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After Season Closing &
Painting Party – Saturday September 17th at 10 AM
We need volunteers adults
and seniors for an after season painting party. We will be
painting the Bath House and Breezeway.
We welcome the donation of
Brushes, rollers, paint trays, scrappers or wire brushes and
monetary donations for Blue and White paint. Wear old
clothes, tennis shoes and prepare to get dirty.
Pizza and drinks will be supplied.
We have a few kids already
signed up to help for their senior project, but could use more if
you know of someone still looking for Service Hours.
Please contact Karen Gush
at 724-407-3794.
Attention Students! This can count as Service Hours for your Senior
Project! Pizza and Drinks will be supplied. -
Posted 9-05-2011
General Membership Meeting
– Saturday September 17th at 3 PM
All members are encouraged
to attend an information and general membership. The meeting will
be held in the Breezeway. Come and get involved with your pool! -
Posted 9-05-2011
End
of Summer Bash!
Saturday September 3rd*, 2011
from 4 p.m. til 9 p.m.
Bring the entire family. Your kids
can bring their friends. Bring a neighbor who is interested in joining our
pool.
Games? We are looking for horse
shoes, corn hole and Bocce for people to play. But there will be watermelon foot
ball for sure. And we will have an ice cream bar!
Tickets**
Family $15.00*, Couples $10.00*,
Individuals* $5.00
*Plus a covered dish that feeds
twelve.
**Please Purchase tickets by Aug
28th. They will be available at the event, but advance purchase is greatly
appreciated.
Tickets can be purchased at the
pool or by calling 724-407-3794 or 724-000-0000
The pool will be open from noon as
normal until 3.00 p.m. when it will close for preparation. It will reopen at
4:00 p.m. for those attending the Bash!
*Rain Date September 4th
Luau Canceled
Due to Weather
Pool Open Saturday at Noon
Many thanks to the hard-working
employees at the Municipal Water Authority, and several of our members who
donated countless hours to fix the main water feed line. We appreciate your
patience as this significant improvements to our main water inlets, and
filtration system, were completed.
June
3, 2011
We
still have Life Guard Positions Open
Want to work for the pool this
summer?
Certified Lifeguards Lifeguard Positions Available
Memorial Day through Labor Day 2011
Operating hours: 12 pm to 8 pm
We are a member’s only pool located on Angela Drive in Aliquippa.
We are in need of reliable young adults to oversee swimmers during operating hours.
Duties to include cleaning & checks of the pool and surrounding area.
Shifts are normally 4 hrs. We are open 7 days a week weather permitting.
Interested parties, please send qualifications and personal information (resume preferred) to:
dimattiapool@hotmail.com or call Cheryl (724)375-7524 for more information.
Positions still available as of
06-12-11 Please call if you are interested.
Opening Day Update
Anthony and Dave fixed the valve
that ruptured last week. The water department will be there again on Thursday to
install the meter. Current plans are to open on Saturday June 4th.
We still could use some help with
final clean up. Anthony will be there Thursday about 9:30 to open up for final
clean up and would appreciate any help he could get.
So far the following people have volunteered
time to get the pool up and running.
Anthony Palombo and Dave Grace,
who also cleaned the main
pool and baby pool of both clean of leaves, frogs, and sludge. Powerwashed
the pool to get the bath tub ring out of it and dealt with two broken pipes in
the filtration pit.
Also assisting Angie Belli,
Margaret Bobrowski, Joe Baes, Kim Cannon and Anthony Palombo Jr.
May 31st 2011
Saturday,
March 5th, 2011
call
Marian
at 724-728-6928
for tickets or Information
Center Twp. Fire Dept. #2, 108 Grandview Avenue, Center Twp.
That’s right! We are having
another Night at the Races event and we hope that you will attend. We
are excited to holding our Night at the Races fundraiser at the
Center Twp. Fire Department #2. This is located behind the Center
Township Eat’n’ Park restaurant; below Lowes, across the road from Walmarts
and McDonalds. As with our last
event, proceeds will go towards tax payments.
For almost 50 years, DiMattia Swimming Pool has
provided many families with a safe recreation area.
Every year members volunteer their time and talent to maintain the area.
Every year operating costs increase and the taxes never disappear.
Every year we are faced with challenges to maintain our swimming pool.
The challenges are never insurmountable but
they could be without your help. Shortly
tickets will be mailed to you, please purchase them AND and attend! Bring
your friends and neighbors and come to see others and perhaps win some money!
Bring someone who might be interested in joining.
For certain, you will have an enjoyable evening.
If you are unable to attend this event,
please help us to
meet the fiscal challenges of the pool by sending a donation of $30 to The
Daniel DiMattia Memorial Recreational Center P.O. Box 1213, Aliquippa, PA
15001. This is another way
for you to contribute as a volunteer. If
you would like to purchase more tickets contact Marian Vendemia, NATR Chairman,
at 724-728-6928.
Thank you for supporting our efforts to defray
operating costs,
Night
at the Races Committee
2010
DiMattia
Car Wash
Saturday
Sept 25th 2010 at the AutoZone on Brodhead Rd.10 a.m. - 2 pm.
We need volunteers young and old.
If YOU cannot volunteer, stop by and patronize the car wash!
The car wash will be held in the parking lot of Auto Zone at 2656 South Brodhead Road, Aliquippa. We plan on starting at 10 A.M. and finishing up at about 2 P.M.
To volunteer, please call Cheryl Kozel (email
dimattiapool@yahoo.com if you
don't have her number and we will send it back to you.)
Bring your buckets, sponges, old towels for drying and step stools. Soap and hoses will be provided.
We would like an enthusiastic turn out, both to pay off our bills AND to remind the neighborhood that they should think about DiMattia Pool for their summer enjoyment next year.
We
Need Car Wash Volunteers - Click
here to email us
- Posted
09-03-10
DiMattia Multi-family Yard Sale
Saturday September
18th. 2010
Looking to clean out the garage? Need to get rid of all the stuff your son outgrew or your daughter left behind when she went to college? Well have we got a deal for you!
You can donate the stuff to the pool for us to sell, rent a space and sell your own stuff or both! We will be setting up across from the Kimisis Tis Theotokou Greek Church at 2111 Davidson Street, Aliquippa, PA. The lot is behind the Miller & Sons Chevrolet dealership.
If you want to rent a space we will be renting the spaces for $25.00 each. Spaces will be large enough to accommodate your table (up to 8’ in length) and a reasonable amount of space to allow access for your customers. Space can also be rented by non-pool members.
If donating items for sale please make sure they are tagged with a reasonable price before bringing them to the sale. Items not sold will be donated to a charity. Donation can be dropped off between 8 a.m. and 9 a.m. the morning of the sale. Set up of rented spaces will start at 8 a.m.
If you want to rent a space, donate items, volunteer to work the sale or volunteer to transport the unsold items please
email dimattiapool@yahoo.com and
the proper person will contact you. Click
here to email us
Posted
09-03-10
End of Summer Initiation Only Promotion
From now until the end of the season
you only have to pay your one-time initiation fee. That's it! No family
fee, or senior fee, just your initiation fee. Swim the rest of the summer
and have this one time fee paid and out of the way.
Just put the date on your membership form and write Initiation
Only Promotion on the form and your check. Then circle the type
of membership you want for next year on the completed form. You can drop
off your completed form and check at the pool snack bar. -
Posted Aug 15 2010
Download August New Membership Form
Here - AugForm.pdf
AugForm.doc
Family Day Sunday August 22nd
Kids, you, your family and the
general public
are invited to attend our
End of Summer Family Day
Sunday, August 22, 2010
at 1:00 pm.
Cost is $10 per family and $5 per
single
Kid based picnic menu, Games,
Prizes and Chinese Auction - Posted Aug 9,
2010
Christmas In July
Luau Party, 4 p.m. July 31st!!
Come feast, come swim, come party, come game…. just come and
support your pool!
Did someone say
Contest?!?
Yep.
This year we are having a contest to see who’s pavilion or table is
decorated the
best! Go with whichever you think will win; this year’s Christmas in
July theme,
or just straight tropical luau/tiki,. What’s the prize?
Well the wining group gets to choose one of it’s members to be crowned
the
2010 DiMattia Big Kahuna! Woohoooo.
A few coordinated Hawaiian shirts, some tiki silverware, perhaps a Santa
hat….
And who knows, you might just be this year’s Big Kahuna!
What else is going on?
Chinese Auction, Raffles, Cards, Music by DJ Nick Deltondo,
Good Food, Pop, Games, Contests, Swimming,
Grass skirts, Tropical Breezes... What more could you want? - Posted
June 28 2010
Christmas in
July Luau Tickets are on sale now!
Order your tickets now!
Call
724-407-3794 or 724-000-0000
$25.00 plus
a covered dish that serves twelve for a family
$10.00 each
for an individual 18 or older
$5.00 each
for an individual under 18.
Download Christmas in July Flyer to post or
pass on to your friends - LuauFlyer.pdf
or LuauFlyer.jpg
- Posted July
10 2010
July 2010 New Membership
Types and Prices
Take advantage of these
savings to join now!
Single
$150.00 NOW ONLY $100.00*
Jr. Single $180.00 NOW ONLY
$120.00*
Family $300.00
NOW ONLY $200.00*
Sr. Single $108.00 NOW ONLY
$72.00*
Sr. Family $204.00 NOW ONLY $136.00*
* There is a one-time initiation fee of $150.00 which must be paid
upon receipt.
Payment arrangements, up to three equal installments of $50 each, can be
made with Board approval. See the members page for more
information. -
Posted July
1 2010
Download July New Membership Form
Here - July.pdf
July.doc
Download July Membership Flyer Here - Flyer.pdf
or Flyer.jpg
General
Membership Meeting August 8th
All members
are encouraged to attend an information and strategy meeting Sunday, August
8th at 2pm. The meeting will be held in the Breezeway. Come and get involved
with your pool! -Posted Aug 1 2010
The Night at
the Races raised $3,515.92. Everyone had such a good time last May that we
are thinking about having another in October! Let us know what you think!
* Want more information?
Want to get involved? Click
here to email us
or leave a message for the
membership committee at 724-000-0000
or 724-513-1709. -
Posted June 1, 2010
Last push
to get ready for Memorial
Day Opening!
I plan on going over there Sunday about 9:30 to start hosing down and tidy
up the bathrooms and breeze way if any one wants to join me.
Jamie Lorich did most of the kitchen. I think the only thing left there is
the inside of the freezer (tall or agile would work best for that) and
washing down the walls.
Anthony and his kids made a major dent in the grass, weeding
thing. Although there is still some grass to rake up at the bottom.
Even if you can't help clean tomorrow, if you could stop by to donate some
cleaning supplies, toilet paper or first aide supplies that would be great.
The kitchen could use brillo pads, scrubbing sponges, degreaser, dish soap
and paper towels.
The bathrooms could use sanitary clearer, Lysol spray, toilet paper, surface
cleaner.
The first aide kit could use.... everything. :D
Any help or supplies you could donate to get the pool ready to open Monday
would be most appreciated.... and mention of such will of course go up on
our community bulletin board. :D
Anthony said the pool should be done filling tonight, so I know I plan on
taking shorts or my suit to cool off when I am done.
Later
M.
Posted May 23, 2010
Please
join us for
Saturday
May 15th, 2010
Raccoon Township
Volunteer Fire Hall
4061 Patterson Road, Aliquippa, PA
Doors open at 7:00pm and the
first race start at 7:30pm
Entry tickets are $10.00 per
person, includes food served thru out the evening, soft drinks and beer.
This is a BYOB Event.
Please email us or call to
order tickets or get more information
724-000-0000
or
724-513-1709
Sponsored by the
Daniel DiMattia Memorial Recreation Center
All Proceeds to benefit the 50th Anniversary Restoration Project
March 15, 2010
Dear Neighbor,
We would like to invite you to visit
the
Daniel
DiMattia
Recreation
Center
, aka, DiMattia Pool. We
are located on
Angela Drive
in the DiMattia Plan section of
Aliquippa
. Some of you receiving this letter may not know we exist or maybe you think
we closed many years ago. In fact our pool is almost 50 years old and going
strong. We are in the process of planning our 50th Anniversary
Celebration in the summer of 2011.
Currently, we are accepting
applications for new members. Our
facility is the largest member owned pool in the area.
It is a clean, safe place for you, your children, and grandchildren
to relax and enjoy the summer. It
has been a long winter and this is the perfect place to spend those long,
hot summer days. It’s a great
place to get to know your neighbors or to get away from it all and just
relax poolside. Put those video
games away and let the kids outside to get some exercise and socialize with
friends. We are family oriented
and have many activities such as family days and our annual luau.
In addition, we are seeking
“Charter Members” of the pool to help us celebrate the anniversary.
We are interested in hearing your stories and seeing pictures you may
have tucked away somewhere in your house.
If you or someone you know were a charter member of the pool, please
contact us by stopping by and asking for one of the board members.
We want to relive those memories of the early days with you.
We are planning an “Open House”
weekend at the pool. If we have
sparked your interest or you would like more information, please click on
the Contact Us button on the left.
Opening day is planned for Memorial
Day, May 31, 2010.
March
6, 2010
Dear
DiMattia Pool Member,
Thank
you for being a vital part of the DiMattia Swimming Pool community.
Soon we will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the opening
of the swimming pool. Can you
remember those early days? The
times you spent lounging around the pool, enjoying the company of other
members, watching the swim teams compete with other local teams, and
ice-skating in the winter? Many
memories have been created there for many members of our community.
We would like to hear of some of your favorite stories or see some of
the pictures you might have to share.
We
are preparing for the upcoming 2010 season so that we can continue to
provide a place where you can meet your neighbors for a swim or a chat,
where your children can find a safe place for recreation, where you can
bring your grandchildren and show them off to us, where you can just escape
to relax and cool off, and where you can host a family gathering, or party.
The
membership drive has begun. Your
stated membership dues are based on the schedule below.
If your family status has changed, reply by sending a letter
describing your current family situation.
Your membership fee is due upon receipt of this statement.
|
Membership
Types
|
Dues
|
|
Single, over 18
years of age
|
$150.00
|
|
Jr. Single, under
18 years of age
|
$180.00
|
|
Family, single
address
|
$300.00
|
|
Sr. Single, age
62 and over
|
$108.00
|
|
Sr. Family, over
age 62, single address
|
$204.00
|
We are accepting recommendations for new members.
Submit your recommendations for new members at this time.
New member recommendations are subject to board approvals and
governed by limitations of membership. Please
note the enclosed new member application form.
To
ensure that we have the most recent, records of members.
Include completed membership
update form with your payment of dues.
Thank you,
Membership Committee: Lynne
Kakiou, Michelle Palombo, Marian Vendemia
Looking
Forward…
The
first fundraiser of the year will be a Night
at the Races, Saturday, May 15, 2010. Call
a neighbor that you haven’t seen all winter and ask them to join you in
attending the Night at the Races. See
enclosures.
Fund Raising
We
are accepting ideas for other fund raising ideas.
Please submit your detailed ideas on the membership update form with
your dues.
Instructors
If
you are interested in instructing a
class or if you know of someone who might want more information about
instructing, respond on the membership update form.
Candidates require PA clearances. Resumes are preferred.
Members are preferred.
Life
Guards
We
are currently seeking Red Cross certified lifeguards.
Anyone interested in guarding for the 2010 swim season should submit
his or her application to the DiMattia Pool post office box.
Include resume or experience and PA clearances. Resumes are
preferred. Members are
preferred.
Swim
Team Coaches
Consideration
is being given to the formation of a youth swim team.
We are seeking a swim coach(s), preferably members, to prepare/train
children to compete with neighboring swim teams.
Interested candidates should submit their resume and clearances with
the membership update form and dues. Resumes are preferred.
Members are preferred.
Classes/
Swim Team
Provide
your level of interest for classes i.e., CPR, First Aid, Life Guard
certification, and swim classes for various ages.
If your child is interested in being on the swim team, indicate your
interest on the membership update form.
Include other ideas for classes.
Cancellations
The
Daniel DiMattia Memorial Recreational Center many cancel or postpone any
class or activity because of insufficient enrollment or other unforeseen
circumstances.
2009
2008
Won’t Be Long Now! - The snow is
gone (we think), and global warming is starting to take hold of our summer
months. Preparations for a Memorial Day weekend opening are already under
way. There’s lots of good news to talk about - so let’s get started.
Website - An exciting new feature
this year is the DiMattia Pool website. The site is still under construction
but accessible. Go to www.dimattiapool.com for details. We plan to post
calendar of events, membership information, rules and regulations, monthly
updates, party and rental information, and much more. Take a moment to check
it out....
Opening Day - Weather permitting,
we’re shooting for a Saturday, May 24th opening. The Board is in the
process of establishing dates for the Luau, Family Days, Teen Parties, Adult
Parties, and a whole bunch more. Keep that website in mind for updates and
event information. Lather up the sunscreen. Summer is on it’s way!
New Members - You will also find a copy of the application enclosed with
your invoice. We encourage you to help us find new members as membership
accounts for 70% of our annual budget.
Grounds - The Board has approved
Budget Cuts Lawn Service to professionally maintain the pool and surrounding
area. Budget Cuts is family owned and operated serving the Beaver County
area & Moon Twp. Services offered include Residential Commercial mowing,
trimming, fall/spring cleanup, leaf cleanup, shrub maintenance, mulching,
and much more. Phone number 724-417-0766. Paul Flati - owner.
Pool Manager - The Board also
approved reinstating the Pool Manager position. It’s been several years
since we’ve had a full-time manager on-duty. This is a very positive step
to ensure adult supervision is available during normal business hours. The
manager’s duties include serving as primary contact for the PA Department
of Health, Aliquippa Health Officer, DDMRC members, and life guards. Please
look for more information regarding the manager’s position on our website.
2007
For the first
time since Joe Cogan was a rookie cop, DDMRC is in “the black”
financially. Through a ton of nifty maneuvers and the patience of sticking
to our business plan, we finished last year with a little money in the bank.
Over the past 3 years, the Board has chipped away at old debt accumulated
over the years. It had become habit to pay last year’s bills with this
year’s money. We committed to breaking that cycle no matter how painful.
The result - all 2007 bills paid with 2007 money. We start fresh with a
healthy budget and bright future.
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