LPAC Raft Trip Information Raft trip Saturday, July 5, 2025
If you have fireworks and are planning to stay, please bring some to share at dark.
Meet at 18210 Sonora Road, Knights Ferry, CA (1800 Covered Bridge Rd. according to apple maps). Please arrive early at 8:30, so we can walk down to launch at 9am.
Turn in all raft trip waivers to the team folder prior to the trip. One waiver per person. Turn in forms to the “RAFT TRIP” folder before the end of practice Thursday. Or your family will have to sign waiver forms when you get to Sunshine Rafting.
George Nijmeh will turn in all waivers and then receive wristbands. No waiver, no wristband. We are a group reservation so we need to all be present in order for our trip to begin.
We can stop at Horseshoe park for lunch which is about halfway.
When we get off the rafts we wait for shuttles to bring us back to the parking lot.
Backwoods Burgers has family style seating and we order at the counter so we don’t need to wait for a server. There are TV’s with sports and news and many LPAC families can be together. But there are many other delicious restaurants in Oakdale, feel free to explore.
After dinner an ultimate frisbee game may be taking place for the high school group at Brennan Park on Pedersen Rd. The coaches or swimmer reps will be sending out reminders.
Finally, at dark we meet for fireworks (if anyone was able to procure fireworks) on East Ave between the Motel 6 and Apostolic Assembly By- Faith. I’ll bring a bucket and lighters.
Finally it’s lights out – Thank you for joining! GO LPAC!
Contact George Nijmeh with any questions. 408-489-2416
The End of Season Banquet is our chance to celebrate the swimmers, the coaches, the families, the sponsors and especially the age-outs. Banquet is held the Sunday after Champs. It is held at the Los Paseos Clubhouse on the back lawn area in the late afternoon and evening. 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.
All LPAC swimmers receive their meal free of charge, but you must turn in a form so we can get an accurate count. Parents and siblings who are not on the team may also eat for an additional charge.
Remember to bring your own chairs, EZ-ups, and blankets! It should be a hot day.
Details
Date: July 20, 2025 Time: 4:30 to 8:00 PM Place: Los Paseos Clubhouse back lawn area Meal: Choice of Freshly Grilled Tacos with Carne Asada (beef), Marinated Chicken, Al Pastor (marinated pork), or Chorizo (Mexican pork sausage) with potatoes. Grilled Vegetables will be available – please indicate the vegetarian option. Rice, beans, chips and salsa will also be served. Cost: Swimmers eat free but must turn in 2025 LPAC Banquet form to reserve a meal. Additional meals: Price $15 for each additional meal.. You MUST order extra meals in advance; orders will not be accepted at the door. Payment Options: Check: Make checks payable to LPAC with a note in the memo line that states “BANQUET and swimmer last name” and put your checks in the TREASURER folder in the back of the family file folder. Zelle: Use Zelle to pay Treasurer at treasurer@swimlpac.org, Include “LPAC 2025 Banquet” with Swimmer Last Name in memo. Registration Deadline: Fill out 2025 LPAC Banquet form and pay by July 14.
We had an amazing meet against Montevideo Saturday. LPAC came out victorious with a score of 128.7 (LPAC) to 82.8 (Montevideo). LPAC is now 3 Wins and 1 Loss in Dual meets. Go Penguins!
Quick note from the coaches: We are swimming so well! All of the coaches are so proud of the hard worth swimmers are doing and we hope they are having fun this season. We have out improved all teams that we have swam against this year in dual meets. Let’s keep coming to practice for the last three weeks of the season- keep up the good attendance and positive momentum. If that focus on attendance and positive penguin spirit we’ll be abla to keep improving all the way through champs.
The Overnighter, Saturday night, was a blast. We hope that your penguins came home with lots of stories to tell you. If your penguin is at an age of “tell parents nothing,” we know they had fun. Come ask the board or the coaches.
With only three weeks left of LPAC 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. Do your best for Splash & Dash. Info about Raft Trip. Teenagers sign up for the Beach Trip. Photos are up on the photographers website. Information on Champs food. Get your Champs Ad in early for the Champs Program.
Meet Resultss from LPAC @ Montevideo are in the newsletter..
PRACTICES THIS WEEK
Regular Practice times Monday through Thursday
Tuesday is Splash & Dash: Make sure your swimmer is early to their practice time and ready to swim. Swimmers only get their regular scheduled practice times to swim as many laps as they can.
Friday is Independence Day: No practice, Enjoy your 4th with family and friends.
SPLASH & DASH: TOMORROW JULY 1, 2025
The Splash & Dash is this week! Tomorrow, Tuesday, July 1 to be precise! This year, the Splash & Dash proceeds will be used to help pay for things like updating the LPAC container, reimbursement for the new LPAC flag, new flippers for practices, new speakers for Starters and new printer for computer team to use at meets. This year we have had a bunch of equipment that we have had to purchase for the team that was unexpected. We need your help to keep LPAC’s budget on track.
Print out Splash & Dash Pledge Sheets.. Collect pledges. 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.
If you signed up to volunteer please check the Penguin Lap Counter Sign up to find the time you signed up to help. If you can not make it on Tuesday please contact Kelly Fumagalli at (408)821-1080 right away so she can find a replacement.
Lap goals will be given to swimmers by coaches the day of the Splash & Dash. Raffle tickets will be given out when your swimmer reaches their goal lap. Each 5-10 laps over their goal lap they will receive another raffle ticket. This years raffle will be for the biggest Penguiny basket ever! Prizes will be given out to swimmers that have turned in pledge sheet and donations.
If your swimmer is going to the night practice on Tuesday July 1st, please plan to stay and help count laps. We will be having make up Splash & Dash that evening.
As Dory says “Just keep swimming!”
RAFT TRIP: JULY 6, 2024
If you are going on the Raft Trip, please fill out a separate waiver forms for each person who will be rafting and turn in forms to the “RAFT TRIP” folder ASAP. Or remember to bring all of your families waiver forms with you. Looking forward to seeing everyone up in Oakdale!
Find information about Motel 6 reservations on Raft Trip page of the website. There is still time to book a hotel room.
BEACH TRIP: SATURDAY, JULY 12
All swimmers that have finished their 9th grade year are invited to attend the traditional LPAC Beach-and-bonfire trip to Twin Lakes State Beach in Santa Cruz. Please register your teenager now for the 2025 Beach Trip Check out the Beach Trip page on the website for more information.
CHAMPS INFORMATION
Pre-order Lunch for Champs– Order from Mr. Pickles Form by July 7 to help support the Valley Cabana Swim League and help us keep the price of Champs down. Pay our LPAC treasurer by either check (made out to LPAC and put in the treasurer folder in the back of the family folders) or pay through Zelle using the email treasurer@swimlpac.org. We will make sure that you have paid before giving order to VCSL.
Purchase your Champs Ads before July 8th- Send picture and messages by email to: info@swimlpac.org. & either zelle your payment: treasurer@swimlpac.org (make a note CHAMPS AD) or make a check out to LPAC write Champs Ad in notes section of check and place in the Treasurer file folder. More information on Champ Ads on the Champs page.
LPAC PHOTOS ARE READY:
Picture Day Photos are ready to look at and purchase through the direct link: LPAC Gallery. Access Code: LPAC25. You can look through the pictures and pick the ones you want to purchase. Remember with your registration cost, LPAC pays for a team picture, individual photo, and a 3-inch photo button.
END OF SEASON GIFTS FOR COACHESThe Last time you will be able to contribute to the Coaches Gifts is on July 12th. Keep an eye out for Judy Seps, the LPAC photographer. She will be collecting contributions for coaches gifts at the Belwood meet. As a reminder we do have 7 coaches this year. You may contribute with cash, check(made out to Judy Seps) or Venmo @judyseps (last four digits of her phone number are 3532). All funds will be pooled together to purchase gift cards. We will present the gift cards and Thank You cards to each coach at the LPAC banquet.
PRACTICES:
Morning Practice schedule can be found on the Practices page of our website.
2025 LPAC COMMUNITY BOOK
Help your fellow penguin families get to know you and your swimmer(s)! Add your family picture to the 2025 LPAC Community Book, add your swimmer’s names and ages along with some fun family facts to a slide. This is a fun way to get to know all of the families on the team. A volunteer parent photographer will also be available at the swim meets to take quick pictures for you.
Here are some quick reminders before our meet against Montevideo tomorrow. With only one month left of LPAC there is going to be a lot of information in these emails. Please read through to find important information. Find out about Cardboard Boat rules. Information about Overnighter. Bring your “A” game for Splash & Dash. Information on Champs food. Get your Champs Ad in early for the Champs Program.
Meet Results from Oaktree @ LPAC are here.LPAC @ MONTEVIDEO (Home Meet): SATURDAY, June 28
LPAC @ MONTEVIDEO (Home Meet): SATURDAY, June 28
Date: Saturday, June 28, 2025
Pool Gates will open at 6:10 am
Time: LPAC swimmers need to check in by 6:30 am
The meet starts at 7:45 am and generally ends around 1:30pm.
If your child is sick please text Coach Julia @ 408-334-0657 and the Volunteer Coordinators: Li @ 408-930-8033 or Jeannie @ 408-981-3370 ASAP
Please check the Montevideo 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
Judy Seps, the LPAC photographer, will be collecting contributions for coaches gifts at the meet on June 28th. As a reminder we do have 7 coaches this year. You may contribute with cash, check(made out to Judy Seps) or Venmo @judyseps (last four digits of her phone number are 3532). All funds will be pooled together to purchase gift cards. We will present the gift cards and Thank You cards to each coach at the LPAC banquet. Judy will be accepting monetary gifts for coaches until July 12(Belwood Meet).
CARDBOARD BOAT RACES: TOMMOROW, JUNE 28 BEFORE THE OVERNIGHTER
It isn’t too late to team up with friends and build a cardboard boat. They need to be completed by 5:45 pm. We need all of the sea worthy vessels at the sportscourt, enter through the back gate by the parking lot, at 5:45 pm. Instructions for this fun event are on the Cardboard Boat Races page on our website.
The Race will start at 6:30 pm. Depending on the number of entries, there may be several heats to determine the overall champion. Unofficial prizes will also be awarded for the best boat theme and the most spectacular sink.
Parents are welcome to stay and cheer. Please be prepared to take home the remains of any boats that you bring. There is not enough room in the Los Paseos dumpster for all the soggy shipwrecks! Parents must leave after signing swimmer in for overnighter with a boat.
OVERNIGHTER: TOMORROW, JUNE 28, 2025
If your swimmer is spending the night, tents can be put up at 6:00 pm while waiting for the Cardboard Boat Race to start. Penguins should bring dry clothes, swim suits, and towels. The annual Overnighter is one of LPAC’s most treasured traditions and a highlight of every swim team season. LPAC swimmers get to camp out in tents on the grass next to the Los Paseos pool and stay up late swimming, dancing, playing dodge ball, and just having fun with their friends. More information on the Overnighter page.
Last change to Register your swimmer(s): 2025 Overnighter Registration TONIGHT at 8:00 pm the registration will be turned off. So far we have 129 Penguins signed up for the Overnighter. If you haven’t signed up your penguin yet please do so ASAP. Your penguin won’t want to miss this. You must register your swimmer if they are staying the entire night or if they are leaving at 10 pm. You are giving us a headcount to figure out how much food we need.
SPLASH & DASH: JULY 1, 2025
It is just about that time of year again. Time to start getting all of those pledges for the 2025 Splash & Dash! All proceeds benefit LPAC and help pay for things like updating the LPAC container, reimbursement for the new LPAC flag, new flippers for practices, new speakers for Starters and new printer for computer team to use at meets. This year we have had a bunch of equipment that we have had to purchase for the team that was unexpected. We need your help to keep LPAC’s budget on track.
Please go to the Splash & Dash page and sign up to volunteer to be a Penguin Lap Counter for the morning of the Splash & Dash Tuesday, July 1. Volunteer for the practice of your swimmer or swimmers or for all morning. If you can stay for your swimmer’s practice time please sign up to help.
If your swimmer is going to the night practice of Tuesday July 1st, please plan to stay and help count laps.
Check your family folder for a Splash & Dash Pledge Sheet for your swimmer. If you have multiple swimmers you may want to print out extra Pledge Sheets. There are a few extra Splash & Dash Pledge Sheets in the Splash & Dash folder at the back of the family file folders.
Prizes for Swim-A-Thon will be distributed during Spirit Night to the swimmers that bring in donations
PRACTICES:
Morning Practice schedule can be found on the Practices page of our website.
2025 LPAC COMMUNITY BOOK
Help your fellow penguin families get to know you and your swimmer(s)! Add your family picture to the 2025 LPAC Community Book, add your swimmer’s names and ages along with some fun family facts to a slide. This is a fun way to get to know all of the families on the team. A volunteer parent photographer will also be available at the swim meets to take quick pictures for you.
CHAMPS INFORMATION
Pre-order Lunch for Champs– Order from Mr Pickles Form by July 7 to help support the Valley Cabana Swim League and help us keep the price of Champs down. Pay our LPAC treasurer by either check (made out to LPAC and put in the treasurer folder in the back of the family folders) or pay through Zelle using the email treasurer@swimlpac.org. We will make sure that you have paid before giving order to VCSL.
Champs Ad Timeline; Put together your Champs ad for your swimmer(s) by July 8th. Instructions for Champs Ads are on the Champs page of our website.
CHAMPS is FAST approaching, this message is to help families prepare. The Valley Cabana Swim League, the league that LPAC is part of, has to pay to use the Morgan Hill Aquatics Center. They have to pay for over 700 ribbons and trophies for the top teams. The two items in this email will help the league with off setting the costs for CHAMPS. Mr. Pickles Sandwich shop gives a percentage of how much they make the day of Champs back to the league and Champ Ads are priced so that the league gets a portion of the proceeds. Help LPAC by purchasing these so that we and all of the other teams do not have to pay the full cost of going to Champs.
~ PRE-ORDER CHAMPS FOOD NOW ~
Champs is a long hot day, and it is nice to have your food planned out. The league has partnered with Mr. Pickles to have a lunch delivered to the Morgan Hill Aquatic Center for CHAMPS attendees. We must prepay for our Mr. Pickles meals. Fill out the Mr. Pickles formhere and pre-payment is due by Saturday July 7 to the family file folder box under the treasurer’s folder or via zelle with the email treasurer@swimlpac.org.
Family file folder boxes are out at every practice and will be out at our meet at Montevideo on Saturday 6/28 at the ribbons table.
~ CHAMPS ADS TIMELINE ~
Purchase your Champs Ads before July 8 .Champs Ads go in the Valley Cabana League Program that will be available for purchase on the day of Champs. It is a nice way to tell your swimmer “Great Job this year”, they are especially nice for our age-outs. A little note from the parents with a picture of them when they were a little penguin and now as a grown up penguin.
Champs Programs will be in black and white. Ads are placed by team in the Program. Here is an example of a Champs Ad from Montevideo.
Pricing is as follows:
1/8 of a page: $12.50 (send in vertical layout)
1/4 of a page: $25.00 (send in either horizontal or vertical layout)
1/2 of a page: $50.00 (most commonly used for aging out swimmers – send in horizontal layout)
Full Page: $100.00 (most commonly used for aging out swimmers)
You can pay by Zelle use the treasurer@swimlpac.org email address (make a note CHAMPS AD) or check to LPAC and place in the Treasurer file folder (with Champ Ads written in the note section).
DEADLINE JULY 8, 2025
Champs Programs to be sold for $10 each the day of Champs.
Awesome swimming on Saturday! LPAC triumphed over Oaktree with a score of 108(Oaktree) to 118(LPAC). Way to go LPAC! Let’s keep up this momentum. We are now 2 wins 1 loss in our Dual Meets.
Thank you to everyone for participating in our special LPAC Sweatshirt Raffle. We made a total of $245 from Saturday’s raffle. The two winners for the LPAC sweatshirt were Aiden D. and Parker H. Parker’s family are going to share the sweatshirt.
Julia is busy making a sweatshirt for Aiden.. As soon as we get pictures of Aiden I will upload them.
We want to thank LPAC as a team for helping us with all of the fundraisers for ALS. It is an important cause. Between the two raffle’s, ALS bracelets and the Penny Wars, LPAC has raised a total of $2,514.33 for the ALS Therapy Development Institiute. Thank you for your help in this. As a team, penguins can do anything!
Meet Results from Oaktree @ LPAC are here.LPAC @ MONTEVIDEO (Home Meet): SATURDAY, June 28
LPAC @ MONTEVIDEO (Home Meet): SATURDAY, June 28
If your child will have to miss all or part of the meetagainst Montevideo, 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: Coco D., Zero H., Greyson F., Tyler P., Tyson P., Kensie G. and Ben H.
If your swimmers name is not listed above and you will be missing all or part of the Montevideo meet, we need to know ASAP!
END OF SEASON GIFTS FOR COACHES
Judy Seps, the LPAC photographer, will be collecting contributions for coaches gifts at the meet on June 28th. As a reminder we do have 7 coaches this year. You may contribute with cash, check(made out to Judy Seps) or Venmo @judyseps (last four digits of her phone number are 3532). All funds will be pooled together to purchase gift cards. We will present the gift cards and Thank You cards to each coach at the LPAC banquet. Judy will be accepting monetary gifts for coaches until July 12(Belwood Meet).
CARDBOARD BOAT RACES: JUNE 28 BEFORE THE OVERNIGHTER
The Penguin Regatta Cardboard Boat Races take place before the Overnighter. Bring your boats to the pool Sportscourt at 5:45pm. All penguins are encouraged to team up with their swim team friends to construct a sea-worthy vessel using only cardboard, duct tape, and paint. Penguins have one week left to construct their Cardboard boats. Instructions for this fun event are on the Cardboard Boat Races page on our website.
Depending on the number of entries, there may be several heats to determine the overall champion. Unofficial prizes will also be awarded for the best boat theme and the most spectacular sink.
Parents are welcome to stay and cheer. Please be prepared to take home the remains of any boats that you bring. There is not enough room in the Los Paseos dumpster for all the soggy shipwrecks!
OVERNIGHTER: ONLY FIVE DAYS AWAY JUNE 28, 2025
The annual Overnighter is one of LPAC’s most treasured traditions and a highlight of every swim team season. LPAC swimmers get to camp out in tents on the grass next to the Los Paseos pool and stay up late swimming, dancing, playing dodge ball, and just having fun with their friends. More information on the Overnighter page.
Register your swimmer(s) NOW: 2025 Overnighter Registration So far we have 96 Penguins signed up for the Overnighter. If you haven’t signed up your penguin yet please do so ASAP. Your penguin won’t want to miss this. You must register your swimmer if they are staying the entire night or if they are leaving at 10 pm. You are giving us a headcount to figure out how much food we need.
SPLASH & DASH: JULY 1, 2025
It is just about that time of year again. Time to start getting all of those pledges for the 2025 Splash & Dash! All proceeds benefit LPAC and help pay for things like updating the LPAC container, reimbursement for the new LPAC flag, new flippers for practices, new speakers for Starters and new printer for computer team to use at meets.
Please go to the Splash & Dash page and sign up to volunteer to be a Penguin Lap Counter for the morning of the Splash & Dash Tuesday, July 1. Volunteer for the practice of your swimmer or swimmers or for all morning. We are still missing 1 and 1 alternate Penguin Lap Counter’s for the 8-10 age group. If you can stay for your swimmer’s practice time please sign up to help.
Check your family folder for a Splash & Dash Pledge Sheet for your swimmer. If you have multiple swimmers you may want to print out extra Pledge Sheets. There are a few extra Splash & Dash Pledge Sheets in the Splash & Dash folder at the back of the family file folders.
Prizes for Swim-A-Thon will be distributed during Spirit Night to the swimmers that bring in donations
PRACTICES:
Morning Practice schedule can be found on the Practices page of our website.
2025 LPAC COMMUNITY BOOK
Help your fellow penguin families get to know you and your swimmer(s)! Add your family picture to the 2025 LPAC Community Book, add your swimmer’s names and ages along with some fun family facts to a slide. This is a fun way to get to know all of the families on the team. A volunteer parent photographer will also be available at the swim meets to take quick pictures for you.
