Letter to the Community | Lopez Swim Center Update
FLIP Letter to the Community FLIP is grateful for the many years of generous support from our community. FLIP’s support from 1,300+ donors has reinforced the strong need and desire for a Lopez Swim Center, for water safety of our kids and adults, for our community’s...
Summary of Financial Projections
Lopez Swim Center | Summary of Financial Projections, October 2023 Highlights A low-interest loan through OPALCO's Switch It Up program will pay for heat pumps. A bridge loan/line of credit will be utilized for cash flow during construction to cover donor pledges and...
Meet Some of FLIP’s Pool Pros!
Pool Progress “Pool Progress: Behind the Scenes of the Lopez Swim Center” is an eight-part series to keep you informed with project updates, along with interviews from Swim Center experts, leaders, and community members supporting the campaign. This is part three of...
Domes, Dollars & Permits
“Pool Progress: Behind the Scenes of the Lopez Swim Center” is an eight-part series to keep you informed with project updates, along with interviews from Swim Center experts, leaders, and community members supporting the campaign. This is part two of our eight-part...
FLIP Speaks with Water Technology Inc.’s Ryan Nachreiner
Pool Progress: Behind the Scenes of the Lopez Swim Center FLIP Speaks with Water Technology Inc.'s Ryan Nachreiner The campaign to build the Lopez Swim Center has retooled and is better than ever after project delays last year that were beyond our control. This...
Lifeguard Recruitment Launches for the Lopez Swim Center
Having well-trained lifeguards will be a crucial element in the Lopez Swim Center’s successful operation, and FLIP is getting a jump-start on lifeguard recruitment and training with Lopezians Paul Henriksen and Kathryn Tucker. These community movers and shakers are...
$100,000 Pledge!
We are thrilled to share that Lopezian Inez Black has pledged $100,000 toward our Lopez Community Swim Center ! For more than five years, Inez Black has been a consistent and interested supporter of Friends of Lopez Island Pool (FLIP). Like...
FLIP CONTINUES TOWARD SWIM CENTER GOAL!
The COVID crisis has caused many things in our lives to be postponed. And although activities like swimming at state park beaches, community pools, and boating may be off the table for many of us this summer, this doesn't negate the critical need for a place where our...
Behind the Scenes of a $100,000 Pledge
By Carolyn McGown (FLIP volunteer and former Board member) A wonderful part of FLIP’s progress in 2019 was an unexpected $100,000 pledge for the creation of a scholarship fund that will ensure all Lopez Island kids have access to the pool and to swim lessons,...
Exciting news! Surprise Gift!
We are blown away by a recent anonymous stock donation worth over $500,000! We feel so honored by the support that keeps coming in from this amazing community! This is one more BIG step forward on the path to completion of a year-round swim center … the path towards a...
Senator Lovelett Makes a Splash
Banners went up on Pool Lane on summer solstice to welcome Senator Liz Lovelett and her legislative assistant Jordan Kronen. The Senator had asked to visit the site of the Community Swim Center, after securing $1 million dollars from the 2019 state capital budget for...
LOPEZ SWIM CENTER AWARDED $1 MILLION FROM STATE
Hold onto your swim caps…. we are excited to share that late Sunday night the 2019 Washington State Capital Budget, passed by the Senate and House of Representatives, included a $1,000,000 award for the Lopez Island Swim Center!!! Freshman Senator Liz Lovelett from...
FREE Family Swim event for ALL Lopezians! Come make a SPLASH with FLIP
You’re invited to Fidalgo Pool in Anacortes on Saturday, May 4th from 3PM to 5PM for a FREE Family Swim! Yes, the BIG slide and diving boards will be open! Yes, there will be the swinging ball and toys galore! Yes, we will have an adult area open. And, the balcony...
LOPEZ STUDENTS SPEAK UP FOR SWIMMING
Experiencing civics in action, 38 Lopez students went to Olympia to further their understanding of state government and to meet their elected representatives. Sen. Lovelett, Rep. Lekanoff and an aide from Rep. Morris’ office closely listened to why the kids are so...
FLIP Annual Appeal is a Success!
FLIP sends love and a BIG Thank YOU! Your donation towards FLIP’s Annual Appeal helped FLIP exceed our goal of $95,000. With great excitement and even greater gratitude, we want to share that the community raised $97,167 during this campaign! We are SO thankful for...
Kids on Boats
“Baby Zada Grey wears a life jacket to keep her safe when she’s on her parents’ boat. Lots of local kids who can’t swim spend time on boats around the islands. As Larry Berg, Lopez School coach says, “We have water all around us. Our kids are out on the water and...
Join the wave along with over 600 supporters!
Josh lives on Lopez and wants to learn to swim! Over 55% of our elementary students need life jackets when swimming and only 9% are water competent per Red Cross standards. Lopez kids WILL learn to swim when the pool becomes a reality. As local parent Carolyn McGown...
Mountain of Dirt!
Friends of Lopez Island Pool is postponing the Appreciation Celebration event that was planned for October. This is due to the reality that the site may not be safe because of its current condition and technical uses with the permits. But, how about that mountain of...
Summary of Town Hall Meetings
FLIP recently held two Town Hall Meetings which brought out over sixty people, all eager to learn about what’s happening with The Swim Center. We want everyone to have up-to-date information on the project so we invite you to enjoy this summary of the meetings! The...
See Pool Plans at Sept. 9th Town Hall Meeting!
If you did not attend our first Town Hall Meeting, your second chance is coming up! Town Hall Meeting #2 will be this Sunday, Sept. 9th at 4pm at the Lopez Community Center. Come get your burning questions quenched with up to date and exciting news, straight...