by Lisa DiGiorgio | Oct 16, 2016 | News
Aerial View from the Northeast
Here is a 3D aerial view of the property created by our landscape architect, Site Workshop, Inc. Pool Lane connects with Center Road in the bottom left hand corner. This rendering shows the site with outdoor pools. We know the community wants an indoor pool facility for year-round use! What might that look like? We have hired Elizabeth Person (the artist who created the beautiful rendering of Blossom) to create a view of the interior of the pool building. The art is coming in mid-November so keep an eye out for it in a future FLIP Pulse. Thank you for your support!
by Lisa DiGiorgio | Oct 2, 2016 | News
FLIP wants to answer your questions about the pool project and the #1 question is, “What about maintenance costs?” We have an exciting announcement to share that will help answer this! Recently, we just received a gift of $500,000, to be allocated solely to a Reserve Fund for maintenance and operations (M & O). Although the projected M & O budget figures for the indoor facility do not show a shortfall, this fund would cover one. It serves as “insurance” for a sustainable facility.
Our conservative revenue projections (based on stats compiled from the USA Swimming Association, the National Aqua Master Plan Study, Lopez Island demographics and an independent feasibility study completed for FLIP), show that the annual revenues for a year-round pool on Lopez should well exceed annual expenses. The independent study was of eleven pool facilities in Washington that operate in communities of similar size to Lopez. The new maintenance reserve fund and our detailed revenue projections give us more confidence than ever that our pool facility is a wise investment for our community!
In addition, check out our web site’s Building Plans page to learn about our low maintenance pool and bathhouse.
For other questions you may be wondering about, visit our website’s FAQs page at www.lopezislandpool.org.
by Lisa DiGiorgio | Sep 7, 2016 | News
Lopez Pool Site Plan
Imagine yourself turning off of Center Road onto “Pool Lane”! We are so fortunate to have the landscape architecture firm of Site Workshop of Seattle collaborating with Boundary Water, Inc. of Lopez to come up with the best site plan for our 2 1/2 acre lot. Thanks to their expertise, everything fits! Hard work and steady progress, like this site plan, bring us ever closer to the reality of a pool on Lopez. Click to enlarge the map.
by Lisa DiGiorgio | Aug 16, 2016 | News
2016 RIO Olympics – Katie Ledecky
WOW….Have you been watching the Rio Olympics? The U.S.A. has won 33 medals in swimming! 16 Gold, 8 Silver and 9 Bronze! Michael Phelps ends his career at age 31 with 23 Gold medals, 5 Gold and 1 Silver at these Olympics. Katie Ledecky won 4 Gold and 1 Silver with her perfect stroke. Nathan Ryan from WA State won 2 Golds and 2 Bronze. With the Olympics and the hot weather, many of us are thinking we’d rather be swimming right now! Since that’s not an option for most of us, try the next best thing – head to the Lopez Village Market, grab a cold drink and checkout the new FLIP bulletin board display showcasing the latest site plan and artist’s conception of the pool. Take a moment to imagine what it will be like when our community crosses the finish line and a pool on Lopez becomes reality.
by Lisa DiGiorgio | Jul 6, 2016 | News
Chinc Clark Spirit Award
2016 Lopez Island Parade
Did you see our float at Lopez Island’s 4th of July Parade? FLIP’s Float was a BIG hit with everyone! Our float won the Chinc Clark SPIRIT Award! One person said, “Chinc would have loved this float”! Carolyn McGown, FLIP’s Public Relations Coordinator, organized four synchronized swimmers to perform a humorous routine to classical music in the back of a truck driven by her husband, Bill. The truck, draped in brilliant blue fabric, sewn by Carolyn to look like water, provided the stage for a lot of fun and public awareness. The swimmer’s (Linda Barton, Lisa DiGiorgio, Carolyn McGown and Ann Pottier) chanted, “Get in Sync with FLIP….Support a Pool on Lopez”! Kids joined the parade as well as Ann Auckland who gave out FREE SWIM passes for Opening Day July 4th 2018!
YES, in 2018 Lopez Will Swim! Our Capital Campaign has officially begun! Use our web site to donate and to keep up on the latest building plans and fundraising goals! Please call Robin Bergstrom, FLIP President, at 468-2253 or complete the ‘contact us form’ on this web site for more information.
by Lisa DiGiorgio | Jun 21, 2016 | News
Lopez Kids Swim Days 2016
It was not a surprise that the Lopez Kids Swim Days on June 1st & 2nd at the Fidalgo Pool in Anacortes was a great success once again! We met our goal to get kids K-5 in the water swimming and having a splashing good time! This year we had over 100 kids in the pool each day, participating from Lopez Island Elementary, Lopez Island Academy and home schooled kids, too! Good news, all the fifth graders passed the swim test this year! Splish Splash and a big CONGRATULATIONS to all the kids! Last, but never least, we are very grateful for ALL those who came together to make this happen….teachers, parents, bus drivers and the many friends of FLIP who contributed to make this event a wonderful time for all! Thank you and Keep on Swimming!
