Board Picnic on Pool Property – May 2014
May 22, 2014 Board Picnic on Pool Property, inviting new ideas and possibilities. Present were Linda Barton, President; Robin Bergstrom, VP; Lori Taylor, Treasurer; Micki Ryan, Secretary; guests Asha Lela, Paul Henricksen, Larry Eppenbach, Sarah Eppenbach, Bill...
Scenes from Lopez Kids Will Swim, May 28 2014
FLIP Swim Days Opportunity
Hi, Swimmers, Please see the poster (below) for information regarding our Lopez Swim Days in May. This is our third annual trip for the Lopez Elementary School children to the Fidalgo Pool in Anacortes. We know how important it is for children to be "water safe" and...
Farmer’s Market
Summer Saturdays at the Lopez Farmer’s Market FLIP booth are always busy! Local residents and tourists alike are very supportive of FLIP’s efforts to bring an aquatic center to the island. Many purchase FLIP t-shirts and donate money to help in the drive to pay for...
GOT POOL? NOT YET!
GOT POOL? NOT YET! WHAT’S THE STORY ON A POOL FOR LOPEZ? In 2013, the Friends of Lopez Island Pool hired Capital Campaign Planning Consultant Brent Hafele to prepare a funding feasibility study from interviews with islanders familiar with guiding large community...
Lopez School Swim Trips
Beginning in May, 2012, FLIP started a tradition of taking the Lopez elementary school kids to Fidalgo Pool for a day of swimming. Kids who don’t normally get the chance to swim love the opportunity – but this event most importantly shows the need for our Lopez kids...
Friends of Lopez Island Pool: What are they up to NOW?
May 13, 2011 It has been three years since FLIP incorporated as a non-profit organization, revitalizing community pool interest going back 15 years. With each step toward building an aquatic center for Lopez we have offered a swim-related fun program for the...
Group formed to make community swimming pool a reality
Posted in the Islands Weekly Aug 21, 2007 Aquatic exercise classes for seniors, a high school swim team, swimming lessons for infants and toddlers -- those are all activities that the newly formed Initiate Swimming committee has taken into consideration. This newly...