In this email: 

1. Practice this week
2. Meet #5, July 2
3. Meet of Champions (MOC) – volunteer TODAY
4. MOC details coming today
5. After-Meet Party and Ice Cream Spirit Day
6. End-of-Season Party food orders due Thursday
7. Quick notes

1. Practice this week

Practice is at Ellis Creek on Meet Monday, then the Club on Tuesday. NO PRACTICE on Wednesday (Happy 4^th of July!), and abbreviated MOC-prep practice at the Club on Thursday (see schedule for July 5). Swimmers need to bring a water bottle, with their name on it, to every practice.

2. Meet #5, July 2

Our fifth and final regular-season meet is AWAY vs. Long Meadow Farms. This is our first time to visit their pool. The pool is at 21018 Long Meadow Farms Pkwy, Richmond, TX, near the Grand Parkway, between S.Mason and W Bellfort – driving directions.

No sunscreen on swimmers’ arms until events are marked -- it kills the Sharpies! Meet day packing list is on the website.

Arrival times for Meet #5

Volunteers must be ON TIME for their volunteer assignments – allow time for travel and parking.

3:30 PM Age Group Parents

3:45 PM Swimmers: Sign in at your age group tent at 3:45 PM.

4:00 PM First-half volunteers and relay stroke judges: Sign in with Jamie & Purvi at the main Tarpons volunteer sign-in table by 4:00 PM and get instructions for when and where to report.

5:30ish PM Second-half volunteers: Sign in with Jamie & Purvi at the main volunteer sign-in table between 5:30-6:00 PM. If you arrive earlier, please wait until 5:30 to give the volunteer coordinators time to work on first-half responsibilities.

For meet-day volunteer emergencies, text Jamie at 832-216-6175.

If you have an illness or emergency that forces you to be absent for this Monday’s Meet #5, please email ALL of these people: coaches Brian [email protected] and Alex [email protected], meet director Mel [email protected], AND volunteer coordinators Jamie & Purvi [email protected]. For meet-day volunteer emergencies, text Jamie at 832-216-6175.

3. Meet of Champions (MOC) – volunteer TODAY

Click here to SIGN UP TO VOLUNTEER at the MOC on Friday, July 6. Post-season volunteering is in addition to your 5 regular-season shifts; if your swimmers are swimming, you should volunteer for something.

Online volunteer signup for Meet of Champions will close Monday morning. If you have not yet signed up for your volunteer shift, you need to come see Purvi and Jamie at Monday's meet after the start of the 1st half or 2nd half (not during volunteer check in for Monday's meet).

4. MOC details coming today

A second email will be arriving after this one, with MOC details. Don’t mistake it for a duplicate of this email – it has different info!

5. After-Meet Party and Ice Cream Spirit Day

After Meet Party – The Tarpons are gathering after Monday’s meet at Il Primo Pizza & Wings, 8019 West Grand Parkway South #1035, Richmond, TX 77407. Mention the Tarpons and they will give back 15% (also for delivery/to-go orders)!

Tuesday- Stacked Ice Cream Spirit Day on July 3 from 12-4 PM, they will give back 15% to the team; please mention the Tarpons.

6. End-of-Season Party food orders due Thursday

Order Rudy's BBQ plates for your family for the Tarpons End-of-Season Party on Saturday, July 7, 6-9 PM at the Club pool. Options include baked potatoes (toppings on the side), and sandwiches -- Brisket, Chopped Beef, Turkey, or Sausage -- with chips. Last chance to order food on the Shop page of the website is 8 PM on Thursday, July 5.

7. Quick notes

If you have not already sent in 2-3 group pictures of your swimmer and teammates to [email protected], send them before Wednesday July 4th for the end of season slideshow.

Speeding tickets will be available at Thursday practice for 12 & under (and by request for 13 & up).

We have lots of openings on our Tarpons Board of Directors for next year. Please talk to a current board member (look for the blue shirts) at Monday’s meet, and ask us about the opportunities to help direct the 2019 Tarpons season!

Go Tarpons! Look for the MOC email next!