Last weekend we enjoyed one of my favorite events of the holidays, the swim team's Annual Awards Banquet. This year the board decided to take all the work off of ourselves, THANK GOD, and hold it at a restaurant. The past few years we've held it in a banquet hall and all the board members had to do the setup and cleanup, at least we hired a caterer! We held the event at a local pizza place, and although it was louder, it was so much more relaxing for the board members. There are so many things I love about this event. Seeing the swimmers get awarded for all of their hard work brings joy to my soul. Many of these swimmers, including my daughter, swim 4-5 nights a week, 1 1/2 hours each night and travel near and far to compete in USA sanctioned swim meets. These are some incredibly disciplined kids! I also love interacting with all of the families. I see parents on the pool deck and there's always a little talking between events at meets, but I rarely get to socialize with the other parents and get to know what's going on in their lives. It's also a special time that I don't have to talk money with parents! (I'm the treasurer.) Makenna was awarded the "Persistence Award" for her hard work in the pool, her constant drive to do better and doing it all because she LOVES it! Years past, she's won the "Encouragement Award" for her encouragement to the other swimmers and her greatest award, "The Coach's Award" two years ago. That's the award of all awards for her overall hard work. We are so proud of her, proud to serve as board member for this swim club and proud that it's truly a family event with Kiley as Makenna's biggest (and LOUDEST) fan!
Makenna, Kiley & Alyssa with Coach Sharayah
Makenna wins the "Persistence Award" from Coaches Wade, Andrew & Sharayah 
All the Board Members & Coaches
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