Announcing the 2008 Mariners Swim-a-thon!

All Mariners and their parents are invited to participate in the Madison Area YMCA Swim-a-thon. Swimmers are asked to seek pledges from family and friends before Swim-a-thon Day. Then you will swim as many laps as you can on Saturday, March 13 nd at the pool at St Elizabeth's College. All 10 and under swimmers will swim from 5:30 to 6:30 pm and all 11 and over swimmers will swim from 7:00 to 8:30 pm.  After you swim, join your friends in the recreation room for some snacks and prize raffles. All swimmers participating in the Swim-a-thon will be specially recognized. Awards will be given to those swimmers who swim the most laps and enlist the most sponsors.

Attached are four documents that will explain what you need to do:

Instruction Letter to the Swimmers —for Mariner swimmers and their parents

Letter to Sponsors —to be given to all sponsors to explain what their contribution is for

Pledge Form —Mariner swimmers complete the Pledge Form before Swim-a-thon Day

Thank you Letter and Tax Form —Mariner swimmers give to all sponsors after they swim

Parents, please volunteer to help make the Swim-a-thon a success and fun for the swimmers. Volunteers are needed to count laps and to help with the party afterwards. If you want to help on the pool deck, please email Sharon McMaster, msumcmaster@yahoo.com . If you want to help with the party, please email also.

So don't wait. Start signing up your neighbors, your friends, your grandparents, and especially your parents. Raise money for the Mariners and the Y's Annual Support Fund. Support your team and keep it strong. Help others join and enjoy the Y, too.

If you have any questions, please email Sharon McMaster, msumcmaster@yahoo.com or Lisa Paul, lisa105@optonline.net .