Cover Page Swim and Water Polo Camp A proposal for Pittsburgh Public Schools for the Summer Enrichment in 2010 Organizational name: CLOH.Org Creating Literate Olympians Here dot Org Mark Rauterkus
[email protected] 412 298 3432 = cell 108 South 12th Street Pittsburgh, PA, USA 15203-1226 October 2, 2009 Proposal from Mark Rauterkus, Creating Literate Olympians Here – page 1 Cover Letter from Mark Rauterkus, founder & coach, CLOH.Org October 1, 2009 Dear Coordinators for Pittsburgh Public Schools 2010 Summer Enrichment, Summer camps and swimming go hand-in-hand. Naturally, a camp with a devotion to swimming needs to have a prominent role in the line-up of offered activities. I've devoted my life to the goals and objectives outlined in the RFP for summer enrichment. As a swim coach and city resident, I am so excited by these opportunities for community, students, and myself. These high impact aquatics plans from CLOH.Org match my professional accomplishments throughout the years. I've started and led programs that are exactly what's being asked with the RFP, and I've studied the conditions of successful programs with a world-view. To me, the decision to blend swimming and summer camps is a 'no-brainer.' But swimming and water polo within the district tells a different story. Sadly, swimming needs to be defended with this proposal. The district wants energy and enthusiasm for its camps, but as it has been said to me in a May 2009 interview by the districts top athletic administrator, Michael Gavlik, “Swimming is a dying sport.” I objected to that notion.