Week of October 14, 2018

Good evening Blizzard families,


All our skaters are settling in to the 2018/19 skating season. Our Elite skaters, Craig Miller, Kieran Hansen and Keanan St. Rose were in Red Deer this past weekend for trials for the BC provincial short track team for the 2019 Canada Winter Games, coming this winter to Red Deer, Alberta. Stay tuned for results.

Here is this week's update:

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1. FUNDRAISING

The Colibri fundraiser starts this week on October 15th. Fundraising coordinator, Catherine, will be handing out forms this week at practice, or you can go directly to their website at https://colibrifundraising.com/ . When ordering online, don't forget to select PG Blizzard as the school. 

You can also share the link from our Facebook page to family and friends.

Colibri offers reusable bags for lunch, snacks or larger wet bags for swimwear, in a variety of kid-friendly patterns.

2. CENTRAL INTERIOR CHALLENGE - MEET COORDINATION

Hello, It is that time of year again. The Central Interior Challenge (our short track meet) is fast approaching and I am looking for volunteers to help out. I will be needing officials, and a couple of people to help out with the lunch for the officials.

The officials positions are:
Place Judges
Timers
Lap Counters 
Runners
Heat Box Steward
Track Steward 

All of these positions can be learned the day of the meet and there isn’t any experience required. Our volunteers can be parents, grandparents, siblings (16 yrs and up) or anyone that you know who is willing to help.
Please remember, without our volunteers our meets cannot run.
Thank you,

Keri McLeod, Meet Coordinator   

3. LEARN TO SKATE - SKATE SHARPENING
Following their 3rd session on the ice, the Learn to Skate skates will likely need to be sharpened. If all Learn to Skate skaters can leave their skates with Dave following the practice this Tuesday a team of "experienced" parents will help to get them sharpened, and return them at the beginning of practice next Tuesday. 

Dave will have a bin in the change room to collect skates at the end of practice.

4. PG BLIZZARD BOARD MEETING

A quick reminder to Board members that we are scheduled to meet this Wednesday evening at 6:30pm.

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Thank you, have a great week!

Kessie Konwicki, Registrar
~ on behalf of the PG Blizzard Speed Skating Club