Skaneateles Figure Skating Club: SFSC Newsletter

JUNIOR MEMBERS - SAVE THE DATE!!!!

4 days after Christmas and all through your home, the children are bored and itching to roam. 

Schools are all closed, lock up and dark. If not for the weather, they’d be off to the park.What will you? 

They’re becoming irate. Oh, yes, you remember - today they will skate! 

A marvelous seminar planned at the rink. Just what they need. Thank Goodness, you think!!!

Stocking Stuffer Alert -- SFSC will be hosting a Grassroots to Champions seminar on Tuesday, December 29^th (8am-5pm).   Please watch for additional information and a registration form in the coming weeks.  Skaters will be working with National and International coaches.  This is something they won’t want to miss!!  Some of the highlights are: 

*   Jump technique for singles, doubles and triples. 

*    Off-ice jumping for correct air position

*    Correct take-off and landing prints

*    Alignment of body positions

*    Harness work

*    How to prepare for competition

THE NINETEENTH ANNUAL SFSC INVITATIONAL

 Applications are now available. Registration deadline is November 1^st. You will find a copy of the applications attached to this newsletter.  You may also download it from the website. Please speak to your coach about which events are right for you. Parents, please remember that you will be scheduled for a volunteer shift during competition weekend (December 4^th-6^th). All parents are expected to volunteer, regardless of whether or not your child participates in the competition.cThis is the club’s biggest fundraiser of the year, and therefore ALL CLUB MEMBERS benefit from the success of this event. Thank you for your help!!

REMINDER -- ALL SFSC FAMILIES

 In December, the club will host its nineteenth annual invitational competition. It is the club’s largest fundraiser of the year. While not all of our members choose to participate in this event, ALL MEMBERS WILL BENEFIT from it with the funds it brings into the club. We are beginning to work on putting together gift baskets for the silent auction held on competition weekend and WE NEED YOUR HELP.  We are asking each family to donate between $7-$10 to be used to purchase items for the baskets  -  OR  -  If you would prefer to use your creative skills, you may donate a finished basket. Your help is greatly appreciated  -  AND  -  Your donation is tax deductible!!  Simply ask Effi Christou (Fundraising Chairperson) for a donation receipt. Please put your name on an envelope with your donation marked Attn:  Effi Christou and leave it with a board member or the working parent on duty. Thank you

SHOW NEWS

Yes, believe it or not, work on the annual ice show is already under way.  Please remember that costume fees ($45 per costume) must be paid at time of Costume Measurement.  The following schedule has been set for costume measurements follows. 

Monday, November:  4:30-6:15

Tuesday, November 10:  4:30-6:00 & 7:00-8:30

Thursday, November 12:  5:00-9:00

Monday, November 16:  4:30-6:15

Tuesday, November 17:  4:30-6:00 & 7:00-8:30

Thursday, November 19:  5:00-9:00

If you are not available at any of these times, please contact Heather McNeil at mcneil.hs@gmail.com or 849-3191.

STEP RIGHT UP - NOW IS THE TIME!!!  SFSC is looking for a volunteer to take over the Test Chair Board position. If you are at all interested in becoming a Board Member, now would be a GREAT time. Our current test chair is still on the job and there is plenty of training time. Looking ahead, she will still be around to answer questions, and she has several experienced helpers who will likely continue to lend a hand. This board position requires good organizational and communication skills, including proficiency in computer and email use. The club hosts 3 test sessions each year (September, January and April or May).  Please contact Kathy Murray (thekatmurr@verizon.net) if you are interested.

UPCOMING EVENTS & SCHEDULE NOTES
10/16-10/20:  North Atlantic Regionals
11/1:  SFSC Invitational application deadline
11/14:  SC of CNY Test (note change of date)
11/25:  Extra Jr Ice 8-11am
11/26:  Thanksgiving (no regular evening ice)
12/4-6 SFSC Competition (no regular Saturday morning or Sunday evening ice)
12/24:  Christmas Eve (no regular evening ice)
12/27: Grassroots to Champions Seminar  (hosted by Skaneateles FSC)