HHBF Weekly Communication - Friday, January 8, 2021

HHBF Weekly Communication - Friday, January 8, 2021

TRAINING  

December In-House Meet Results!

In December we had an unofficial week of racing to showcase the Swimmers work since getting back in the water after a long break.  It was a great chance to be back in a race setting and there were a lot of fast times!  When we return to the pool swimmers can look forward to ribbons and trophies! Please see the attachment on this email for race week results.

Blue Fins Meet Week 2020 High Point Winners

Girls 9 and Under  Chelsea Goodwin

Boys 9 and Under  Austin Nelissen & Maxwell Lockwood

Girls 10-11  Madison Thoy

Boys 10-11  John Victor

Girls 12-13  Addison Nellis

Boys 12-13  Tayjon Brown

Girls 14-15  Montana Geris

Boys 14-15  Andrew Stanescu

Girls 16 and Over  Alyson Leonard

Boys 16 and Over  Matt Jackson

COVID-19 Closure

We are in the second week of the Provincial mandated lockdown.  All training activities continue to be on hold until at least January 23rd 2021. Keep moving Blue Fins!  Get outside and get fresh air.  Stay safe and fingers crossed we are back in the water soon!

We continue to monitor updates from the Town as well as the Provincial Government and Swim Ontario.  Please monitor emails for updates regarding return to training.  

FUNDRAISING

Greeting Card Fundraiser   

New fundraising opportunity coming soon!  Stay tuned!

Bottle Drive

A bottle drive will be held for the remainder of January 2021.  Collect your, your friends and family, and neighbors empties, return them to the Beer Store, and submit your collections by e transfer to  [email protected]ns.com , password  hhbfpayment.   In notes please include your  swimmer’s last name  and ‘ bottle drive’ .  All money submitted will be applied against your fundraising obligation!  

FlipGive

Join Flipgive and use it for all your regular purchases!  Gas? There’s an ESSO card - 2% cashback!  Groceries?  There’s a FreshCo gift card - 1.5%!  Takeout?  Swiss Chalet - 7%!  Check out the app to discover the other ways you can have money go towards your fundraising obligation!

HHBF Flipgive members have raised over $1,000 through FlipGive purchases and we have a couple members who have reached or are approaching their fundraising commitment! Download the  FlipGive app  or join  online  using our invite code  DQFPT3 . Amounts raised will automatically be added to your fundraising commitment at the end of the season.  Friends and family can join too!  Once they sign up email  [email protected]  to link them to your fundraising group!

OFFICIALS

Important Officials registration Instructions

Registered Officials:  You should have by now received an email asking you to log in to your account since we are now activated.

Please log in with the supplied user name and password and ensure all your personal information is correct.

Under the Consent tab there are instructions for reading and electronically signing all the forms necessary to work as an official.

We are preparing to be fully operational in the new year in order to run time trials and help officiate at meets that open up.

WE NEED OFFICIALS!  Please help the club, and your swimmer by completing your registration so that when we are back in the pool we will be ready to race!

If you have any questions or problems please email  [email protected] , or  [email protected]

EVENTS

Set up your TeamUnify Account for SMS Messages

Please add cell phone numbers in TeamUnify to receive important messages such as pool closures quickly by text.  Follow these instructions:  https://support.teamunify.com/en/articles/788

Save the date!  HHBF Virtual Annual General Meeting

Wednesday, January 27th 2021 7pm  - 2 volunteer hours/family to be awarded for attendance!  Join us for our annual meeting where you will meet the current executive and board members and their positions and gain an understanding of the club.  Board nominations will be conducted at this time for next season.  More information can be found on the  website link  by selecting the AGM event.

Meeting link : https://meet.google.com/hfr-ncpi-vik

Call For Board Nominations

Until January 11, HHBF is accepting Board member nominations for the Sept 2021/22 season. The nominations sheet (found  here ) contains a detailed overview of the roles. The only position NOT available is the Vice-President role. If you are interested in a role, put your name in the nominee section of that role. Participating as a Board member fulfills the entire annual volunteer hours requirement. 

UPCOMING DATES AND SCHEDULE CHANGES

Dec 18 - Jan 2021:  Fundraising Bottle Drive

Dec 22 - Jan 23:  NO Swimming ALL Groups due to Covid19 Closure

Jan 27 - 7pm - Virtual Annual General Meeting