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Winter Warm Up and Program Assistant Training – Saturday, September 8

Our Annual Winter Warm Up and Program Assistant Training will take place on Saturday, September 8 from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm.

The Winter Warm Up is for skaters in STAR 1, STAR 2, STAR 3, STAR 4 and STAR 5 and up. Your skater must be registered for Fall session in order to participate in the On-Ice portions of the day.

Program Assistant Training (CanSkate Clinic)

Skaters who are in Star 2 and up who wish to Program Assist CanSkate during the 2018/19 Skating Season are asked to attend the CanSkate Clinic. Please come with the days you will be available to Program Assist for September to December.

CanSkate sessions run on:

Tuesdays – 3:45 pm to 4:30 pm
Thursdays – 3:45 pm to 4:30 pm
Saturdays – 12:00 pm to 12:45 pm

SCHEDULE FOR SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 8

8:45 am

All skaters should arrive by this time to prepare for their on-ice or off ice session.

9:00 am to 10:00 am

On-Ice – Star 1, 2, 3 and 4
Off-Ice – Star 5 and up
Parent meeting for Star 5 and up Skaters.

10:00 am to 11:00 am

On-Ice – Star 5 and up
Off-Ice – Star 1, 2, 3 and 4
Parent Meeting for PreStar, Star 1, 2, 3 and 4 Skaters

11:00 am to 12:00 pm

CanSkate Clinic – Part 1

12:00 pm to 1:00 pm

Lunch for CanSkate Clinic participants
CanSkate Clinic – Part 2

If you have any questions about Winter Warm Up, email [email protected]

Volunteers Needed for Carnival!

Our Carnival on March 24 is sneaking up and we’re ready to roll up our sleeves!

Our Carnival Committee is looking for parents and guardians to participate in this upcoming event to be fun and successful. Click here for the list of volunteering opportunities available. Please be advised when you complete 5 volunteer hours for the Carnival, you will be credited $20 towards your skater’s Spring registration. Please email [email protected] for sign-up.

Winter Skills Display and Family Skate – Saturday, December 16

Our Annual Family Skate is coming up! This event consists of a Skating Display, followed by our Family Skate. All RPFSC members and their families including siblings are welcome to skate together, after the skills display. There will be skate rentals and helmets available from 10.30am – 12.30pm. Photography is allowed at this event.

The Skating Display will showcase skaters from our PreStar and STAR 1-5 and up programs. They are working on something special for the upcoming Skating Display.

For the Family Skate, in the interests of safety and depending on the numbers, we will have two 30-minute sessions. All non-RPFSC members must sign in before skating and also be required to wear CSA Certified Hockey helmet. These requirements for non members are essential for insurance coverage.

The Schedule for our event is as follows:

9:00 am – STAR 2, 3, 4 and 5 an up Skaters arrive for Warm Up
9:30 am – PreStar and STAR 1 Skaters arrive for Warm Up
9:15 am – Tea, Coffee and Hot Chocolate
10:00 am – 10:45 am – Skating Skills Display
10:45 -11:30 am – Session 1: Family Skate
11:30 – 11:45 am – Ice Clean
11:45 am – 12:15 pm – Session 2: Family Skate
12: 15 – 12:45 pm – Program Assistants Fun Time

ALL skating lessons will be cancelled for this day.

Volunteers

You will be receiving an email from our Volunteer Coordinator, Kylie Goldsmith seeking volunteers to assist at this event. Any questions about volunteering can be addressed to [email protected]

We look forward to seeing you at our event!

Carnival Participants – Time to Measure Up for Your Costumes!

We have allocated the following times for our Carnival Participants to be measured for costumes. We will have volunteer moms taking measurements in Dressing Room #2. We ask that skaters allow enough time to get their measurements taken either before or after their lesson.

Saturday, December 2 – 9:00 am to 11:00 am
Tuesday, December 5 – 6:15 pm to 7:15 pm
Saturday, December 9 – 9:00 am to 11:00 am

As you may recall, we also ask that each skater’s family contribute five hours of volunteer time to the Carnival. This is in addition to the annual volunteer commitment to the club. A $20 credit will be given to families who complete five or more hours of volunteering for the Carnival. Assisting with measurements can count towards your five hours of volunteer time. If you’re able to assist us during these times, please email [email protected]

If you have any questions or if your skater is unable to make one of these times, please email [email protected] to make alternate arrangements.

2017-18 RPFSC Board of Directors

At our Annual General Meeting held on Monday, October 16, the following individuals were elected for two year terms until the 2019 AGM:

President Doris Yip
*Vice President Vacant
Board Member at Large Dennis Bohme
Board Member at Large EJ Richard
Board Member at Large Grace Yuen

They will join our Board Members who are in their positions until our 2018 AGM.

Secretary Sarah Quon
Treasurer Veronica Xue
Board Member at Large Keith Nusgart
*Board Member at Large Vacant

and the following two individuals who are in their positions until our 2019 AGM.

Past President Cathy Chang
Coaches Representative Marnie Walthers

*As per RPFSC Bylaws 6.21 – If a Director ceases to hold office, the Board may appoint a Member to as a replacement Director to take the place of such Director until the next annual general meeting.

The RPFSC Board will be meeting on November 22, 2017. Afterwards, we will announce the appointments to fill the vacancies of Vice President and Board Member at Large.

We also wish to extend our gratitude to Eileen Cervi, Kylie Goldsmith and Tomoko Mak who have left the Board. We appreciate their gift of talent and time for the work they contributed to the Board while managing their respective portfolios. While they are no longer on the Board, they will continue their work in in the following areas:

Eileen Cervi – Ice Allocation
Kylie Goldsmith – Volunteer Coordinator
Tomoko Mak – Test Chair

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.

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.