Upper Valley Aquatics Boosters

UVAB Mission Statement

“We are a coalition to build enthusiasm, direction, support, and funds for our community pool in Leavenworth with the goal to create for the upper valley a vibrant year-round aquatics center.”

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Long Term Planning Committee

END OF THE YEAR UPDATE - December '25

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Long Term Planning Committee

This UVAB committee has been exploring options for constructing and maintaining a facility that provides year-round aquatics for the upper valley. Members of this committee met with the City Administrator, Matthew Selby, in early September to discuss their findings.

In turn, this information was shared with the City Council at their latest Study Session in October. We were given the opportunity to present two preliminary design concepts to City Council that would include an indoor pool, the library, a community center, and parking within the same footprint of the existing Osborn building, as well as possible funding avenues.

As part of our mission to advocate for a year-round pool in Leavenworth, UVAB was encouraged by council member support for our vision to include an indoor pool as part of the Osborn Elementary redevelopment project. You can read more about this in the following Leavenworth Echo article:

Leavenworth considers indoor pool as part of Osborn redevelopment - The Leavenworth Echo

END OF THE YEAR UPDATE - December '25

As we finish the year, UVAB is thankful to receive council member support for our vision to include an indoor pool as part of the Osborn Elementary redevelopment project. While this concept is still in an early stage, we are encouraged that a multi-use community center with a pool is moving on a path toward realization.
A special thanks to UVAB Long Term Planning Committee members: Mara Merritt, Jennifer Hadersberger, Alison Miller, and Katie Strahl, for getting us to this point through their outstanding work and engagement with the City and PRSA. Their expertise and tireless efforts in providing the design concept and potential funding avenues for incorporating a pool into the Osborn Elementary redevelopment project were critical in gaining the initial buy-in from key stakeholders needed to move forward.
We are committed to advocating for improvements in pool culture and efficiencies of operation during the next swim season. The City, the PRSA, and the UVAB have reviewed feedback that was submitted through various recent surveys. We can assure you that your concerns and suggestions were heard, appreciated, and are under thoughtful review. Our sincere thanks to all who participated in the surveys.
Encouraging news is that engineering plans are underway for converting the existing pool to a new chlorine system. This should decrease the down time we've experienced in the past from incidents of fecal contamination.
The UVAB continues to work on becoming a 501(c) organization (a non-profit group exempt from federal income tax). We voted on By-Laws at the December meeting. Until all the necessary documents are completed and filed, we are working under a Fiscal Sponsorship Agreement with the Leavenworth Swim Team. This will enable us to accept tax-deductible donations until we have our own 501(c) designation. In the meantime, tax deductible donations can be made by making checks payable to the "Upper Valley Swim Team" with a memo on the check stating, "For the UVAB"
Board Meetings will be held monthly on the first Monday. Our next meeting is Monday, January 5, 2026 @ 6:00pm. You may contact one of our Board members for more information if you are interested in attending; or write to us using the "Contact Us" link below.

Get involved:

From programming to maintenance and safety to staffing, a community pool is only as successful as the community that supports it.

The UVAB is looking for people who share our mission and are interested in sharing their time or talent. Volunteers will play a vital part in supporting our goal. From "worker bees" who can set up chairs, make calls, help with the Splash Bash, display signs, or distribute pamphlets... to folks with expertise in areas such as leadership, fund raising, grant writing, community outreach, website administration, or just plain giving advice, we want to hear from you. Please click on the "Contact Us" link below to share a little bit about yourself, your areas of interest, and your availability.

Donations are welcome!

If you would like to help support our mission using Venmo, you can use the "Donate link" below. Or you can submit a check to any of our Board Members. Please make the check payable to the "Upper Valley Swim Team" including a memo stating "For the UVAB"

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