Lopez Kids Swim Days 2016
It was not a surprise that the Lopez Kids Swim Days on June 1st & 2nd at the Fidalgo Pool in Anacortes was a great success once again! We met our goal to get kids K-5 in the water swimming and having a splashing good time! This year we had over 100 kids in the...
And the winners are – The Sullivan family of Lopez Island!
Congratulations! The Sullivan family won two seats, two days, three nights at the US Olympic Swim Trials, June 30 and July 1! AND THE WINNER IS: Lopez Island's Lisa Braun, shown here with her husband Kevin Sullivan and children Gardner and Addie. Addie and her Dad...
What’s Up With the Lopez Pool?
The Swimmer's Dream Raffle for the 2016 USA Olympic Swim Trials was drawn yesterday...stay tuned, we will be announcing the winner soon! Good things are happening behind the FLIP sign on Center Road. Momentum is building rapidly. The goal of the Friends of Lopez...
FLIP Raffle – Win Olympic Swim Trials Package for Two!
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...
Together we can MAKE AN IMPACT!! GiveBIG on May 3 and 4!
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...
The Next BIG Phase
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...
FLIP in the 4th of July parade!
We all had a great time celebrating the 4th of July with our FLIP float!
Kids Swim – May 2015 – Photos
FLIP has a new Facebook Page!
Friends of Lopez Island Pool has a new Facebook page! Find us at www.facebook.com/LOPEZFLIP --by Micki Ryan
Join the Seattle Foundation Campaign to Support FLIP
The Seattle Foundation's campaign helps to inspire people to give generously to nonprofit organizations who make our region a stronger, more vibrant community for all. Click here for FLIP's Donation Page.
Board Picnic on Pool Property – May 2014
May 22, 2014 Board Picnic on Pool Property, inviting new ideas and possibilities. Present were Linda Barton, President; Robin Bergstrom, VP; Lori Taylor, Treasurer; Micki Ryan, Secretary; guests Asha Lela, Paul Henricksen, Larry Eppenbach, Sarah Eppenbach, Bill...
Scenes from Lopez Kids Will Swim, May 28 2014
FLIP Swim Days Opportunity
Hi, Swimmers, Please see the poster (below) for information regarding our Lopez Swim Days in May. This is our third annual trip for the Lopez Elementary School children to the Fidalgo Pool in Anacortes. We know how important it is for children to be "water safe" and...
Farmer’s Market
Summer Saturdays at the Lopez Farmer’s Market FLIP booth are always busy! Local residents and tourists alike are very supportive of FLIP’s efforts to bring an aquatic center to the island. Many purchase FLIP t-shirts and donate money to help in the drive to pay for...
GOT POOL? NOT YET!
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...
Lopez School Swim Trips
Beginning in May, 2012, FLIP started a tradition of taking the Lopez elementary school kids to Fidalgo Pool for a day of swimming. Kids who don’t normally get the chance to swim love the opportunity – but this event most importantly shows the need for our Lopez kids...
Friends of Lopez Island Pool: What are they up to NOW?
May 13, 2011 It has been three years since FLIP incorporated as a non-profit organization, revitalizing community pool interest going back 15 years. With each step toward building an aquatic center for Lopez we have offered a swim-related fun program for the...
Group formed to make community swimming pool a reality
Posted in the Islands Weekly Aug 21, 2007 Aquatic exercise classes for seniors, a high school swim team, swimming lessons for infants and toddlers -- those are all activities that the newly formed Initiate Swimming committee has taken into consideration. This newly...