with Advanced Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Center, Shear Madness.  Please consider these businesses when in need!  

Please let us know if you have any questions!

Go Manta Rays!
Kelly & Erin

http://mountainlodgemantarays.swim-team.us/
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Mountain-Lodge-Manta-Rays-Swim-Team/101098056711

Documents

Preparing for a Meet