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| From Curry Motors |
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PROGRAM UPDATE
26 November, 2007
We hope that all of you have had a wonderful holiday and truly enjoyed the real meaning of ‘giving thanks’ for everything bestowed upon you.
We feel overjoyed (and a little overstuffed) however we wanted to say thanks to all of you for everything you do for the athletes
throughout the year.
Here’s what’s goin’ on in the Valley…
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UPCOMING EVENTS:
PLEASE NOTE THE DATE CHANGE FROM OUR ORIGINALLY POSTED CALENDAR TO SONY WINTER GAMES IN THE CALENDAR OF EVENTS BELOW:
November (on-going) – Ulster County Floor Hockey Training Club
They started their Floor Hockey Training Club last
night (Wed 11/7) - both Team and Skills. It will run
every Wed (except holidays and school snow days)
through February 2008. It's at the JFK Elementary
School in Kingston. Arrive at 6:00pm to be ready to
play promptly at 6:15. We work 'til 7:45pm, then
break down the stuff, pack up and be gone by
8:00pm. Contact: via phone 845-758-3880; via email
BaseL04@aol.com
December 1, 2007 – Regional Physical Fitness Competition – Yonkers
This event allows the athlete competition in
anywhere from 3-10 different disciplines of
physical fitness by level. The competition this
year, should boast unprecedented numbers. We
are looking forward to a very successful event.
December 1, 2007 – Rockland local Bowling Competition – New City
PLEASE NOTE: this is a date change from the
previously posted schedule. For more info, please
call the office at (845) 878-9722.
December 15, 2007 – Winter Coaches Conference – TBD
December 16, 2007 – Unified Regional Bowling Tournament – White Plains
This is our third year hosting this event designed
to pair Special Olympians with Special Partners
and raise awareness, as well as provide another
competitive opportunity. Registrations for this
event will be posted this week. If you have
interest and DO NOT receive a registration,
please call the office at (845) 878-9722.
DECEMBER: TENNIS TRAINING:
Program will meet weekly (afternoons) in
Bardonia (ROCKLAND) beginning in January 2008.
Contact: Ted Mascola @ 845-624-3442 fmascola@ccsd.edu for more info.
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS THROUGH: FEBRUARY 2008
December
1, 2007 * Regional Physical Fitness Competition – Yonkers
*1, 2007 * Rockland local Bowling Competition – New City Bowl –
DATE CHANGE from 11/17/07
15, 2007 * Winter Coaches Conference – TBD
16, 2007 * Regional Unified Bowling – White Plains
January
12, 2008 * Floor Hockey Competition * Javits* - NYC
26, 2008 * Regional Floor Hockey SKILLS Competition – Yonkers
February
2, 2008 * Regional Floor Hockey Team Competition – Yonkers
13, 2008 * Last night of Rockland Floor Hockey League
8, 9, 10 2008 * SONY Winter Games – Rochester DATE CHANGE from 2/22-24
VOLUNTEERS: Those events in orange are the ones where we are in NEED of help! Please contact us at the office (845) 878-9722 if you are available to VOLUNTEER for any of the events that are in orange!
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PAST EVENTS
November 17, 2007 – Regional Adaptive/MATP – St. Agatha’s
This is event was postponed until February due to
conflict with the facility. We will post the reschedule
date as soon as we confirm.
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PIONEER SPORTS SCHOOL LEAGUE
The PSSL League has kicked off its’ indoor soccer cycle and is in its’ second week of play. This cycle runs through 20 December. Final schedules have been sent to all school contacts/districts. Referees are currently being solicited for those needing them.
Please do not forget to phone a week in advance to confirm your official(s), should you require them. IF you DO NOT call the week before to CONFIRM your referee, it will be ASSUMED that you DO NOT need one; hence, one will NOT be assigned.
Any other questions or concerns, please call the office. Additionally, please let me know if there are ANY schedule changes, as officials are being assigned NOW! Thanks!
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IN THE WORKS…
SKI PROGRAM:
The Alpine (downhill) Ski Program is currently seeking
a new coordinator. Should anyone have interest in this running this
program, kindly contact Kathi Nolan at knolan@dutchess-arc.org for further information.
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ONGOING TRAINING
Rockland Floor Hockey League –
BEGAN November 14th, 2007 – call if you have interest in joining the
league. It is on-going on Wednesday nights at St. Agatha’s. The league
runs through 13 February, 2008.
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DEVELOPMENT
Celebrate 10 years of "freezin' for a reason!"
10th Anniversary Fishkill Polar Plunge
Saturday, March 8, 2008
Sharpe Reservation - Fishkill, NY
Registration begins at 9:00AM
Plunge at noon
Last year, 100 brave souls plunged into frigid waters to raise over $45,000 for the Hudson Valley Region! Help us break last year's record by breaking through the ice at our 10th Anniversary!
This year's Plunge will kick-off with an "Ice Breaker" party at Mahoney's Irish Pub and Restaurant on
Friday, March 7. Kick-off the Plunge with food, drinks, giveaways and entertainment!
For more information, contact Chrissy Shields at 845-878-9722 or register at http://www.firstgiving.com/hvpolarplunge
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If you have any suggestions as to what we can add to our update, please feel free to let me know. Anything short of photos, are a welcome addition. (Pictures are just too cumbersome, due to the number of people we send this out to.)
Any questions, concerns or suggestions, please feel free to contact us at any time. As always, thanks for your continued support and constructive comments.
