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ISSUE 12 | MARCH | 2017

DERRICK SKATING CLUB PO Box 76028 Southgate Edmonton, AB T6H 5Y7

W. www.derrickskating.ca E. [email protected] P. (780) 438-5078

Derrick Skating Club Team

PROGRAM Assistant RECOGNITION Cindy Law [email protected] Office Manager PA SHOUT OUT to Amber Mica, Isabelle Law, & Judith Namasivayam.

Cecilia Tan [email protected] You three are the best! THANK YOU for stepping in and taking on such a Club Coach large roll on Thursday afternoons. Each of you has grown in confidence and

David Howe [email protected] are doing a wonderful job of using your loud voices to manage your groups. Club Coach I’m proud to see you all taking charge and using your leadership skills. Eric Thiessen [email protected] Without you ladies, this class would not be functional!! Please come see me Club Coach for a special thank you gift. ~ Cecilia Tan Leonard Bakker [email protected] Club Coach Ice Show UPDATE Megan Ure [email protected] Coach David Howe Club Coach Important reminder that Ice Show On behalf of the Derrick Sandra Goplin [email protected] Participation forms are due back THIS membership, the Board of rd Club Coach Friday March 3 ! As this Ice Show is a Directors would like to extend our celebration of the Derrick Skating Club’s Valerie Ure [email protected] gratitude to coach Dave who will Club Coach 50th Anniversary, we want as many of be leaving the Club at the end of LTS Coaching Team you to be part of one of the largest March. Dave has been Andrew Ellen Emily Ericka productions in the Club’s history. It is a inspirational to our skaters and Jillian Joyce Karin Kaya great way to showcase your skating, Kennedi Ola Stuart has devoted his time over the past work on the performance components of 3 years to growing the Derrick important your skating, learn new tricks, work with Skating Club. We wish him all others and spend extra time with your DATES the best in his next steps as he friends on the ice team building! to note continues his professional Casting for the show numbers will start th  Ice Show Participation Forms are journey. on March 4 . due back by March 3rd. Thank you coach Dave!! Good If you are or know an alumni member – let us know by emailing the office. We  Spring Registration is now open – luck in all your future endeavors. want alumni participation also! Please register early to get your Do you know someone who is a preferred day/time. Speak with Spring LTS PA’s professional videographer? We are your coach if you need any To all of our PA Team – Please be looking to have someone who can put direction. on the lookout for a Spring availability/ scheduling email this together a video of the show to help  Modified Days - Check the coming week! preserve the memories of the Ice Show calendar page on the website for We will be accepting new PA’s to for our Club & skaters. Email us if you changes during the last 2 weeks of start for the Fall. do! March. There are modified days! Announcement to come in August. It’s going to be fun, don’t miss out! .  Low Test Day on Tuesday March st Upcoming B-I-N-G-O Dates: March 27th, April 27th & May 24th 21 . Schedule changes will be sent out closer to the date. 4:30 pm till midnight (2 workers leave at 10 pm) Parkway Bingo: 8775-51 Ave All positions and alternate positions have been filled for the 3 dates above! Available  SAVE the DATE! 50th space in the June 12th and July 6th bingo dates. When emailing for spaces, please Anniversary Gala & Ice Show – include your name, cell phone number, skater’s name and level. Q’s? Or want to sign- May 5th - 7th, 2017. up? Email Alison Mica at [email protected]. Valuable ice credits earned.  SAVE the DATE! AGM & Awards Gala – Sunday June 11th.

Volunteer Hours Tour Tickets Please watch for an email coming The Club is securing tickets to Stars on Ice through group sales again on your volunteer commitments to this year! If we buy 40 or more tickets in total, we will get admission update you where your family included to the practices before the show. Tickets must be pre-purchased hours are at! through our website. Tickets will be available for purchase in early If you have not completed your March. An email will be sent out once to group booking has been hours, there are MANY hours confirmed. available on the website to sign up Login to your account and go to registrations. Chose “purchase other for, especially with the ice show products” from the left side bar. Purchase the number of tickets you drawing near. need. Once the actual tickets come into the office, we will email To sign up, log into your account. everyone who pre-purchased for their distribution. Go to Registrations and find the Four-time world champion Kurt Browning, 2014 Olympic silver Volunteer Sign Up on the left side. medalist , and two-time Olympic silver medalist Elvis Reminder: Unfulfilled hours are Stojko will headline Canada’s premier tour in this season’s billed to your account at $30/hour not completed. all-new show. Joining the trio will be more of Canada’s skating superstars including Olympic bronze medalist Jeffrey Buttle, reigning The Club & skaters appreciate two-time world champions & , Canadian your assistance! champions and Gabrielle Daleman, and more!

Volunteer Opportunity at Stars on Ice The Stars on Ice Tour has a unique opportunity to volunteer at the Edmonton Show on Saturday May 13th! The Tour is looking for 50 volunteers, preferably 16 years of age and older that can come out and enjoy the show and hand out Lindt chocolate during the intermission!! All volunteers will be given a ticket to enjoy the Show for FREE that day. This is going to be a really fun event. If you or anyone you know would like to volunteer, please contact Jen – [email protected] or (403) 660-7892.