Dear Sun Valley Community:                                                                             December 17, 2024

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The chill of winter has arrived and the holiday season is in full swing. Even as we search for our shovels and winter mittens, we are thinking ahead to next summer and the 2025 season at Sun Valley Swim and Tennis. On behalf of the Sun Valley Board let me thank you for another fantastic summer of swimming, tennis, and friendship at Sun Valley as we extend our heartfelt wishes to you for Happy Holidays and Healthy New Year.  

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This year we were excited to open our new tennis courts, which underwent construction from late Fall 2023 through early Spring 2024. The membership has been enthusiastic and we are thrilled to be able to deliver a state-of-the-art facility to our growing and enthusiastic tennis community.  

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New storage sheds have been added for our tennis and swim equipment, and we continue to make routine updates and repairs to our club. As we look ahead to 2025 we anticipate replacing one of our pool heaters and converting the pool filtration system, projects that will be undertaken over the winter to ensure that your experience at Sun Valley is as safe and enjoyable as possible.  

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We had exceptional attendance this past year, with more than 260 member-families active at Sun Valley. Our active membership continues to grow, and with a healthy waitlist for new members we consider ourselves fortunate to be able to offer a Sun Valley experience to more families than ever before.  

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We have continued to improve our advanced reservation system and online payment options and continue to work toward increasing as many group activities as possible, including swim team and swim lessons. Our tennis programs continue to grow in popularity with an increasing number of members participating in the various tennis activities at Sun Valley. Our members enthusiastically attended our kids night, teen night, and adult night gatherings and we have continued to extend our hours on several Fridays throughout the summer for family and friends to gather at Sun Valley. 

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At this time last year, interest rates were still high, an uncertain election was looming, we had a new tennis court to pay for, labor costs were rising, and operational expenses were increasing. With that in mind, the board made a conscious decision to increase membership fees across all membership categories last year. This year I am pleased to report that our membership fees will remain unchanged for the 2025 season. We will continue to focus on prudent management of our operations and will strive to maintain a healthy capital fund for future unanticipated expenses.  

We remain very fortunate to have our manager, Laura Conti, working tirelessly throughout the year, to keep Sun Valley running and ready to open in the Spring. The Board has been enthusiastic in supporting Laura and will be seeking additional support staff to help with the daily operations of our busy swim and tennis programs. 

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Let me also, on behalf of the entire Sun Valley Board, extend congratulations to our newly elected Board President, Rebecca Slotkin. Rebecca has been a long-time member and we look forward to her leadership. 

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We wish everyone in the Sun Valley community all the very best for the upcoming Holidays and the New Year as we look forward to the warm weather ahead and another terrific season of swimming and tennis. 

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Sincerely,

Stephan Voss

President

Sun Valley Board of Directors

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