The 2009 Season: Co-op
Prince George’s Swimming Pool operates on a co-operative basis, depending on our members to maintain and improve the facilities and facilitate the day-to-day operations of the pool. Members' time and efforts help keep our costs low and make our pool a clean, safe and comfortable place to be. When members don’t pitch in, we must outsource some of this work. That’s why a membership at our pool includes a co-op fee.
The Basics
The standard co-op fee is $100 per household.
Senior households pay a $50 co-op fee.
Households with more than two adults contribute an additional $100 per additional adult.
Everyone age 18 or over on opening day is considered an adult, including dependent children.
If you complete your service hours (five hours for the first two adults, and another five hours for every other adult in the membership) prior to opening day, you are not required to pay the co-op fee. Please make a note on your membership application.
If you complete and document your co-op service by 10/31/09, your co-op fee will be refunded if you submit a refund request in writing by 11/15/09.
Fee Payment
You may submit the co-op fee as a separate check from the membership fee.
Checks for co-op fees will be held for 60 days.
If you complete and document your co-op service within 60 days, the check will be returned to you.
After 60 days, the check will be deposited.
Completing Your Co-op Service
There are several ways to contribute your co-op hours. You can:
- Participate in a scheduled workday (see below for the pre-season dates)
- Commit to a seasonal job (see below)
- Complete an occasional job (a weekly to-do list will be posted to the pool listserv and on the pool bulletin board)
- Recruit new members (earn two co-op hours for each new membership)
Documenting Your Co-op Service
In order to receive credit for your co-op hours, each time you do any co-op service you must send an email within 24 hours to pgpoolcoopjobs(at)gmail.com with the following information:
- Your pool membership number
- Your first and last name
- The date you did the work
- A description of the work you did
- How much time you spent
For example: #999 Jo Poolio 06/01/09 cleaned refrigerator 20 minutes.
If you do not have access to email, please contact one of the Co-op Coordinators, Rebbie Higgins or Kathy Kilday to make alternative arrangements for documenting your co-op hours.
Requesting a Refund
In order to receive a refund of your co-op fee, you must
1) Complete and document your membership's co-op service by 10/31/09. NO partial refunds will be given.
2) Submit a request in writing to pgpoolcoopjobs@gmail.com by 11/15/09.
3) Include your full name, membership number and mailing address in your request.
Fees cannot be refunded if the request is received after 11/15/09 or the membership's complete requirement is not completed.
We are, of course, completely open to people completing more than the co-op requirement, and/or donating the co-op fee to the pool. If you do the latter, please let us know so that we can acknowledge this in writing.
