LPAC: Weekly Update (7/10/23)

Jul 10, 2023

Dear Penguins and Parents:

Great swimming on Saturday! Belwood defeated LPAC with a final score of 112.3 to 103.1. We’ll get them next year!

This is our final week of the season. Make sure you come to practice every day for Spirit Week, as we prepare for Champs!

CHAMPS, SATURDAY, JULY 15: VOLUNTEER SIGN UPS!

Families who do not sign up for a volunteer position at Champs by today, will be assigned a job. We need every family to sign up for at least ONE volunteer shift. Please click the link and add your name to an orange box, if you have not done so already. Thank you.

2023 CHAMPS VOLUNTEER SIGN UPS
SPIRIT WEEK!: MONDAY, JULY 10 – FRIDAY, JULY 14


For the last week of practices before Champs, we’ll be having fun dress-up days and snacks. Come every day and join in on the fun!

  • Crazy Hair Monday: Show us how crazy your hair can be!
  • Tie-dye Tuesday: Dress in your favorite tie-dye outfit.
  • Wacky Wednesday: Dress weird and wacky.
  • Thuper Hero Thursday: Dress like your favorite super hero!
  • Black & White Friday: Dress like a penguin and wear black and white.

SPIRIT NIGHT: THURSDAY, JULY 13

The Thursday night before Champs is “Spirit Night,” where swimmers get together to eat pizza, decorate posters to hang up at Champs, and elect swimmer reps for next year.

Meanwhile, parents have a mandatory meeting and elect next year’s Board members. Please consider adding your name to the ballot and join our LPAC board. The governing board hires coaches, and plans and executes our events and traditions. If interested please email your name, to be printed on the ballot, to: info@swimlpac.org.

Then everyone gets together in the for Swim-a-Thon awards and a slide show/video celebrating the season and energizing the team to do their best at Champs.

  • Date: Thursday, July 13, 2023
  • Time: 6:30 – 9:00 pm
  • Location: LPAC Clubhouse
  • No alcohol is permitted on the premises.
  • Pizza and drinks will be served for the kids, starting at 6:30pm.
  • **IMPORTANT** Parents will be receiving final details on Champs and voting on new LPAC Governing Board Members.
  • The kids will also be voting for new swimmer reps and making posters for Champs.
  • Swim-a-Thon prizes and awards will be given out.
  • Slideshow: Spirit Night will conclude with a slideshow, celebrating the season and energizing the team to do their best at Champs!

SPAGHETTI DINNER: FRIDAY, JULY 14
The night before Champs, all High School aged swimmers, who have completed their Freshman year of High School or older, are invited to “carbo-load” with their teammates at the LPAC Spaghetti Dinner.

  • Date: Friday, July 14, 2023
  • Time: 6:00 to 7:00 pm
  • Location: Los Paseos Clubhouse
  • Cost: None
  • Volunteers: We need parents to set up, bring food or drinks, serve, and/or help with clean-up.
CAR DECORATING: FRIDAY, JULY 14
We also decorate cars to show our penguin pride. All families are invited to bring their cars to the church parking lot, closest to the pool parking lot at 7:00pm, to have their cars decorated.

  • Date: Friday, July 14, 2023
  • Time: 7:00 pm
  • Location: The Church Parking Lot, closest to the pool parking lot

BANQUET: SUNDAY, JULY 16

The Sunday after Champs is the Banquet, held at the Los Paseos Clubhouse 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.

FUNDRAISING: RAISE MONEY WITH KEYPOINT CREDIT UNION

To learn more about our wonderful Fundraising event with KeyPoint Credit Union with the potential to earn LPAC $1,500, please go to our Fundraising page. After your swimmer has completed the KeyPoint Credit Union financial wellness worksheet, at least one parent must accompany their swimmer (if under 18) into KeyPoint Credit Union, 7030 Santa Teresa Blvd. Suite 10, to turn in the form, from June 24 through July 30, 2023.

END OF SEASON GIFTS FOR COACHES

Judy Seps is continuing to collect contributions until Spirit Night on July 13th. You may contribute with cash, check, 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.

LOST AND FOUND: CLAIM YOUR ITEMS BY JULY 10, 2023

We have accumulated many items in the LPAC Lost and Found. Lost and Found items will be brought out daily for you to dig through. Anything not collected by July 10 will be donated. Please see the pictures below to see the current items in Lost and Found.
UPCOMING EVENTS: