Put-in-Bay Community Swim & Sail

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Latest News: Shop at Kroger and Benefit Swim/Sail PIB Community Swim/Sail is now part of the Kroger Community Rewards Program. Please drop what you are doing and link your Kroger loyalty card to the Swim/Sail program right now! Instructions are posted at the bottom of this page. Every time you shop you will benefit Swim/Sail. Don’t have a Kroger’s nearby? Pass the news on to friends and family who do. IMPORTANT: The KCR program resets on April 1. If you are enrolled before that date you must “renew” or relink your Plus Card to Swim/Sail on or after April 1, 2010. Renewing is very easy! Don’t delay, enroll today!
Swim Program Highlights Evening Endurance Swim classes are held Monday and Wednesday evenings for five weeks beginning June 14th. These classes are for swimmers who have completed up through Level IV of the American Red Cross Learn-to-Swim Program and want to improve their strokes and endurance. Many teens continue swimming to stay in shape for high school teams and/or to prepare for additional water safety or lifeguarding courses. Morning Swim Classes are for children who are four years of age or older on June 14th. Classes are held four mornings a week, Monday through Thursday, for four weeks and follow the American Red Cross Learn-to-Swim curriculum. Sail Program Highlights This year we will start off the week of June 14th with a week of race clinics to get a jump on putting together teams for I-LYA Junior Race Week and to prepare more racers for Saturday regatta travel. Race Clinic details are available below (updated 5/27/2010), including a tentative schedule. Our Learn-to-Sail program will then run for four weeks beginning June 21st. Hopefully, this four week format will make it easier to host grandchildren and avoid conflicts with spring sports, school, and camps. To make up for the lost days, we plan on increasing class length to improve time on the water. Our program has averaged 45 participants each year over the last few years. We try to offer something for everyone. Our youngest sailors, aged eight to eleven, usually start out in our Opti Green class with other beginner sailors. Older first time sailors are welcomed into our Recreational Sailing class where, sailing with their peers, they quickly learn the basics and more. Returning sailors are grouped with an eye toward skill level and age. As their skills improve, interested sailors can choose to join the Race Team and travel off-island to compete against other area youth.
	Registration 2010 Registration materials are now available. Returning participants will receive their forms by mail. To be added to our mailing list or for answers to your questions, please contact Jane O’Brien at 440-286-5546. We can also be reached by email at . Registration forms will be due by May 1, 2009.
Tentative 2010 Calendar: Monday, June 14th - Evening Endurance Swim classes and One Week Racing Clinic begin Monday, June 21st - Four-week Morning Swim lessons and Four-week Learn-to-Sail classes begin Friday, June 25th - Annual Swim/Sail Spaghetti Dinner and Raffle fundraiser Friday, July 16th - Annual Awards Night at PIBYC Saturday, July 17th - PIBYC hosts the AYC Carson Cup Week of July 18th - ILYA Junior Race Week
Team PIB - Junior Race Team: Participation in the racing program is open to competent sailors who are committed to improving racing skills. A new one week race clinic to be held the week of June 14th will provide a jumpstart for this year’s racers. Participation in this clinic is highly recommended for sailors who want to race. Race Team members who travel to regattas will be assessed additional fees and/or must commit to additional fundraising to cover the cost of coaching, travel, and regatta registrations. For sailors interested in racing, the 2010 Traveler Series racing schedule will be available online when finalized. Just follow the Inter-Lake Yachting Association link and click on Juniors.

About Us: The Put-in-Bay Community Swim/Sail Program is a non-profit organization that provides multiple levels of youth instruction in swimming and sailing for Lake Erie island residents and summer visitors. Classes are held from mid-June to mid-July and are open to all families in the area. The Put-in-Bay Yacht Club and Crew's Nest provide facilities and equipment to the Program, but membership in these organizations is not required for enrollment.
	The Community Swim/Sail Program is looking forward to another safe, successful, fun-filled summer of instruction. Be sure to check out what we have planned. Swimming questions can be directed to Debbie Larson at (440) 835-1558 or (419) 285-7085. For sailing information, contact Jane O'Brien at (440) 227-0626.

Program and Registration Information

2010 Program Information and Registration Forms (1548 KB)

2010 Race Clinic Details (updated 5/27/2010)

2010 Class Lists and Schedule (coming)

Information Newsletters

Spring Newsletter (June 2006)

Sailing Information Flier (June 2005)

Spring Racing Newsletter (May 2005)

Fall Newsletter (August 2004)

Summer Newsletter (June 2004)

Spring Newsletter (May 2004)

Fall Newsletter (November 2003)

To view these documents on-line, you must have Acrobat Reader installed. The forms are published in Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) and requires the current web browser plug-in. You may print the form online. Or, "right-click" on the link above to save the file to your hard disk for viewing later. If your printer crops the document at the margins, click "Shrink to Fit" in the print dialog box before printing. File sizes vary and may take a moment to download.

Your support of this organization is needed. The Put-in-Bay Community Swim/Sail Program is a fully vested 501(C)(3) organization and all donatations are tax-deductible as allowed by law. Without your gifts and the hard work of many volunteers, we could not continue to sponsor and expand this quality program for the children of Put-in-Bay.
	Put-in-Bay Community Swim/Sail Progrm P.O. Box 881 Put-in-Bay, OH 43456
Mark your calendars for the Swim/Sail Spaghetti Dinner and Raffle to be held at the Put-in-Bay Yacht Club on Friday, June 25, 2010. Our biggest fundraiser of the year is open to the public and too fun to miss. Please come and support a valuable community program.

Help support PIB Community Swim/Sail by enrolling your Kroger Plus Card in the Kroger Community Rewards Program. After you enroll, whenever you shop at a Kroger, a small percentage of your purchase will be donated to PIBCS/S. Every little bit counts! Register your card now! Purchases will not count for PIBCS/S until after you register your card. Here's how:
	Register online at krogercommunityrewards.com
	If you have one but use your phone number at checkout instead (i.e. "I have no IDEA where my card is!") call 877-576-7587 to get your Kroger Plus card number.
	Click on Sign In/Register (small link, under "Welcome" in upper right)
	If you do not yet have an online account with Kroger, click on SIGN UP TODAY in the "New Customer?" box.
	Sign up for a Kroger Rewards Account by entering zip code, clicking on favorite store, entering your email address and creating a password (case sensitive!), and agreeing to the terms and conditions.
	You will then get a message to check your email inbox.
	When you get your confirmation email, click on the link within the body of the email. (Have your Kroger Plus card handy.)
	Click on My Account and use your email address and password to proceed to the next step.
	Click on Edit Kroger Community Rewards information and input your Kroger Plus card number.
	Scroll down to Community Rewards Information and click on Edit Community Rewards Program Information.
	Enter NPO number (90301) or name of organization (PUT-IN-BAY COMMUNITY SWIM & SAIL PROGRAM), select organization from list and click on Save Changes.
	To verify you are enrolled correctly, you will see your organization’s name on the right side of your information page.
	Members must swipe their registered Kroger Plus card or use the phone number that is related to their registered Kroger Plus card when shopping for each purchase to count.

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