Bocce Night update and Scheduling Parents,
We’ve completed our 2nd month of the season and the weather is starting to turn. I wanted to send out a quick update as we prepare for winter.
First off, we held our Bocce Night almost two weeks ago. It was a tremendous success. We raised almost $4,000! This, first of its’ kind event for our program, was an absolute blast. We had 17 teams square off for a fun night. There's also a rumor that the Sons of Italy ran out of Bud Light! A special thank you to Megan Arivella for not only bringing this to the board for consideration, but also leading the charge with the various fundraising groups. Many parents volunteered their time and effort to help make such an event possible. Megan, and the rest of volunteers effort and enthusiasm, is what made this event run so smoothly. Thank you ALL!
Now back to business….
November Practices – All practices through the month of November have been posted. As soon as the city provides our remaining ice schedules, I will add more practices into the new year.
Game Schedule – Games are published through the VHL round 1 release. This includes all games for Mites through Thanksgiving, and other ages through the 1/4/20. As more games are published, we will add them.
Cell Phone Policy – More and more kids have cell phones these days. And we see them more frequently at the rink. We have recently observed kids using them in the locker rooms, both in normal operation and as videos. USA Hockey and Safesport provide sound guidance in this area. Please have a conversation with your children about cell phone usage at the rink. They should be aware that usage as a recording device is prohibited in the locker rooms under any circumstance. And usage for any reason from within the locker room should not occur. Kids should be instructed to shut off their phones upon entering locker rooms to reduce the risk of any improper usage.
I hope to have more practices loaded in the next week. Thank you all for your patience.
Chris
