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Dive-in to a great event and sign up today! Join as a participant in this year's annual Lap-A-Thon and raise money for our team! You can set goals for yourself and share with all your family and friends to gain pledges.

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It is time for our 4th annual Lap-A-Thon and we are doing things a bit different this year! Many people are familiar with “walk-a-thons,” or “read-a-thons,” but a lot of people have yet to learn about a “lap-a-thon.” Basically, the concepts are the same. Participants rally sponsors to pledge a donation for each lap they swim on the day of the event. Sponsors can pledge by the lap (e.g. $0.50 per lap) or a flat donation (e.g. $50). We consider a "lap" a swim from one end to the other end of a 25yd pool. Each swimmer will be given a set amount of time 30 - 40mins to complete his/her laps.

Swimmers can raise donations in a lump sum or "by the lap". Families can come to support their swimmers and take part in other activities on land including games, prizes, and a photo booth!

Details:

4th ANNUAL HIGHLAND PARK LAP-A-THON 2024

• WHEN: Saturday, June 22, 2024 (9:00am – 11:00am)
• WHERE: 135 Mirrowood Lane, Johns Creek, GA 30005

There again will be specific time slots for each age group on the day of the event to see how many laps you can swim during your assigned time frame. Swimmers will not be expected to swim this entire time as there will be 30min to 45min time blocks for each of our age groups. These time slots will be determined based on the number of participants who sign up and shared as we get closer to our event.

This is Highland Parks biggest fundraiser to date. Our Fundraising Goal for 2024 is $5,000! 

Highland Park Swim Team is a registered non-profit 501(c)(3); public charity 509(a)(2).

HOW MANY LAPS CAN YOU SWIM?

There will be specific time slots for each age group on the day of the event to see how many laps you can swim during your assigned time frame. These time slots will be communicated once we have our participation counts for swimmers.

HOW TO REGISTER:

Each participant will need to RSVP on the calendar page for the Lap-A-Thon here: LINK TO RSVP

SECURE PLEDGES

After you have registered your swimmers, now is the time to start getting and securing your pledges for the Lap-a-Thon! These can be per-lap based or flat pledges to make the process even simpler.

The great part is it is all digital. Be sure to get out there and start collecting PLEDGES (per lap) and/or a FLAT FEE donation. It can be done through text, social media, or simply by sharing this information. All pledges and donations should be turned in by the end of the Lap-A-Thon on Saturday, June 22nd.

PRIZES

The top overall swimmer & top overall pledge earner will have a chance to win some cool grand prizes. In order to win, pledges and donations must be secured at the time of the event. Additionally, we'll have some smaller prizes that swimmers may win also.  Come stop by the EVENT TENT to see if you have won anything and to also receive your SWIM ATLANTA tattoo.

• Our top pledge earner will receive a credit towards the 2025 swim year for Highland Park Swim Team & a Mizuno Swim Bag by Reddiset Swim Shop!
• Our top swimmer in total laps will receive a new pair of Waterproof - Bone Conduction Headphones by PHLEX

Pledges can be provided in one of two ways:

1. FLAT RATE DONATION: Donors can provide a flat lump sum pledge right here using this campaign pages payment option here: https://www.paypal.com/donate?campaign_id=LC6T22AEWH5QJ
2. PLEDGE (PER LAP): provide a pledge to pay a rate per lap that the swimmer completes during the event by using the link provided here: http://tiny.cc/Lap-A-Thon_2024

If the sponsor elects to pledge p/lap using the link above, you will receive an invoice from Highland Park Swim Team following the conclusion of the event.

Your previous pledges and donations helped tremendously in being able to meet our goals and upgrade much needed equipment. We continue to look for ways we can make upgrades within the team as we can to improve our team’s equipment. Items we are looking into are replacing backstroke flags, misc. signs, meet starting/timing systems, college scholarships, etc.

We will again have Swim Atlanta and Reddiset as local sponsors, so we can supply rewards, prizes, gift cards, giveaways, and even a chance to receive credit towards your 2025 registration.

Every pledge makes a difference. Again, thank you for your continued support as we attempt to further grow the overall success of our Highland Park Swim Team.