Here we see a picture of the Fourth of July Celebration at Friendly Park Pool, a big day for their Swim-for-Cancer fundraising. Kids were bouncing around on the inflatables, supporting a good cause. As we approached the pool, we noticed a lot of Friendly Frogs walking around with pink streaks in their hair. Carrie Drees of Orrell Design volunteered her time and supplies to pink-streak hair for a small donation to Swim-for-Cancer. This was only one of many local businesses donating time and materials for the cause. We will find out at the annual City Swim Meet, which of the area club teams raised the most money for Swim-for-Cancer.
City Meet, by the way, is held today through Saturday at Lindley Pool. We cannot say enough about the wonderful swim programs at our local community pools. Children have fun with their respective team's events; they learn to swim competitively; they learn to fundraise for good causes; and they get plenty of great exercise. Boy do they get plenty of exercise! Backstyle, breast stroke, butterfly, free, IM, relays......
This is our contribution to Theme Thursday: Celebration! Hope you enjoyed it!
The camp my kids go to does a swim-a-thon for kids. The funny part is the kids are really little, so many don't know how to swim. We joke about the "laps" that they supposedly do.
These kids look like they are having a great time. What a great way to have fun, to help others at the same time.
Posted by: Leora | Thursday, July 09, 2009 at 12:43 PM
And that's what summer's all about, right? Celebration! I'd love to see something from inside that SpongeBob bouncy...
Posted by: Melissa B. | Thursday, July 09, 2009 at 01:44 PM
Looks like fun!
Posted by: mary taitt | Friday, July 10, 2009 at 12:54 PM
Sounds like a great event. I really like the bright colors of those jumpers. :-)
Posted by: 2sweetnsaxy | Friday, July 10, 2009 at 11:42 PM