Hello & Happy Memorial Day weekend Fins Families!

We are excited for our first swim meet Tuesday!! We will be swimming at home against DCC.

Reminder that we will not have practice before the meet Tuesday because Dekalb County is still in school, so the coaches will do all marking up of athletes prior to the meet.

Two VERY IMPORTANT things to complete today:

1. If you have not already completed the RSVP for your child, please do so NOW! Coach Kelly needs to get the line-ups done and sent to the other coach today! Here is the link to RSVP!

2. We still have MANY volunteer positions open, and we cannot do this without you! If you have not signed up for a Volunteer position for Tuesday, PLEASE do so HERE.

The handbook is attached to this message, and includes descriptions of each volunteer position.

Okay, ready for a lot of information?!?

1. Pictures: We will be taking professional individual and team pictures before this meet.

If you would like individual pictures, please arrive by 3:15pm. The team photo will be at 4:15pm.

PLEASE ALL ARRIVE BY 4:00pm for the team photo, even if you are not getting individual photos. We understand that the kids coming from Peachtree Middle will be running late, but please try to arrive as soon as possible after school. We recommend having them pack for the meet before school and then picking your child up instead of having them ride the bus on Tuesday. If this is not possible, maybe another family on the team, who has a kid at Peachtree, can give them a ride.

The order form for pictures is attached to this message. They will bring hard copies with them as well.

2. Swim Meet: The swim meet survival guide is also attached to this message. If you are new to the swim team, please read this before Tuesday.

- 4:30 DNDC Start warm-up (hopefully, pictures could push this a little)

- 5:00 DCC warm-up

- 5:30 Meet starts

3. Parking: Please do not park in our parking lot, we reserve that for the guest team. Please park along the streets outside the pool (there will be NO PARKING signs on one side of Kingsgate Drive).

4. Concessions: We will have Zaxby's Chicken Sandwiches, Pizza, Watermelon, Moondog Growlers, Chips & Drinks.

We accept Cash, Venmo & Zelle

Moondog Growlers accepts Cash, Venmo and Credit Card (slight upcharge on CC for fees)

5. T-Shirts: If you have not picked up your T-shirt already, please text Kelly Hixon this weekend 404-259-1910 and we can arrange for a time for pick up or you can get it at the meet Tuesday.

6. Photos taken by families: If you love taking pictures and bringing joy to swim parents when they see fancy shots of their kids in the pool- PLEASE BRING YOUR CAMERA and post your shots on our Facebook page!

7. Swimtopia App: The Swimtopia app allows you to see your child(ren)'s events in order. It is handy to look at them listed in the app. Just download the app and sign in with your normal Swimtopia login. Swimtopia App link

8. What event is your kid swimming in: The coaches will write your swimmer's events on their arms. That is how the kids remember what they are swimming. Please write your child’s name and age on your child's right shoulder blade with sharpie.

We use black sharpie to write on the children's arms (and they like to decorate their arms and legs). The sharpie/sunscreen combo often leads to black sharpie rubbing off on our white deck chairs. We ask that you remind your children not to lean on the white chairs if they have sharpie on their backs. Putting a towel on their chair is also a great option.

9. Volunteering: Please look for the volunteer table when you arrive to check in for your volunteer shift and get your lanyard. And go sign up for your volunteer job now!!

THANKS, we will see you Tuesday!

If you have any questions, please let us know, GO FINS!!

Kelly, Allison, Ashlee & Ashley