Lincolnia Park Recreation Club invites the community to celebrate the pool’s 60th anniversary
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| The Lincolnia pool in the early 1960s. Anyone with more old pictures and memorabilia are encouraged to bring them to the anniversary party. |
All
current and former members of the Lincolnia Park Recreation Club, current and
former members of the LPRC Lazers swim team, neighbors, and friends are invited
to the pool’s 60th anniversary celebration and fundraiser Aug. 26.
current and former members of the Lincolnia Park Recreation Club, current and
former members of the LPRC Lazers swim team, neighbors, and friends are invited
to the pool’s 60th anniversary celebration and fundraiser Aug. 26.
The
fun starts at 6 p.m. with an alumni swim meet hosted by Kris and R.J.
Keller. It’s open to everyone, not just former swim team members and there is
no charge to participate. Registration begin at 5:45 p.m.
fun starts at 6 p.m. with an alumni swim meet hosted by Kris and R.J.
Keller. It’s open to everyone, not just former swim team members and there is
no charge to participate. Registration begin at 5:45 p.m.
The party, hosted by the
Friends of LCPC, starts at 7 p.m. There will be a variety of food stations,
including oysters, shrimp, cheese and crudités, pasta, salads, grilled vegetables,
meat, charcuterie, breads, and desserts. The bar will feature Gordon Biersch and Mad Fox brews on tap and wine. A
cello duet, featuring Sydney Wuhrer and Jane Kim, will entertain guests 7-8
p.m.
The
cost is $75 at the door. (Advance registration has ended). All proceeds from the event will be used for
future improvements at LPRC.
cost is $75 at the door. (Advance registration has ended). All proceeds from the event will be used for
future improvements at LPRC.
A simultaneous kids’ party for ages 5 and up, with pizza,
entertainment, and supervision, will be hosted by Shaela and Eldon Beck. The
charge is $10 per child.
entertainment, and supervision, will be hosted by Shaela and Eldon Beck. The
charge is $10 per child.
“LPRC has long been a very
important part of the Lincolnia Park neighborhood,” says resident Loretta Prencipe.
“People who grew up here still go to this pool.”
important part of the Lincolnia Park neighborhood,” says resident Loretta Prencipe.
“People who grew up here still go to this pool.”
“The
pool was really fun in the 1970s,” says Kathleen Webster, who’s been a member
since 1973. She recalls her five children learning to swim there, going
to “wonderful, well-attended meets,” and enjoying the social atmosphere.
pool was really fun in the 1970s,” says Kathleen Webster, who’s been a member
since 1973. She recalls her five children learning to swim there, going
to “wonderful, well-attended meets,” and enjoying the social atmosphere.
There was a time when the pool had a slide, a high dive,
and a dive team, she says. Those are long gone, but there have been a lot of improvements
over the years, including a tot lot and a new roof for the pavilion, which can be
rented out for private parties,
and a dive team, she says. Those are long gone, but there have been a lot of improvements
over the years, including a tot lot and a new roof for the pavilion, which can be
rented out for private parties,
The seven-acre property has tennis and volleyball
courts, and the LPRC hosts water aerobics, food truck Fridays, and
other activities.
courts, and the LPRC hosts water aerobics, food truck Fridays, and
other activities.
Over the years, other community pools have closed, such as a
pool that used to be near Braddock Road before the Pinecrest Golf Course was
built.
pool that used to be near Braddock Road before the Pinecrest Golf Course was
built.
LPRC membership has during the past three to four years; there’s
even a short waiting list, Webster says. The additional revenue funded
additional improvements, such as resurfaced tennis courts and more social
programs.
even a short waiting list, Webster says. The additional revenue funded
additional improvements, such as resurfaced tennis courts and more social
programs.
She credits the growth to “the work put in by LPRC volunteers
who want to see the pool thrive and grow.”