Weekly UPDATE - July 5 - July 11

There are a number of important items for this week that ends on SAT 7/11.  Also take note of the look ahead items for the following week's busy schedule.

1. Away meet on TUE (7/7) at Park Forest:
   (A) Welch Parent meet volunteers are needed (especially 2nd half timers and scoring averagers).  On-line sign-ups can be made on the following Welch Team sign-up genius links:
   
   • Meet Volunteer Sign-up Link - July 7 (TUE) Welch at Park Forest
   (B) Welch Parent & Coaches Relay Race Sign-Ups:
   Welch Parents, each year at the Welch at Park Forest meet we assemble a team of Welch Parents and coaches to swim against Park Forest parents and coaches in a relay race that is held immediately following the team's regular meet.  Please consider signing up for this fun-filled event that caps off an always exciting meet.  You can sign-up for this Parent activity either through the bottom section of the online Meet Volunteer Sign-up Link listed above and below or by seeing Coach Steve, Coach Marion or your Welch Parent Rep,
   
   • Meet Volunteer Sign-up Link - July 7 (TUE) Welch at Park Forest
2. Bagel Breakfast on TUE (7/7) morning after each practice session
3. Welch Team Apparel orders are in and will be available for pick-up at MON (7/6) morning practice from 8:00-9:15am at Welch Pool AND at TUE's Park Forest meet.  Please see Marcie R.
4. Welch Ice Cream Social - THU (July 9) SAT (July 11) 7-9pm at Welch Pool - please click this link or see the Ice Cream Social posting for more information and RSVP instructions.
5. Welch Swim Team Food Drive:
   Our second annual Welch Sharks Swim Team's taking it to the (Food) Bank food collection drive to benefit The State College Area Food Bank is being held from JUL 2 to JUL 17.  More information about this event can be found at the earlier thread or by clicking this Food Drive Link.
6. Looking ahead:  Welch Tie-Dye Day - tentatively July 14th
7. Looking ahead:  HOME MEET - TUE (7/14) vs. SPRA rain make-up meet at Welch.
   
   • Meet Volunteer Sign-up Link - July 14 (TUE) SPRA at Welch
8. Looking ahead:  Team Picture Day at Home meet - TUE (7/14).
9. Looking ahead:  HOME MEET - THU (7/16) vs. Penns Valley at Welch
   
   • Meet Volunteer Sign-up Link - July 16 (THU) Penns Valley at Welch
10. Looking ahead:  Park Forest Day of Joy Relay Meet - SAT (July 18) 8am-12noon
11. Looking ahead:  Welch Team Banquet - SUN (7/26)
12. Looking Ahead: CPSL Champs meet info - TUE (7/28) and THU (7/30)
    
    • We will post swimmer entry information
    • We will post information regarding placing happy/cheer advertising in the Champs program.