Minutes from January 20, 2018

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Valentine's Day Celebration on February 15th

Celebrate Valentine's Day on February 15th with our figure skating team!  Print and share this flyer with your family and friends. This is a fundraiser event to support our skating team.

Minutes from January 14, 2018

Action Items:

• Everyone was to complete and send the registration form for the end of the season show to Abigail by the 16th. If you haven't done so yet, please do so ASAP. 
• Bike Pickup - (Reminder) Final pickup opportunity is this Friday, January 19th, 4pm to 7pm ET @ The Cultural Theatre
• Je & Karime will create draft flyer/invitation card for the Valentine Day Celebration
• Darcel will confirm additional ice skating hours: March 8th, 16th from 4 - 5:30 p.m.
• Group Photo is tentatively set for February 3rd. Be sure to attend practice on this date. Jennifer will confirm the date with Abigail.
• Shelly will reach out to potential sponsors. Everyone is encouraged to provide Shelly with input and to offer assistance.

Minutes:

• The End of Season Show - team members that are on Freeskate 1 or above levels can request solo performance. There is a mandatory meeting on February 10th at 5:45 p.m.
• Bikes - Last chance to pick them up is this coming Friday.
• Competition - There are many options for competition, some near and some far by ISI and USFSA. While it might be too late to join one this year, we will plan to go see a local competition (Chelsea Piers, New Jersey) this year. There will be a survey to find out how many parents will be interested in continuing figure skating.
• No Skating Dates - March 3rd & 4th; February 17th and February 18th. Team may meet for “Dry Land” training for the March 3rd/4th weekend. Make up training dates - Columbia Prep ends their skating schedule on March 1st. Darcel to confirm if our club can take March 8th and 9th slots from 4 - 5:30 p.m.
• Valentine Day Celebration - The draft proposal is sent to Darcel, who is following up with the park for confirmation.

Reminder: Weekly Parent Meeting at 4:30 PM ET tomorrow

Team--

This is a quick reminder that club parents will be meeting tomorrow at 4:30 p.m. In case you missed the meeting last Saturday, we will discuss upcoming events.

NEW: Draft Proposal for the Valentine's Week Fundraising Event

Bicycle Pickup on January 19th (4 pm - 7 pm ET) -- LAST CHANCE!

We are pleased to inform you that the children from our figure skating club that were unable to pick up their new bicycles on December 15th and 16th will have the opportunity to do so on Friday, January 19th. Please see below for further information:

• Who: The skating club children that signed-up but did not receive their bikes
• When: Friday, January 19th, 4pm to 7pm ET
• Where: The Cultural Theatre @ Denny Farrell Riverbank State Park

IMPORTANT – The bikes MUST be picked up on this date. Any bikes not picked up on January 19th will be returned to Bike NY for distribution elsewhere.

Minutes from January 7, 2018

Click Here to view the minutes from the team meeting from Jajaida.  Here are the highlights:

• Annual End of Season Show will be on March 17, 2018.
• We are planning for a Valentines Day Dance Fundraiser on February 15th from 8 pm to 9 pm. The plan needs to be reviewed and approved.
• Parent meeting will be held weekly, alternating Saturday and Sunday to maximize attendance. 
• Group photo is tentatively being scheduled for the end of the month. Stay tuned for confirmation.

2018 Schedule & Recurring Weekly Parent Meetings

Our club will resume the normal schedule in the new year: there is no more club practice or free skating until the new year.
In addition, on January 6, 2018, we will initiate Weekly parent meetings at 4:30 p.m. ET. Here are some topics to be discussed:

• Skate Show: Lock in the dates for the show. The show is tentatively scheduled for Mid-March.
• Group Pictures: Our club and our children need pictures. We had planned to take group pictures during the holiday show, but many club members were missing.
• Disney On Ice: We will need strong participation from the club members to make this happen. If going to the show is an option, we will either purchase tickets or inquire free tickets.
• Skating Competitions: Plan to have our skaters to compete in 2018 or 2019.
• For the skating club schedule, visit the URL below:

https://riverbankfigureskating.blogspot.com/p/calendar.html

We hope all of you are having great holidays so far! We wish you joy and peace this holiday season.

Holiday Potluck is this Saturday!

We will start around 1 p.m. Please bring something to share.  So far this is what we have.

1. Chilli
2. Corn Bread
3. Hot Chocolate
4. Sushi or Chicken wings
5. Macaroni dessert (Kugel?)
6. Plates & Cups
7. Table cloths & utensils
8. Popcorn

The Holiday Show was a Huge Success!

Our skating team had the honor to start the show! Everyone skated beautifully yesterday and it was awesome to be around so many talented and dedicated figure skaters.

The attached picture was taken by Jajaida, shortly after the Christmas Tree lighting.  

Winter Holiday Skating Celebration on December 9th

Celebrate this holiday at Riverbank State Park on December 9th! As you know, our skating club will participate in this event with Ice Theater of New York.  The celebration will includes a showing of the play "Scrooge", a Photo Op with Santa, various performance  and Tree Lighting. For more information, click here.

 

WANTED: Skate size 7 or 7.5

One of our long time club skaters broke one of her skates yesterday. If anyone has spare skates size 7 - 7.5 please bring them to practice. Thank you in advance!