Gloucester - Cumberland Ringette Association

www.gloucester-cumberland-ringette.ca

Summer 2008 Newsletter

Registration for the 2008-2009 Season  
       

We're getting ready for a new season of rinks and rings. Enclosed is your pre-printed registration form. Please note, returning players will have a LATE FEE of $50 if their registration is received or postmarked later than August 22nd.

There will be two Walk-In registration sessions:

Tuesday, August 12, 2008 from 6:30pm - 8:30 pm
Orleans Rec Centre (Upper Foyer Hallway)
and

Thursday, August 14, 2008 from 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Leitrim Arena

NEW this year, families with 3 or more children registering with GCRA will be offered a registration discount applicable to the youngest family members. In order of decreasing age, players will receive the following deductions:

      *    1st and 2nd child will be charged regular registration fee
      *    3rd child will receive 50% off the regular registration fee
      *    4th child will receive 75% off the regular registration fee
      *    5th child will have a free registration.


To help promote this wonderful sport, GCRA is offering once again a $100 discount to any child born in 2001 or before who; is new to the sport of Ringette, pays their registration fee in full and, is entering at the Novice or above levels.

Those wishing to pay by instalments may do so by providing 3 post-dated cheques following the payment schedule below:

      *    Upon registration, 50% of the full registration fee payable September 1st.
      *    Cheque dated September 30th, the next 25% of the full registration fee.
      *    Cheque dated October 30th, final 25% of the full registration fee.

Player Registration Form and Fee Structure 2008/09
 
Player Registration Form in WORD format.

(if you get a request for a password, click the black x and it will bypass it.)


The 2008 tryout and evaluation schedule will be posted on the Association website during the last two weeks of August. Tryouts for the AA level will take place first. If your child does not make the AA level, then she will be entitled to tryout for the A level at no additional fee. Those that do not make the competitive teams will play at the Houseleague division.

Please check the Web site regularly as last minutes change could happen. It is also the best way to keep you informed of the various programs your association offers during the year

www.gloucester-cumberland-ringette.ca

A New beginning

At the Annual General Meeting of May 22, 2008, the Executive for 2008-09 was elected. The Executive has been working diligently to prepare for the upcoming season. Your Executive for 2007-08 is as follows:

Members of the Executive
President Pete Blier 613-830-9888
VP - Administration Lyne Poissant 613-747-6071
VP - Operations Neil Farquhar 613-834-9749
VP - Competitive League Steve Welch 613-824-8997
VP - House League Vacant (call Byron Johnson) 613-824-3263
Director, Player Development (Bunny, Novice) Lauri Lester 613-834-8754
Director-at-Large Dave Mainwood 613-853-0107
Treasurer Susan Woodhouse 613--841-6244
Secretary Louise Mellon 613-830-7697

In addition, several other individuals help with the operations of the Association. They are:

Appointee Positions
Equipment Manager Neil Farquhar 613-834-9749
Ice Scheduler Vacant  
Publicity and Promotion Vacant  
Registrar Maria Joynson 613-837-7369
Statistician Rick Purcell 613-830-8820
Summer Camp Administrator Denise Miller 613-837-1585
Webmaster Bernie Cockburn 613-747-8579

Please visit the GCRA website to view vacant Appointee positions and contact a member of the executive if you are interested in filling any role. Also, contact one of the Executive members if you can spare a couple of hours during the tryouts this Fall or help with the tournaments in 2009.

TO HELP US PROVIDE YOU WITH INFORMATION REGARDING RINGETTE AND YOUR
ASSOCIATION, PLEASE PROVIDE US WITH YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS ON THE REGISTRATION
FORM. It will not be sold or provided to others - it will be used only to distribute newsletters and other
association-wide information..

Enjoy the rest of your summer!

This Page Last revised: 15 July, 2008