Author: RPFSC

Our Apologies

We have been transitioning from our previous email address [email protected] to our current email address [email protected].  It has come to our attention that in the past six weeks, our yahoo email has been compromised and is sending out spam and/or corrupted email messages. Our current email hosted by webnames.ca remains secure.

We are doing our final backup of information from our yahoo account and then will proceed to deactivate the account.

We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience this is causing you.

 

Ice Dance Simulation this Saturday

Brianna Delmaestro & Timothy Lum 2014 Canadian Junior Dance Bronze Medalists
Brianna Delmaestro & Timothy Lum
2014 Canadian Junior Dance Bronze Medalists

Our Club will be hosting an Ice Dance Simulation this Saturday, November 28 beginning at 9:00 am and ending at approximately 10:15 am.

As many of you know, this  “Simulation” is an opportunity for many of our National Team Ice Dance pairs to perform their competition programs in front of an audience. It is a great opportunity to get an up close view of the performances by pairs who are are competing nationally and internationally.

Scheduled off ice and on-ice sessions will run as scheduled and will be suspended during the simulation. All Ice Only skaters (Junior, Intermediate and Senior) will be able to skate following the simulation until 11am when StarSkate lessons begin.

 

Offer to Add on Winter Canskate Session

If you signed up your skater for only the Fall CanSkate session and would like to add on the Winter Session, you have the opportunity to add on the Winter CanSkate Session for $100 if you do it before November 30. This gives you the same rate you would have paid in September had you registered for both Fall and Winter CanSkate sessions. After November 30th, adding the Winter CanSkate session will revert back to $150. Please see our volunteer parents at the Information Desk to register.

Reminder – Carnival Commitment Forms Due November 1

If you haven’t already done so, please complete the Carnival Commitment form to let us know whether you will be participating in the Carnival and return it to the Registration desk by this weekend.
Click on the link to download the form:

Carnival Commitment Form for StarSkate 1, 2, Junior, Intermediate, Senior Skaters

Carnival Commitment Form for Canskate

Introducing RPFSC Buy & Sell

We are excited to be piloting a “Buy & Sell Binder” (which can be found at our Registration desk).  This is to facilitate RPFSC members selling to RPFSC members – any skating clothing and skating equipment including figure skates and skate bags.

It will be up to you to complete a “Buy & Sell Form” to list your item and leave your contact information so that other members who browse through the binder may reach you to buy or to sell.  “Buy & Sell Forms” can be picked up from our Registration Desk.
If you wish to sell skates, you will be required to have our Head Coach Marnie to check the skates to ensure that the blade is in good condition and has room for future sharpening.

For now, forms, instructions and conditions to list items for “Buy & Sell” can be found in the binder and in the near future, available on our website.

Limited Parking on Saturdays

The Nat Bailey Winter Market  begins Saturday, November 7th and runs until April 23rd, 2016 from 10am to 2pm in the parking lot and plaza of Nat Bailey Stadium and Hillcrest Centre. Parking will be VERY limited on these days. Please ensure you allow additional time to find parking so that you will not be late for lessons – especially for CanSkate lessons at noon!

Fall Session Volunteers

Thank you to our September to November Volunteers. You have done a wonderful job. If you have signed out keys during your shift, we ask to you to return them at the end of your volunteering session.

The next set of volunteering duties starts on Tuesday, November 3, 2015.  Thank you to those who have signed up. We still have the  following spots available for the second half of Fall:

TUESDAYS – November 3 to December 15
5:15 – 6:00 pm – 2 spots
SATURDAYS –  November 7 to December 5 & December 19
9:00 – 9:45 am –  2 spots
9:45 – 10:30 am  – 1 spot
10:30 – 11:15 am –  1 spot

To sign up for one of these shifts, email [email protected], or check the sign up sheets at our Registration Desk.

Unable to do a shift?  Watch for more opportunities to volunteer as we will be doing a shout out in the coming weeks for help with preparing and putting on our Family Skate (December 12) and Carnival (March 19, 2016).

2015 RPFSC Annual General Meeting Update

Thank you to everyone who attended our Annual General Meeting on October 1st.   After a recap of a successful 2014/15, our Board Officers for 2015/16 were elected.  They are:
  • President – Cathy Chang
  • Vice President – Kylie Goldsmith
  • Treasurer – Veronica Xue
  • Secretary – Sarah Quon
Our Directors-at-Large are:  Eileen Cervi (Past President), Tomoko Mak (Test Chair), Dennis Bohme, Howard Lam, Marnie Candido and Prudence Nagin.  
For Anne Tynan and Lynore Mclean, their service on our Board has come to an end. Anne has served on the Board for ten years and helped establish our presence in Hillcrest Centre and has supported our club through our transition and growth. Lynore was the Club’s Test Chair since 2008 to 2014 and has seen the number of tests from approximately 45 in a year to over 120 in a single year and processing test papers for each skater’s test.  A special thank you to Anne and Lynore for their years of service and contributions to our club.