Letter to the Editor: Community keeps aquatic center alive

The Odessa Friends of the Pool met recently to wrap up our 2011 fundraisers and look forward to our 2012 season; both fundraisers and goals. As the treasurer, I was able to report that last year we were able to donate $22,000 to the Town of Odessa! The donation was an accumulation of three years’ worth of fundraising with the goal of relining all four of the pools. We were able to meet that goal because the community of Odessa, its businesses and individuals, are amazing.

When we formed the Friends of the Pool in 2005, we only hoped to supplement the town’s budget in order to keep the pool ope...