To All NYAC Members,

Last night, the current NYAC Board of Directors had their final meeting of the year. The AGM is on Tuesday, May 27th at 7:30 pm. This is when an election will take place for the 5 vacancies for next year's Board. You should have all received your AGM package in the mail which includes an information letter, an agenda, a nomination form and a proxy.

This Saturday is the Red, Black and White Fun Meet. As per tradition, the National swimmers will help the coaching staff conduct a clinic for the rest of the NYAC swimmers, followed by fun relays including the now famous parent relay! To top it off, Youth and Age 2 will be hosting breakfast following the pool activities.

Thank you to everyone who helped make the May Performance Meet a success again this year. Special thanks to the meet management team (Cheryl Kicksee, John Chittley, Yvonne Moy, Steve Lim, Natalie Lychy and Andrea Hamilton, and Olga Macel). It was especially great to see several members being mentored for these positions for the future. With very little rest, we are now planning the Mayor's Cup for the weekend of June 7th and 8th at Douglas Snow. You will receive information regarding session sign ups very shortly. It is very important that you sign up ASAP as the time line is short. This meet provides a good opportunity to try your hand at new positions on deck or to learn about new areas of meet management.

NYAC has formed a Save the Pools Committee that is actively working with other stakeholders in Toronto to stop the TDSB from decommissioning the pools slated for closure this June, to create an Aquatic Plan for the City of Toronto, and to investigate options for our club specifically in the future. David Crombie has been charged with trying to bring the TDSB, the City, the Province and the stakeholders together to work out a solution for school pools. NYAC is represented at these meetings. Despite the fact that some of the pools that our club uses are not slated for closure until June of 2009, it is very important that our members continue to write and phone their representatives at all government levels to keep up the pressure.

Every year, our club presents one of our parent members with the "volunteer of the year" award. Please submit nominations to Lui at hungfui.lui@gmail.com . The Board will vote on the nominees submitted by all members.

Tickets are still available for NYAC's 50th Anniversary Gala on June 20th. You may order them through the office. EVERYONE IS WELCOME!! Consider purchasing a table with a group of your friends! There will be dinner, dancing, an auction and the opportunity to meet with Olympians and Alumni from years gone by.

Happy swimming!
Marjie
cmarjie@rogers.com

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