Hey Everybody-
Guess what? Our coaches positions have been eliminated by the City of Walnut Creek. This is not a joke. Of the Aquatics programs in the city, ours is the only one that operates in the black, and yet they are going to cut it.
If you could, would you shoot a brief e-mail, to the city council and let them know what a successful program this is across the country and in the world. All few hundred of us are doing what we can, but I think it's time to bring in the big guns- you.
Kerry has spent 30 years of his life building this program into what it is today, and helping many of you in the process, please help him and the program that he lives for.
The address is: mayor@walnut-creek.org
and ask them to respond to your e-mail.
Thanks,
Karen Duggan
Karen,
While going to the mayor is great, I'd recommend you try to figure out the infrastructure of the government between the mayor and the pool staff to determine who you have to influence. In our city, we have:
Pool staff
Parks & Recreation staff
Parks & Recreation board (people are elected here and generally volunteer positions)
City Council
Mayor
At least in our locality, each of the parties above needs far more attention (and, thankfully, has far more access) of a lobbying effort than the mayor him/herself.
Karen,
While going to the mayor is great, I'd recommend you try to figure out the infrastructure of the government between the mayor and the pool staff to determine who you have to influence. In our city, we have:
Pool staff
Parks & Recreation staff
Parks & Recreation board (people are elected here and generally volunteer positions)
City Council
Mayor
At least in our locality, each of the parties above needs far more attention (and, thankfully, has far more access) of a lobbying effort than the mayor him/herself.
