I think it would be interesting to see what the family had to say compared to what the coaches had to say. I know we may not be able to do that but I get the feeling there might be two different stories. ~Carol > On Aug 1, 2014, at 3:59 PM, "Marlene Hutton" <marlene.j.hutton@xxxxxxxxx> > wrote: > > Ashlyn Thieman is the swimmer who had the issue with the coaches and her swim > cap. I don't know if this plays into her quitting the team or not. As far > as I know, they have not asked for any other monies back. I think the > family had communicated with the coaches about a medical issue Ashlyn was > having midseason, but I have no idea whether they talked to the coaches about > quitting the team for the rest of the season. Asking the coaches seems like > the best next step on this one. Otherwise, as you said, Heidi, and as Trish > said, if they didn't communicate this with anyone, how could we know? I'm > also a little concerned about the line "I would prefer not to divulge the > details" in this parent's email. If a parent isn't willing to tell us about > a disagreement with the coaches (or with the board, for that matter) then it > becomes possible to accuse anyone of anything. But, maybe they did > communicate they were quitting to the coaches, and the coaches did not pass > that along to us. If that is so, that is an issue we need to address as > well.--Marlene > >> On 8/1/2014 2:40 PM, Andy and Heidi Mechtenberg wrote: >> Karen, sending this to the board. >> >> Did anyone know about this family quitting? Did they ask for any of their >> other monies back? >> >> 1. I am inclined to ask what transpired, so that we can improve our >> process in the future. >> 2. I am inclined to keep the check if we didn’t know that this family >> formally quit the team. There was opportunity here to communicate a problem >> and to refund the fees if it came down to that. >> >> Thoughts? >> -Heidi >> >> From: Karen Doty [mailto:karenkaywill@xxxxxxxxx] >> Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2014 10:14 PM >> To: Andy and Heidi Mechtenberg >> Subject: Fwd: Volunteer Deposit >> >> Your advise? >> >> >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: John Thieman <johnthieman@xxxxxxxxxxx> >> Date: Thu, Jul 31, 2014 at 10:11 PM >> Subject: Re: Volunteer Deposit >> To: Karen Doty <karenkaywill@xxxxxxxxx> >> Cc: Carrie Thieman <carrielthieman@xxxxxxxxxxx> >> >> >> I would like to be exempt from this fee. >> >> My daughter quit the swim team in mid june due to disagreements with the >> coaches. >> >> i would prefer to not divulge the details but also do not feel it fair to >> pay for a fee on a team with which she spent only 3 weeks. >> >> Thanks >> >> John and Carrie Thieman >> >> Sent from my iPad >> >> > On Jul 31, 2014, at 10:03 PM, "Karen Doty" <karenkaywill@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> > >> > Hello Collindale Families, >> > >> > Collindale Swim Team records show that you have not fulfilled your >> > volunteer requirements during the swim season. Therefore, your $50 check >> > will be deposited into the Collindale Swim Team bank account the week of >> > August 4th. If you think this may be in error, please contact me. >> > >> > Thank you, >> > Karen Doty >