On May 20, 2008, at 1:21 PM, QHSC wrote:

Opening Day - Volunteers needed to setup, cook, serve, and cleanup. Please send an e-mail to Charles Hooks (chooks@nc.rr.com) if you want to help.

Memorial Day Potluck:

Come join us for our annual Memorial Day Potluck Dinner at 5pm on Monday, May 26. Food assignments are below. Please bring enough to serve 10-12 people (we don't want to run out). As last year, each family will receive a meal ticket when they bring their food. You must have a ticket to eat. Children 10 and under must be accompanied by an adult to go through the line. Drinks, cookies, and bread will be provided by QHSC.

Main Dish (meats casseroles) - Last Names A-M

Sides/Salads - Last Names - N-Z

Needed:

If you have old towels that you would like to donate to the club, please bring them on opening day.

We use towels to help dry the tennis courts after it rains.

Pool Opening is Saturday, May 24th at Noon. Please do not arrive early as we have staff training from 8-noon and the pool will be locked during that time.

Drawing will be held for first child in the pool.

Lunch will be served at 12:30. Hamburgers, hot dogs, veggie burgers, chips, drink, dessert. Adults $4, children 10 and under $2, and ages 2 and under are free. Pay at the door. No need to pre-register.

On May 19, 2008, at 12:44 PM, QHSC wrote:

Club News:

A limited number of Quail Hollow t shirts will be available on Opening Day and we will take orders for more when we run out. Shirts are available in youth and adult sizes and are $10 each.

Directories will be available at the check in desk starting on Opening Day. All paid members will have a directory reserved for them.

Employment Opportunity:

Looking for a little extra gas money? - we are taking applications for an adult to provided year round clubhouse cleaning of the main room, kitchen, and bathrooms. Routine cleaning is flexible but you must be available to clean between our scheduled rentals. Cleaning can be done any time day or night that the club is not rented. All supplies are provided by the club. If you are interested, please email the club.

Swim Team News:

Swim team caps to match our new suits will be available at the first practice for $5 each.

Tennis News:

Junior Tennis Team for Summer 08 -- the Bronze, Silver, and Gold teams will play their summer matches on Tues. and Thurs. afternoon at 1 PM starting June 24th. The ending date of the season has not been set.

These junior tennis team practice times will start on June 11th.

Bronze team - Wednesday and Friday from 10-11:30

Silver team - Wednesday and Friday from 8:30-10

Gold team - Wednesday and Friday from noon-1:30

There may be some preseason practices and these will be emailed to the tennis group email to those who have signed up. If you need to register, the forms are on the website.

Tennis opportunities for our junior players:

The Raleigh Tennis Assoc. is sponsoring a futures tournament at Millbrook Tennis Center the weekend of May 29th. You must join the USTA to play (a small fee) and then sign up at the link below. This is the tournament to start with if you are interested in competing and anyone who plans to play high school tennis in the future should be playing tournaments. Cut and paste the link below.

http://tennislink.usta.com/Tournaments/TournamentHome/Tournament.aspx?T=66079

The RTA also sponsors the Raleigh Junior Grand Prix series of tournaments every other weekend in the summer. Jim Rufiange is the tournament director for this series. The matches are held at the Sanderson courts on Sat. and Sun. and the commitment is two hours on Sat. and then two hours on Sunday if you are a top point earner on Sat. You do NOT need to belong to the USTA and the fee is $10 per weekend. This is a good way to learn to compete in tournaments without traveling every weekend. Link to the flyer is below or you can see Jim or Brian for more information. Cut and paste the link below.

http://www.raleightennis.com/Forms/RJGP.pdf

On May 15, 2008, at 1:50 PM, QHSC wrote:

Pool Opening is Saturday, May 24th at Noon. Please do not arrive early as we have staff training from 8-noon and the pool will be locked during that time.

Drawing will be held for first child in the pool.

Pool Hours:

Saturday, May 24 -- Noon - 8 PM

Sunday, May 25 -- 1 PM - 8 PM

Monday, Memorial Day, May 26 -- 10 AM - 8 PM

Tuesday thru Friday, 5/27 --- 5/30 3 PM - 8 PM

Saturday, May 31 --- 11 AM - 9PM

Sunday June 1 - 1 PM -- 8 PM

Members using the Baby Pool - Please donate 1 appropriate pool toy so that we will have plenty of entertainment for our 5 and under baby pool crowd!

Lap swim - dates and times will be announced as we continue to monitor the temperature of the pool.

Jr. Tennis Lessons - Dates and times are on the web and forms are also available on tennis wall.

Complete and return to the club office with payment.

Water Aerobics - dates, days and times will be announced next week.

Swim Lessons - watch enews next week for dates, days and times.

Swim Team Time Trials - Sat. June 7th - 8am - more information to follow.

On Apr 25, 2008, at 1:23 PM, QHSC wrote:

Tennis News

Beginner Tennis Clinic for Adults - wonder why those tennis folks always seem so happy? It's the tennis....want to join in? Most of our beginners from the fall will be participating on summer teams this season. If you played years ago, never played, want to just try and see if you like it? This the clinic for you. Tuesday and Thursday nights from 6:30-7:30 for three weeks starting May 6th so you'll be playing before the pool opens. And at a below market price of $60 for 6 lessons. Need a racquet? We have loaners and Jim can recommend an appropriate racquet for you. Please send an email to the club with your name and we'll put you on the list. Bring your check the first night of class.

Summer Adult Tennis Warm-up -- three weeks of clinics for men and women on Thursday night (2.5 and 3.0 players) and three weeks of clinics for women on Tuesday night (rising 3.0 and 3.5 players). Both clinics start at 7:30 and end at 9:00 PM. $45 for three clinics. Please send an email to the club with your name and we'll put you on the list. Bring your check the first night of class. Clinic starts on May 6th for the Tuesday group and May 8th for the Thursday group.

Spring Fling Tennis Tournament - May 16-18th - Forms available on Tennis wall. Mixed Doubles - Sign up individually and partners will be assigned!

Swim Team News

Swim caps to match our new swim suits will be available at the first practice for $5 each.

Tennis Team and Swim Team News

Both Tennis and Swim team registration forms can be found on the website qhsc@qhsc.net

On Apr 18, 2008, at 12:27 PM, QHSC wrote:

Autism Tennis Tournament is this weekend. Doubles on Friday night and all day Saturday. Mixed Doubles on Sunday. Come by and watch. Contributions to the Autism Society of NC are welcome. Saturday morning book sale. Come by the clubhouse at 9 AM and choose your summer reading at great prices. Book donations accepted up to 9 AM Saturday. Donation boxes on the clubhouse porch.

Swim and Tennis Team Sign up on Sunday in the clubhouse from 3-5 PM.

To All Potential Swim Team Parents:

It is hard to believe that Swim Team season is just around the corner. I know that many of you are seasoned veterans when it comes to sign up day. I did, however, want to prepare those who are new to this process. You will have the opportunity to pay for swim team ($35.00 per child), purchase a swimsuit (prices ranging from $31-$50), and sign up for volunteer opportunities (3 per family). You will also receive the swim team practice and meet schedule. Make sure that you have your checkbook (or lots of cash on hand). Also, bring your calendar so that you will know the weeks that you are available to help at the meets. Swim suits will also be available to try on.

If you are unable to attend Sunday's sign up, you will need to do the following. First, come by the office next week to register for swim team. Flyers will be available outside the office door and you can place your payment and form in the door. Second, you will need to go Kast-A-Way located at Pleasant Valley Promenade on Glenwood Avenue by Friday, April 25th to purchase your swim suit. This will assure that your suit will arrive on time. You may want to call before you go and when you arrive make certain that they know you are ordering a suit for the Quail Hollow Swim Team. The volunteer sign up sheets will be posted on opening day. You can also contact Carla Smith via email at carlasmith@nc.rr.com to sign up to volunteer.

On Sunday, our swim coach, McKenna Miller, will be available to answer any questions. McKenna is a teacher at Sanderson High School and coaches their Swim Team. We are excited to have her on board. Joining her coaching staff will be Hanna Samad, Hallie Gillespie and Anna Dozier. I will also be available from 4-5 PM to answer any questions.

Lastly, an update that is pertinent for our young swimmers who may not yet be swimming on their own.

On behalf of our Board of Directors, I wanted to make you aware of a change in our policy for six and under swimmers. This year swimmers must be able to swim to the rope (15 yards) unassisted in order to participate on the swim team. The way they swim the 15 yards does not matter - just that they are able to make it to the rope unassisted. If you are uncertain as to whether or not your child is able to swim the 15 yards, we would recommend not signing up for swim team on Sunday. Instead, you can bring your child to the first day of swim team practice and one of the coaches will evaluate your child. Some current non-swimmers will become swimmers throughout the swim season and will be welcome to join the swim team mid-season. We wanted to make you aware of this change before sign up. More specific questions about this change in policy can be directed to Carla Smith. Swim lessons will be available at the pool. You can also get a jump start by contacting the City of Raleigh, YMCA or Gypsy Divers to see their availability of spring lessons before our pool opens.

I look forward to seeing you on Sunday.

Carla Smith

Swim Team Parent

USTA Mixed Doubles Adult Tennis Teams are forming. If you are interested, email the club and we will share the emails of the players interested. Send your playing level. Three courts of mixed doubles will be played on Sunday at 3 , 5, or 7.

World Team Tennis teams from QH are forming. World Team is a mixed gender team playing two singles, two doubles and two mixed doubles on just two courts. Our teams play against other club and city teams. One match on a weeknight and you do not need to be available every week. Email Wanda Wilson if you are interested. wdw4190@aol.com.

QH is owned and operated by its members. We are always looking for volunteers. Share your talents with us. Every job a volunteer completes, the club saves money for other projects. Recruiting now: someone with a flair for planting to take on the large pots we have around the club. We need the plants purchased and planted before opening day. Email the club if you can help. This would be a great family project.

On Apr 14, 2008, at 3:59 PM, QHSC wrote:

Just a reminder to put a blurb in the e-news " Anyone interested in World Team Tennis please e-mail Rick Cannity @ margiecannity.nc.rr.com or Wanda Wilson @wdw4190@aol.com as soon as possible...they are in the process of forming Worldteams for this summer..."

Reminder - The third installment of membership dues are due today. To avoid a late charge, please have them in by this Friday.

Autism Tournament is this weekend, April 18-20th. Containers will be on the clubhouse porch for your book contributions for the book sale. If you have questions, email the club at qhsc@nc.rr.com Book sale will be Saturday, April 19th starting at 9 AM.

Swim Team and Tennis Team registration if this Sunday, April 20th - 3pm to 5pm

Below is the name and price of the new swim suit for the 2008-2009 season.

TYR Sunfire-Blue/Green 487

Female Maxback

MSUN1Y Sizes 22-28 $44.80 _______ __________

MSUN1A Sizes 30-40 $46.40 _______ __________

TYR Sunfire-Blue/Green 487

Male Jammer

SSUN1Y Sizes 22-28 $29.60 _______ __________

SSUN1A Sizes 30-38 $31.20 _______

On Apr 10, 2008, at 1:05 PM, QHSC wrote:

April 15th - Third Membership payment due

April 20th - Swim and Tennis team registration - 3pm to 5pm

Deadline for entries for the Autism Tournament is Sunday, April 13th. Containers will be on the clubhouse porch for your book contributions for the book sale starting Friday, April 11th. If you have questions, email the club at qhsc@nc.rr.com Book sale will be Saturday, April 19th starting at 9 AM.

On Apr 7, 2008, at 1:16 PM, QHSC wrote:

The clubs next board meeting is Tuesday, April 8th at 8 PM,

Adult Tennis Tournament sign up -- the Autism tournament is coming the weekend of April 18-20. Doubles and mixed doubles entries, members and non-members. The CDC reports that 1 in 150 children in the US are being diagnosed with autism. The Autism Society of NC needs our help. Forms are on the tennis wall or on the website -- www.qhsc.net

Book sale on Saturday morning during the tournament. Clean off your bookshelves and donate your books. Don't forget to go through your cookbooks and children's books.

While your cleaning out, don't forget we need new toys for the baby pool.

On Mar 25, 2008, at 11:24 AM, QHSC wrote:

Adult Tennis Tournament -- forms are available on the website or on the tennis wall for the April 18-20 2nd Annual Autism Tournament. Doubles and mixed doubles. Non-members welcome so bring those USTA and RATL pals to play. Proceeds to Autism Society of NC. We raised $1,100 last year.

Ready to Read? In conjunction with the tennis tournament we will have a used book sale on Saturday morning. Clean off your bookshelves and donate them to the cause. And come on Saturday morning, April 19th to find your summer reading. Drop off times for donations will be announced soon.

World Team Tennis Meeting: Adult tennis players interested in WTT... There will be a meeting in the clubhouse on Sunday, April 6th at 3:30 to discuss how to form the summer teams . All levels are encouraged to attend. If you have any questions, please email Wanda Wilson atwdw4190@aol.com.

Swim and Tennis Team Registration is April 20th - 3pm to 5pm

On Feb 26, 2008, at 12:28 PM, QHSC wrote:

OUR POOL IS FULL AND WILL BE READY TO OPEN IN MAY.

OUR EMAIL ADDRESS IS QHSC@QHSC.NET

Spring Tennis Clinic for Adults !!!

Co Ed 2.5/3.0 clinic on Thursday nite from 6:00 - 7:30 PM. Limit of 6 players -- Starting March 13th for 6 weeks. This is for our advanced beginners graduates or those returning to tennis. This is NOT a beginners class. We will schedule a beginners class in April/May.

Ladies Tuesday (6:30- 8 PM) or Thursday (7:30- 9 PM) clinic

Limit of 6 players per group. Starting March 11 or 13 for 6 weeks.

Email the club if you want to sign up.

The junior spring clinics will be coming up soon ! Watch your email.

Thanks to everyone who participated in the "Heart to Heart" tournament! Everyone had a fun time and the weather cooperated. We donated $140 to the American Heart Association.

Congratulations to these:

3.0 - Vince Conzola-Paula Anderson

3.5 - Wanda Wilson-Rick Cannity

Open - Margie Cannity-Bill Axberg

Next tournament to benefit the Autism Organization. April 18, 19 and 20th.

On Feb 21, 2008, at 11:48 AM, QHSC wrote:

The grace period for having your first membership payment in is Monday, February 25th. A $5 late fee will be added after this date.

Swim and Tennis Team Registration is Sunday, April 20th. 3 pm to 5 pm.

This is the year for new swim suits.

Winter Carnival and Silent Auction!

The PTA at Douglas Elementary cordially invites you to have some fun at our Winter Carnival and Silent Auction, this Saturday, Feb. 23rd, from 10am to 2pm. (Silent Auction will be open from 10am - 1pm.) Come play games, get your face painted, bounce in a giant inflatable, watch a miniature pony do tricks, and win a cake at the cake walk! Everyone is invited to stay for lunch, enjoy some popcorn and cotton candy, and bid on over 100 items at our Silent Auction. Items include handcrafted treasures, restaurant gift certificates, sports equipment autographed by local celebrities, and more!

If any middle schoolers or high schoolers would like to earn community service hours, we'd love to have you as volunteers! Please contact Alice Spickard, PTA President, if you would like to volunteer at the carnival this Saturday. alicespickard@yahoo.com or 877-0490.

On Feb 14, 2008, at 11:53 AM, QHSC wrote:

Tennis Courts: Skateboarders are using our tennis courts. If you find the gate by the Love Shack padlocked, flip it over for the combination.

Heart to Heart Tournament - February 22-24th. Mixed Doubles Tennis Tournament. Entry forms and fees due NO LATER that 5pm,

Monday, February 18th. Draws will be posted on Tennis Wall & by email on Wed. February 20th.

We have flyers for WAVE's summer tune up clinics. They are concentrating on a particular skill each week. You can go to as many, or as few of the weeks as you want. The price is 35.00 for the first week and 26.00 for any others you want to do. You can get info at www.newwaveswimteam.org, or in the box outside of the office door.

DUES ARE DUE TOMORROW - FEBRUARY 15TH

Spring Junior Tennis Teams: Registration forms are now available on the tennis wall and on the website for the spring junior tennis teams. Forms are due by February 20th. Practice will be on Wednesdays starting March 12 and the first match is March 15. Matches are at 9, 10:30 or noon on Saturdays. We do not have a schedule and will not until shortly before the season starts. If you are not sure if your player is ready for the team, please email Jim at servedoctor@nc.rr.com. He can arrange an evaluation. If you have any questions, please email Kathy @zerrow@aol.com . Non members are welcome for an additional charge for this off season team.

We have had questions regarding the new water restrictions in Raleigh. We did not drain the pool this year so we will be ready to open on May 24th.

Swim and Tennis Team Registration is Sunday, April 20th. 3 pm to 5 pm.

This is the year for new swim suits.

On Feb 14, 2008, at 11:40 AM, QHSC wrote:

Tennis Courts are not available this weekend. The high school boys tournament starts at 4:30 on Friday, 9 AM on Sat., and most of the day Sunday. We have 22 of the area high school players competing in our second annual preseason tournament. Come by and watch. We have also rented the Eastgate courts all day Saturday.

2008 “Heart to Heart” Mixed Doubles Adult Tennis Tournament

Non members welcome! Friday, Saturday & Sunday February 22, 23, 24. Forms are available on the tennis wall by the tennis courts or on the website. Entries are due Feb. 18th.

Autism Adult Tennis Tournament: We will have our second annual Autism Tournament the weekend of April 18-20. This will be a doubles tournament and we will welcome guest players. We need help. We were able to raise $1,100 for the NC Autism Society last year and our goal for this year is $1,500. We need snacks, sponsors, people to find sponsors, and worker bees. Diagnoses of autism are on the rise and research is desperately needed. Please email the club if you can help or if you need more information. And mark your calendars if you are a tennis player. We need everyone.

Membership Dues

Reminder - The first payment is due by February 15th.

On Feb 12, 2008, at 8:08 PM, QHSC wrote:

First dues payment is due by Friday to avoid late charges.

Want to get your 6-9 year old started in tennis? The City has started a foam ball league that is parent coached. The equipment is smaller racquets and foam balls and the service box is the court. We need a parent interested in taking this on and children to play. If you are interested, please contact Garnett Webb at 713-0305 for more information. The league plays on Sat. starting mid March.

OUR EMAIL ADDRESS -- qhsc@qhsc.net or qhsc@nc.rr.com

Adult tennis tournament forms and fees are due no later than next Monday. Drop in the office mail slot.

Spring tennis for juniors -- team registration is due by Feb. 20th. Forms are on the website or the tennis wall.

On Feb 8, 2008, at 7:00 PM, QHSC wrote:

We apologize if you receive this eNews twice. We are updating our e-mail lists and the eNews may have gone out multiple times to some individuals. This should not occur in the future.

2008 “Heart to Heart” Mixed Doubles Adult Tennis Tournament

Non members welcome! Friday, Saturday & Sunday February 22, 23, 24. Forms are available on the tennis wall by the tennis courts or on the website. Entries are due Feb. 18th.

Membership Dues

Reminder - The first payment is due by February 15th.

On Jan 29, 2008, at 10:27 AM, QHSC wrote:

Notice of dues for '08 have been mailed and you should have received yours by now. If you did not receive yours, please email the club.

Next board meeting is Tues., Feb. 12th at 8 PM in the clubhouse. All members are welcome.

Looking for a summer job? Applications are available for lifeguard, assistant swim coaches, snack bar/maintenance positions. Must be 15 to apply. Lifeguards must have current certification. Email the club for an application. qhsc@qhsc.net . Application deadline is Feb. 1st.

Quail Hollow High School Boys Tennis Tournament - February 8, 9 and 10. Email Kathy Serow at zerrow@aol.com if you need an entry form.

2008 “Heart to Heart” Mixed Doubles Adult Tennis Tournament

Non members welcome! Friday, Saturday & Sunday February 22, 23, 24. Forms are available on the tennis wall by the tennis courts or on the website. Entries are due Feb. 18th.

Ladies spring 3.0 team that plays on Monday mornings beginning at 9:30am is looking for a few players. We are a team made up of about half Quail Hollow ladies along with some others. If interested, please contact Hunter Buxton: hunterbuxton@nc.rr.com

Update on Hank the Firedog contest: Thanks to everyone who voted for Hank. Hank won the national contest and the Golden Retriever Rescue will be awarded $50,000 and Hank is on his way to Hollywood. Watch for him in the Circuit City ads.

Watch your emails. Sign up for spring junior tennis teams, World Team Tennis, and swim team happen before the pool opens. As soon as these dates are set, they will be announced in the enews.

New Email address for the club: qhsc@qhsc.net

On Jan 14, 2008, at 1:08 PM, QHSC wrote:

Cardio Tennis anyone ? There will be a six week one hour cardio tennis class starting Jan. 15 from 8:30-9:30 AM. This is 60 minutes of movement with a tennis racquet. All levels are welcome. Email the club if you are interested. www.qhsc@qhsc.net.

Help a local animal rescue group - since you're sitting at your computer, go to www.firedog.com and vote for Hank, the only NC dog in the finals. The Neuse Golden Retriever Rescue in Raleigh receives $1 for every vote and $50,000 if Hank is the winner.

New Email address for the club: qhsc@qhsc.net