Monday Message

May 15, 2023

DAM Big Day of Fishing

Head Coach's Message

Thank you to everyone who made generous donations to the club last week! It was amazing to see all the support from so many people. DAM is truly a special organization and a lot of it has to do with our amazing members. These donations will help keep things running smoothly for the foreseeable future. 

As of today, we have $19,000 net in donations, which far exceeds our goal of $15,000. There are many people who worked hard to make this happen and I am grateful to see DAM's spirit in action. Big shout out to all the volunteers who helped out and Sharon Blaha who organized this awesome event!

Coach Matt

mzachan@damfast.org

What's the Story on the Octopus?

Pat Long's picture with the octopus on his lap raised some questions. In case you missed it, Pat Long handles course setup at the Berryessa swim, and his picture for donations, showed him in his boat with an octopus. The octopus was found in one of his crab traps. Seems as though some people were curious about the outcome for the octopus. In hopes of settling any concern for the octopus, Pat assures us that the octopus was set free and returned safely to the ocean. Jackie Romo donated $50 to DAM for the octopus, just to make sure. 

Moral to the story? DAM cares. 

Lake Berryessa 39th Open Water Swim

Thanks to everyone who has already signed up for volunteer jobs. We have several areas that are not yet filled. Friday volunteers help set up tents, tables, and chairs. Consider helping at the start, where you will manage swimmers as they enter the water. Volunteers at the finish collect timing chips and celebrate with swimmers as they complete the race. Volunteers at body marking hand out timing chips and mark numbers on swimmers’ arms. First aid volunteers assist swimmers as needed. We are still looking for water safety volunteers to ensure a safe swim for everyone. We always need help loading the truck at the lake and unloading the truck at Civic Pool.

Sign up for a volunteer job and time slot:

• Follow this link to volunteer at Berryessa. 
• Scan the QR code to go right to the registration page.
•  NEW! Sign up at Civic Pool on the poster on the window.

If you have questions contact Kathy Gill.

Thanks,

Kathy

kmgill135@gmail.com

Berryessa Volunteers

If you have already volunteered to work at Berryessa, please let us know what size t-shirt you would like. If you do not let us know we cannot guarantee you will get your size.

Please email Sharon Blaha before noon tomorrow, 5/16. 

The t-shirts are unisex/men's sizes so tend to run a little large.

Unisex/Men's sizes:
S, M, L, XL, 2XL, 3XL
50/50 cotton/poly

Competitions

Please see the list of competitions below. We have some open water and pool options for you in the near future. If you have any questions about competitions, don't hesitate to reach out.

• 2023 Lake Berryessa Open Water Swim

• • Date: 6/3/23

  • Location: Steele Canyon RV Resort, Lake Berryessa

  • Click HERE to register and for more information

  • Don't forget to purchase your parking pass!! You need to purchase and print out your parking pass prior to arriving at the campsite. Click HERE to purchase your pass.
    

• Quicksilver Fast and Free LCM Meet

• • Date: 6/17/23

  • Location: Gunderson High School, San Jose

  • Click HERE to register and for more information 

• Silver State LCM Meet

• • Date: 7/9/23

  • Location: Carson City, Nevada

• PacMasters LCM Championship

• • Date: 7/21/23 - 7/23/23

  • Location: Miwok Aquatic Center, Novato, CA

• Santa Cruz Open Water Weekend

• • Date: 7/29/23 - 7/30/23

  • Location: Cowell Beach, Santa Cruz, CA

DAM Board Meeting

The next DAM Board meeting will be on Tuesday, June 13, at 6:30PM in the Brady Building.

DAM Birthdays 

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