Good morning, Dolphins! 

Happy meet day! I'm so excited to face down the Ansley Sharks with the best team in the league! The Preliminary Heat Sheet will be e-mailed out this afternoon, but ahead of that e-mail, I wanted to communicate logistics for this evening. 

Timeline
4:00 PM - Home and Visiting Team Volunteers and coaching staff arrive to set bullpen locations. Dolphin Check In will be at the Towel Shack! 
4:15 PM- Home and Visiting Swimmers check in at their bullpens. Volunteer Check-in begins. Dolphin 6U-10U bullpens will be located on the dining deck, 12U-14U will be located under the pergola near the rear of the deck! 
4:30 PM - Dolphins begin warm up.
5:00 PM - Sharks begin warm up.
5:25 PM - National Anthem, Druid Hills Team Cheer, Ansley Team Cheer
5:30 PM - Meet begins!
Event 26 - Second Shift volunteers take over from First Shift Volunteers! 
9:30 PM (approximately) - Meet Ends!

Food:
Our Dolphin Buffet will be available for dinner beginning at 5:30 PM and will be available until 9:30 PM. 

Food options will include:

BBQ Chicken, Pulled Pork with BBQ Sauce, Chicken Fingers, Broccoli, Mac and Cheese, Baked Beans, Coleslaw, Fruit, Salad, Potato Salad, Corn on the Cobb, and Sugar Cookies

A Beverage Station will be available for all swimmers. This will include Lemonade and Sweet/Unsweet tea. All swimmers will have access to our ice/water machine to refill their water bottles!

Parking:

While both the DHGC Parking Lot and the parking lot at the Fernbank Museum (767 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA 30307) will be open for parking, we anticipate heavy traffic and potential parking issues. It is recommended that attendees carpool, rideshare or walk if at all possible. To access the Fernbank Museum parking lot, take the first right upon driving into the museum facility. We will have shuttle service running from Fernbank to carry parents and swimmers to the DHGC Pool Deck throughout the evening, though if you are walking across the road it is highly encouraged that you utilize the crosswalk.

Emergency Plan and Weather Locations:

Should an emergency occur, we will have an EMT on premises. Our First Aid box and AED are located in our towel shack. Please alert a DHGC staff member if 911 needs to be called or has already been called, so we can alert the Security Team to guide the ambulance to the pool.

We will monitor all possible weather situation through ThorGuard: http://dhgc.thormobile14.net/

Should inclement weather occur, we will be utilizing the following locations within the DHGC Clubhouse to shelter the storm:

The Ansley Sharks will shelter in our Grand Ballroom.

The Dolphins will be divvied between Lullwater, Dogwood, and Director's Room- with 6U through 10U in Dogwood, 12U-14U in Lullwater, and overflow in the Director's Room.

General Reminders:

• Towel service will not be provided, please bring at least two towels, non-electronic games for the bullpens, and healthy snacks.
• Sunscreen is available for purchase at our towel shack.
• Our Chairman, Ken Lovic, will be bringing our Team T-shirts to the meet and handing them out to those who have not received them in their bullpens!
  • Ken Lovic will also have the caps that have not been picked up, as well as extras.
• We would like to remind our parents that it is very important that swimmers remain in their Bullpen. You are always welcome to spend time with them there, regardless of whether or not you are volunteering in that bullpen!
• While we understand tonight will be a school night for several folks, please stay for the final relays! We need our swimmers to bring the DOLPHIN SPIRIT and cheer for their teammates, but we also often have to pull our friends to compete in the place of those who are absent during those relays!
• Please make sure to bring:
  • Caps
  • Goggles
  • Sun Screen (labeled)
  • Water Bottle (labeled)
  • Nut-Free Snacks
  • Non-Electronic Entertainment for the Bullpen
  • At least two towels (Towels are not provided for meets)
• Wear your Competition Suit!
• You are welcome to stay with your child in their bullpen even if you are not volunteering. Please make sure your child is in their bullpen so our volunteers can mark them and line them up for their events.
• Please Sun Screen your swimmer AFTER they are marked. It is difficult to use a sharpie on already Sun Screened Skin!

Please make sure to join us for awards night tomorrow evening - theme: TO THE STARS! 

The Coaches and I cannot wait to see all of our swimmer families in their Dolphin Best tonight!

GO DOLPHINS!

Robyn Whittemore