Team Picture For Souvenir

ATTENTION COACHES

I need a digital copy of your team for the souvenir program. The deadline is on wednesday, August 27. thanks.

Fund Raising Update - Good News For Us

We now have 280 registered participants for the competition and are thus 20 persons short of our target. With 2 weeks to go, it is likely that we will surpass what we are aiming for - a big round of applause for the whole team.

I am pleased to inform you that our solicitation efforts too are doing quite well for this first event that we are hosting. I along with Tita Mags Espiridion, Tita Jane Datu and Tita Ruby Leyva, my ever loyal and trusted deputy, will be paying a visit to 2 sponsors this week - Finis and Globe. let's pray that we can have them participate.

The Heat is Definitely On!

As we move closer to "D day", everyone gets jittery and panicky except for maybe our president Gutch who is forever calm and cool. Anyway, the panic and the chaos all spring from our (mostly mine, really) concern for issues which we would like to address right away. Top of the list is the number of competitors joining the event. But, as of 7 pm tonight, I had been told that we already have 253 participants. We have 2 weeks to go and are waiting for at least 3 more teams to send in their entries. So far, we've been getting good remarks from people who learn about this. God is good.

I just wish we'd be able to get more sponsors. But, as our dear president said, we move with or without the sponsors. When you're tired from preparing and get that kind of support, wouldn't your efforts be worth it?

Swimmer Competitor Count

As of today, there are at least 200 swimmer-competitors who have enlisted themselves for the competition while about 175 of these swimmers have paid their registration fee. With 2 more weeks to go before the big event, the organizers are expecting more registration forms to fly over at the ULTRA. According to the coaches, the competition is really good for the swimmers who are not given the opportunity to compete because they are "not well trained" yet.

Our contention is that if we do not allow and give the children enough exposure, they will not be able to build confidence in their skill. What's worse is when we allow them to compete against other swimmers who are not of the same level as they are in, they're bound to lose interest to pursue the sport.

However, in this competition, we want to let the children compete and enjoy competing. As one of the parents of the swimmers, I'd be happy just to see my daughter compete. She would love to do so too because she knows that she's benchmarked according to her own level.

Sponsors for the Event

Up to this writing, we have so far received sponsorship pledges from the following:

1. Congressman Roman Romulo for our medals
2. Sanofi for the gift packs
3. San Miguel Corporation

We'd like to thank all of them for their support.