Welch Ice Cream Social - THU 7/09

I SCREAM!  YOU SCREAM!  WE ALL SCREAM FOR ICE CREAM, Welch Swim Team's Ice Cream, Swimming and Fun Night!!!

Join us this Thursday, July 09th from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM at the Welch Pool for all Welch Sharks Swim Team Members and their IMMEDIATE family (siblings & parents too!) for fun night of swimming, ice cream.

Please R.S.V.P. or provide your regrets on our Ice Cream sign-up page via the link below if you plan to attend or provide your regrets so that we can make a guesstimate of how much ice cream and related toppings to purchase.

Welch Ice Cream & Fun Night R.S.V.P. - Thursday, July 09

2015 Welch Ice Cream Social

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.

2015 Welch Sharks are taking it to the Bank! - 2nd Annual Food Drive

Welch Sharks swimmers, families & friends,

The Welch Swim Team w/ the help of Carson & Kate will hold our 2nd annual Welch Swim Team's Taking it to the Bank - Food Collection Drive to assist The State College Food Bank.  As many of you know, the State College Food Bank provides a wonderful and needed service to many in our community.  In 2014 this drive donated 144 lbs of needed food and at season's end, the team continued to assist the State College Food Bank with an additional 25 lbs of food from our concession stand supply.  Welch Swim Team has donated it's season end food surplus to the bank since 2013.

The Food Bank's current requested needs are:

• Flour
• Tea
• Soups
• Macaroni & Cheese 
• Vegetable oil
• Canned Pasta, Dry pasta & Pasta Sauces
• Tomato products - canned or jarred tomatoes and sauces
• Canned meats
• Canned fruits and vegetables, beans
• Condiments, Mayonnaise, Salad dressing
• Sugar - 2 lb. or 4 lb. bags
• 100% Juice
• Coffee
• Hot Cocoa mix

We started to collect food items at Thursday, July 2 morning practice and will continue with collections through Friday, July 17 morning practice.  Look for the bright pink Food Drive poster and the collection tub to place your food items.

2015 Welch 2nd Annual Food Collection Drive

Let's see if this year we can surpass last years totals.  Like last year we will open this food drive request to everyone.  We will provide a collection bin at each Welch practice, event and meet during the July 2 (THU) through July 17 (FRI) time period.  Please tell your friends and family of this rewarding challenge and we look forward to seeing everyone participate and take it to the bank!

Since 2014 credit and thanks to Carson, Kate and Lilly.  You made us an offer we could not refuse. :^)

FYI:  To those interested, since 2013 the Welch Sharks Swim Team donated our end of season surplus of soft drinks and water to the Alpha Fire Company with great appreciation.

Welch Team Apparel orders are IN

Welch team apparel orders are in and will be available for pick-up on:

• MON (7/6) from 8:00-9:15 AM (Welch Pool)
• TUE (7/7) at the evening swim meet (Park Forest)

We also have some limited sizes available for sale (cash & carry) if you did not place a pre-order and now wish to purchase.  Please see Marcie R.

Take me out to the ball game.

Reminder that tonight is the CPSL league night at the Spike's baseball game. Game starts @ 7:05pm. It is also Bark in the Park night, so be prepared to see a lot of dogs running around. Please remember to wear your Welch apparel so we can be seen and represented. Hope you all are excited to eat, drink, and watch some baseball. 

***Also a reminder that champs t-shirt orders are due by FRI, 7/3. If you'd like to bring your orders, Sean or I can take them.

*UPDATE* NO Evening Practice on WED, 7/01

*UPDATE* There is NO evening practice on WED JUL 01 due to CRPR's Welch Pool Sports Night scheduled special event.

SPRA meet Rescheduled AND Regular WED 7/1 Practice times.

Every time it rains, it rains
Pennies from heaven
Don't you know each cloud contains
Pennies from heaven
You'll find your fortune falling all over the town
Make sure that your umbrella is upside down
Trade them for a package sunshine and flowers
If you want the things you love
You must have showers
So when you hear it thunder don't run under a tree
There'll be pennies from heaven for you and me.

Pennies?  It felt more like rolls of quarters. ;-)

Last night's (TUE 6/30) meet vs. SPRA has been tentatively rescheduled to TUE, JULY 14 at Welch pool.  PLEASE NOTE, we have two (2) home meets this week.  On THU, JULY 16 we swim at Welch Pool vs. Penns Valley.

Thank you to both the Welch and SPRA teams, their coaches and the many parents who turned out last evening.  All were ready and excited to begin another fun filled meet.  Unfortunately Mother Nature had different plans and sent us home early with pockets not full of coins, but rather rain with many flashes of lightning.  So we look forward to seeing everyone back in two weeks (7/14) when we try to do it all over again.

Wednesday's (JUL 01) morning practice times will begin at their regularly scheduled time for each age group.  There is NO evening practice on WED JUL 01 due to CRPR's Welch Pool Sports Night scheduled special event.