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Every winter, Team New York Aquatics (TNYA) uses the U.S. Masters Swimming ePostal National One-Hour Swim Challenge as an occasion to raise money for charities that do important work to support the LGBTQ+ community. We compete to see how far we can swim in an hour, and get pledges and donations. This began at the height of the AIDS crisis, to raise money for medical bills for members of our team fighting the disease; now we work to spread the good will around.
This year, we will be raising money to support two causes:
1. The Alliance for Positive Change, formerly the AIDS Service Center NYC, helps New Yorkers living with HIV and other chronic health conditions get the medical care, peer support, and housing assistance they need to achieve health, happiness, and stability.
2. Team New York Aquatics' Paul Fortoul Fellowship Program, originally founded as the Swimming Scholarship Program in 2007, which provides financial assistance for our members to participate in our programs
Each cause will receive 50% of the proceeds. Please note that all proceeds from this campaign will be paid directly to TNYA, and TNYA will disburse 50% of the funds to the Alliance for Positive Change. Donations will be accepted through March 5, 2021.
We are disappointed to announce that we will not be holding a large in-person gathering for the One Hour Swim this winter. To keep everyone safe, minimize gathering, and maximize social distancing, we will be running this year's One Hour Swim virtually. As the past year has been extremely difficult for our community, please note that contributions of any amount are wonderful and will be greatly appreciated. If you are interested in swimming your one hour swim at a practice during the fundraising drive, we have set aside two practices for you to swim your one hour swim. If you would like to swim your One Hour Swim at one of our practices at Sacred Heart, you can swim your One Hour Swim at the following practices:
1. Thursday, February 18 – 8:15pm-9:45pm
2. Thursday, February 25 – 8:15pm-9:45pm
To swim your One Hour Swim at either of these practices, you must register on MindBody and pay the $50 registration fee which will be donated towards the proceeds. To register to swim your One Hour Swim at a Sacred Heart practice, visit our website at: www.tnya.org/mindbody
For general guidelines, see our website at: www.tnya.org/ohs
If you have any questions, or experience technical difficulty, contact us at: ohs@tnya.org