Dear Penguin Family,

Can you believe that we are almost down to the end of the season? It has gone by so fast. We have enjoyed getting to know all of our Penguin families.

If you have interest in being an LPAC Board member. We have a few openings, please reach out to the info@swimlpac.org and cc: volunteers@swimlpac.org email byTuesday July 14 at 6 pm to have your name placed on the ballot.

With only 9 days before Champs there are going to be a lot of things going on and there will be a lot of important information in these emails. Please read through to find all the Penguin happenings.

Breakdown for Due Dates Coming upSunday, July 12

1. LPAC Goodwill Donation Truck

Monday, July 13

1. Spaghetti Dinner Sign up

Wednesday July 15

1. LPAC Merchandise Design Contest- All design’s due July 15, winners will be revealed at the Banquet July 19.
2. Register for the Banquet  by July 15

Please help maintain the safety of practices by signing up to open and close the gate during transition periods between practices here. To understand our decision to lock the gate during practices please refer to the email from LPAC on 6/24.

LPAC @ SILVER CREEK: SATURDAY, JULY 11

• Date: Saturday, July 11, 2026
• Location: Silver Creek Valley Country Club 
• Park at:Silver Oak Elementary, 5000 Farnsworth Dr. San Jose CA 95138                                                                                            Time: LPAC swimmers and volunteers need to check in between 7:15 am & 7:30.
• The meet starts at 8 30 am .
• If your child is sick, please text both the Coaches and Volunteer Coordinators as soon as possible.
  • Coach Julia @ 408-334-0657 , and 
  • Volunteer Coordinators: Amelia (408)529-5783 or Melissa (415)589-9903
• No unloading or parking in the Country Club Parking lot. Please be considerate of the surrounding neighbors and do not block any driveways.
• Please check the Silver Creek page for volunteer assignments 
• Meet Entries are posted here and will be posted on boards at the pool during the meet.

END OF SEASON GIFTS FOR COACHES

The last time you will be able to contribute to the Coaches Gifts is on July 11th. Keep an eye out for Judy Seps, the LPAC photographer. She will be collecting contributions for coaches gifts at the Silver Creek meet. 
Contributions can be made by:

• Cash/Check made out to Judy Seps
• Venmo; @judyseps (last four digits of her phone number are 3532)

BEACH TRIP: SATURDAY, JULY 11

The LPAC Beach-and-bonfire trip is at Twin Lakes State Beach in Santa Cruz. HS age Penguins and volunteers need to meet at the Los Paseos Clubhouse at 4:15 pm to leave from there together.Have fun with all of your fellow High School age Penguins! Check out the Beach Trip page on the website for more information.

LPAC GOODWILL DONATION DRIVE: JULY 12

LPAC is hosting a Goodwill Donation Drive Fundraiser, and we’d love your support! Instead of tossing out items you no longer need, donate them to help raise money for our swimmers.

Look at the flyer to see what they are collecting and what not to bring. 

If you’ve been meaning to clean out your closets or garage, now is the perfect time!

 Donation Date: July 12,2026
 Drop-Off Location: Los Paseos Elementary School
Time: 8:00am-1:00pm

Thank you for supporting our team and helping our community thrive. Please feel free to share this post with friends and neighbors! 

SPIRIT WEEK JULY 13-17

Spirit Week is the last week of the Season heading to Champs. The Coaches and Swimmers use this as a fun way of getting pumped for Champs. Have your swimmers come a little early to practice in fun spirit week garbs so that coaches can get a picture of the swimmers wearing their costumes before they jump in and get wet. Spirit Week 2026 Flyer.

PENGUIN T-SHIRT & STICKER DESIGN CONTEST  

LPAC is throwing a contest for the swimmers to design a t-shirt and a sticker to add to next year’s LPAC merchandise line. All of the details are linked here!

END OF SEASON BANQUET: RSVP by Wed., July 15

The End of Season Banquet is our chance to celebrate the swimmers, the coaches, the families, the sponsors and especially the age-outs. For one last time, we’ll all get together to have dinner, pass out trophies, say goodbye to our age-out swimmers, and celebrate another great season.  Details on the Banquet page of the website. 

Swimmers eat free but must complete the 2026 Banquet RSVP to reserve a meal.Additional meals cost $20 each. You MUST order all meals by July 15th.  Orders will not be accepted at the door.

SPIRIT NIGHT: THURSDAY JULY 16

Spirit Night is on July 16, 2026 from 6:30 to 9 pm. All information on the Spirit Nightpage of the website. Dinner will be served to swimmers. Parents will be receiving final details on Champs and voting on new LPAC Governing Board Members. We will conclude the night  with a slideshow, celebrating the season and energizing the team to do their best at Champs! It is important that everyone that can make it, come to Spirit Night.

CAR DECORATING: JULY 17

The information about our Car Decorating Event is on the Spaghetti Dinner page of the Website please look there if you are interested in joining us.

HIGH SCHOOL SPAGHETTI DINNER: July 17 SIGN UP NOW

The night before Champs, all High School aged swimmers are invited to “carbo-load” with their teammates at the LPAC Spaghetti Dinner. Families of High School age Penguins are asked to Sign up by 7/13 to provide part of the dinner & help make the Spaghetti dinner a success.

OVERNIGHTER PHOTO BOOTH

If you would like to see what went on at the Overnighter Photo Booth click here. We have access for the next six months.

LPAC PHOTOS ARE READY:

Picture Day Photos are ready to look at and purchase through the direct link: LPAC Gallery. Access Code: LPAC26. Remember with your registration cost, you will receive an 8×10 team picture, 4×6 individual photo, and a 3×5-inch photo button at the Banquet 7/19.

Follow us on instagram @swimlpac
Add these LPAC Special Event dates straight to your LPAC Google Calendar here

See two new flyers announcing important Penguin business in this email.

Breakdown for Upcoming Due Dates 

Tomorrow, Wednesday, July 8

1. Splash & Dash Pledges due, in order to be able to earn prizes you need to turn in pledges by July 8th.

Saturday, July 11

Sunday, July 12¹

1. LPAC Goodwill Donation Drive– details below

Monday, July 13

1. Start of Spirit Week details below
2. Spaghetti Dinner Sign up

Wednesday July 15

1. LPAC Merchandise Design Contest– All design’s due July 15, winners will be revealed at the Banquet July 19.
2. Register for the Banquet  by July 15

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Dear Penguin Family,

We hope that everyone had a fun and relaxing, or wet and wild, weekend without an LPAC meet. The raft trip was hot but everyone had a blast for those of our LPAC family that went.

With only two weeks before the end of the season there are going to be a lot of things going on and there will be a lot of important information in these emails. Please read through to find all the Penguin happenings.

Breakdown for Due Dates Coming up

Today July 6

1. Beach Trip RSVP’s due

Wednesday, July 8

1. Splash & Dash Pledges due, in order to be able to earn prizes you need to turn in pledges. 

Monday, July 13

1. Spaghetti Dinner Sign up

Wednesday July 15

1. LPAC Merchandise Design Contest- All design’s due July 15, winners will be revealed at the Banquet July 19.
2. Register for the Banquet  by July 15

Please help maintain the safety of practices by signing up to open and close the gate during transition periods between practices here. To understand our desicion to lock the gate during practices please refer to the email from LPAC on 6/24.

LPAC @ SILVER CREEK: SATURDAY, JULY 11

• If your child will have to miss all or part of the meet against Silver Creek, please send an email to coaches@swimlpac.org and volunteers@swimlpac.org TODAY! It is important to let our Coaches and Volunteer Coordinators know ASAP if your swimmer will be missing any part of a meet.
• The swimmers that we already know will be missing are: Zoey L., Eliana L., Lily D., Nova D., Charlotte S., Liam V., Luke V. Theo P., Wesley H. & Alex H.
• If your swimmers name is not listed above and you will be missing all or part of the Silver Creek meet, we need to know ASAP.

END OF SEASON GIFTS FOR COACHES

The last time you will be able to contribute to the Coaches Gifts is on July 11th. Keep an eye out for Judy Seps, the LPAC photographer. She will be collecting contributions for coaches gifts at the Silver Creek meet. 
Contributions can be made by:

• Cash/Check made out to Judy Seps
• Venmo; @judyseps (last four digits of her phone number are 3532)

OVERNIGHTER PHOTO BOOTH

If you would like to see what went on at the Overnighter Photo Booth click here. We have access for the next six months.

LPAC PHOTOS ARE READY:

Picture Day Photos are ready to look at and purchase through the direct link: LPAC Gallery. Access Code: LPAC26. Remember with your registration cost, you will receive an 8×10 team picture, 4×6 individual photo, and a 3×5-inch photo button at the Banquet 7/19.

BEACH TRIP: SATURDAY, JULY 11; Deadline to RSVP July 6th

July 11th is the High Schoolers Beach trip. 2026 Beach Trip Sign Up. RSVP by this Monday July 6. Check out the Beach Trip page on the website for more information.

SPLASH & DASH PLEDGES DUE WEDNESDAY, JULY 8TH

Thank you to those swimmers that have already turned in their pledges. Sponsors can either give your a flat donation or they can sponsor you per lap. Splash & Dash Pledge Sheets are here. All donations are tax deductible. Turn in pledge sheets and money by July 8th to the Splash & Dash folder in the back of the Family File Folders. Only swimmers that turn in donations will be able to win prizes at Spirit Night, July 16.

PENGUIN T-SHIRT & STICKER DESIGN CONTEST  

LPAC is throwing a contest for the swimmers to design a t-shirt and a sticker to add to next year’s LPAC merchandise line. All of the details are linked here!

END OF SEASON BANQUET: RSVP by July 15

The End of Season Banquet is our chance to celebrate the swimmers, the coaches, the families, the sponsors and especially the age-outs. For one last time, we’ll all get together to have dinner, pass out trophies, say goodbye to our age-out swimmers, and celebrate another great season.  Details on the Banquet page of the website. 

Swimmers eat free but must complete the 2026 Banquet RSVP to reserve a meal.Additional meals cost $20 each. You MUST order all meals by July 15th.  Orders will not be accepted at the door/ 

CAR DECORATING: JULY 17

The information about our Car Decorating Event is on the Spaghetti Dinner page of the Website please look there if you are interested in joining us.

HIGH SCHOOL SPAGHETTI DINNER: July 17 SIGN UP NOW

The night before Champs, all High School aged swimmers are invited to “carbo-load” with their teammates at the LPAC Spaghetti Dinner. Families of High School age Penguins are asked to Sign up by 7/13 to provide part of the dinner & help make the Spaghetti dinner a success.

Follow us on instagram @swimlpac
Add these LPAC Special Event dates straight to your LPAC Google Calendar here