by annp | Apr 22, 2018 | News
Friends of Lopez Island Pool kicks off its Spring Giving event with GiveBIG Seattle & GiveLocal!
Your gift will help raise $1.5 million to begin construction of the swim center this fall!
FLIP’s Spring Giving combines two events. This is the last year for Seattle Foundation’s GiveBIG and the first year for Lopez’s GiveLocal. GiveLocal is a collaborative event benefiting Lopez non-profits. This year give by any method you choose by – cash, check, PayPal, Stock transfer or thru this website, GiveBIGSeattle.org or LopezRocks.com! Thank you for your generosity. Your support is what makes the difference!
by annp | Jun 4, 2016 | News
Congratulations! The Sullivan family won two seats, two days, three nights at the US Olympic Swim Trials, June 30 and July 1!
AND THE WINNE
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Lopez Island’s Lisa Braun, shown here with her husband Kevin Sullivan and children Gardner and Addie. Addie and her Dad will be heading to Omaha to meet the US Olympic Swim Team for the pre-Olympics trials. Congratulations Lisa!
Have you dreamed of being ON THE SPOT when Olympic Swim Team competing athletes perform their outstanding best and are selected for the USA Olympic Swim Team 2016? FLIP’s pool building partner Myrtha Pools, builder of the Olympic pools, offered FLIP supporters that chance. The winners of FLIP’s raffle will get two seats, two days, three nights at the US Olympic Swim Trials, June 30 and July 1, in Myrtha Pool’s private section immediately behind and above the judging positions behind the starting platforms. Myrtha promises invitations to corporate sponsor events, such as parties to meet the athletes, private tour of the Myrtha technology that makes them the Olympic choice, and more.
Winners were drawn at the FLIP meeting May 19, 4 PM, Lopez Library.
Thank you everyone for supporting the Lopez Island Pool!
by annp | Apr 17, 2016 | News
Win two seats, two days, three nights at the US Olympic Swim Trials, June 30 and July 1!
Don’t Wait! Drawing is May 19!
Have you dreamed of being ON THE SPOT when Olympic Swim Team competing athletes perform their outstanding best and are selected for the USA Olympic Swim Team 2016? FLIP’s pool building partner Myrtha Pools, builder of the Olympic pools, offers FLIP supporters that chance. Enter FLIP’s raffle for two seats, two days, three nights at the US Olympic Swim Trials, June 30 and July 1, in Myrtha Pool’s private section immediately behind and above the judging positions behind the starting platforms. Each donation of $50 entitles the donor to one raffle entry (two seats, two days, three nights), with no limit on the number of entries. There are only 100 tickets TOTAL printed for this raffle, so get your donation in before all tickets are taken! Winner will be drawn at the FLIP meeting May 19, 4 PM, Lopez Library. Need not be present to win. See poster for details. Myrtha promises invitations to corporate sponsor events, such as parties to meet the athletes, private tour of the Myrtha technology that makes them the Olympic choice, and more.
Raffle tickets will also be available at the Bite of Lopez on Friday April 22 at the Lopez Community Center.
by annp | Apr 16, 2016 | News
The Seattle Foundation has again included FLIP in its annual GiveBIG campaign on May 3, 2016. Extended through May 4!
FLIP supporters have created a pooled fund to match every donation made May 3, dollar for dollar, for the first $5000 received. In addition to the $5000 match by your friends and Lopez neighbors, the Seattle Foundation will donate a percentage representing the total intake of all 1500 greater Seattle nonprofits participating in GiveBIG 2016. We will do this together!
Thank you!
by annp | Jul 15, 2015 | News
SWIMMING INTO The Next BIG Phase
Last time you drove down Center Road, did you notice the sign, “Future Site of the Lopez Island Pool”? Well, there is a lot more happening than an empty lot behind the sign! The FLIP board is an energized group that has performed phenomenal research to determine the best options for our pool facility and has accomplished amazing things over the past several years.
The empty lot was donated generously by John Sorensen. The board attended hearings with the County regarding the land use classification for a successful adjustment to permit a year round indoor natatorium. In 2009 the board hired the best aquatic designers in the nation (Aquatics Design Group working with Heery International architects in Seattle) to provide cost analysis, feasibility and a needs-based design. The board listened to the concerns of the Lopez community and incorporated solutions. In 2011, the board attended the USA Swimming Association’s National Build A Pool Conference. (The USA Swimming Association is the governing body of all public pools.) They approved the work done by Heery and the Aquatics Design Group, allowing the board to develop a solid business plan under their guidance with confidence and knowledge.
Did you know there will be two pools rather than one large? One will be 82 degrees for laps and recreation, and the other at 92 degrees for learn-to-swim and therapeutic use. This past year a well was dug on that empty lot, and it has met the requirements of a Class A water system! A septic test has been approved. And, what about the building? The cost of the whole pool complex has been trimmed three times from the original cost proposal, reducing the footprint and eliminating a large lobby and extra rooms. Last year, a building committee was formed with Brian Silverstein, Nancy Greene and Mark Herrenkohl. They are charged with providing a cost analysis of various building types as well as refining the design. The latest exciting news is that the pools will be Myrtha design and the natatorium will be built with Kalwall, a thick, insulated, translucent fiberglass material by Structures, Unlimited which will bathe the pool area with natural transfused light.
All these big and small details have demanded the full attention of the Board. This summer FLIP will expand fundraising because all that is left to do is to build the pool! Find out more about our pool at the Farmer’s Market, beginning early July. Mark your calendars for a BIG Open House “SPLASH” Celebration behind the sign on Center Road on July 25th in the afternoon. View the designs and a model and take a virtual swim in the lanes. There will be games, prizes, music and snacks for all to enjoy! Let’s get ready to swim!
by annp | Jul 10, 2015 | News
We all had a great time celebrating the 4th of July with our FLIP float!
by annp | Jul 3, 2015 | News
by annp | Sep 18, 2013 | News
GOT POOL? NOT YET!
WHAT’S THE STORY ON A POOL FOR LOPEZ?
In 2013, the Friends of Lopez Island Pool hired Capital Campaign Planning Consultant Brent Hafele to prepare a funding feasibility study from interviews with islanders familiar with guiding large community projects. The results of this study were emphatic: everyone on Lopez would like a pool to swim in, but everyone also felt the funding climate on Lopez has stalled due to slow economic recovery and other local factors urging potential donors to be cautious.
Since 2008, FLIP has worked steadily on completing the background work for a year-round pool facility, depending on the generosity and enthusiasm of Lopez Islanders. Because of you we now have a substantial audience of supporters, donated Center Road property, architectural and technical plans, indoor and outdoor pool zoning, water, legacy gifts for a facility maintenance endowment, and a nearly completed checklist of behind-the scenes pre-construction tasks.
We are poised to launch into construction planning and action, phase 4 of our 5-phase plan, when the funding climate improves. What’s phase 5? SWIM!
FLIP has now entered a “quiet period” of project fundraising. Entering a quiet period means that rather than continuing to seek funds specifically for construction at this time, we will focus on pre-construction tasks and our all-important learn-to-swim programs for the island’s children.
We will continue to develop the building site by completing affordable pre-construction tasks while we remain watchful for solid economic recovery. We will definitely continue program activities by providing water safety and swimming experiences for island children. Every dollar your give all year long supports FLIP’s swim education programs toward our goal to see that every person on Lopez feels safe in the water.
Please visit our website, www.lopezislandpool.org for the latest information.
