Hi Rapids Families!

Welcome again! If you were not able to attend the parent informational meeting today, no worries...lucky for you writing emails is my thing, what I do all day for my job! :)

Anyways, here is a recap of the meeting and some things I forgot in the meeting! Please reach out to us if you have any questions, concerns, and/or feedback.

IMPORTANT:

• Please stay away from the edge or shallow end of the pool during practices. This will allow your child(ren) to focus on the coaches and not be distracted. Unfortunately, if you are found to be disrupting practice, e.g. coaching your child and/or hovering over the coaches, we will have to have a discussion and possibly ask you to remain outside the gate during practice times. Encouragement, as they walk by, is welcome but please keep your suggestions for your child(ren) until after practice. Thank you!
• Registration is open online through Friday May 18th
• Refund requests have to be written in email and sent to [email protected] before EOD (5pm) on Friday May 18th
• If you have any questions or concerns please feel free to speak to any board member. Our information is on the Contact Us page and several of us will be at every practice. IMPORTANT: please refrain from speaking with the coaches during practice, you are welcome to talk with them before or after practice.
• Speaking of Coaches: they are made up of College Students & High Schoolers. Please be mindful of this and respectful of these young adults working hard to coach your kid(s)!

ALSO GOOD TO KNOW:

• Volunteer sign-ups and changes will be allowed once registration is closed, you will be able to use the website or swimtopia app to update your volunteer positions. Please note that volunteer participation of at least 3 jobs is a REQUIREMENT FOR ALL FAMILIES. We can't run a meet without your support!
• Communication will be sent through email, Facebook posts, and Remind. Please make sure to subscribe to remind as that will be used for quick communication of cancelled practices, etc. Text @riverwoodr to 81010 to join.
• We will be doing OPT-OUTs for meets, this will be available after registration closes and we will send instructions on how to opt your child out of a meet if needed.
• Go to rapids.swimtopia.com and click the Schedule tab. At the very top is a link: 'Subscribe'. This will allow you to automatically add the meet schedule to your calendar.
• Team Swim caps will be passed out on Monday May 21st to swimmers.

Call for Help/Donations:

1. If you would like to donate any art supplies including poster boards, pens, markers, etc. for making signs please contact us! We are going to have a Cheer Box this year with motivational posters, banners to run through, etc. Any donations of supplies would be AMAZING!

2. If you would like to help organize our Banquet and/or Poster Making Social, please contact us as well. We are volunteer run and any help would be greatly appreciated!

Sorry for the long email! Please continue to refer to our FAQ page as we will be continually updating it with answers to common questions!

GO RAPIDS!