West Austin Athletic Club

West Austin Athletic Club is the place to be all year. The swimming pools, tennis courts, and playground provide hours of fun for kids and adults to relax and beat the summer heat and have a place to exercise in the winter. Adults stay in shape by working out with the aerobic and weight equipment. The Club sponsors many programs for adults and children with a staff that is dedicated to providing a safe, friendly environment in which adults and children feel welcome.

West Austin Athletic Club News

Holiday Greetings from WAAC

It definitely feels like winter this week as the temperatures have dropped! All of us at WAAC appreciate every person that is a member or attends programs here. We hope every family has a great holiday season.

WAAC is working with our tennis coach and Project Helping Hand during the holidays. There is a donation box in the office for anyone who would like to make a donation to a child, a family or just the CTTA non-profit organization. We will provide a tax receipt for anyone making a donation, no matter how big or small. Thanks for your support.

Team Tennis Banquet/Awards and play day event will be held 12/17/2011 from 11-2:00. Everyone is invited and parents are asked to bring a treat to share.

During the holiday break (Dec. 19-Jan. 1) WAAC will be open from M-F from noon -4. We will be closed Dec. 24, 25 and Jan. 31 and Jan. 1.

There will be no evening masters those weeks. Noon masters will be available MTTh. Early morning masters will be MTThF.

Building a place based on youth programs is a financial challenge. We have been blessed to have great coaches, parents, and athletes. Winters are extremely difficult at WAAC. The months of December, January, and February bring in the least income and have the highest facility expenses, because of the propane to heat the pool. Propane costs have tripled over the last five years, and although there is talk of the price declining this year, we are only seeing a slight reduction (1 cent per gallon). Propane costs for heating the pool, until last week, were holding steady at $1000 per week. However, with the colder temperatures that will triple or more.

How can you help?

· Please pay your bills in a timely manner. We have many bills due every week.

· Please tell your friends about WAAC’s programs. We have very little marketing money and word of mouth is how most people find us.

· Consider writing a review on a parent web site. Many people new to Austin choose children’s programs based on web searches.

· Tell your friends about our Holiday Camps and December Parent’s Night Out. Money made from these programs will go toward those propane bills.

· Consider an annual membership. Those memberships that come in December, January, and February help WAAC through the winter. All memberships help support WAAC’s facilities.

· If your child is active on a team, consider sponsoring something for the team like championship t-shirts, new pace clocks or tennis balls. All those little things add up and help WAAC put more money into the facilities.

Thanks! The WAAC Community is Awesome and as we head into 2012 we are looking forward to our best ever year!

Happy Holidays!!

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Looking for Something FUN to do this spring?? Try a class OR come swim. Don't sit around all afternoon playing video games come to WAAC and be with friends, be active, and have FUN!

West Austin Athletic Club

1024 Patterson Lane

Austin, TX 78733

512-263-4282

john@wfly.com