Storm Update: Swim for Life swimming component postponed until 2020, weekend festivities continue
/First the seals, then the sharks, and now Dorian. With heartfelt emotion, after much deliberation, The Compact has decided to
postpone the swimming component of the Swim for Life event until next year
. Safety has always been our priority and the expected high winds and seas would be dangerous for both swimmers and kayakers in the water. This is the first time in 32 years this has happened!
Swim for Life weekend activities, however, will go on as scheduled. Let's celebrate our years of community building together!
include:
The Celebration of Life Concert Friday at the UU Meeting House at 8;
Registration and the Mermaid Brunch with Far Land Provisions, music by Zoe Lewis, t-shirts, Prayer Ribbons and the Awards Ceremony, all at the Boatslip, 7:00-11:00am Saturday, regardless of the weather.
There are still limited openings for the Great Pond Swim in Wellfleet (see below).
The Swim has supported crucial services to the year round community since 1988 and the needs remain the same. These environmental challenges are a reminder to us of the importance of a community coming together and carrying on its mission. Please help us to maintain the level of support we have provided to the following organizations:
AIDS Support Group of Cape Cod (ASGCC)
Helping Our Women (HOW)
Outer Cape Health Services
Provincetown Rescue Squad Association
Lower Cape Ambulance Association
Soup Kitchen of Provincetown (SKIP)
Provincetown Schools
The Compact Community Fund
Accessible Provincetown
West End Racing Club
Cape Cod Children's Place
For those wishing to help us make our fundraising goal please
.
We are pleased to present Raphael Richter, a community-minded and Swim volunteer - the Funk Bus, the David Asher
this year at the Mermaid Brunch.
Thank you for your loyal support of Provincetown and the vital year round services this event supports. Hope to see you soon.
Peace,
Jay Critchley
Medallions for Circle of Honor recipients by Christie Andresen of Taqua Glassworks.
Swim for Life, Provincetown Harbor
Registration
Friday, Sept 6, Seamen's Bank, 5-8 pm
Saturday, Sept 7, Boatslip, 7-8 am
At the Boatslip, Saturday Sept 7
The Mermaid Brunch, 9:00 am
Ham and Cheddar Strata with Chives
Spinach, Feta and Sun Dried Tomato Strata
Cauliflower Couscous Salad
Kale and Chick Pea Salad with Lemon-Parmesan Dressing
Fruit Salad
Assorted Cookies
by Far Land Provisions
by Far Land Provisions
Music: Zoe Lewis
Awards Ceremony, 10:00 am
Those unable to attend may bring their pledges to Seamen's Bank, downtown Provincetown, or mail to: The Compact, P.O. Box 819
Provincetown, MA 02657
Great Pond Swim in Wellfleet
Registration
Seamen's Bank, Rt 6, Wellfleet, Friday, Sept 6, 10am - 4pm
Swim Start
Saturday, Sept 7, Great Pond, 7:30 am
The Great Pond Swim is scheduled, weather permitting (please sign up and you'll be notified tomorrow afternoon)
limited to 50 swimmers, 19 spots available)
. This distance is approximately a mile and will encircle the shoreline of the pond.
Thank's to the Town of Wellfleet.
Please sign up in advance for the Great Pond Swim here
.
Fundraising, Sign-ups, and other details
It's not too late to support the Swim.
Collect pledges online:
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and collect pledges in person.
Consider a
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Let us know if you have been a Swimmer for
10 years
or
25 years
. There are special prizes and recognition for you.
Thank you for your loyal support of Provincetown and the vital year round services this event supports. See you soon.
Peace,
Jay Critchley
