EMC Eels Parents,

Tonight we have regular practice and tomorrow we have Kona Ice on the Lawn. Saturday we have our last home meet of the season – hard to believe! We will be hosting Eagle Springs. Please pay special attention to this weekend’s Sunday Swarm, as it will contain important information about Divisionals and our Awards Ceremony.

Saturday, the forecast is bringing the heat, so please remember to hydrate yourself and your swimmers.

We will follow our usual home meet schedule:

6:30 – Set up crew arrives

7:00 – Parents arrive and start setting up. We are sharing the parking lot with Eagle Springs, so take a look at the attached map for where EMC set up is. Swimmers check in with Aaron and Ken at the circle in table and receive your slip of paper with your events for the day. Text Aaron at 713-876-1930 with your swimmer name if you are running late. Write your swimmers’ names on their backs and their event numbers ONLY on their arms (heat and lane numbers often change, so adding those early in the meet causes a lot of confusion). Volunteers, check in with Brooke to get your volunteer badge.

7:15 – Home team warmups

7:45 – Visiting team warmups

7:50 – Listen to the announcer for a timers and scribes meeting. Ready bench volunteers will also have a meeting this week.

8:15 – Shift One volunteers and events 1 & 2 are called to the ready bench.

8:30 – Start the meet!

We do not know how long the meet will go, as this depends on how many swimmers show up, how fast each of those swimmers are, the number of volunteers we have, and how smoothly we make volunteer transitions.

Volunteers

We have a few second shift volunteer positions open! Second shift is typically faster than first, so grab these positions while you can!

Raffle

Our Raising Cane’s raffle was so much fun last home meet, we want to do it again! Stop by the merch table and see the fun basket we have put together (worth over $400!) for this home meet and see what you can win.

K&H Solutions will also be set up with fun swim family tshirts, tumblers, and hats.

Concessions

We will have more tacos from Freddy’s and Pat’s donuts for breakfast, and Raising Cane’s chicken tenders as well as pulled pork sandwiches and hotdogs for lunch. We will have popcorn and candy for snacks. This week we are welcoming Savannah Rose Sweet Tea Punch to the natatorium to keep us cool.

Reminders:

For our team and the visiting team,

• Please help us respect the property by making sure swimmers do not get in the landscaping or fountain and ensure everyone picks up after themselves.
• Absolutely NO BALLS are allowed because there are lights over the courtyard, and windows around.
• No one is allowed on the turf area.
• No children should be in the elevators without a parent.

EMC Board of Directors

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