Hi Gators!

Great job last night! Thanks to all of you volunteers who helped make the meet happen.

Gators gear is on sale now! Visit http://germantowngators.secure-decoration.com/ to place your order. We will close the order Sunday, June 17 at 8:00pm and items will be delivered at the end of next week.

Tomorrow's meet is at home vs. West Carrollton. Gator warm ups begin at 5:00pm and the meet begins at 6.

We need donations for the concession stand on Thursday. Items like fruit or veggies and baked good (individually wrapped) sell very well. If you are able to donate something, please bring it to the concession stand (which will be held in the pool's concession area this year) before Thursday's meet. Also, we will need people to make Gator Taters. If you're willing to bake a bag of potatoes, please pick them (and a set of instructions) up at Thursday's practice.

We still have a few open volunteers positions that must be filled. As of right now, open spots include 1 timer during the first half and 1 spot at the event board for the second half. If you are willing to help out, please sign up for a shift online or respond to this email. Thank you in advance!

Please make sure to sign your swimmer up for tomorrow's meet. To sign up online, go tohttp://germantowngators.swimtopia.com/swim_meets and click on "Meet Entry" for each meet and choose "attending" or "not attending." You can edit your entries online until 8am the morning of each meet. After that point, please contact Coach Lemke directly if your availability changes. It is very important to let Coach Lemke know as soon as possible if your child won't be able to attend a meet he/she is scheduled to attend, as it impacts relay teams. By the same token, if your child gets sick or injured and needs to leave a meet early, let Coach Lemke know immediately so he can rearrange the relays.

Download the SwimTopia app to help keep track of meets, your volunteer shifts, and more. It's available on iTunes and Google Play.

Team pictures will be held on Friday, June 16 at 8am at the pool.

Please check out the Resources portion of the website. The FAQs and Team Handbook contain everything you need to know about swim meets! If you have any questions or concerns, reply to this email or contact Emily Berry at 937-657-9164.

Again this year, during meets, the observation area for parents will be along the north side of the pool, nearest to the concession stand. There will be no seating along the side of the pool to allow room for all parents to have an area to watch their swimmers swim. Once your swimmer's heat is complete, please leave the poolside area. This will also make the meets run more efficiently, as the timers will be able to switch ends of the pool more quickly and spectators will not interfere with the timers.

If you haven't received a Gators swim cap yet, please see Emily Berry at tomorrow's meet. Any questions or comments - please call/text Emily at 937-657-9164 or email [email protected].

Thank you for all you do!