Week of December 23rd

Happy Holidays to all our Blizzard families! We wish you a fun and safe holiday season filled with family, friends and delicious food. 

A quick reminder that any families with skaters who wish to participate in our Long Track meet on January 12th should let Kari Rae know as soon as possible (email to pgblizzard.president@gmail.com).


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1. LONG TRACK PRACTICES
Long track practices will begin this week, Wednesday December 26th, at the Outdoor Ice Oval. Practices will be led by Coach Kari Rae - all skaters are welcome to join in. Practices are Wednesday evening from 7:00 - 8:30 and Saturday morning from 10:00 to 11:30am. Skaters are asked to arrive early to do warm up and have skates on and ready to go for the start of practice.

Please remember to dress appropriately, based on temperature and wind conditions. The Oval posts a wind chill chart on their website, skating at speed will increase windchill. Layers are important, as is face protection - buffs are a great addition to your skate bag. Skaters should also have water and a warm beverage to drink during rest periods.

If you have any questions please contact Kari at pgblizzard.president@gmail.com.

2. OPERATION RED NOSE - URGENT CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS
We have learned that the Blizzard need 2 more people from our club to volunteer for the last night of ORN's service, New Year's Eve, in order for the club to reach the required 25 man-nights to obtain the Rotary grant.
If not already signed up for ORN this year, go to the website www.ornpg.ca to apply online. Criminal record check forms need to be taken to the downtown RCMP detachment ASAP to complete the process.

Volunteers for ORN meet at ICBC on 15th Avenue, and work in the roles of phone operators, navigators, escort drivers (drive your team in your vehicle) and designated drivers (drive the client's vehicle). New Year's Eve is the last night of the service for this year, and runs from 9pm to 4am.  

3. LEARN TO SKATE
For any Learn to Skates who would like to continue with the FUNdamental or Novice programs please contact me (pgblizzard.registrar@gmail.com) prior to our return to regular ice sessions beginning on Saturday January 5th. The option is available for skaters to participate one or both days per week, as competitive or non-competitive levels. 

Please contact me if you have any questions.

4. LEARN TO SKATE FASTER ON THE LONG TRACK
The PG Blizzard and Outdoor Ice Oval will again be offering an adult learn to skate program at the Oval on Wednesday and Saturdays beginning on January 5th. Watch the Blizzard and Oval Facebook pages and websites for more information in the next few days.

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Merry Christmas!

Kessie Konwicki, Registrar
~ on behalf of the PG Blizzard Board of Directors