August 7. 2010, 8 A.M. at the Jax Bch lifeguard station. 1.25 mile ($30) and 2.5 mile ($40) swims. For more info and to register: www.hammerheadtriathlonclub.com. BOD member (and also honorary member) Susan Wallis sponsors this event, with some of the proceeds benefitting the Lifesaving Corps.
Hammerhead Ocean Marathon
June 26th, 2010Jax Beach Paddle Challenge 7/24/2010
June 20th, 2010First Mate Joey Civello is sponsoring a paddling competition in front of the lifeguard station on July 24th at 8 A.M. To register go to Click Here. To see the flyer for more information click here
Guard Life
May 22nd, 2010Alex McKellop, w ’09, has an album of lifeguard pictures on his Facebook site called Guard Life. If you are not on Facebook, you are missing the boat. Ask Alex to be his friend and see some great current Corps photos.
ARCVLSC Annuals
May 22nd, 2010Click on this link to access an index of Corps yearbooks. Dave Webb, r, w’91, has generously provided server space for us, and provided the framework for our Corps website as well. Each annual can be downloaded as a pdf at http://www.redcrosslifeguard.org/annuals/ . Tom Byerly, r, w’60, scanned every page of every annual to make this possible. Tell Tom and Dave thank you when you see them. Tom is now scanning the 50th and 75th year commemorative books. We will have these all available on DVD at some point for a small donation to the Corps.
More Upcoming Events, etc.
May 1st, 20101st Mate Joey Civello is organizing a paddling contest for July 24th. Contact Joey at the station.
The Jax Beach Challenge invitational lifeguard tournament will be on June 30th, 2p.m. at the station. Ross Ghiotto is head of our competition committee.
The Social Committee promises a fun summer. See Yves Messines if you want to contribute or participate.
Many of the boyz and alumni are on Facebook, and there are some lifeguard related Facebook sites too. Tune in and see what everyone is up to.
Membership Section
May 1st, 2010The membership section is up and running. Log in with your user name and assigned password, then you can change your password. Send me any suggestions for what features you would like to see in the Membership section. If you have difficulty accessing the member resources section, let me know. Hammurabi – dspvbfl@comcast.net
2010 Calendar of Events at a Glance
April 18th, 201007/21 3rd Intercrew Ocean Swim Meet
07/24 Jax Beach Paddle Challenge
07/29 Board of Directors meeting
07/31 77th Meninak Ocean Marathon
08/02 Swimmers invited to Meninak lunch
09/22 Close of 2010 season’s Official Books
09/30 Board of Directors meeting
10/23 Annual Banquet at UNF

