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Upper
Hutt Roller Skating Club Newsletter
July 2006
CLUB
NAMES TWO NEW LIFE MEMBERS
Congratulations
to new life members, Margaret Day and Bruce Crosby.
Margaret and Bruce were
nominated for Life Membership at the club’s annual meeting last week. The club
would not be where it is today without the input of these two hard working
people. Both have been involved in all facets of the club’s life and given up
countless hours to help others. Special mention must be made of Margaret’s role
as Patch Class head coach for 13 years. Patch Class is where our new skaters
and club members come from – without Margaret’s reliable dedication the club
may not have the numbers of new members it has.
There are probably very few
days in a year when Bruce does not spend time at the rink and away from the
rink carrying out business on behalf, of the club. It’s scary to think where we
would be without this amazing commitment.
We hope Margaret and Bruce
will enjoy their life membership and look forward to their continued involvement
in the life of the club
SPECIAL
NIGHT DISCO THIS SATURDAY: Don’t miss it!!!. This Saturday you have a
rare chance to skate to great recorded sounds under the disco lights. There’ll
be skating demos, skating games, spot prizes – even a new shirt from the Kia
Kaha Campbell range sighed by Michael Campbell himself. This is a fundraiser to
help two club members get to World Speed Championships in South Korea next
month and to kick start our fund to help club members to get to Oceania’s in
Australia in 2007.
Our Mid Winter Nite Disco
runs from 7-9.30pm (July 29) please
make an effort to be there – and bring along some friends. It takes a lot of
effort to put on these events, so please help the club make it worthwhile.
This is a great way to help
our skaters and have fun doing it. Entry is $7 (non-members) including skates
or blades and $5 for club members. There are fliers available at the desk
please take some to your school or workplace and encourage others to attend.
GOOD
LUCK SAM AND ANTONY: Two club members,
Sam Wright and Antony Hazelwood leave for Speed World Championships in South Korea
next month. We are proud of their achievements being selected to represent New
Zealand at this level and wish them safe travels and successful competition!!!
PATCH
PASSES: Patch class continues to go well
with
large numbers of skaters attending each week. We really value the expertise of Crystal Jones, Margaret Day and all our
other voluntary coaches who are sharing their skills so well. Congratulations
to Russell Johnson, Alex Carter and
Rosie Carter who passed Patch 1 during the last month.
SKATER/COACH
OF THE MONTH: Congratulations to Hayley
Patten who was our Patch Class Skater of the Month for June. Hayley works
really hard every week and thoroughly deserves this award. Congratulations also to Jacqui McKelvey who was Coach of the Month for June. It’s great to
have someone with Jacqui’s skating skills and coaching ability helping at our
Patch Class.
Thanks
Jacqui.
HAPPY
BIRTHDAY: Happy Birthday to Martina Steiner, Sam
Wright, Logan Zammit, Karen Reader and Fiona Hazelwood. We hope you had a
great day.
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING:
Our Annual General Meeting was held at the rink Tuesday July 18.
It was great to have a good attendance – we are encouraged by your interest.
Thanks to everyone who made the effort to be there – and special thanks to Chris Hazelwood for the lovely home
baking.
OUTGOING COMMITTEE: The outgoing committee,
(Bruce Crosby, Chris Hazelwood, Debs
McCarthy, David Linney, Mary-Anne Thomson, Raewyn Hailes, Chris Picard, Cathie
McCallum and Peter McKenzie and Sam
Wright (Junior Rep) were thanked for their efforts on behalf of all club
members. This has been a committee who puts the needs of all members first -
not just the needs of their own families. All committee members have worked
hard in the last year – it takes a lot to maintain our facility and keep the
club running – we have no paid workers, everyone is a volunteer. Things don’t
just happen, but involve a lot of hard, usually un-noticed and unrecognised
effort. It was good to be able to formally thank this hard working group of
people.
NEW CLUB COMMITTEE: Our committee for the
next year was elected. This year it will comprise:- Bruce Crosby (President), Ken Wright (Vice-President), Debs McCarthy
(Secretary), David Linney (Treasurer), Mary-Anne Thomson, Chris Picard, Chris
Hazelwood, Fiona Patrick, Janeen Jones
and Fiona Bowden with Emma
Hazelwood as the Junior Rep. Its again encouraging to welcome new members
onto the committee – Ken, Janeen, Fiona and Fiona. It’s always good to have a
blend of experience and fresh ideas!!!
UPCOMING
COMPETITIONS/MEDAL TESTS:
o
August 19/20 Central
Area Medal Tests, Pascal Street Stadium, Palmerston North. Entry from on notice
board now. Entry closed.
o
September 2&3 2006,
East West Central Regional Skating Competition and Joan Alexander Challenge (formerly
known as Inter-Island Precision Championships), Pascal Street Stadium,
Palmerston North Entry form on the
notice board now. Entry closes July 31.
o
October 6-8, Central
Area Championships, Pascal Street Stadium, Palmerston North
o
November 11, Central
Districts League, Upper Hutt Club rink. Excellent for those new to competitive
skating.
o
December 10, Upper Hutt
Club Champs, Upper Hutt Club rink. For all Upper Hutt Club members.
o
Jan 6 2007 – Jan 13
2007, NZFRS National Championships, Wanganui.
Please
Note: Dates/Venues maybe subject to alteration. Please
check with event management