Planning for the 2014 Gator Swim Team is well under way. The Gators will be reaching out to Gator Parents in the next few months looking for Committee Heads and Volunteers so be thinking about your volunteer specialties.

Our Gator coaching staff is in place and you can learn more about our new and returning coaches on the team website.  We are working with our coaching staff to develop a set of expectations that we believe will build on the success of the past and take our Gator team to a new level. Our coaching team is committed to planning workouts, implementing strategies to improve our children's swimming abilities, and helping every swimmer achieve their swimming goals while making the Gator Swim Team the best part of their summer!

Our Gator Pre-Team has been a great success with our young swimmers and their families and we will be offering it again this year. The pre-team allows an opportunity for kids who are not quite ready for swim competition to develop their swimming skills and participate in the fun of the neighborhood swim team. The goal of the program is to prepare kids to move up to the competition team within the season if they are ready or the following season. The pre-team swimmers will enjoy all of the fun of being a Gator, but will participate in customized practices and will not be expected to compete in meets. More information on the pre-team can be found on the Gator website heritagegreens.rmsl.org .

We traditionally start our season with a Fun Meet, in which just our Gators participate. The Fun Meet this year will be on Saturday May 24. One purpose of our annual Fun Meet is to get the swimmers, families and volunteers familiar with how a meet is run without the added stress of competing against another team for the first time.  Our first meet will be a tri-meet on Saturday May 31. Visit the Gator website heritagegreens.rmsl.org to see a more detailed version of the practice schedule, meet schedule, prelims, finals and social events. We have a couple of social events and activities that have not been finalized but we will update you on those events once we have them confirmed.

Sincerely,

Holly Malcolm  

cell: (303) 808-8682, hggators@gmail.com, Gators Parent Rep

• Click on Tennis, VB & Community Room Reservations to see when these amenities are available, as well as make reservations for tennis or volleyball courts.
• Under Community Room you will find instructions and information on how to reserve the community room for an event.  
• Check out Teen Services to see what services teens are offering around the neighborhood.
• There is also the Find a Sitter page where baby and pet sitters can post their information.  
• The Message Board allows you to post your own message to the neighborhood. Be sure to click My Subscriptions at the top to choose the topics that interest you.
• There is a Classifieds page so feel free to post what you want to sell with a photo. 
• Under HOA Documents you can find all the information you need before making changes to your home, as well as minutes from the board meetings and financials. 
• And don't forget all the information in the Resident Directory. You can search for friends and neighbors by their name or address.

FREE Passport to Health, Continues through Friday, Feb 28, at all South Suburban Recreation Centers.

Don't miss your chance to get your passport and get rewarded for being active and healthy by joining South Suburban's Passport to Health, a FREE fitness and wellness rewards program.  Earn 35 points and you will receive a $10 South Suburban Recreation Gift Card! You will also be entered into a drawing to win a variety of great prizes including a 30-punch pass, 3 month admission pass, 18 holes of golf for 2, one night's stay at the Lone Tree Hotel, 30 minute massage and more! FREE to all patrons. Register at www.sspr.org and receive your Fit Pass. For more information, call 303-347-5999.

Day Camp Fun-Non School Day, Monday, Feb 17, Goodson Recreation Center, 6315 S. University, Centennial, and Lone Tree Recreation Center, 10249 Ridgegate Circle, Lone Tree.

Licensed day care for children ages 5-10 on non-school days. Children will be picked up from Goodson and transported to Lone Tree for daily activities such as swimming, group activities, crafts, daily field trips and more generally between 7-8:30 am. Children will be transported back to Goodson generally between 5-6 pm. Register online at www.sspr.org.  For more information, contact maryk@sspr.org or call 303-708-3518.

Valentine's Day at South Suburban:

Valentine Photo Gift, Saturday, February 8, 2014, 9:30-11:30 am, Douglas H. Buck Community Recreation Center, 2004 W. Powers Ave., Littleton.

Youth ages 8-14 can have their portrait taken by a professional photographer and use the image to make a beautiful keepsake box as a gift or for you. For more information, call 303-347-5999.

Valentine-Cookies, Tuesday, February 11, 1-2:30 pm, Lone Tree Recreation Center, 10249 Ridgegate Circle, Lone Tree,

Make, bake and decorate Valentine cookies, ages 3 ½ -6. For more information, call 303-347-5999.

Valentine's Latin Dance Workshop Friday, February 14, 7:30-9:30 pm at Lone Tree Recreation Center, 10249 Ridgegate Circle, Lone Tree

Valentine's Day special dance event for ages 14-Seniors. Bring your sweetheart and spice things up with some new Latin Dance moves. A rose for every couple.For more information, call 303-347-5999.

Tantalizing Tastes, a Wine Edition, Tues., Feb. 11 from 6-8 pm, Lone Tree Golf Club & Hotel, 9808 Sunningdale, Lone Tree.

The second in a series of Tantalizing Tastes will be held on Tuesday, February 11 from 6-8 pm. It will feature five wines paired with five scrumptious food dishes prepared by Executive Chef Joseph Westley, CEC. Southern Wine and Spirits will supply the wines. Cost is $30 per person. Reservations are required for this limited seating event. Call 303-790-0202 for more information. 

South Suburban Parks and Recreation District is accepting nominations for three Board of Directors positions from qualified members of the community. A South Suburban Board of Directors election for three director positions will be held Tuesday, May 6, 2014. A self-nomination and acceptance form must be filed with South Suburban on or before 5 p.m. February 28, 2014 for inclusion on the ballot. Forms and more information about the election are available from Executive Director David Lorenz, or Deanna Heyn, designated elected official for South Suburban Parks and Recreation, 6631 S. University Blvd., Centennial, 303-798-5131.