Our last week of the swim season is a busy one …

Monday, July 19 – Swim for a Cause

• MacMinnies Swim Meet: 9:00 a.m.
• Swim for a Cause – 5:oo p.m. until 7:00 p.m. in lieu of practice.  All MacDolphins are asked to participate. If your swimmers only come to one practice this year, this is the one to attend!  Click here for more details.
• Our last Pasta Pump-Up for 13&Ups at the Johnson’s (2823 Holland Road, Apex)  7:15 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.  Click here for directions.  RSVP to the Johnsons at 362-1593.
• Monday, July 19 is the deadline to RSVP for end of season banquet dinner.  See below for details. Register online on the club website, or call the club at 919-467-0146 to make reservations.

Tuesday, July 20 – Swim meet

• Our last swim meet of the season will be versus the Apex Breakers.  THIS SHOULD BE A CLOSE, EXCITING MEET!  Click here for directions.  Please be on deck and ready to warm up by 5:30 p.m.
• Please remember to scratch you swimmer(s) from the meet if you do not plan to be there! Please scratch online, send an email to scratch@macdolphins.org, or send a text message to 919-410-MDCC.  This is particularly important this week with the short period of time between the swim meet and swim team banquet.
• We have several unfilled volunteer positions … please contact Bev Speroff if you can help out.
• Click here for meet logistics (order of events, parking, concessions, etc.).

Thursday, July 22 – Banquet

Swim Team Banquet - Join us for a Mexican Fiesta swim team banquet and awards night onThursday, July 22.  The banquet buffet begins at 6 p.m. followed by the awards ceremony at 7 p.m.  Please RSVP for the dinner no later than Monday, July 19 by registering at the MacGregor Downs website or by calling the club at 467-0146. The cost of dinner will be $12 for 13 years old and older and $6  for 12 and unders.  Following the awards ceremony, join us at the pool for the ever popular slide show and swim from 8:00 p.m. until 10:00 p.m.!

Other News

Tennis Camps – With swim season coming to an end, consider trying out some of the tennis programs at the club.  Click here for more details.

Happy Summer!

• Park Village has two small parking lots – one in the front of the pool and one behind it.  When those fill up, cars should park on the “pool” side of the street on Park Village Drive.  Please carpool if possible.
• We will swim the Medley Relay first, followed by all 6 & Under events, and then the rest of the meet.
• Please remember to scratch from the swim meet if you do not plan to be there!

Concessions at the Park Village Swim Meet

• Chick fil A
• Z Pizza (cheese or pepperoni)
• baked potatoes, hot dogs, nachos
• Rita’s Italian Ice
• Watermelon
• Candy
• Water
• Soda

Raffle!

The Park Village Porpoises will be having a raffle on Tuesday night. Tickets are $1 each, or you can buy 8 tickets for $5.  The items included in the raffle are:

• Great Harvest and Bread Co- gift basket and gift card
• Monkey Joe’s- Party for 16
• Panera Bread- Free bagels for a year
• It’s A Grind- gift card
• Yes!  Solar Solutions- 2 solar garden lanterns
• 5 Guys Burgers and Fries- free meals
• Garden Supply Co.- $20 gift certificate
• Carmike Movie Cinemas- 2 free tickets
• A Cleaner World Dry Cleaners- $50 gift certificate
• Chick-fil-a -free nugget tray ($22 value)
• Triangle Pilates & Yoga Center- free class
• Peppers Market and Sandwich Shop- free Sunday brunch
• Buffaloe Lanes- free bowling
• Tribecca Tavern- $20 gift certificate
• Dead Broke Farm- 1 hour trail ride and a pony ride

Correction: The Cary City Meet is on Saturday, July 17th at Scottish Hills Swim Club, with a rain date of Sunday, July 18th.

See you at the pool!

On Tuesday the MacDolphins face the Park Village Porpoises. Click here for directions and additional information.  Please plan to be on deck ready to warm up by 5:30 p.m.

Please remember to scratch from the meet if you do not plan to be there! (Note:  Please scratch online, send an email to scratch@macdolphins.org, or send a text message to 919-410-MDCC.  It is not sufficient to tell one of the coaches that your swimmer will not be at the swim meet.  For better or for worse, we are now hopelessly reliant on the computer, so we need you to let us know electronically!  Thanks.)

We have several unfilled volunteer positions … please contact Bev Speroffif you can help out.

Wet & Wild – Don’t miss the team trip to Wet & Wild Emerald Pointe on Thursday (no swim practice)!  All interested MacDolphins should meet in the MDCC parking lot at 8:00 a.m. sharp.  Click here for more details.

Cary City Meet - Saturday, July 17th at Scottish Hills Swim Club.  10&Unders will swim the morning session from 8:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. (7:00 a.m. warm-ups).  11&Ups begin warm-ups at 1:30 and compete until about 7:00pm, weather permitting.  Other details to follow.  Raindate:  Sunday, July 18th.

Swim Team Banquet - Join us for a Mexican Fiesta swim team banquet and awards night on Thursday, July 22.  The banquet buffet begins at 6 p.m. followed by the awards ceremony at 7 p.m.  Please RSVP no later than Monday, July 19 by registering at the MacGregor Downs website.  The cost of the banquet will be $12 for 13 years old and older and $6  for 12 and unders.  Following the banquet, join us at the pool for the ever popular slide show and swim!

The MacDolphins are now on Facebook! Click here for more details.

Lost & Found: Two beach towels, one pair of goggles.  Check in guard house.

And now, another thoughtful message from Lori Foernzler (regarding the Highcroft swim meet) …

Hi MacDolphins!

What a great swim meet with such a short list of swimmers!  There were outstanding swims by everyone and some really close finishes.  More importantly everyone had fun with their friends and in the pool.

I know that I said this last week, but please let your swimmers know we are guests for the last of the meets.  There was a lot of trash lying around the pool deck with trash cans sitting right there.  It takes just a few extra steps to throw trash in a can instead of on the ground.

Also, (at the Highcroft meet) some of our swimmers wrote on the pool deck with crayons … one phrase was not friendly or sportsmanlike.  Thanks to one of the parents this phrase was removed, but there was far too much for him to even try removing the rest.  Our kids are all good kids, and I’m sure this was something that was done in the excitement of the moment.  Please gently remind your swimmers that crayons and paper go together, not crayons and pool decks.

See you at the pool!

Thursday, July 15

Meet at 8:00am in MacGregor Downs Parking Lot

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• Group Discount Ticket Prices:  $25  for adults over 48” tall
• $17  for youth under 48”

Please pay for your tickets in cash before leaving for the park.

Please email Miriam Beck at miriambeck@nc.rr.com for more information.

If we have over 99 attendees, the ticket price drops $6.00 per person!

Call your friends!  This will be a blast!

Children under 2 are free.

All MacDolphin swimmers and their families
are invited to attend.

Swimmers must be accompanied by a responsible parent or guardian over 18 years of age.

Transportation is not provided. Please arrange to join a friend.

Coaches will not be acting as chaperones and will not be driving swimmers.

Once in the park, swimmers 13 and over may sit anywhere,
but check in with their parent chaperones regularly.

We ask that children under 13 be closely supervised in the park by their parent or guardian.

There is plenty of lounge seating by the Pirate Ship directly in from the main entrance.

You may bring your own food, but only bottled water is allowed in the park.

Emerald Pointe will store your cooler for a fee outside the gate.
You have to leave the gate to eat, but can go back inside the park afterwards.

Food and drinks are sold in the park, but can be expensive.

Lockers and Cabanas are an additional fee.

What to bring:

• Water
• Towel
• Swimsuit
• Change of clothes
• Sunscreen
• Money
• Don’t forget the water proof sunscreen!

See website below for park information and maps www.Emeraldpointe.com.

Tuesday Away Meet vs. Highcroft

On Tuesday, July 6th, the MacDolphins have our first  away meet against the Highcroft  Hurricanes.  Please plan to be on deck, ready for warmups by 5:30 p.m.  Click this link for directions.

If you cannot attend this meet, please scratch online, send an email to scratch@macdolphins.org, or send a text message to 919-410-MDCC (919-410-6322).  Check the Highscroft scratch list if you are not sure whether your swimmer is scratched.  The scratch system has been enhanced – you will now receive a scratch confirmation e-mail when your scratches are entered into the system.

There are several volunteer positions that still need to be filled at this meet:

1. Girls 6 & Under Kidpusher
2. Boys 6 & Under Kidpusher
3. Girls 7 & 8 Kidpusher
4. Girls 7 & 8 Kidpusher
5. Heat Sheet Tracker (2nd Half)
6. Runner (Full Meet)

Thank you to all the volunteers who came out for a second night this week, as well as those who stepped in for the folks who couldn’t make it.  Bev said everything went very smoothly.  Thanks!

Between the win, our dedicated parents, the stunning weather, the senior recognitions, the coaches’ relay (thank you, coaches!), and the cake & ice cream, this may rank as the best overall swim meet this season!

Reminder:  In spite of the swim meet, we have still practice Friday morning.

Now for a few scheduling changes:

• The Wave swim clinic originally scheduled for today’s (Thursday’s) 7/8 and 9/10 practices has been postponed until next Wednesday, July 7th.
• The July 9th RSA swim clinic has been rescheduled for Wednesday, July 14th.

Stay tuned for more swim team news in a couple of days.

Go MacDolphins!