Here is the StinkyCheeseMan's Top 10 Reasons to attend this year's Sugarbear Parent Kickoff Meeting:

1. Chance to meet other parents, our awesome coaches, fantastic city league rep and our good looking (and modest) parent board members. Understand their roles and have your questions answered. Be informed about the fantastic season we have planned for you and your family!
2. Our social chairperson, Karen Salatti, will be providing plenty of food and drink, so besides being encouraged to bring your spouse, bring your appetites. Beats the heck out of cooking!
3. Learn how you can assist with this year's swim team and put an already great season planned, simply over the top.
4. Checkout and purchase inventory items from the Sugarbear Boutique. Sugarbear red and blue wristbands will also be for sale for $2, so your swimmer can be the first one on their block sporting their new, trendy Sugarbear swim band. Get informed about this year's swim suit style and how they are to be sized and ordered.
5. Learn about the several different modes of communication and sources that will keep you informed throughout the season, beyond our informative website: www.sugarbears.org
6. For new swim families and old, you get taught the proper etiquette and importance of "SignOuts" and showing up to meets on time, since we simply hate to see a swimmer cry.
7. You get to learn the Roost-a-sha, led by the fearless CheeseMan. What you say? You don't know the Roost-a-sha? Exactly the reason why this makes the top ten.
8. Groove to some tunes before and after the meeting.
9. Updated on Team and League information as well as our coaches' philosophy, practice guidelines and safety concerns.

And this year's top reason:
10. The first 100 swim families will receive their 2005 Sugarbear Swim Season Magnet for FREE! Suitable for framing on your refrigerator. This magnet has the potential of being a collector's item, if not a family heirloom.