In this issue

SAP Tennis Party

PCA Dolphins

Marvelous Masters

Fitness Personal Training

Community Calendar

Clothing Drive for Street Church

Kennedy Christmas Store

Christmas Concert RWC

PCC Calendar

December 2010

Director's Corner

Hello Center Community,

Yes, we only have 24 shopping days left!

My wife came home the other day and said, "People are already camping outside of Target waiting for the sale!"

Seems like we've become so accustomed to the Christmas frenzy and craziness that we hardly stop to ask, "Why are we willing to go through all the madness to give gifts?"

This year's PCC Christmas theme is "Love Gives." The theme comes from the Bible verse, "For God so loved the world that He gave His only Son..." Simply put, the first Christmas gift ever given was given out of God's incredible love for us.

This past month proved that the Center Community is one that gives.

Thanks to your generosity, we raised over $650 for the Street Church Thanksgiving Dinner. Thank you also for the barrels of clothes that you donated for Street Church Thanksgiving Clothes Drive.

This month, we will have more opportunities to give through the Center to those less fortunate than us:

- Kennedy Christmas Store - Give gift cards for Kennedy Middle School families in need. You can help by donating specific gift cards. Grab a gift tag on the tree in the Center Lobby, purchase the gift card at the designated store, and return the gift card to the Center Front Desk.

- link here

- Tim Zimmerman Concert - Enjoy the sounds of the Christmas season while helping raise money for our local schools. In partnership with Serve the Peninsula, PCC has been able to provide PE Programs to over 1500 students. We'd like to do more. See the Front Desk for concert tickets. link here

- Street Church Christmas Clothes Drive - Donate clothes, jackets, blankets, sleeping bags, socks, underwear, all terrain shoes, and toiletries to meet the needs for Street Church. link here

However we give as a Community this year, give because "Love Gives."

Merry Christmas and see you at the Center!

Anthony

P.S. If you are looking for a church to attend a Christmas Eve service this year, PCC will celebrate Christmas Eve with services at 5PM, 7PM, and 9PM.
Go to http://www.wearepcc.com for more information.

Center Members Feedback

From time to time, we receive feedback from members on what they love about the Center. Here are some examples:

Anthony,

I wanted to show my gratitude to PCC and the staff, especially everyone at the front desk Kayla, Julie, and Denise) and the exercise instructors (Debbie and Jo Ann). These people are a true blessing and their joy travels farther than they know.

Debbie and Jo Ann have gotten me better shape in just a few months. The last time I was in this good shape was high school. They have encouraged and challenged us in such positive ways, farther than I thought I could go and it is a joy to be instructed by them. I wanted to acknowledge their valuable talents and spirit. We have the best the peninsula has to offer!

Love in Christ,

Mira Gillet (Charles Gillet's wife)

Eva and Charlie's mom on swim team with incredible coaches.

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Dave, Anthony,

Our 8 yr boys have been swimming in the Ruby group with Kelli Crowley this Fall and have really done well. The workouts are well structured and well rounded with a balance of stroke work and basic fitness training.

I like how Rachael and Kelli start the workout with a brief team meeting to review the training session and have personal contact with each child, answer questions and generally assess the level of motivation and energy. I like how they ask each child to complete the warm up in a consistent way and I appreciate that they adjust the drills and workout to balance the needs of the group and the individual kids. Kelli is really patient, very positive and shows the swimmers that she is observing them, cares about them and wants them to improve every single workout.

Rachael has done a great job trying to get kids of similar skill levels into the same levels so that they can best challenge each other and the coaches can apply the level of instruction that best meets the kids athletic and developmental abilities. We've gotten a lot out of the PCA Swim program and feel that is because of the strong coaching that your program offers.

Thank you for offering these good programs to the children in our community.

Best Regards

Kim Freitas

(mother of Nolan and Galen Topper)

FOR THE TENNIS ENTHUSIAST!

SAP PARTY PACKAGE

Includes:

Tickets to the SAP Semi-Finals*

Transportation on a Party Bus to and from the HP Pavilion with fellow PCCers

Hors D'Oeuvres (bring your own beverage)

Tickets are $62, transportation costs TBD.

*Semi-Finals will be Sat., Feb 12. Contact Sid Newcomb to reserve your tickets.

Only 20 spots available! SidN@PeninsulaCovenant.com

We also have 10 tickets for Wednesday, February 9^th ($48) and another 10 for Friday, February 11^th ($62). Friday night is the quarter finals and a team of OUR juniors will be the ball kids!

USTA Mixed Doubles Teams

We are going to start 2 mixed doubles teams, 8.0 and 7.0. If you would like to play on the 7.0 team, please contact Lisa McKenna at e.mckenna@yahoo.com. For the 8.0 team please contact Sid at sidn@peninsulacovenant.com. Player registration starts December 3^rd.

JUNIOR TENNIS

Our fall Junior Tennis Program will be continuing until December 10, but we are taking sign-ups now for our Winter Junior Tennis Program, starting January 3. click link to our flyer and sign-up by contacting the Front Desk or AlexM@PeninsulaCovenant.com

Coach Paco will be hosting 2 Holiday Junior Camps. Session 1 will be the 20-22^nd and Session 2 will be the 27-29^th. Please see the flyer for more details

PCA Dolphin Swim Team News

Hi PCA Families,

We hope this email finds you well! As we approach Winter Session sign-ups it is important to let you know that this winter PCA will be making some structural changes to its program. Please carefully read over the attached chart letter which explains these changes in depth.

If you have any questions or concerns please email Coach Rachel at rachely@peninsulacovenant.com or Coach Dave Knochenhauer at davek@peninsulacovenant.com.

Thanks and see you at the pool,

Your PCA Dolphin Coaches

PCA Masters Making Waves

On Thanksgiving Day, over 110 swimmers splashed and stroked their way during the First Leg of the holiday Triple Crown Swim event held annually here at PCC. We started at 6am and 8am with the pool at near record population, and all succeeded in their goals they set for themselves this year.

A nice little feast was enjoyed in the lobby, and without exception, all the swimmers were able to eat their way through as much turkey and dressing and desserts knowing full well they started the day with good preparation!!!

As football and conversation and family gatherings dominated the day, a few of the swimmers were seen dozing off a bit as the morning activity took a bit of a toll!!!

The Second Leg of Triple Crown this year occurs on Saturday, Dec 11, with 6am and 9am starts. The pool will be very busy on this day as well, and many of the same folks will be in attendance.

Besides the Triple Crown to focus our energy upon during the month of December, I challenged all the masters swimmers to look to next year and make goals and plans on what events they wanted to participate in and goals they would like to meet. Please give that some thought, and advise me on how you desire to proceed to make that a reality.

Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and may all your wishes come true this season.

Blessings to all,

Coach Mike

Fitness

Looking to shed those last 5 (or 15) pounds? Want a defensive plan against Holiday weight-gain? Coming off an injury but still want to exercise safely?

No? Then give a Gift Certificate to your friend!

A personal training session or package could be that stocking stuffer your unsuspecting friend, spouse or co-worker has always wanted. What says, "I care about you" more than giving a person, Personal Training?

Speaking of Personal Training, please welcome (back) Matt Tarzon to our high powered, positive and experienced Personal Training staff. Say hi to him in the weight room or in the pool. Glad to have you back, Matt

Didn't know we had Personal Training? Check out the trainers below and give them a call or email.

Jennifer Griffin

FITNESS IS A WAY OF LIFE THAT CAN EMPOWER ONE PHYSICALLY AND MENTALLY

Jennifer is a Certified Personal Trainer through NSCA and has been working in the area since 2001. She also has 4 years of experience in the field of Physical Therapy. Jennifer has competed as a top age-group triathlete, ultramarathon runner and is a three time Ironman finisher. With her experience as an athlete and knowledge of body mechanics, Jennifer can design a safe and effective program to help you reach your fitness goals.

SPECIAL AREAS OF EXPERTISE:

Sports Performance & Conditioning, Strength & Flexibility, Injury Prevention & Rehabilitation

Debby Stimmler-Coupland

EXCELLENCE IN PERSONAL TRAINING - FITNESS IS THE KEY TO QUALITY OF LIFE!

If you have health and fitness, you have the ability to jump forward in everything you do. Take every workout like it is your gold medal challenge. My goal as a Personal Trainer is to design, build and innovate exercise programs for all populations. I strive to educate all of my personal training clients as I believe KNOWLEDGE IS POWER! FEEL THE POWER!

SPECIAL AREAS OF EXPERTISE:

Strength and Endurance, PiYo, Aqua and Sport Specific Training.

Monique Story

EXERCISE, GOOD NUTRITION, AND LOTS OF LAUGHTER BRING PEACE, JOY AND GOOD HEALTH.

Monique has her SCW ACE and AFAA certifications. She is passionate about helping people improve their overall health through fitness and nutrition. She is a Certified Personal Trainer, Yoga and Pilates Instructor, and gives Weight Room orientations as PCC's Membership Liaison. She is committed to expanding her knowledge and experience through continuing education seminars in order to better serve her clientele. Regardless of your age or ability, Monique can create a well-rounded fitness program tailored to your needs, by combining strength, core, cardio and flexibility training, with her fun and energetic style. Monique can assist you in improving your health and well-being. She has enjoyed working with our members at PCC since 2002.

SPECIAL AREAS OF EXPERTISE:

Strength and Flexibility Training, Pilates, Yoga, Senior Fitness, Nutrition and Weight Control.

AFAA, ACE and SCW certified. BS/Long Island University

Matt Tarzon

Matt is an NASM Certified Personal Trainer and Corrective Exercise Specialist. He has a Bachelor's of Science in Sports and Health Sciences, with a concentration on Sports Medicine. He has been working in personal training since 2007, working with a wide range of clients. His education and experience have allowed him to assist clients with general fitness, sport specific training, weight loss, injury prevention, injury recovery and muscle imbalance correction.

SPECIAL AREAS OF EXPERTISE:

Sport specific training, weight loss, injury prevention, injury recovery

FREE Weight Room Orientations w/ Monique:

Thurs.,Dec. 2 @ 9:45,

Sat., Dec. 4 @ 10:45, and

Wed.,Dec. 8 @ 10:00.

Fitness Success Story

Monique has really changed my attitude towards staying in shape. Our sessions are fun, demanding, full of variation and provide me with a whole new spectrum of ways to both build strength and stay fit. She takes full interest in what I eat, how much sleep I get, how often I get exercise and exactly what kind of exercise I do. With Monique, you're on the path to a better life.

Juha

Turkey Drive Results

Thanks to all the members and PCA swimmers who contributed nearly $800 to those in need on Thanksgiving! What a wonderful success. Please know you feed hundreds of people.

Community News

Live at the Fox Theater Downtown Redwood City

(Jefferson & Broadway)

Peninsula Community Center

3623 Jefferson Ave. Redwood City,

California 94062

650-364-6272
www.peninsulacommunitycenter.com
Community Center Board

Rachel Holt - chair,

Stan Johnson, Julie Anderson,

Buck Ellis and Jen Atkins.

Save 100%*	Membership drive Begins December 1st download an application today!
Offer Expires: 1/31/2011 or sooner if waiting list is formed *Discount is on registration fee of Full, Swim/Fitness or Group X memberships