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| From Curry Motors |
We thank Curry Motors for their yearly support and contributions!
Curry Motors have also become the 2008 Miles for Medals FDR Sponsor! Thank you!
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We thank KISS FM 96.1 for sponsoring our 10th Anniversary Polar Plunge this year!
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We thank Mahoney's Irish Pub and Restaurant for sponsoring us at our 10th Anniversary Polar Plunge on March 8th and for also holding the "Ice Breaker" party for this event the night before on March 7th.
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PROGRAM UPDATE
25 February, 2008
Now that we’ve made it through yet ANOTHER dumping of a foot of snow…
we are off and running into a barrage of upcoming competitions and events. Things are looking pretty busy in the upcoming months. Here’s a look at what’s happened and what’s upcoming in the Valley…
UPCOMING EVENTS:
24 February: Unified Bowling
The competition has been solidified for
this date! We are back on and ready to go. Registrations
are in, and we are in the process of finalizing all the
partner divisions. If you have any last minute changes,
call immediately. We are looking forward to the largest
turn-out ever! Thanks to everyone for your patience with
the cancellation and re-schedule due to weather. We look
forward to seeing you on Sunday!
1 March, 2008: Basketball Team NORTH:
(inclusive of ALL skills athletes) and the following teams:
DDSO, North East, Nor-West, PRPH, Somers, Taconic
This event will host approximately 12-13 teams from the
northern tier and all of the skills athletes (about 100-125)
8 March, 2008: Basketball Team SOUTH:
(NO Skills) and the following teams:
Abbott, Stars, SECON, Taconic, WPREC, WSSSC, YPR
This event will host approximately 12-15 teams from the southern tier and there will be NO skills competition at this venue.
28 June, 2008 – Regional Bowling Competition –
Chester, NY (Orange Co.)
This is a new Regional Bowling Competition just added to
the calendar. Coaches, please note that this event is AFTER
Summer Games and is a great opportunity for your
athletes. Please make note and free up the date. There
will be a regular two game competition followed by lunch
and awards. Registrations will made available
approximately one month prior to the competition date.
CALENDAR OF EVENTS:
2008
March:
1, 2008 * West-Put Basketball Team NORTH & ALL Skills – Somers & JFK HS
8, 2008 * West Put Basketball Team SOUTH – White Plains High School
****Please note---there will be no other AQAUTICS Regional event other than the MARIST event this year, so plan accordingly. Unfortunately, our other site for the Regional Aquatics event is seemingly unavailable. Every effort will be made to secure a secondary site for the 2009 calendar year.
19, 2008* Rockland Basketball League begins
TBD * Summer Coaches Conference
29, 2008 * Regional Basketball, Powerlifting, Aquatics Competition – Marist College
April
19, 2008 * Time Trials –Putnam Valley High School
27, 2008 * Rockland Basketball Skills Competition – St. Agatha’s
May
10, 2008 * Regional Spring Games WEST – West Point USMA
17, 2008 * Regional Spring Games EAST – Mahopac High School
31, 2008 * Metro Tournament – Riverbank State Park (Manhattan)
June
12-15, 2008 * SONY Summer Games – Binghamton (tentative host site)
28, 2008 * Regional Bowling Competition – Chester, NY (Orange County)
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!
PAST EVENTS
8-10 February – Winter Games: COACHES
I wanted to take a moment to thank all of the coaches that
attended this event and give you accolades for your
outstanding efforts. Each and every one of you did a
fabulous job up in Rochester! SO on behalf of the athletes
and the staff of the region, we just wanted to say a collective
THANK YOU for everything that you’ve done and continue to
do to make the athlete’s experiences that much better! You
are a phenomenal group of people.
24 February: Unified Bowling –
This Unified competition, in its’ third year since
inception, saw 54 teams compete for the gold! It
was just amazing to see so many teams comprised of
Special Olympians and Special Partners enjoying the
day together. A great time was had by all, without a
doubt, and we hope to add more teams next year
(again!). There is talk about beginning a Unified
league…Hmmm…
PIONEER SPORTS SCHOOL LEAGUE
Thanks again to Mat on a great job a calling a ton of games!
Again, coaches, if you cancel for ANY reason, please call and let us know! Weather is a reason! Mat does travel to your venue even if the weather is questionable…..call and let me know, so I can get word to Mat! Thanks again for your efforts!
IN THE WORKS…
Ulster County S.O.
Contact: Bonnie Lanton (Head Coach) at: Basel04@aol.com
Ulster County SO is currently opening the doors to a
track & field training opportunity to currently
registered Ulster athletes and any new Ulster athletes
wishing to participate. Again, for further information,
please contact Bonnie at the email address listed above.
ONGOING TRAINING
Rockland Basketball League – Will begin on 19 March, 2008 with
pairing games.
On-going – Ulster County Floor Hockey Training
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
On-going 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.
DEVELOPMENT
2008 Bresnan Bike Tour
Our 2008 Bresnan Bike Tour will take place on June 6-8th. Please look at our webpage for more information (participating, sponsorships, etc.): http://www.bresnanbiketour.com/
To register, go to www.bresnanbiketour2008.kintera.org.
For more information, please contact Teresa Gilli at 845-878-9722 or via email tgilli@nyso.org
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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 Teresa Gilli at 845-878-9722 or via email tgilli@nyso.org or register at http://www.firstgiving.com/hvpolarplunge. Also, look at our myspace webpage: www.myspace.com/hvrpolarplunge.
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Miles for Medals Walk FDR:
We have reserved a date for the Miles for Medals Walk at FDR Park. The date has been set for Sunday, April 27, 2008.
For more information, contact Teresa Gilli at 845-878-9722 or via email tgilli@nyso.org.
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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.)
