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PROGRAM UPDATE
12 December, 2008
I hope that all of you had a wonderful Thanksgiving.
We hope that you have an awesome and safe Holiday Season!
Here’s a look at what’s upcoming and what already happened in the Valley…
UPCOMING EVENTS:
HUDSON VALLEY REGION OFFICE IS MOVED!
If you need the address, call us!
Phone: (845) 765-2497
FAX: (845) 765-2501
IMPORTANT STUFF:
We have confirmed our Spring Games EAST date and venue…see the calendar for the confirmation. Also, we have confirmed Time Trials venue…see the calendar below.
We have also added the Regional Aquatics, Basketball Team & Skills, and Powerlifting at Marist to the calendar (see below)!
REALLY, REALLY IMPORTANT STUFF:
Winter Games is approaching (February 6-8, 2009) in Rochester. We are moving up the DUE date for all Winter Games NOMINATIONS to THURSDAY, 18 December, 2008! Please make note of this date and get your stuff in, lest you be left out in the cold!!!
NEW STUFF!!!
Remember those Edit Lists??? Good News…we are never, ever going to have to do them again!!!! Here’s the catch, in lieu, we are going to be in need of seasonal rosters for any and all individuals partaking in any season/sport. Don’t sweat it, Linda will be sending out the roster sheets soon (with explicit directions). We are going to send them via email, if you have one, and/or a hard copy for your perusal. More to come soon…..
UNIFIED REGIONAL BOWLING:
We are considering adding another Regional Unified Bowling event during the SUMMER!!
Please let us know if you have interest in this!!! We are looking to do this event in late July or early August! (Again, likely it will be on a Sunday morning).
AN OPPORTUNITY:
Thanks to John & Ed…for making that opportunity a reality!
CALENDAR OF EVENTS:
2008 - 2009
(Please note some of these events are tentative, others are confirmed!!!!)
September ’08
27 - Regional Golf – Mohansic Golf Course – Yorktown (postponed to 11 October)
October ’08
3-5 - SONY Fall Games – Rochester
11 - LOCAL Westchester-Putnam Lauren Rizzetta Memorial Bowling Competition –
White Plains
11 - Regional Golf – Mohansic Golf Course - Yorktown
11 -Regional Equestrian – Hidden Hollow Farms – Dutchess
30 - Regional Volleyball Skills Competition – Mt. Pleasant Recreation (Venue/Date
Change)
November ‘08
1 - Regional Volleyball Team Competition – Larchmont
8 - Winter Sports Coaches Conference – Taconic DDSO
9 - Regional Bowling – Colonial Lanes (Orange)
15 - Regional Adaptive (MATP) – St.Agatha’s (Rockland) - postponed date TBA
December ‘08
6 - Regional Physical Fitness – Yonkers
7 - Regional Unified Bowling – Jefferson Valley
January ‘09
24 - Regional Floor Hockey Skills Competition – Yonkers
29 - Local Floor Hockey Skills Competition – Mt. Pleasant
31 - Regional Floor Hockey Team Competition –Yonkers
February ‘09
6-8 - SONY Winter Games – Rochester
21 - Regional Sports Summer Coach Conference – White Plains
March ‘09
7 - LOCAL West/Put Basketball Teams & Skills NORTH Competition – Somers
14 - LOCAL West/Put Basketball Teams SOUTH Competition – White Plains
21 - Regional Aquatics Competition – White Plains
28 - Reg. Aquatics, Basketball Team & Skills & Powerlifting – Marist CONFIRMED!
April ‘09
4 - Jr’s Basketball Skills Competition - Bedford
18 - Time Trials EAST – Putnam Valley CONFIRMED!
25 - Spring Games WEST – West Point
May ‘09
16 - Spring Games EAST – Brewster High School CONFIRMED!
June ‘09
5-7 - Rhode Island Summer Games – Pentathletes
11-14 - SONY Summer Games – Binghamton
PAST EVENTS
6 December, 2008 – Regional Physical Fitness tool place at the Mark Twain Sports
Complex, courtesy of Yonkers Parks & Rec. and the Yonkers Public
Schools. Special thanks to Mat Longo for all his assistance in
making this event possible.
This event saw over 100 competitors from Dutchess and
Westchester counties vying for the Gold. We had several return
volunteers and volunteer groups that aided in a truly successful
event. Thanks to Marlene, Eileen and Norm for always being there
to help run the show!
Finally, as a highlight at Opening Ceremonies, we had an athlete
from the Westchester School lead the group in the pledge of
allegiance and then she sang a wonderful rendition of the National
Anthem. Thanks so much to Denise Riley, one of the competitors
for her stellar performance.
7 December, 2008 – Unified Regional Bowling Competition was hosted at a new site this
year! Over 140 combined Special Olympians and Special Partners
took to the lanes for an awesome competition! This event has
continued to grow each and every year of its’ existence! Athletes
from Dutchess, Orange, Rockland and Westchester came out on this
lightly snowy morning to compete for medals!
Special thanks to Vito at JV Lanes for making a spot for our
competition in the house calendar.
Our most sincere thanks to both my and Linda’s personal friends
and colleagues for helping make this event the success that it was.
Thanks, too, to all the coaches that gave up a Sunday to give your
athletes another competitive opportunity! You are the best!!!
PIONEER SPORTS SCHOOL LEAGUE
The season is up and running!
Please do NOT forget to call and confirm your officials the Friday prior to your game(s).
Linda needs rosters for each team. Please forward your complete roster as soon as you can.
Thanks!
Have a great season!
ONGOING TRAINING/COMPETITION(S)
NEW TENNIS PROGRAM IN WESTCHESTER!!!!
This program will take place on Tuesday Nights from 5pm – 6pm
beginning (outdoors) in Tarrytown from now– 25 November (there are lights)
Practice (indoors) will move to Yonkers 6pm – 7pm Saturday evenings, beginning
6 December – 27 December.
If you have interest in this program, please call Ellen at the office (845) 765-2497.
Rockland League Play (Soccer-Floor Hockey-Basketball)
11-12-08 – Floor Hockey League Play begins @ 6pm every Wednesday evening thru
January
If you have a team interested in playing weekly, you are invited to join.
Please contact Charles Jones at (845) 947-6197 or call us at the office at
(845) 765-2497 for more info.
Ongoing FLOOR HOCKEY in Ulster County:
Contact: via phone 845-758-3880; via email BaseL04@aol.com
On-going TENNIS TRAINING: Program will meet weekly
(afternoons) in Bardonia (ROCKLAND)
beginning in January 2009.
Contact: Ted Mascola @ 845-624-3442
fmascola@ccsd.edu for more info.
DEVELOPMENT
There was a huge Polar Plunge that took place in Rye Playland on Saturday, 6 December, 2008 that was a grand success. Over 200 individuals took a header into the LI Sound to raise money for SONY-HVR.
Thanks for helping us raise somewhere in the neighborhood of $40k!
That IS “freezin’ for a reason!”
Thanks again for your help!
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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.)
