3rd Annual Fancy Dress Swim to Make Poverty History

 Join us for the next Fancy Dress Swim to Make Poverty History on Sunday, July 13, at Ocean Park Beach in Santa Monica.

 We will meet at noon at Church in Ocean Park, 235 Hill St., Santa Monica 90405, and process to the Pacific Ocean where we will swim in fancy finery, crazy costume, normal swimwear or whatever you choose. If you would like to borrow one of our thrift store gems for the day, it’s easy; we will have them at the Church that day. Invite your friends to enjoy a swim with us!

 This event will be the kickoff of our organizing for the rest of 2008 and a chance to enjoy summer and the beach as we tell people about ONE: The Campaign to Make Poverty History.

 The 2008 events planned so far, are: 

*Stand Up, October 17;

*AIDS Walk LA, October 19;

*Fancy Dress Fall Ball, October 24;

*ONE Sabbath, TBA;

*World AIDS Day, December 1.

 Put July 13 in your calendar and come along. Do something worthwhile by taking that dunk in the ocean you never get around to! Call (310) 399-1631 or email fancy@churchop.org for any and all suggestions or questions. All are welcome!

Join the ONE LA/Santa Monica Fancy Dress Swim

Ready to have fun while saving lives? Church in Ocean Park has initiated the ONE LA/Santa Monica Fancy Dress Swim joining the World Swim Against Malaria on April 5, 12-2 PM, at the Culver City Municipal Plunge. The goal is one million swimmers around the world on or around that day raising money for treated bed-nets at $5 per net to prevent malaria, still the biggest killer of children and pregnant women in the world. Every $5 helps save a life.

Unlike swims that get sponsors for a number of laps or distance we are getting sponsors for the spectacle of going in the (heated) pool in fancy dress (including, for inspiration but not to limit your imagination or costume, formals, prom dresses, cocktail dresses, bridesmaid dresses, wedding gowns, quinceanera gowns, fancy ball gowns…). If you don’t get sponsors beforehand you can just show up on April 5 and sponsor yourself. Guys and girls can wear dresses or whatever captures your fancy. This is a swim for all ages so just make sure your costume is family-friendly. Join us!

You can sign up for the swim by going to: http://www.one.org/event/GeneralEvent/369. Just follow the instructions to sign up. You can also sponsor one of our fancy swimmers or the group online at www.worldswimagainstmalaria.com/churchop, or by calling 310-399-1630.

* To sponsor by check rather than cash or online, make payable to Against Malaria Foundation. Please add reference WSAM08 3597 so the money can be assigned to our swim.

Culver City Plunge – Directions and Parking
4117 Overland Ave. at Culver Blvd. , Culver City 90320
There is free parking entering from Culver Blvd. Then walk past the large main building with the tower and the small Teen Center building to the pool building. The entrance to the pool is on the side away from the street. There is also a small parking lot with entrance just before the pool on Overland Ave.

Parking is also convenient along Barman Ave., SE of the pool, please park on the side closest to the pool.