News from Peninsula Community Center

July 2010 - Happy Independence Day

Happy Fourth of July

This month we celebrate yet another birthday of our great country. I realize it's not Memorial Day, however, we should never forget those who have fought to keep this country independent. Would you join me as we salute those who have served? Let's offer up a word of gratitude, a word of encouragement, and even look for an opportunity to serve those who have served on our behalf. As a way to honor those who serve, please send to Dave Enderby, davee@peninsulacovenant.com, a picture, in a jpeg format, of that special individual, so we can post them on our lobby screen. Our very own Tim Speights, who was a lifeguard and front desk staff, will be deployed off to Afghanistan shortly. Tim, we are praying for your safety.

How would you describe joy? It's a word that really summarizes a whole attitude about how we should live our lives. Most of you have learned that our summer theme is on JOY. The staff is reading a book out of the Bible called Philippians for our reference. For ten weeks we are considering one verse, summarized by one word, which focuses on an aspect of joy. I'd encourage you to speak with our staff members further if you have questions or are wanting more joy in your life.

Please welcome the two summer interns who will be helping out around PCC. They are Christina Congi and Robin Benedict. Christina will be helping out the tennis camp program and Robin will be split between the Bistro and the Front Desk. Give them both a hardy PCC welcome when you see them. I know they would love to meet you.

Did you see that a Marriage workshop is coming to our club? No matter how long you've been married, this workshop is for you. It's for couples only, beginning Saturday, July 17 and continuing through August 28. This is a workshop that is focused solely on your marriage, and is not a group activity. Dinner will be served each night, and childcare is available on our premises. Think of this as a date night with your spouse! Topics are: communication, conflict, forgiveness, sex, emotions, love, and family of origin. The cost per couple is $140 and $175 if you need childcare - a sweet deal! Contact Patsy Owens at 650 365-8094
More information
Click Here to register ONLINE

I love serving you all,

Dan Cornelius, Interim Director

Operationally Speaking

Please help your club out by:

Returning any towels you may have collected in your home. Also, Sunbathers: If you can bring your beach towel to lay out on, that helps us out a lot. Thanks

Air Conditioning

We need to give our systems a fighting chance...Please close windows and doors in rooms when the A/C is on. This includes ALL weight rooms, Bayview Room and Lobby.

Accounting Notes:

There was a small dues increase effective 6/1. Normally you would have seen this increase in April, but we held off this year.

Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) members - Please call Lorraine (x260) in the office BEFORE your credit card number and/or expiration date change so that updates can be made prior to billing on or about the 25th of the month.

All payments are due the 15^th of the month with a 10 day grace period and a late fee will be charged if the payment is not in our office before the 26^th.

Also any changes in your membership must be made in advance of billing to any changes to the membership (removing or adding children, changing class, etc).

Bistro @ PCC is back

Is now serving during lunch hours M-TH and on non-Hot Doggest Fridays in addition to Island Saturday BBQ's. We hope you will enjoy this added amenity and convenience.

Please... Take your cell calls outside

RESPECT THE QUIET ZONES

Summer Special Dates

Treasure Island - 1 to 6pm on: 7/4, 7/17, 8/14 and 8/28 and 9/6

Hot Doggest Nites - 6 pm on: 7/2, 7/16, 7/30, 8/13 and 8/27

Watermelon Wednesdays - 2 pm every: Wed 6/16 to 8/25

Holidays - Fourth of July - Labor Day 9/6

Link to our PCC Google Calendar

Tennis

USTA END OF THE SEASON PARTY
Last Friday, June 25, PCC USTA teams celebrated their season and honored the captains and co-captains of each of our six teams. It was a really enjoyable evening at the beautiful setting of Emerald Lake Country Club. Congratulations to all of our Captains, Co-Captains, and team members on a great season: Eric Morley & Brian McRae (4.5), Marc Manuel (4.0), Don Rust & Perry Thorndyke (3.5), Diane Rogers & Gina Kelley (3.5 1), Karen Spini (3.5 2) and Lisa McKenna (3.0). Our Men's 3.5 and our Women's 3.0 are off to the playoffs, so stay tuned for an update and a season summary next month.

A very special thank you to our own 3.5 player, Peter Keller, who, along with his band The Wildwood Brothers, provided the entertainment that evening. Thanks to Carl Touhey who is on the PCC Tennis Committee and provided the venue for us at the "lake" at no charge. Also thank you to the PCC Tennis Committee for their help in putting on a great event.

Coach Sid

USTA COMBO LEAGUE
Our USTA Combo season is getting under way very soon. This season we will be having both a Men's and Women's team at the 7.5 level. If you are rated 4.0 or under and would like to play in this doubles league please contact the appropriate captain:
Don Rust, donrust@stanford.edu, 261-1549
Cynthia Hunton, cynthiahunton@gmail.com, 365-1549

PCC JUNIORS GO TO ENGLAND
Did you know Coach Sid was invited to run a camp in Somerset, England for some of the players in the National Schools Competition of England? As it works out he is able to bring a team of four PCC juniors to participate in the camp, play a series of Jr. Interclub matches and also attend The Championships - Wimbledon for one day! He is very excited about this opportunity for the PCC Jr. Team. They will be gone from June 30 - July 12.

JUNIOR SUMMER CAMP and PEE WEE SUMMER
Sign-ups have begun for our summer camps. We have full and half day camps running June 21 through August 13. PCC Tennis Camp will prove a fun and exciting camp experience. Excellent and extensive coaching in an extremely caring atmosphere will guarantee progress for each camper regardless of their level of play. Campers attending full or half day weeks will receive a free t-shirt. Specify size on the registration form. Each player will receive a Certificate of Achievement and a tennis progress report upon completion of camp. See the attached flyer for more information.

Summer Camp Session 1

This summer we have a pretty diverse and multicultural coaching staff: Along with our year-round coaches Sid, Paco and José we have Sobhi Ershied (Israel), Henry Mwalwanda (Malawi), Darwin Silva (Uraguay), Kathleen Brandl & Eric Shreve (UC Davis students), and locals Shep Newcomb, Max Siegel, Isaiah Pekary and Martin Pimeniel.

Also this summer we will continue with our Pee Wee Tennis program for kids ages 3-5. See the attached flyer for all the info.

Contact Cheryl at cherylm@peninsulacovenant.com if you need more info.

Swim

Swim Lessons

flyer

Dolphins at USA Swimming Grand Prix Meet

Four members of the PCA Dolphin Swim Team were among more than 600 outstanding swimmers who competed at the Santa Clara International Invitational held from June 18-20. Megan Beach, 17 competed in the 100 & 200 Breaststroke and the 200 & 400 Freestyle. Leah Goldman, 14 competed in the 100 Butterfly. Beach and Goldman were joined by Stephanie Fong and Alexa Strutner in swimming the 400 Medley Relay.

The PCA 400 Medley Relay at the Santa Clara International Grand Prix Meet on 6/20/10
Leah Goldman, Alexa Strutner, Stephanie Fong, Megan Beach w/Coach Knock

PCA's Leah Goldman with Olympic

Gold Medalist Ryan Lochte at the SCSC Meet.

PCA's Megan Beach in the 100

Breaststroke at the International Gran Prix

PCA Dolphins Win Opener

The PCA Dolphins opened their West Bay Swim League Summer season with a victory over the Pacific Athletic Club Panthers on Thursday, June 24^th at Sequoia High School. The Summer League schedule continues with meets on June 29^th versus Covington of Los Altos and July 8^th versus the Menlo Park Mavericks. Over three hundred swimmers are involved in the PCA Dolphin summer program. The Dolphins are the defending WBSL Champions and have won the league for nine of the past ten years.

Fast Times at Burlingame High

Thirty-five members of the PCA Dolphins Select Teams competed in the Long Course (Olympic Size) Pool at Burlingame High School turning in season and lifetime best swims. Many members of the PCA Gold, Silver and Bronze Groups will next compete in the Pacific Swimming Junior Olympics at Campolinda High in Orinda. Their summer goals include qualification for the Far Western Swimming Championships, USA Sectional Championships and the USA National Championships.

Check out the latest PCA Dolphin Swim news at www.pcaswimteam.com

Pool Temperature Goal

During the summer months, our pool draws a lot of attention from a wide variety of members. From the competitive Masters swimmer to the 3-year old blowing bubbles for the first time. With that in mind, we do our best to hit the temperature goal of 82 degrees to accommodate the most people. We take measures to cool the pool on our hotter days in an effort to keep it around 82. Occasionally when heat waves hit us it's difficult to maintain that middle ground temperature but know that we are aware of your desires for a comfortable swim.

The pool stays open!

Good job to all you care givers of the diaper-clad! Please keep up your resolute determination to take your children to the rest room at regular intervals. As you may know, the two pools' filtration systems are connected, so if there is an accident in one, we must close the other one. Hence the critical response time by you or staff to hit the red button on the building adjacent to the baby pool when an accident is discovered.

PCA Masters News

Marvelous Masters Making Moves

Summer is in full swing, and the PCA Masters Swimmers are making the most out of every opportunity. Almost every weekend there is an opportunity to swim in either a pool meet, the lakes, bays, and oceans that surround this beautiful San Francisco Peninsula. We are all very blessed indeed to live, work, and be in community in truly one the best places on earth.

Extreme sports seem to have blossomed as of late, with marathons, ultra marathons, long distance swims, ironman triathlons, century bike rides and beyond, and other grueling events that test the endurance and will of each of the participants. Our PCA Masters Community has a number of these folks that seem to thrive on this type of activity.

In the PCA Masters Community, one such event is on the horizon, as 42 swimmers will be participating in the 34^th Annual Trans Tahoe Invitational Swim on July 17^th. PCA Masters has 7 teams of six people each, swimming across Lake Tahoe from Sand Harbor, Nevada to Lake Forest, CA, just above Tahoe City. What makes this extreme, no wetsuits are allowed in the event, and the water temp this year will likely be in the high 50's to low 60's. Hopefully the latter. With the elevation of 6000ft at lake level, this event challenges all participants significantly. It is a relay, so swimmers alternate their swims across the lake. There is sufficient time to warm the core before having to swim your turn again. The scope of the event may be seen at the Community Center, with the names of the swimmers on display on the wall outside the Weight Room. You may view a slide show on our website, www.pcamasters.com of last years event, to get an idea first hand.

Happy Summer to all, and there is always room in the pool to:

Stay Fit! Have Fun! Get Wet!

Coach Mike, PCA Masters

Fitness

Fitness Spotlight - Diana Mariucci

Diana has been involved with Peninsula Covenant Church since 1987 when her and her husband Tony got married. Tony is in law enforcement and has been a great dad to daughters Whitney 21, Kayla 20, Mallory 19, Olivya 17 and son Marshal 14. The whole family - minus Tony - have worked at PCC, it's a family affair. Diana is a true animal lover with 4 dogs, 3 cats and a pond full of Koi and has had just about everything in between from snakes to ferrets. Diana true love is for horses. She leases a horse named Scotch with her daughter Kayla at Webb Ranch, and also works at Webb. Diana's dream is to own a retirement center for horses, with God's help and Diana's determination it will happen. Diana has felt blessed by God to be a part of PCC in so many ways. She admires and loves the members and staff at PCC and continues with hope and grace to give her all.