WRAC REOPENS!

UPDATE - JANUARY 6
Dear Member-Owners,
YES!!  IT WILL BE A HAPPY NEW YEAR!

WA State Safe Start Guidance announced yesterday provides a pathway forward for The WRAC!
HOURS OF OPERATION:
   Monday - Friday:       5:00 am - 9:00 pm
   Saturday:                     7:00 am - 4:00 pm
   Sunday:                      10:00 am - 5:30 pm
January dues were not charged and this remains the case even with the opening of the club.  If your membership has been on hold and you wish to activate it now or need to make any changes, please contact Zach, Membership Coordinator, and he'll get this taken care of for you.  

Club use protocols followed in October-November will continue to be in place. 
Please refresh yourself with these by viewing our Covid Care Program information page. 
   1. Masks will be required at all times while in the club. If you are challenged with this, please check out the many athletic performance masks now available.  The last thing we want to do is be the "mask police" this so this makes it easy...mask up at all times.      
   2.  Workouts need to be kept to under 1 hour. 
   3.  Fitness classes will be scheduled for 45 minutes.
   3.  Tennis and Pickleball are limited to 90 minutes of play.
   4.  Use guidelines allow for reserved time in all areas:

• Cardio area:  5 
• Weight training (free and machines:  10  
• Pickleball:  16
• Tennis:  Singles and doubles are both ok
• Court Instruction programs:  1 instructor/10 students
• Tennis play for singles and doubles is good to go with normal 1.5 court use time 
• Racquetball/Squash play is currently limited to same household players. We are waiting for further clarification.   
• Fitness classes will continue to be held on Tennis court 3. 
  • Conducting these in the gym does not space requirements at this time.                  
  • Online FB and Zoom fitness classes will continue at this time.  
• Kids club and activities for children, other than racquet sports, will not yet be available. 

   5.  Reservations on Club Automation - WRAC App and the court systems will be available to you as of 5 pm today (Wednesday) to reserve for your club use starting when we open Monday at 5 am. Reservations are required for courts and classes, recommended for fitness and cardio to ensure your spot but you are welcome to come in.  If there is space available, spray bottle and cleaning towel on the wall for you, you are welcome to get your workout in without a reservation.
    6. Check in will be done at the Fitness Center desk (as before).  Please be prepared to use your app for hands-free check-in process.  The front lobby and deli will not be available until further notice.  Beverage and some snack bars will be available for sale at the Fitness Center desk.  If you need something from the pro shop, please present the item to the desk for check-out.  
   7.  Reminder:  Be sure to bring your personal sweat towel and water bottle as fountains remain unavailable.  New bottle filling station is now available at the hallway fountain. 

If you have any questions, please get in contact with me or other appropriate staff member.  I look forward to seeing your smiling face at the club soon!
Sincerely,
   Evy Gillin
Club Manager
evy@wrac.org
Your WRAC Board of Directors 
     Dick Lester, Pres.
    Stew Cusick, V.P.
    Bryan Noyd, Treasurer
    Nel Wheeler, Secretary
    Carolyn Dowell, Nick Jimenez, Cindy Lorrain, Rani Sampson

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