Saturday, April 25 and Sunday, April 26 – from 9am -2pm – Spring Cleaning, The Sequel. We need your help, so please come on by!!!!! We have simple tasks for all skill levels. We will need to plant 20 bushes this weekend, so bring a shovel and your teens with you to lend a hand!!!!!

Dues Reminder. The final cutoff for reduced dues is Friday, May 1. See application for dues level!!!!! Print the forms in this email now! Review the rules and regulations, complete and sign the application and childcare addendum (if applicable), and send your dues and forms to: TVWRA, P. O. Box 29204, Henrico, VA 23242.

If you are not planning on returning this summer, please send me a return email so we know! (We will miss you!!!)

Membership Information. If you know anyone interested in TVWRA membership, please have them contact Charlotte Staples (charlottestaples@comcast.net) or me.

Gate Guard Information. Contact Charlotte Staples (charlottestaples@comcast.net).

Have some fun with us!!!! Rename Bradon Road. We have the opportunity to change the name of the street that leads to TVWRA (currently Bradon Road). Send me your suggestion for the what we should name OUR street!!!! We will gather the ideas and put it to a vote by the membership. Let’s have some fun.

Coming up . . . .

May 9, May 16 & May 17 – from 1 to 4pm – Open House. Bring a prospective member to check out TVWRA. Pool will be open for swimming, weather permitting.

Swim Team Registration. If you missed last Sunday’s registration, come by on one of the Open House afternoons and sign up to be a 2009 Tiger Shark!!!! Swim team apparel will be available!

Swim Team Referee / Strokes/Turns Officials Training Sessions.
Saturday, May 2 – 6 pm- Starter and Strokes/Turns training at Milestone
Saturday, May 9 – 8 am – Starter and Strokes/Turns training at Hungary Creek
Monday, May 11 – 6 pm – Starter, Stokes/Turns, and Referee training at Pebble Creek.
Saturday, May 16 – 3 pm – Clerk and Starter training at Chestnut Oaks
Tuesday, May 19 – 6 pm – Referee and Strokes/Turns training at Pebble Creek
Wednesday, May 20 – 6 pm – Starter and Strokes/Turns training at Milestone
Sunday, May 31 – 2 pm and 3:30 pm – Starter training at Chestnut Oaks

See you this weekend!
Opening Day is May 23.

Nina Nolley, President
TVWRA Board

Watch for your 2009 TVWRA application and our early joining specials – coming this week to your email!!!!!

Think Warm Weather!!!!

Nina Nolley

Swim Team Parents – It’s time to hire our 2009 coaching staff!!!! If you are interested in being on the interview panel, please contact Kristi Trevillian NOW!!!!! kktrevillian@yahoo.com or 741-3853 – We must conduct interviews over winter break before our candidates return to school. If you interested in having a say in our coaching staff, call or email Kristi today!!!!!
NOVA Sunday Swimming Clinics – Click Here for a flyer about Sunday clinics that NOVA is hosting. If you are interested in signing up, please contact Kristi Trevillian (kktrevillian@yahoo.com or swimteam@tvwra.com or 741-3853).

Your input is always welcome. Send your ideas for events or general comments!!!!!

Stay informed!!!!! — Remember to send me any updates to your mailing address, phone or email information!

Wishing you health, happiness and prosperity in 2009!!!

Nina Nolley, President
2009 TVWRA Board

Ukrops Golden Gift Certificates. Ukrops has issued their Golden Gifts certificates recently. Please support TVWRA by donating your certificate to us. You can give them to Cathleen Smith, mail them to us, or put them in the Comments Box at the front desk!

Glory Days Receipts. Don’t forget to save your food receipts when dining at Glory Days. Put them in the Glory Days box at the front desk and we’ll submit them for additional support!

Daddio’s 5th Annual Charity Golf Tournament. Here’s another way to support the pool!!!! Daddio’s Grille is once again sponsoring a golf tournament where part of the proceeds will be donated to TVWRA to support the swim team. The event will be held on Thursday, June 12 at the Highland Springs Golf Course. Sponsor a hole for $100!!! Signup to play – $80/player or $320 for a 4-man team!!!! Volunteer to help – volunteering is free . . . and fun!!!! Also, if there is enough interest Tommy Stapleton at Daddio’s will be contracting bus transportation to and from the tournament. Assuming at least 44 people sign up, the cost will be $20 per person (cost will increase/decrease depending on final number signing up for the bus transportation.) Contact Tommy at 754-1448 to sign up or get more details. Deadline is May 20!!! If you have any questions or need more details, call Randy or Cathleen Smith at 741-2115. Registration/sponsorship forms are available at the front desk!!!

Gate Guards. If you are 14 (by 5/1/08) or a rising 9th grader who wants to be a gate guard, please contact Valerie Dean at 360-5670 for details. Mandatory orientation for gate guards will be Sunday, May 18 at 4pm in the main pavilion. 2008 Summer Dues. If you have not paid already, bring your application and dues to the Open House this Saturday or Sunday. If you are not returning and want your name/email removed from the list, please send me a note! If you want to add an additional email to the list, let me know that too!!!!! If you know of families who may want to join, let me know, and I’ll get a package out to them – tell them about our Open Houses!

Swim Team Update Registration - It’s not too late to sign up for the swim team!!!! Come by on Saturday or Sunday and do it in person or you can find the registration forms and instructions are posted on the website, www.tvwra.com (see Swim Team or Forms page). If you have any questions, please contact Cheri or Jeff Peterson at 740-7986.

Afternoon Swim Team Practice – Afternoon practices start at 5pm on Monday, May 19.

Apparel - An order form for 2008 TVWRA apparel is available on the forms page. Get yours while you can – deadline for ordering is coming soon!!! Also, our swimmers have a new suit this year. They may be purchased at Disco Sports (just let them know you want the TVW team suit). Sponsorships - Thanks to our growing list of sponsors. Already in place are: Short Pump Towing, Handcraft Cleaners, Daddio’s Grille, and Tuckahoe Landscaping. If you know of a business that may be interested in sponsoring our Tiger Sharks, please contact Jeff Peterson at 740-7986.

Reserving the Pool. The pool can be reserved for private parties after hours. Also, if you are planning a small party (no more than 20 guests) during hours, a pavilion can be reserved for a two hour block. To reserve the pool or a pavilion, contact Thom Dean (360-5670 / dean2364@verizon.net) or Wade Stephenson (594-2526 / wadestephenson@verizon.net). Once the appropriate reservation form is completed and fees are paid (if applicable), Thom and/or Wade will post your reservation on the pool calendar and in the pavilion.  Reservation forms are on the forms page and also available at the front desk!

Opening Day

Our doors officially open on Saturday, May 24 at 11:00 am!!!!

Memorial Day Cookout & Horseshoe Tournament. Announcing our first social event of the year!!!! We’ll have our annual Memorial Day Cookout on Monday May 26 from noon til 2pm. We’ll cook the burgers, dogs and beans and put out the chips and lemonade for $4 per plate. Members are asked to bring side dishes and deserts (no chips, please). We need your help setting up, cooking and cleaning up!!!! Also, on Memorial Day, we will have our first horseshoe tournament for the season. Look for signup sheets opening weekend.

New Sign-in Process this Season!!!!! For safety’s sake, we are making a change to our sign-in process that will allow us to better track who is at the pool each day. It’s easy!!! Each paid member has his/her own family page to record visits to the pool. When you arrive at the front desk, simply give your name to the gate guard, who will open the book to your page. All you need to do is fill in the first empty line on your sheet. We will also have a separate Guest Register this year. ALL guests (paid, out of town/unpaid, and passes) MUST be logged into the separate Guest Register before they will be admitted to the pool. Please refer to the Rules and Regulations attached below for information on member and guest attendance. If you have not paid your dues by Opening Day, please bring your application and dues with you when you come to the pool. Once paid, we will make your family page.

Rules & Regs – Members are reminded to review the posted (see forms page or frames copy in the front entrance) Rules and Regulations with their families (and guests) before the season starts! Our lifeguards and gate guards will be enforcing these rules for the safety of all our members and their guests. Drink, Ice Cream & Snack Machines. We have talked with our vending machine reps about the downtime experienced the last couple of years with the machines. The machines have been serviced this past winter and will be brought back to TVWRA for the opening of the 2008 season. The primary reason for the jams/downtime is that wet crumpled money and/or pennies are being used to pay for food in the machines. Please bring coin or dry dollars ($1 only) and remind your children to keep the dollar bills flat and dry!!!! Pennies will not work in the machine!!! Two additional reminders: The vending company does not reimburse for money lost in the machines. Also, the front desk does not maintain change for the machines; the gate guards cannot break up larger bills for members!!

www.tvwra.com - Want to keep up to date on TVWRA happenings, check out the website regularly. We even added a blog this year! What do you think??I’ve got my flip flops, towels and cooler ready to go!!!! Hope to see you this weekend at our Open House!!!!

Nina Nolley Vice President, TVWRA

Open House – This Saturday, May 10 from 1 to 4 pm. Grab your towels and cooler and head for the pool!  We are having our first open house this Saturday. The pool will be open for swimming, weather permitting. Invite your friends who may want to become TVWRA members to join us for an afternoon of TVWRA fun and recreation!!!!  I’ve attached an open house invitation if you want to send it out to any potential members!!!!!!  If you haven’t paid your dues, bring them and your completed application by on Saturday. Also, if you haven’t signed up for swim team, you can do it on Saturday too!!!!

Open House – Next Saturday and Sunday, May 17 and 18 from 1 to 4 pm. Yep, we’ll have two more open houses scheduled next weekend. Tell your friends about us!!!!

Ukrops Golden Gift Certificates. Ukrops has issued their Golden Gifts certificates recently. Please support TVWRA by donating your certificate to us. You can give them to Cathleen Smith, mail them to us, or put them in the Comments Box at the front desk!

Glory Days Receipts. Don’t forget to save your food receipts when dining at Glory Days. Put them in the Glory Days box at the front desk and we’ll submit them for additional support!

Daddio’s 5^th Annual Charity Golf Tournament. Here’s another way to support the pool!!!!  Daddio’s Grille is once again sponsoring a golf tournament where part of the proceeds will be donated to TVWRA to support the swim team. The event will be held on Thursday, June 12 at the Highland Springs Golf Course. Sponsor a hole for $100!!!   Signup to play – $80/player or $320 for a 4-man team!!!!  Volunteer to help - volunteering is free . . . and fun!!!!  Also, if there is enough interest Tommy Stapleton at Daddio’s will be contracting bus transportation to and from the tournament. Assuming at least 44 people sign up, the cost will be $20 per person (cost will increase/decrease depending on final number signing up for the bus transportation.)  Contact Tommy at 754-1448 to sign up or get more details. Deadline is May 20!!!   If you have any questions or need more details, call Randy or Cathleen Smith at 741-2115. Attached are the registration and sponsorship forms.

Gate Guards. If you are 14 (by 5/1/08) or a rising 9^th grader who wants to be a gate guard, please contact Valerie Dean at 360-5670 for details. Mandatory orientation for gate guards will be Sunday, May 18 at 4pm in the main pavilion.

2008 Summer Dues. If you have not paid already, bring your application and dues to the Open House this Saturday. If you are not returning and want your name/email removed from the list, please send me a note!  If you want to add an additional email to the list, let me know that too!!!!!  If you know of families who may want to join, let me know, and I’ll get a package out to them – tell them about our Open Houses!

Swim Team UpdateRegistration – It’s not too late to sign up for the swim team!!!!  Come by on Saturday and do it in person or you can find the registration forms and instructions are posted on the website, www.tvwra.com (see Swim Team or Forms page). If you have any questions, please contact Cheri or Jeff Peterson at 740-7986.

Afternoon Swim Team Practice – Afternoon practices start at 5pm on Monday, May 19.Apparel – Attached is an order form for 2008 TVWRA apparel. Get yours while you can – deadline for ordering is coming soon!!!   Also, our swimmers have a new suit this year. They may be purchased at Disco Sports (just let them know you want the TVW team suit).

Sponsorships – Thanks to our growing list of sponsors. Already in place are:  Short Pump Towing, Handcraft Cleaners, Daddio’s Grille, and Tuckahoe Landscaping. If you know of a business that may be interested in sponsoring our Tiger Sharks, please contact Jeff Peterson at 740-7986.

Reserving the Pool. The pool can be reserved for private parties after hours. Also, if you are planning a small party (no more than 20 guests) during hours, a pavilion can be reserved for a two hour block. To reserve the pool or a pavilion, contact Thom Dean (360-5670 / dean2364@verizon.net) or Wade Stephenson (594-2526 / wadestephenson@verizon.net). Once the appropriate reservation form is completed and fees are paid (if applicable), Thom and/or Wade will post your reservation on the pool calendar and in the pavilion. Attached are the reservation forms – the first for during hours reservations; the second for after hours rentals.

Opening Day

Our doors officially open on Saturday, May 24 at 11:00 am!!!!

Memorial Day Cookout & Horseshoe Tournament. Announcing our first social event of the year!!!!  We’ll have our annual Memorial Day Cookout on Monday May 26 from noon til 2pm. We’ll cook the burgers, dogs and beans and put out the chips and lemonade for $4 per plate. Members are asked to bring side dishes and deserts (no chips, please). We need your help setting up, cooking and cleaning up!!!! Also, on Memorial Day, we will have our first horseshoe tournament for the season. Look for signup sheets opening weekend.

Drink, Ice Cream & Snack Machines. We have talked with our vending machine reps about the downtime experienced the last couple of years with the machines. The machines have been serviced this past winter and will be brought back to TVWRA for the opening of the 2008 season. The primary reason for the jams/downtime is that wet crumpled money and/or pennies are being used to pay for food in the machines. Please bring coin or dry dollars ($1 only) and remind your children to keep the dollar bills flat and dry!!!!  Pennies will not work in the machine!!!  Two additional reminders:  The vending company does not reimburse for money lost in the machines. Also, the front desk does not maintain change for the machines; the gate guards cannot break up larger bills for members!!

I’ve got my flip flops, towels and cooler ready to go!!!!  Hope to see you this weekend at our Open House!!!!

Nina Nolley

Vice President, TVWRA

vp@tvwra.com

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Only for those registering on April 6 – free entry into a drawing for a Glory Days Gift Certificate and 5% discount on TVWRA apparel orders!!!!  Come have lunch (save your food receipt) and then register to be a Tiger Shark!!!!!  Remember, TVWRA earns a percentage from each Glory Days food receipt turned in throughout the year
Swim team parents are reminded that we need “Top Times” from any swimmer who has swum elsewhere since last season. Please report ALL times, even if you feel they are not necessary.  It’s always better to err on the side of caution.  NOVA times must be accessed from each individual swimmer’s “account.”  Top times are not public record at NOVA, so only the swimmer and his/her parents should have access to the account.

If you cannot be at registration, please contact Cheri or Jeff Peterson at 740-7986!!!  The 2008 registration forms will be on the website shortly.