More Exciting Pool Stuff!

Last Friday we held our first meeting of the Pool Social Committee. Some members are calling this committee the Pool Fun Team and that is a correct name! 26 of your fellow members have begun planning a summer filled with fun activities. Our Pool calendar on the website will be changing quite a lot so check the website often – we’ll update activities as we get them planned. Now is a good time to emphasize that the committee is open to all who want to join the team – please do join us either by suggestions or volunteering or both!

Specifics as of now:
Movie Night will be pushed to mid-July to ensure we have the right equipment. We’ll have our first FRIDAY DINNER COOKOUT and CANNONBALL CONTEST on Friday, 6/24. Cannonball Contest will have awards by age group and will start at 4:30. A few of the committee members have volunteered to fix burgers, hot dogs, quesadillas, jalapeno poppers, nachos, fries and more on Friday from 6:00 – 7:30. This menu will be a la carte pricing with all profits going to a dedicated fund for future pool renovations and upgrades.
If the 6/24 Friday Cookout is popular, we will repeat it, change up the menu and open the grilling to anyone who loves to grill!

Pool Stuff!

Dear Murraywood Pool Members,
HAPPY SUMMERTIME, 2022!!!
Welcome to summer at the very best pool around!! I’m so happy that you’ve joined the pool community at Murraywood and look forward to meeting you soon.
Our staff is great – we have a new pool manager, Tim Carmody – and our lifeguards are wonderful! Some new faces and some you’ll recognize as favorites from last year.
I’m Kathi Sill and I’m on the Board of Directors. I’m your Pool Chair and my intention is to help make this summer one of the best ever at Murraywood – tall order, but with your help, I believe we can do it.
First order – let’s plan more social events for the members! I’d like to form a POOL SOCIAL COMMITTEE and I’m asking for volunteers….

Pool Manager for 2022

Please welcome our new Pool Manager, Tim Carmody. Tim is very familiar with Murraywood, having coached the DFHS high school swim team which practices at our facility, for several years. Originally from Cincinnati, Ohio, Tim came to school to USC in 1987 and has stayed ever since. He has worked around local pools and swim teams off and on including managing Hunting Creek Swim and Raquet Club. In addition, he is finishing his 27th year of teaching elementary school here in Irmo. He is looking forward to meeting our Murraywood families!

Featured Member Business: Harry Crosby, Long Term Care Insurance Expert

Harry Crosby, long-term Murraywood member, is the founder of Certified Senior Solutions Specialist, Inc.    Harry was a trainer and sales leader for General Electric’s long term care division before the IPO when the company became Genworth Financial.  At Genworth Financial, Harry was a Divisional Vice President involved in developing long term care and new agents.   Harry has had an extensive career in the long term care industry.  Google “Harry Crosby, Long Term Care” for even more information!

Besides being an “authorized to offer agent” for Amac long term care solutions, and an Endorsed Local Provider for Dave Ramsey, Harry is a speaker and author.  Harry introduced the first long term care insurance product to the U. K. in 1996 and wrote the book Long Term Care Insurance…The Complete Guide.

I believe people can make good decisions when they have all the facts.  My job is to give people enough reliable, verifiable information so they can decide what is in their best interest.

Harry is licensed in most states and has his degree in Biology and Psychology.   Directly out of Graduate School Harry coached basketball and tennis while teaching biology and psychology.  Over the next 45 years he started and sold several companies before beginning his 28-year career in long term care insurance.   To read more about his long-term care career google Harry Crosby, Long Term Care.

You can contact Harry directly at Harry@CertifiedSeniorSolutions.com or call (803) 932-2719.

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Featured Member Business: Hilliard Automotive

Hilliard Automotive, owned and operated by longtime Murraywood members, Randy and Natalie Hilliard, has been serving the Columbia, S.C., and surrounding areas for more than 19 years. Specializing in Honda, Acura, Toyota, and Lexus automotive maintenance and repair, all their technicians are ASE certified and carry a broad range of experience with Japanese imports and domestic vehicles, including GM, Ford and Chrysler.

In addition to experience, Hilliard Automotive stays abreast of new technology and provides the most up-to-date tools, diagnostic equipment and technical information.

Hilliard Automotive is conveniently located on Lake Murray Boulevard.

Click here for contact information!

Members to Upgrade Bathroom Access at Murraywood!

Those of you who attended our Annual General Membership Meeting in March may recall when new Facility Member, Joe Gabriel, stood up and offered to pay to have greater access to multiple bathrooms at our Club, citing the backlog that is created each afternoon when school children arrive for their lessons and clinics. With just one bathroom, it takes a while for everyone to get changed and down on court. The same thing happens on USTA League nights.

When we rebuilt the pool house back in 2016 after the flood, the plans were modified to allow year-round access to bathrooms, an important feature since we had lost use of the Clubhouse with its dedicated women’s and men’s restrooms. However, the additional modifications necessary to make this happen were considered a low priority as we toiled and struggled to get the doors open in time for the summer pool season.

Now, with the generous financial support of the Gabriels, this dream is becoming a reality. Upon completion of certain modifications, tennis players will have full access to the expansive restrooms at the pool. This includes ample space for changing, going to the bathroom, and showering after a sweaty tennis session. The only drawback to this situation is that the showers will need to be turned off in the coldest months since the building is not currently temperature controlled.

And the old tennis bathroom is going to be converted into an ice room! That’s right! An ice machine is going to be installed at Murraywood! Finally!

Thank you so much to the Gabriels for their generous donation of time and money. Below, see a few pics of the floors at the pool house: they have been painted and look fantastic. Many thanks to the Gabriels, Tom Keckeisen, and Elijah Crain for their hard work!