RED DEER SKI CLUB UPDATES
February 15, 2012

CASINO:

Our casino is this week on February 16th and 17th. Thank you so much to everyone that has signed up to take a shift and special thanks to Kelly Becker for coordinating the event.

We are still in need of a countroom person and a backup person for Thursday evening. Please email Kelly at kellybecker@me.com if you can help out.

The schedule for the 2 days has been sent out. If you are unsure of your shift or cannot make your shift please reply to this email. All shifts must be filled.

The casino is a very important fundraiser, it brings in alot of money to help fund the club and we only receive it every 2 years so we really need everyone to help out.

FAMILY RACE DAY/POTLUCK:

Our annual Family Race Day and Potluck will take place on Family Day, February 20th.

This is a fun family event for everyone. We will hold a race where athletes will team up with family members and combine their times for the trophies awarded at the end of the year. The trophies are:

FASTEST FEMALE & PARENT
FASTEST MALE & PARENT
FASTEST FAMILY DUO

We will also hold a POTLUCK that day.

If your last name begins with A-M please bring a main dish.

If your last name begins with N-Z please bring a salad, fruit tray, squares or cookies.

To ensure that there is enough food for everyone we are asking that you bring enough to feed 6-8 people.

The race will begin at 10:00AM and lunch will follow. When you arrive in the morning check in at the table to receive your bib. If you have a family member that is racing but not a paid member (ie: sibling not registered with the club) they will need to sign a waiver.

We hope to see you all there.

RED DEER SKI CLUB UPDATES
February 15, 2012 (additional information)

LODGE PARENT NEEDED:

We are in need of a Lodge Parent this Saturday February 18th. Please reply to this email if you are able to volunteer for the day. It will count towards your volunteer commitment and is very helpful for our coaches.
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Red Deer Ski Club
Rochelle Oakes
Secretary/Registrar
secretary@rdskiclub.org
www.rdskiclub.ca
403-506-3998

Skiing practice will start at 11 am today at Canyon due to the bad weather.

RED DEER SKI CLUB UPDATES
February 10, 2012

SATURDAY TRAINING:

There is an expected windchill tomorrow morning of -30, however the forecast is calling for sunshine and -15 in the afternoon. Therefore we will postpone training until 11:00am tomorrow. Please watch for updates in the morning in case there is a change of plans.

AB WINTER GAMES:

Our regional and mountain series K1 athletes are currently in Edmonton competing at the Alberta Winter Games. Best of luck to all of them and to the chaperons and coaches as well.

MISSING POLES FROM OUR RACE:

We received a message that an athlete from another club took home their pole and another racer’s pole that was similar. It was a SL racing pole. Please check and make sure that you have 2 of your own poles and if you do not please contact us right away so we can get both racer’s their correct poles.

CASINO:

Our much anticipated casino dates are fast approaching on February 16th and 17th. If you have not taken a shift please contact our coordinator Kelly Becker at kellybecker@me.com right away. We are still in need of volunteers on Thursday and Friday and it is mandatory that we fill all shifts. Thank you so much for your help with this very worthwhile fundraising event.

See you on the slopes!

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Red Deer Ski Club
Rochelle Oakes
Secretary/Registrar
secretary@rdskiclub.org
www.rdskiclub.ca
403-506-3998

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:

Congratulations to all of our athletes that competed in our Regional and Nancy Greene race held this past weekend. We had podium and top 10 finishes on both days. We are very proud of all of you! Race results can be found on the Alberta Alpine website at www.albertaalpine.ca.

Organizations such as ours cannot exist without sponsorships and events such as a races would not take place.

Our sincere thanks and gratitude goes out to our sponsors of the Nancy Greene race:

Pinecrest Energy
Canaccord Genuity
Communications Group

For the Regional series our thanks goes out to:

Sport Chek

Thank you so much to all of the parents that worked so hard to pull this weekend together. Your time and dedication is very much appreciated!

To all of the clubs that registered, thank you. We had 117 racers on Saturday and 148 on Sunday. Thank you to all of the volunteers you provided as well and their willingness to help out at short notice.

Special thanks to Canyon for the early access to the hill and their assistance in preparing the event.

Thank you to Alberta Alpine, our TD, Ron Measurers and Chief of Timing, Dave Bartle.

And finally to the parents for coming out and supporting the athletes.

KINDER WEEKEND:

Our mountain series athletes were away this past weekend developing speed skills at Nakiska where both K1’s and K2’s experienced Suger G.

FAMILY RACE DAY:

Be sure to mark Family Day on your calendar for our annual pot luck and Family Race day. We will hold a race for all members of the family to participate in. Each athlete will combine their time with a parent, sibling or other family member (aunt, uncle, grandparent, etc). The fastest combination will receive the trophies awarded at the end of the year. More details on the day will follow.

See you on the slopes!

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Red Deer Ski Club
Rochelle Oakes
Secretary/Registrar
secretary@rdskiclub.org
www.rdskiclub.ca
403-506-3998