Trish, this is perfect! Lisa On Jul 21, 2014, at 10:00 PM, Trish Biggio <jmtmom@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > How about a suggested donation for rhe shirts? Those who know the drill will > take the lead to pay what they can. > Trish > > > Sent from my T-Mobile 4G LTE Device > > > -------- Original message -------- > From: CAROL CLEAR > Date:07/21/2014 9:56 PM (GMT-07:00) > To: cst_2014_board@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [cst_2014_board] Re: state shirts > > I guess I'm torn too, it's hard to make the shirt optional if we want the > "team feel" and hard to make it a requirement if we hadn't discussed it. I > just personally feel bad to ask for $ for a t-shirt they knew nothing about. > Those that know the drill are happy to pay but I feel it needs to be the same > for all (we do have a circumstance where a family will find it difficult to > come up with the $ but another family stepped up and wants to pay it forward > for them if we collect) > > Thanks for the reminder Karen, charging 1/2 may be the way to go, this year > at least. Softens the cost on each end? > > Not a big deal in the end, just something to add to the list when we tie > things up at the end of the year. > I suppose asking the coach's doesn't hurt for upcoming years for what they > prefer, just not sure it's necessary this year. > > Two other points- > The cost increased to $291 (up $9 to get them here by Thurs...somehow need to > figure out how to keep cost down when we have to wait until city) > I got each coach shirts, I am assuming we will absorb the cost of those? > > Sorry I didn't have time to run all this before everyone prior to the > ordering. > Carol > > > From: rostergren@xxxxxxx > Subject: [cst_2014_board] Re: state shirts > Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2014 20:52:03 -0600 > To: cst_2014_board@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > I'm torn, but am fine with any decision. On one hand, it's a nice CST > gesture. On the other hand, I don't want it to seem odd to other parents of > swimmers who didn't make it to State but feel like they are paying for > others. And that's all the hands I have. As a parent of a state swimmer, > I'm not expecting it. Should we get a vote from coaches? Seems like they > should maybe give feedback as to what message they are comfortable sending. > Will they be the ones to distribute the shirts? Wherever the decision lands > this is probably something we can add to our team documents that parents > receive early in the season. > > Renée Ostergren > ~ enjoy the now ~ > > > > > On Jul 21, 2014, at 1:41 PM, CAROL CLEAR <carolclear@xxxxxxx> wrote: > > CAPS- > Wanted to see what you all thought of CST paying for the state t-shirts from > the budget instead of asking families to pay? > The total was $272 or apx $17/shirt. > Carol >