Volume 1 Issue 1 May 2010 Welcome American Hockey League Boosters Since you are reading this, you have goals...so...why not help each other. with a request for an article about received your very first issue of the We have all had successful something your group would like to Association of American Hockey moments and most likely had times share…a fundraiser, a donation League Booster Club newsletter. when things just didn’t work out. made, member of the year, election results, trip plans, etc. You are not At the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Back in February, I traveled to required to submit anything, but Convention held in 2008, Tom Albany for a game. I was able to your club has the ability to, if it Schamerhorn of the Albany River speak to Tom about the possibility chooses. Rats Booster Club proposed having of starting an association a special session for those newsletter. He said it was This newsletter is also looking for a interested in sharing thoughts and something he had thought about, as few people willing to write a column ideas that could be beneficial to all well. The next step was to contact on a monthly basis. If you have an booster clubs. the association executive board idea, please contact the editor at with the proposal. As you can see, [email protected]. During the season, many AHL the idea was approved. There are booster clubs do not see each other some interesting ideas in regards to The newsletter will be emailed to due to team schedules. The only this newsletter, but that will happen each club on the 1st of each way to keep up with people you over time. month. All we ask is that it gets know around the league is to attend forwarded to your entire club the AAHLBC Convention held each We would like this newsletter to be membership. It is important we are year in September. as informative as possible. What all aware of the happenings of the can your booster club do to AAHLBC organization. We are Tom had a great idea. We are all in help? Once a month, around the many small groups in one large this together and we have the same 15th, your club will receive an email family. Enjoy!!!
Hershey is the place to be If there is a place you must go, a still unknown, but last year teams January 31, 2011. tasty place called Hershey isn’t a from Hershey, Manchester, bad thing. Over the next 17 months, Philadelphia, Syracuse, Wilkes- Finally, the third event happening in Hershey will be the host of three Barre/Scranton & Worcester Hershey will be the 2011 AHL/AAHLBC events. participated and are expected to Association of AHL Booster Club play in Hershey. Convention. First on the docket, on July 11, 2010, Hershey will host the Secondly, Hershey will host the On top of all that, Hershey will have Association of AHL Booster Club American Hockey League’s 2011 home ice advantage in the Calder Broomball Tournament. How many Skills Competition on January 30, Cup Finals, provided they can get teams will be playing in this year is 2011 and the All-Star Game on by either Manchester or Worcester.
In Convention: Election Results: Cleveland Worcester Remembering Binghamton, NY Manchester / News News Baltimore 2009 This Peoria Issue Page 2 Page 2 Page 3 Page 3 Page 4
Convention 2010: Binghamton Update
The Binghamton Senators Booster Hospitality rooms will be available
Club is hosting the 2010 on each night and hosted by convention at the Holiday Inn different booster clubs. More Arena in Binghamton on updates in the next issue.
September 11-13. Several committees working hard to make Then the fun part:
Board of Directors sure that all attendees will have a Rookies, Rookies, Rookies!!! great time. President: That’s right, ROOKIE INITIATION. Those of you who have signed up Howie Lewis to attend, will soon be receiving [email protected] See you in September!!! information on our fun and
interesting choice of side trips. Vice President: Just a few reminders to all clubs:
Jeff Krupel There are currently 215 boosters [email protected] representing 24 Booster Clubs The deadline for balances due is registered for this year’s June 30, 2010 and should be Treasurer: convention. mailed to:
Chris O’Shea There will be an Executive board Chris O’Shea [email protected] meeting early Friday evening with AAHLBC Treasurer an maximum two boosters from 80 Farrar Ave Secretary: each club expected to attend. The Worcester, MA 01604 Cindy Haluszczak Friday night costume party theme Annual Dues can be sent at the [email protected] is "Comic Strips" and the guest same time. Invoices will be mailed speaker is former player and in mid-May. The invoice will Convention Chair: referee, Paul Stewart. Saturday indicate what your club owes, if it morning, clubs will set up tables to Melinda Harty owes or when your club is paid sell raffles tickets, wares, etc. The [email protected] though. They will be sent to the general meeting for all attendees club addresses on file. Please Mission Statement will be held right after sales are direct this invoice to the closed and Saturday night is the appropriate person for payment. The purpose of this organization formal dinner, where everyone is will be: Chris O’Shea can be reached at expected to dress appropriately [email protected] . a. To promote better understanding (no jerseys, jeans, shorts, flip between Booster Clubs and the flops, etc). Appropriate dress for American Hockey League the ladies are dresses, pants suits, Jan Havich from Binghamton and Organization. blouses and skirts. For the men Chris O’Shea from Worcester dress shirts, ties, slacks, jackets. contributed to this article. b. To Compare and attempt to alleviate problems confronting each individual Booster Club. Election Results c. To act as a social organization The Manchester Monarchs Booster The Peoria Rivermen Booster Club for Booster Club members. Club held elections for the 2010- also held elections for the 2010- Submitting an Article 2011 season. The results are in 2011 season. The results are as and the winners are listed below: follows: To submit an article to this newsletter, please email it to President: John Heywood President: Joyce Basehoar [email protected] with “AAHLBC Newsletter” in Vice President: Noelle Clark Vice President: Lisa Murphy the subject line. Treasurer: Laura Messer Treasurer: Joyce Mutton Please note: Your club must be a member of the AAHLBC in Rec Secretary: Michelle Gagnon Secretary: Nancy Hanks order to submit an article to this newsletter. In a side note, Kathy & John Sergeant at Arms: Tracy Lane
Editor: Bill Walch Heywood were selected as the 2010 Co-Members of the Year. Congrats to all!!! Cleveland Hockey Booster Club Names Scholarship Winners The Cleveland Hockey Booster Club having earned two or more Varsity announced the winners of its annual letters or having participated in Club Justin Saunders from Elyria Scholarship award at the 2010 hockey for at least two seasons, Catholic and Ryan Henry from West CHBC Awards Banquet March 16th, who plan to attend college in the Geauga tied for the runner-up 2010. Fall of 2010 were eligible. position, each receiving a $450 college book store credit. Thanks to Tim Stovering's efforts, Applicants were from a wide range we had nearly a 300% increase in of the Greater Cleveland/Northern This annual high school scholarship the number of letters received. Ohio area, with the winners started out as a small program, but Applicants were required to submit representing three different has gained momentum in the past an essay entitled "What High School counties. Matt Schlonsky from couple seasons, with this year Hockey Has Meant to Me". High Brush High School was the seeing the largest response yet. School Seniors with at least a 3.0 unanimous winner, receiving a $900 GPA, playing Varsity or Club hockey book store credit to a college of his Melissa Hess from Cleveland in the Greater Cleveland area, and choice. submitted this article.
Worcester Sharks Booster Club News The Worcester Sharks Booster Club One thing our club does with some given money to a local youth has several activities in the works of our 50/50 money that we take in hockey league house team, helped for this spring and summer. every night is the Booster Seats out with the Worcester Fire Program. This allows local Department’s 6K Road Race We will have a team in the non-profit organizations and monetarily, as well as with Worcester Relay for Life to be held charities to invite people who may volunteers. on June 18-19 at Burncoat High not ever have the opportunity to School. We will be having attend Sharks games to do so. We Another way to raise money for the fundraisers to raise money to help work with the Sharks in obtaining club is to work concessions at the the American Cancer Society fight names and groups who may be in DCU Center on non-Shark nights, of this dreaded disease. We currently need. The groups get tickets and course. This money helps towards have a raffle for Red Sox tickets, ice cream. We try and have at least trying to keep prices down at our selling of luminaries (bags that can 5 Booster seat nights during the Holiday Party, Awards Banquet, be decorated in memory or in honor season, if not more. Some groups Holiday gifts for Sharks/family, of a loved one that will have a tea who we have hosted are the Mass Goodies for the players on the bus light lit at dusk on the 18th) or just Veterans, Why Me?, Sherry’s House, for road trips and playoff bus to taking donations. NE Dream Center and the Rainbow away games. Child Development Center. As a club we have three group nights at the Boston Red Sox-one in We were able to have over 300 Special note to visiting booster June and two in August. We have attend the 2009 AHL All-Star Classic clubs who may be planning a trip to over fifty seats for two of the games in Worcester. Thanks to all those Worcester in the future. Please give and 30 for the other one. who purchase 50/50 tickets. us advanced notice of your travel plans, so that we may have the We will also be attending games of You can see more about this on our opportunity to host your club. our local baseball team the club’s web site Worcester Tornadoes who play in www.sharksboosters.com Contact the WSBC via one of the the Can-Am League and play from following email addresses: May to September. They play at Some other things we have done Hanover Park @ Fitton Field at the with 50/50 money is buy Christmas [email protected] College of the Holy Cross. toys for the children of Friendly House, which is a local long time Club President Rich Lundin at The Broomball team will compete in community center which we have [email protected] the annual Association of AHLBC worked with for many, many years. Broomball Tournament on July 10 We also were able to help with a Chris OShea at down in Harrisburg, PA and hosted monetary donation(to help in [email protected]. by the Hershey Bears BC along with restoration) to a local Worcester teams from Philadelphia, Hershey, elementary school that was trashed Chris O’Shea from Worcester WBS, Syracuse and Manchester. and destroyed by vandals. We have submitted this article. Remembering Baltimore: Convention 2009
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