Newsletter #5 - Everything You Need to Know...

Newsletter #5
Hello!  It is hard to believe that January is over and we are now into our second month of our program!!

Thank you’s

Thank you to everyone that put their time and efforts out today to volunteer and make the 2019 Slingshot event such a success.  A lot of work went on behind the scenes by Kate Lovett, Tim Hilton, Gregor Bryne, Mark Oakley as well as Laura Stiles-Clarke, Race Secretary, and Robyn Doucet, assistant race secretary.  Thank you also to Jillian and Shawn Eisner for collecting the bibs, Rob Barbara finish referee, Tim Hilton and Sally Rollings for Race Tabulator and assistant race tabulator, Glen Cameron for mastering the grill, Robyn and Craig Bradley for slinging hot dogs, Janin Wolfe for slinging the condiments, Susan Pretty for juice box & chips distribution, Erica Jones for start refereeing, Lindsay Wilson for wrangling the racers to the start.  FINALLY a major shout out to Tara Macaulay and Kim Oakley for working the microphone throughout the event.
 
If I have missed anyone please email me at duncgill@gmail.com and I will ensure you are added to the list for the end of the year volunteer credits.

-Duncan Gillis, WSRC Dad & Volunteer Coordinator
  
Upcoming Registration Deadlines:

• PEI Race February 6, 2019
• March Break Camp 1 (NB) February 18, 2019
• Byrne Memorial Cup (Scaravellie & Ofifice Interiors)  February 9, 2019
• Team Atlantic Slalom Cup February 23, 2019

 
Race & Camp Notices for Upcoming Events:

PEI (U8-U12); February 9/10:  http://wentworthracing.goalline.ca/news_images/org_3755/files/PEIRACE%20NOTICE2019.pdf

Byrne Cup (U12 & U14) February 15:  http://wentworthracing.goalline.ca/news_images/org_3755/files/ScaravelliOfficeINteriorsByrne_2019.pdf

Marble Camp (U12+) Feb 11-13:  http://wentworthracing.goalline.ca/news_images/org_3755/files/Marble%20Camp%20Notice.pdf

Marble Race (U10+) Feb 14, 15 & 16:  http://wentworthracing.goalline.ca/news_images/org_3755/files/2019%20Marble%20Cup%20Race%20Notice_Updated%20Jan%2021.pdf

Martock Race (U8-U12) Feb 23/24:  http://wentworthracing.goalline.ca/news_images/org_3755/files/2019%20MSRC%20Race%20Notice(1).pdf

Team Atlantic Slalom (U14+ Codexed) March 1:  http://wentworthracing.goalline.ca/news_images/org_3755/files/TASLCup_2019_rev1.pdf

NB March Break Camp March 4-8:  http://wentworthracing.goalline.ca/news_images/org_3755/files/MBCamp1_2019(1).pdf

Brunner Camp (U14+) March 13/14:  http://wentworthracing.goalline.ca/news_images/org_3755/files/BrunnerCamp2019_rev0.docx

Spring Camp in MSA April 8-13:  http://wentworthracing.goalline.ca/news_images/org_3755/files/Spring%20Camp_2019.pdf

This Weekend:

• U14+ are almost all at Crabbe for the SuperG race held today and GS races tomorrow and Sunday.  You can follow the races on live-timing.com
• U8-U12 are at home in Wentworth (U12 is SL)

Upcoming Events:

• Silent Auction & Dance:  March 2^nd – We are currently collecting prizes for this major fundraiser.  If you have a prize to donate, please e-mail Christina Pace at Christina@rodddev.com

 

• Twelve Hours of Wentworth Ski-athon March 9^th; what to do:

1. Start collecting pledges.  Pledge sheet:  http://wentworthracing.goalline.ca/news_images/org_3755/files/pledge_sheet_12_hours_of_ww_2%20(1).doc
2. Ski 8:30am-8:30pm; sign in before you start skiing and have your laps counted.  Everyone will receive credit for the same amount of laps during program hours.

 

• Prizes:
  • top fundraiser
  • top fundraising group with 4 or more participants.
  • most laps
  • best costume
  • hourly random prize draw

• Food:
  • Free Snack table from 8:30am-5pm (snack donations required!)
  • The Great Chilli Cook-off at the Clubhouse 5pm-7pm

 

• The ​Great Chilli Cook-off​

• Entrants will compete for the honour of the Golden Ladle Trophy.
• Defending Champion, Kate Lovett will defend her title to the golden ladle trophy.  Some of you may recall that in a major upset, defending champion, Kate Lovett’s Southwestern Turkey Chilli won the day. 
• Kate is confident in her chilli’s ability to hold the title and advises that “The Ladle likes my House”. 
• Challenger Duncan Gillis says:  “Bring home the gold to black spruce, I already have the space marked out on the wall.”  
•  Enter your chilli to win on Signup Genius:  https://www.signupgenius.com/go/409044aa4a728a2f49-volunteers
• 12-hours of Wentworth fundraisers eat and vote for free.

Coaching Corner:

A Speed Module is a specialized aspect of coach certification for coaching at speed events, such as the Crabbe Speed Week Camp this week and the SuperG race held at Crabbe today.  Coaches Ben Lovett and Lucas Byrne attended the 3-day camp earlier this week unpaid and at their own expense to gain experience to work towards this certification.  Kudos guys!!