28 January 2008
Re: The LAWPC Annual Fund
Dear Los Angeles Water Polo Club Family:
2007 was another exciting year for the LAWPC! Our Premier League Squad captured their 2nd consecutive and 3rd overall Premier League Division I Championship in last spring with a narrow 12-11 victory over rival Long Beach Shore. LAWPC Coach Brett Ormsby scored the game winner with just 44 seconds left on the clock and was named the Best Offensive Player of the Championship. The club is looking towards a threepeat this year with another strong contingent of athletes, including 6 National Team Members and some of our top 18U players, battling the best in the country.
This summer saw LAWPC place 4 teams in the top 6 of their
respective age groups at the 2006 Junior Olympics Championship. The Club sent 10 teams and over 132 athletes to the event in
the Bay Area. We are looking forward to another strong showing this summer in
Orange County as the Club hopes to add to its 6 National Championships.
Over 150 young men recently tried out for the Coastal California Zone Olympic Development Camp with an impressive group of 7 LAWPC athletes being named to the Junior (1991 &1992) Training Team and 6 others tabbed for the Youth (1993 & Younger) Division. In all, the Club accounted for more than 20% of the athletes selected for the Olympic Development Program this year. We have high hopes for an equally impressive showing on the womenÕs side as they take to the water in March. LAWPC saw 9 of its athletes from similar Zone Teams advance to the USA National Cadet and Youth Rosters in 2007, and we are of to a good start for another strong showing at the National level this year.
The strength of Los Angeles Water Polo Club is also
demonstrated by the number of club athletes who are playing collegiate water
polo this year. There are 56 men
and women that once wore the LAWPC cap on NCAA rosters across the country.
Check out ÒLAWPC Goes off to CollegeÓ on the web site.
The LA Water Polo Club continues to strive to provide the
best coaching for all levels of its members and is pleased to have Olympian and
current National Team member Brandon Brooks and former National Team member
Matt Flesher continue their skills clinics for us. And we are once again pleased to have Richard Corso, former
head coach for the USA MenÕs Olympic Team and currently the head coach for the
University of California WomenÕs Team, continuing his association with LAWPC
with his invaluable clinics.
These are just a few highlights from this last year, and we should all take a great deal of pride in the continued growth and success of our Club. These accomplishments are a result of the hard work of the players and coaches and the loyal support of Los Angeles Water Polo Club families. LAWPC has identified five areas of focus to continue to
build on in 2008:
Recognizing that providing some of these opportunities requires
funding beyond the normal membership fees LAWPC has established the Los
Angeles Water Polo Club Annual Fund and has raised more than $25,000 annually through the
generosity of the LAWPC families. In an effort to continue to improve the LAWPC and provide the finest
opportunities for our members the Board has decided to continue this
fundraising effort for the 2008 year.
I am pleased to announce that each member of the Board of
Directors has already pledged to contribute to the fund and that each member of
the Coaching Staff has agreed to contribute in kind with private lessons for
LAWPC families contributing at Olympic Ring, Gold and Silver levels. I believe that this participation
reflects the belief of these groups in the importance of the Annual Fund to
meeting our goals.
It is my sincere hope that we will also have 100%
participation in this program from our LAWPC families, and of course all
donations are tax deductible. On
behalf of the Board of Directors, I want to encourage you to be as generous as
you can since all of the funds are being used to support the club that is
playing an important role in the development of your children.
Thank you for your continued support of the Los Angeles
Water Polo Club!
Sincerely,
The LAWPC Board of Directors
Manny Gonzalez – President
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The Los Angeles Water Polo Club 2008 Annual Fund
Yes, I wish to support the
Los Angeles Water Polo Club 2008 Annual Fund (Tax ID # 95-4266783) at the
following level:
Address________________________________ Phone
Number________________
____ Olympic Rings (gifts of
$2500 or more) ____ Bronze Medal (gifts of
$250-$499)
____ Gold Medal (gifts of
$1000-$2499) ____ Friend of
LAWPC (gifts up to $249)
____ Silver Medal (gifts of
$500-$999)
PayPal donations can be made by clicking the "DONATE" button below:
OR Please make all checks payable to Los Angeles
Water Polo Club.
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Recognition
Contributors at all levels
will receive recognition on the Los Angeles Water Polo Club web site. Be sure
to list your name above as you wish it to appear on the web site.
PRIVATE LESSONS
Contributors at the Olympic
Rings Level will also receive 2 hours of private instruction from the LAWPC
Coach of their choice.
Contributors at the Gold
Level will also receive a 1 hour private instruction from the LAWPC Coach of
their choice.
Contributors at the Silver
Level will also receive an invitation to attend their choice of one of two 2
hour private skills clinics (one for the novice/intermediate level and one for
the advanced level) to be put on
by the LAWPC Coach staff.
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