The 2008 HEARTSONG SWIM was the cornerstone event of the City of Rockville’s Mattie Stepanek Week, and the City is again honoring Mattie’s memory by co-sponsoring the event.

While the 2008 SWIM raised funds for completion of the statue of Mattie and his service dog, Micah, the focus of the 2009 SWIM will. support the creation of a school curriculum using Mattie’s work to teach children that there are other alternatives to bullying—employing the cornerstone of Mattie’s belief that “Peace is possible.

WHY SHOULD OUR KIDS PARTICIPATE?

• Your swimmers can become involved in their community.
• Encourages participants to set and achieve goals
• Team building social event
• Swimmers can help spread Mattie’s message of peace by raising money for the development of a school curriculum using Mattie’s books and writings.

• You will raise money for your team!!

The organizers appreciate the fact that the MCSL season is jam-packed with activities and that each team is on a tight schedule with both their swimmers and their volunteers. 

We would like to thank the participating teams by providing the following incentives:

• Every participating MCSL team will receive 15% of their collected funds for the swim. 
  
  
  • E.g. Raise $5,000 for the swim and get $750 for your own team programs! 
    
    
• Teams raising more than $10,000 will receive 20% back.
  
  
  • FYI – King Farm swimmers raised over $12,000 for the 2007 Heartsong Swim!
    
    
• Teams raising more than $2,500 will have bricks in their honor placed in Mattie’s Park.

WHAT DOES OUR TEAM NEED TO DO TO PARTICIPATE?

• Very little!
  
  
• Provide information to your swim families about the event (i.e., put up posters we will provide)
  
  
• Post a link to www.MattiesHeartsongSwim.org on your team website.
  
  
• Designate a team “Heartsong Swim” Representative to collect registration and sponsorship forms from your swimmers.

WE HOPE YOU CAN JOIN US!