Forest Hollow Swim Club

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Forest Hollow Swim Club

2008 Fees Due By May 3
Pool Phone [phone] www.foresthollow.com
WELCOME BACK! The Forest Hollow Swim
Club board welcomes you for the 2008 summer swim
season. Recently the board has been joined by
Brian Wallace as club treasurer replacing
Margaret Masters. The board wishes to thank
Margaret for her time and efforts on behalf of
Forest Hollow. As in the past several years,
changes continue in both the facilities and the
operations of our club. By opening day you will
note that our parking lot has been repaved and
sealed. We felt that it was time to make this
needed improvement and circumstances allowed the
project to be done at a favorable cost. We will
continue to make various cosmetic changes to help
improve our physical infrastructure.
Financially, Forest Hollow remains stable while
maintaining enough reserves to cover most
contingencies that may occur during the summer.
Nevertheless, the Board has chosen to make a
major change in the way that we assess our annual
fees. Several factors pushed us in this
direction. First, the Fair Minimum Wage Act of
2007 raised our 2007 operating expenses by nearly
10 percent. Additional increases scheduled to
take effect in 2008 and 2009 will have similar
impacts on our annual labor costs. Similarly,
estimates of the revenues needed to continue our
plans to maintain and improve the physical
infrastructure pushed us in the direction of
these changes. We also felt it was time to
provide a measure of relief to our senior
members, most of whom have been loyal, long term
members with no children at home now. Charging
them the same fees as a family of 5 seemed
unreasonable. Finally, all of the preseason work
over the last decade has been done by a handful
of families. Many of these now have all of
their children in college and beyond. In order
to ensure that all of the necessary work is done
and that the burden is shared equally, the board
has chosen to impose an annual 50 maintenance
fee. This year it will not be possible to work
that fee off we will revisit that issue in
future years. (FYI similar graduated fee
schedules are already in place at Lincolnia Park,
Sleepy Hollow Rec. and Annandale Swim Club.
Overall, Forest Hollows fees under the new
schedule are equal to or lower than theirs.)
Finally, as always, we welcome an expression of
interest from anyone who wishes to take on one of
the Board positions, including president, vice
president, and secretary.
Brian
Johnson
Hours of Operation MAY 24 - 25 11AM - 9PM MAY
26 11AM - 8PM MAY 27 - JUNE 16 MON -
THURS - 3PM - 8PM FRI - 3PM - 9PM SAT -
11AM - 9PM SUN - 11AM - 8PM JUNE 17 - SEPT
1 11AM - 9PM JULY 4 11AM - 6PM SEPT 1
11AM - 6PM Special Hours SUN's - Adult Only
Swim 9AM - 11AM SAT's -
Noodle Night 6PM - 9PM Please
Note JUNE 14, 21, 28, JULY 19 Pool Opens _at_
Noon -after swim meet. JUNE 16, JULY 2, 7,
21 Pool Closes _at_ 4PM -to prepare for
swim meet. More than 130 young people,
representing more than a third of our member
families, participate in swim team activities,
encouraging not only healthy bodies but community
spirit. All members are invited to come watch or
volunteer in support of our swim team.

Volunteer Pool Board President - Brian
Johnson 703-941-4992 Vice-President -
Harriet Sopher 703-256-2836 Membership -
Jonathan Betty Jo Lash
571-481-1053 Secretary -
Susan Labarca 703-642-1155 Treasurer -
Brian Wallace 703-914-0750
Swim Team Reps - Nancy Jessen
703-624-2956 Mary Johnson
703-941-4992 Pool Operations - Allen Martin
703-642-6352
SCHOOL'S OUT PARTY June 17 Noon-3pm This is a
fun time for all member kids to celebrate the
beginning of summer. Guests of members are
welcome _at_ 5.00 each. Hotdogs and drinks
provided. Please bring a kid friendly dish to
share.
We are in looking for a few fun-loving
people to organize parties for the pool. If you
have a party spirit, find a couple of friends and
offer to coordinate one of our social events.
We need help planning the schools out party
and a mid-season party. Call Susan Labarca to
get a party started. 703-642-1155.
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Dues for 2008 season Shareholder
Family of 4 or less 380 Family of 5
390 Family of 6 or more
400 (A persons a person no matter how
small!) Senior single 225
Senior couple 250 (Senior is age
65 and up) Inactive Fee 50
Summer Member
Family of 4 or less 450 Family of
5 470 Family of 6 or
more 480 ½ summer
350 (5/24-7/12 or 7/13-9/1) Late fee
after May 3 25 2008 Maintenance Fee 50
for each Shareholder or Summer Member. (½ Summer
Member is 25.00. ) For those families new to
Forest Hollow this year who purchase a pool
share, the Maintenance Fee is waived for 2008.
One day guest passes for guests of members are
5.00 each.
Membership Jonathan and Betty Jo Lash are our
membership chairpersons. Feel free to contact
them regarding any membership questions. They can
be reached by calling our membership phone
number 571-481-1053. Membership Policy
Overview Forest Hollow Swim Club is a non-profit
corporation funded solely by its shareholders and
the sale of summer memberships. To become a
shareholder of FHSC you must obtain a pool share.
Shares are available through the Board for 250
or from current members who wish to sell their
share. Previous summer members may obtain a
share from the board for a reduced rate of 200.
There is a maximum of 300 shares
available--summer memberships fill any vacancies.
If FHSC reaches the maximum number of
shareholders, no summer memberships will be
available. To ensure your membership, become a
FHSC shareholder. Our Membership Chair
maintains a list of current members who wish to
sell their share. The buyer and seller negotiate
the price, which does not include annual dues.
Please see the chart in the upper left box of
this page for information on dues for 2008.
Family means only those members of your permanent
household, living at the same address. (It does
not include family living at a different
address.) Shareholders who want to keep their
share current but do not wish to use the facility
this season are required to pay a 50 annual
inactive fee. The 2008 Maintenance fee is not
required for inactive shareholders. Please
encourage your friends to join Forest Hollow Swim
Club. A solid membership helps to keep down the
cost of annual dues and allows us to maintain our
facility to a high standard.

Guest / Party Policies Forest Hollow Swim
Club welcomes the guests of its members. To
ensure fairness and ease of implementation, every
guest, including houseguests and out of town
guests, is required to have a guest pass. These
can be purchased individually at the front desk
for 5.00, or in books of ten for 40.00.
Guest passes do not have an expiration date, so
if you have some left from previous years, they
can still be used. Forest Hollow Swim Club
members must accompany their guests while at the
pool. Guests must be registered on the sign-in
sheet at the front desk with an emergency phone
number listed. Members of FHSC may use the
facilities for private parties. All parties
require prior approval. A guest list must be
submitted one week in advance. Half of the
pavilion may be used (4 tables).
COST OF
PARTIES 10.00 RESERVATION FEE AND 5.00 PER
NON-MEMBER GUEST. PARTIES OVER 25 REQUIRE
ADDITIONAL LIFEGUARD FEES AND POOL BOARD
APPROVAL. YOUR COST FOR ADDITIONAL LIFEGUARD
FEES WILL BE BASED ON PARY SIZE. NOTIFY US EARLY
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO HOLD A PARTY OF OVER 25.
Party reservation forms are available at the
front desk. Please meet with the Pool Manager
for your reservation.
New Member Incentives If you buy a share from
the pool board this season, youll receive 25
off on this seasons dues. Additionally, any
Forest Hollow Swim Club member that gets a NEW
MEMBER (not previously a summer member) to join
and buy a share from the pool board will receive
25 back on their dues. Recruit a new family who
joins as a full summer member, and you will
receive 10 free guest passes for your good effort.