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2017 RPFSC Annual General Meeting

NOTICE OF RILEY PARK FIGURE SKATING CLUB ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

By having a registered skater in RPFSC’S CanSkate, PreStar and/or STAR 1-5 programs, you are a member of Riley Park Figure Skating (RPFSC) for the 2017-18 Skating Season and we invite you to join us at our Annual General Meeting (AGM)

The RPFSC Annual General Meeting will held as follows:

  • Date: Monday, October 16, 2017
  • Time: 6:00 pm – Dinner – please RSVP by emailing [email protected]
  • Time: 6:30 pm – Meeting Commences
  • Location: Boardroom, Curling Club, Hillcrest Centre, 4575 Clancy Loranger Way, Vancouver

Click here to read more about the Meeting Agenda and Election of Officers.

Fall CanSkate Parent Meetings

To ensure that our CanSkate families and skaters have a positive skating experience with us, we will be holding CanSkate Information Meetings this week for parents/guardians of our CanSkaters.

Our CanSkate Coordinator Carissa Wong will be reviewing safety and equipment, skater evaluation and answering any questions you may have about our program.

The meetings will take place in the lobby of the skating rink as scheduled:

  • 4:00 pm – Tuesday, September 19
  • 4:00 pm – Thursday, September 21
  • 12:15 pm – Saturday, September 23

Feel free to email us at [email protected] if you have any questions.

2017 RPFSC Skate Swap

Our Annual Skate Swap will take place on Saturday, September 9, from 10:00 am to noon in the change area outside of the rink.

If you wish to place items (skates, dresses, skirts, etc.) for sale in the swap, please read and follow the procedure

  1. Items for sale will be received between 9:00 am and 9:50 am only. There will be a payment envelope available for each item being offered for sale. Fill in the form (name, price of item) and attach the envelope to your item, using the elastic provided.
  1. Please note:  All skates must be approved by the attending coach before being put out for sale to ensure they are in good condition. The coach will review all skates at 9:50 am. Skates that do not meet with the coach’s approval can be retrieved immediately or after the sale by the seller. There is no guarantee skates put into the swap will be offered for sale.
  1. Envelopes for sold items and all unsold items must be picked up between noon and 12:45 pm.  Our club does not have room to store things. Any items not collected in the 45 minutes following the swap will be taken to a consignment store, and proceeds will be paid out to RPFSC. Any items not accepted by the consignment store will be donated to charity.

Schedule for Saturday, September 9 – Winter Warm Up

Here is the schedule for Winter Warm up on Saturday, September 9.

Any skaters who wish to program assist CanSkate this year must attend the Program Assistant Training (11:00 am to 1:00 pm).

All Information meetings will be held on the second floor at Hillcrest Centre.  We ask that parents and skaters attend the meeting together.  We strongly encourage parents and skaters in Star 1, 2, 3 and 4 attend the meeting.

SCHEDULE
8:45 am – All skaters arrive
9:00 am – 10:00 am – On-Ice – Star 1, 2, 3 and 4
9:15 am – 10:00 am – Information Meeting for Star 5 and up parents and skaters
10:00 am to 11:00 am – On-Ice – Star 5 and up
10:15 am to 11:00 am – Information Meeting for Star 1-4 parents and skaters
11:00 – 12:00 pm – On-Ice – Part 1- CanSkate Program Assistant Training
12:00 pm -1:00 pm – Off -Ice – Part 2 – CanSkate Program Assistant Training (lunch will be provided)

Parent Meeting – Saturday, September 9

As we had communicated in August, RPFSC is implementing Skate Canada’s new STAR 1-5  program that replaces our previous StarSkate Figure Skating Program.

We will be holding a Parent Meeting on Saturday, September 9 between 9:15 am to noon to provide information on this new STAR 1-5 program and to answer any questions that arise as a result.

Parents of skaters in STAR 1, STAR 2, STAR 3 and STAR 4 are highly encouraged to attend this Parent Meeting.

Please check in with our desk on Saturday, September 9 at 8:45 am when you drop off your skater to confirm the meeting time. The meeting will be held in a meeting room at Hillcrest Centre.

2017/18 Canskate Schedule now Available

Our Fall session will begin September 11.

Click here to view the CanSkate schedule. The schedule for StarSkaters and Ice Only skaters will be coming soon.

Click here to view CanSkate requirements and registration fees.

Those who skated with our club during the 2016/17 Skating Season will be given priority registration. We will send you an email to confirm the upcoming registration dates.

 

2017 Summer Skating Begins

Just in time to cool off from the summer weather we are enjoying, our Summer Session begins Monday, July 3 and runs to and includes Monday, August 7.

A reminder that Monday lessons will be held at Hillcrest Arena while Wednesday, Friday and Saturday skating will take place at Sunset Rink.

On July 3, there will also be a Vancouver Canadians Baseball Game starting at Nat Bailey stadium at 7:05 pm. Please ensure you allow extra time to get to the rink as traffic will be heavy and parking around Hillcrest Centre will be significantly limited.

We strongly encourage you to check the Vancouver Canadians Baseball Schedule in advance for any Home Games on Monday evenings

For Canskate Parents, to help make the first few lessons go more smoothly for skaters, parents/caregivers, coaches and program assistants, click here for an overview of what to expect at your skater’s first few lessons.

Update on 2017/18 Skating Season

RPFSC is currently in discussion with the City of Vancouver Parks Board for 2017-18 ice time. Our Club’s goals are to continue offering our programs on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays and to receive additional entitled ice time. Once the City confirms our allocated ice time, we will develop our Fall and Winter Program schedule. We hope to post the schedule by the first week of August and will open on-line registration shortly thereafter. Priority registration will be available to our current members.

National Volunteer Week – April 23 – 29

The RPFSC Board and our members collectively contribute to the various functions of running and managing a successful organization. During this week to honour volunteers across our country, we would like to say THANK YOU to all of our volunteer parents who generously contribute their time all skating season long to the operations and administration of our Club. Without the collective work of our volunteers, we would not be able to offer our skating programs in our community.

National Volunteer Week