Off-Season Skating Option

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Monday, November 20, 2023

 11/18 Meeting Summary


  1. Welcome and introductions: Ricky, Saida (and you can stop in to the office to pick up lower level parking passes) 

  2. Skate Show & Fundraiser- Saturday Dec 9, 4PM (this is a different date than communicated earlier) 

    1. schedule for skaters

      1. Rehearsing on Dec 2 and 3– attendance is very important

      2. Early arrival (3PM, possibly earlier) 

      3. Costume not changing: look for your “ugly sweaters” and elf hats from last year. (+ black skate pants)  

        New skaters: “ugly” can be interpreted loosely, but a holiday-theme sweater of some type. 

        1. We will have extra elf hats, you will directly reimburse the exec board -member who purchases those (they are a few dollars) 

          https://www.dollartree.com/christmas-house-elf-hats-with-sequins-on-one-side-125-in/318396

    2.  fundraising: We will raffle gift baskets. Yoo Mee is organizing. 

      1. We need donations for the gift baskets! Spreadsheet to sign up will circulate via email. Donations collected on Dec. 2

      2. Jennifer, Elyn’s mom: helping to coordinate 

      3. Yoo Mee will have a separate donation bucket and posters made. 

        1. Maybe: we could have hand warmers, extra elf hats for donors (so we won’t be selling them, just as a “thank you” for a $5 or above donation) 

  3. Important schedule notes: 

    1. no skate club over the Thanksgiving weekend. 

    2. Our late Thursday ice time has been pushed back 15 minutes, now starts at 8:15. It is only 45 minutes so skaters please be here before that and be ready to get going immediately. 

      1. We also have 4-5:30 ice time, skaters can attend one or both. 

  4. Skate club business: 

    1. Families need to join Learn to Skate USA. This is mandatory, it is a small fee and the membership lasts for a year. 

    2. Abigail passed out level sheets to the skaters. They should bring them with them on the ice every time. (if they didn’t get, print out a list for your level from LTS website) 

    3. We will start doing cocoa/soups in January 2024

    4. Still looking into getting puffers; going forward in future years, we hope that returning skaters can choose to get a puffer instead of a new uniform 

    5. Possible: we may shift to using “SportsZone” (team communication), Hockey already uses this. Calendars, messages, reminders, all in one place. 

  5. Looking ahead: skate club events/schedule

    1. Holiday potluck party: 12/17 (tentative) at 2:15, followed by club practice. 

      1. Families bring favorites to share (not catered) 

      2. Families help with set-up and clean-up

      3. Possible: hold an equipment exchange that day 

      4. Possible: We may hold a quick post-party meeting once the kids are on the ice to talk about 2024 schedule

    2. February fundraiser- tentative: 2/15 (shorter ice time may make this an issue) 

    3. End-of-season show, currently scheduled for 3/09

    4. level testing and end-of-year celebration: tentatively scheduled for the weekend of 3/23-24. Parents informed us that this is the middle of spring break for some independent school students, and will discuss options with the coaches. 

  6. USFSA- this is still something in the works, but will be for the future. 

    1. This will allow our skaters who compete to do so as members of our club

    2. If/when membership is accepted, it is for a 2-year term. It will require that all families also join USFSA. 
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