Exceeding Expectations
SWIMATHON
On January 23, 2005, nine of the Exceeding
Expectations kids swam as many laps as they could in an hour to raise
money for the program and to try to win a trip to the 2005 Competitor Magazine
award banquet at Sea World in San Diego.
The main purpose of the Swimathon was to boost the kids to a new level of social
skills by having them write letters and make phone calls to get sponsors to
pledge at least 25 cents a lap. The goal was
$3,000, and over 140 people responded and stepped up to
making the pledge.
Well, the results are in:
The kids raised !
Here's how they did, in alphabetical order. (Only the number of laps are shown, not the amount of money each swimmer raised.)
Mikey Arbour * |
75 |
José Lopez |
47 |
Nik Keller * |
73 |
Arturo Orozco * |
50 |
Carlos Orozco |
56 |
Edgar Orozco |
40 |
Angel Ramirez |
80 |
Diego Ramirez |
80 |
Nicholas Samano |
40 |
(* Top three fundraisers - see bottom of page)
Those of you who so generously signed up to sponsor one or more kids will be receiving letters shortly with the exact amount of your pledge, along with instructions for how to send in your money.
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On the following pages we'll show you photos of the kids, the families who came to cheer them on and the terrific volunteers who made this wonderful day happen.
Click here to get started...
* Click here to see the winning kids at the 2005 Competitor Magazine Endurance Awards banquet in San Diego.
Click here to learn more about the Exceeding Expectations
program.