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.

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

]]> http://tvwra.com/blog/2008/05/10/time-to-open-the-doors/feed/ 0 http://tvwra.com/blog/2008/04/14/cleanup-this-weekend/ http://tvwra.com/blog/2008/04/14/cleanup-this-weekend/#comments Tue, 15 Apr 2008 01:46:23 +0000 Steve http://tvwra.com/blog/?p=8 Please come by the pool this weekend to lend a hand. TVWRA remains the best pool and best pool value in the Far West End. Happy kids, happy adults, happy guests. This is only possible through the generous giving of your time. Even if you can only spend a few hours this weekend, the time can be well spent. Cleaning, painting, hanging, putting back, planting, etc. are all great uses of that few hours this weekend and next. I was on the board and can speak from experience that all volunteers with all skills are needed. Please stop by from 9 – 2 this weekend and see how you can help to get your pool ready for the season!

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.

Please send an email to building@tvwra.com to volunteer your services.

Clean up days are scheduled for April 19th & 20th, and April 26th & 27th, from 9 – 2:00 each day. Come by to lend a hand to get YOUR pool ready for YOU! You do not need to be there the entire time — come for whatever time you can make available!

Note that if you can volunteer but not on those days, please send and email to building@tvwra.com to see how you can help.