Loyalist Winter Club – A New Season, A New Beginning!!

Excitement is in the Air

 On behalf of the executive board, I would like to take this opportunity to welcome everyone to the 2009-2010 skating season at Loyalist Winter Club. For those of you returning to our club this year, you will see some new faces around the office and the arena during our program times. We have been very fortunate to recruit several new volunteers who have come on board bringing with them lots of fresh, fun and exciting ideas to spice up life at LWC. Along with these new ideas, we are also hoping for the opportunity to offer a “warmer” skating environment for our members and their families due to the addition of a desiccant dehumidification system within the complex.....and the plan for new heaters as well.  Let’s all keep our fingers crossed!

For those of you who are not aware, LWC is strictly a nonprofit, 100% volunteer run organization affiliated with Skate Canada. The volunteers you will see and meet around the club office are all parents of current or former skaters enrolled in one of the programs we offer. Our programs range from a beginner CANskate, learn to skate level, up to our STARskate levels; levels which provide introduction and advancement into the sport of figure skating under the guidance of private coaches. Any assistance you may wish to volunteer at any time throughout the year, towards assisting us in running our programs, whether it is a little or a lot, would be greatly appreciated. 

Being a member of Loyalist Winter Club means you are also a member of Skate Canada. When you/your child register for a program at our club, as a member, you will enjoy benefits such as:

• Badges

• stickers

• tattoos

• colouring sheets

• fundraising fun (see back of this letter for more information)         

• club newsletters (valuable information and updates on all the upcoming events)

• progress updates and report cards

• special CANskate events and club functions (theme days, Santa Clause Parade,                   

• Christmas family skate, end of year Ice Show)

• BMO CANskater of the Year award program

• opportunity to participate in a positive healthy lifestyle activity

As members of the board, we would appreciate and encourage anyone, at anytime during the season, to bring forward any suggestions they may have to offer, whether it be fun ideas or ideas to improve any areas of the club. Your opinions are valuable to us and to the success of our club. Please feel free at anytime during the year, to approach any of our board members, drop your suggestions off in our club mail slot or email your thoughts to lwcskatingcontact@yahoo.com. Our communication to our members will be largely through email so please check your emails frequently so as not to miss out on any of the activities at the club. We are striving to make this year a successful one by providing all of our members with not only the opportunity to advance their skating skills but also the chance to have a lot of fun during the time they and their families spend at the arena with us.

 A warm welcome to all and we will see everyone at the rink

Deb Priestman

President, Loyalist Winter Club.

Executive