4 Parent Committees to be Formed

In order to provide a smooth transition for the team and our next coach, Carrie would like the parents to form 4 high functioning committees. Each family will need to choose at least one to serve on. IF every set of parents helps out, it will make the transition smoother for us all.

The committees are:

1. COMMUNITY AWARENESS- This group will help P.R. our team to the local papers and schools. Hopefully, they will set up a little speaking enagement where they may go into the schools and talk about all the opportunities Tiger Sharks have. They will take brochures with them which they may make.

2. FUNDRAISING- This committee already has some great fund raising projects in place including our swim a thon, home meet, and Sunny King Golf Classic. The committee will need to continue work on these projects, selling ads, ad many the Golf Classic booth while determining if other types of fundraising will be necessary.

3. CORPORATE SPONSORS-This committee will go out into the community and line up corporate sponsors. Many businesses offer grants like the one we were able to get from Winn Dixie. All the businesses require is a little bit of advertising. Committee members will get together and figure out a strategy for finding these businesses, approaching them and then keeping their sponsorships up to date. The banners like Winn Dixie required are a great idea!!

4. INVITATIONAL-Each year our team sponsors one highly attended home meet. Sometimes we sponsor a couple other smaller meets but our one large home meet in the winter season of the year is a main fundraiser for us and takes a lot of planning. This committee will make sure all the positions at the meet are manned by our parent group. This means you don't have to be on the committee to work the meet. In fact, your help is required at any home meet. Parent help will be needed in concessions, bull pen, timing, swim store, set up and take down plus, many other places. Please, watch for ways to help everyone. But if you'd really like to get your hands wet, so to speak, this is the place to start out on a very active committee.

Join the Invitational Committee when it meets next Tuesday, Feb. 12 @ 5:00. Let Carrie, Ty, or Amy know if you'd like to be added to the committee list. Or you can just respond to this blog in email. ayts2008@gmail.com


Thanks, parents, for all you all do!!