Upper Moreland Swim Club

Summertime fun isn’t over yet! This Saturday, join us for two great events:

🍫 A pop-up candy bar bingo session begins at 6 with boards being distributed starting at 5:30. Each bingo board costs one full size candy bar, with winners taking home plenty of sweet treats to enjoy.

🍿 Enjoy some yellow mayhem with a movie night featuring Minions & Monsters beginning at dusk (roughly 8/8:30 pm). Popcorn and sodas will be for sale for $1 each. (It is a BYOB event—in this case that means bring your own banana 🍌)

Enjoy some family friendly fun this long weekend at the club. We’ll see you there!

Attention bonded Swim Club Members: the annual members’ meeting will be held this Saturday, September 5, at 11 a.m. at the club. Please note that the facility will only be open to members and only for the purpose of the meeting. Regular operating/pool hours begin at noon.

We invite members to come out and hear updates about the club’s operations and to share your thoughts and ask any questions you might have.

Thank you for being members of UMSC and for another amazing season!

School may be back in session, but summer isn’t done with us just yet. We have some warm, summer-like days ahead. If any storms do pop up, that could impact our operations. As always, listen for any instructions from our staff about safety precautions just in case nature sends a little something our way. Things look really nice by the time we get to the long holiday weekend!

Below, we are re-sharing the anticipated facility availability schedule, from the emails sent to members over the weekend. We appreciate your understanding as most of our staff members have returned to school.

➡️Monday, 8/31: Tillman pool available from 12:00–4:00 PM; all pools available from approximately 4:00–8:00 PM.

➡️Tuesday, 9/1: Tillman pool available from 12:00–2:30 PM; all pools available from 2:30–8:00 PM.

➡️Wednesday, 9/2: One pool available from 12:00–4:00 PM; all pools available from approximately 4:00–8:00 PM.

➡️Thursday, 9/3: Tillman pool available from 12:00–2:30 PM; all pools available from 2:30–8:00 PM.

👶Baby Pool: The baby pool will also be open during these times. A parent must be sitting on the side of the baby pool while their child is using it. If a parent is not sitting poolside, the baby pool cannot be used.

🍔Gator Grille: The Gator Grille will not be available until 4:30 PM each day for the entire week.

Labor Day is our last regular operating day for the season. We anticipate sharing additional details about a post-season doggie swim soon.

We want to wish all of the Upper Moreland students headed back to school this week the very best for a wonderful school year ahead. Special thanks to the teachers, support staff, administrative staff, volunteers and everyone who gives their all to support the students.

To our own staff members who are heading back to class, and those who already ventured off to college campuses, a special thank you for all of your hard work this summer. We could never do it without you.

Here’s hoping tomorrow isn’t *too* manic of a Monday as the new academic year begins.

A great weekend to come enjoy the pool and have some fun before the new school year begins. Remember today features the dive event at 4, s’mores at 7:30 and movie night around dusk (about 8:30 pm).

August 29 is Swim Club Saturday with three fun events planned:

➡️ At 4, it’s our annual diving contest (no cost to enter). Show off your skills on the diving board by entering our annual contest. Whether you want to make a fancy dive, a belly flop, or a good old fashioned cannonball, it’s all for fun.

➡️ 7:30 pm is s’mores time, also free to enjoy. Whether you prefer your marshmallow lightly browned or burnt to a crisp, make your tasty treats however you like.

➡️ 8:30 (around dusk) is our family movie night featuring the adventures of Jesse, Woody, Buzz and their friends in Toy Story 5, as chosen by the voting contest. It’s also free to enjoy, and we’ll have bags of popcorn for sale for $1 if you like that authentic theater experience…outside.

Come out for one, two or all three special events—it’s going to be a fantastic day!

Time to kick the boat building into high gear: the Cardboard Boat Regatta is a little over a week away!

Held Labor Day afternoon, the goal is to build a seaworthy vessel that can make it across the pool without sinking. Your building materials? Cardboard (obviously) and duct tape. That’s it. Oh…and the duct tape must cover less than half the boat’s surface. No paint, metal or any other materials are allowed so as to not damage the pool.

Racers paddle their boats in a series of races with winners advancing until we have a winner. We also award the most creative design and the most spectacular sinking, so even if things don’t go well, you might still be a winner.

We can’t wait to see this year’s entries and to crown our winners!

Good *days* sunshine: a perfect stretch of days to spend time at the pool before….ok, we won’t say it, but it rhymes with pool 😉

Come on out to enjoy these waning days of the summer season, and remember Saturday is our dive competition + s’mores night + family movie night. We’ll see you this week for lots of fun!

Some clouds to start your Saturday, but the sun should start to break through at times this afternoon. Tomorrow warms things up a little, with a partly sunny day and only a very small chance of a summertime pop-up shower later in the day. Great days to enjoy time at the pools, maybe grab some lunch or dinner and ice cream from the Gator Grille, and soak up these remaining days of summer.

One week remains to cast your ballot in this year’s board of directors election. Ballots are due Friday, August 28 by 5 p.m.

Anonymous paper ballots are available from the pool manager on duty, or you can use an electronic Google form to cast your votes. Remember, there is one vote per family membership.

You can also check your email for a message from the club on August 15 for details and links.

This is your opportunity to choose who you feel would provide good stewardship and leadership for the club, and we invite all bonded members to cast their ballots.