VERMONT SKATING CLUB C


	VERMONT SKATING CLUB C. DOUGLAS CAIRNS ARENA PO BOX 9482 SOUTH BURLINGTON, VT 05407 802-658-5577

CURRENT NEWS - www.vermontskatingclub.org

Club Management Executive Board Board of Directors Committee Chairpersons	Ice Schedule Basic Skills and Afternoon Skate Test Schedule Event Calendar	GMO 2005 Club Membership Web Updates Directions to Cairns Arena Professional Staff

The Vermont Skating Club (USFS Club #555) is a non-profit corporation that is governed by a volunteer board of directors whose goal is to promote the understanding and appreciation of figure skating and to encourage the instruction, practice and skills in figure skating in accordance with the objectives and policies of the US Figure Skating (USFS). VSC offers group and private instruction (with a new afternoon skate and Basic Skills program), practice ice, and test sessions.VSC is also~ the host club for the annual Green Mountain Open competition held in~ of March of every year.

This year, VSC will be the host club for the 8th annual Green Mountain Open. Please mark your calendars - the date has been set for March 11th - 13th, 2005 )

We are actively seeking new committee and board members for the 2004-2005 season. Please submit your name if interested in board membership or in a committee position to the president, Brian Candib

President: Brian Candib
Vice President: Sarah Cloutier
Secretary: TBD
Treasurer: Lee Wyckoff

Brian Candib
Sarah Cloutier
Cheddi Sargeant
Lee Wcykoff
Zengy Chen

2004 - 2005 COMMITTEE CHAIRS

IMPORTANT ICE TIME CHANGES FOR SEPTEMBER

Wednesday, September 1^st: NO ICE (check other rinks i.e. Leddy, Waterbury)

September 2,3,7,8,9,10 - You will need to sign up for possible Ice during this period. Please contact:
Liz Young 878-0559

Other area rinks: In Burlington, Leddy Arena: 865-7558 Waterbury: The Ice Center of Washington West: 244-4040

Freestyle, Moves, Dance

PLEASE NOTE THIS YEAR MORNING ICE TIMES HAVE CHANGED:
Morning Ice schedule
September through June Daily : 6:00am - 8:00 AM with some possible exceptions (Holidays, etc.) The 8:00-9:00 AM hour may be run by Cairns arena.

Please e-mail for the latest schedule
BCandib@adelphia.net

Hourly sessions are 60 minutes in length. Packages for blocks of ice time at rates are also available as follows:

Member Walk-on rates: $12 per hour
Non-Member (US Figure Skating member) rates: $15 per hour (space permitting)
Member Monthly Unlimited~ pass : $200
Member punchcard (hourly sessions) : Book of 12 sessions ($120), 24 sessions ($216) 48 sessions ($384)

(Coupons still in circulation are redeemable for one full calendar year.)

If need more information~ about~ rates,~ call or email (Bcandib@adelphia.net).
FULL OR ASSOCIATE MEMBERS GET FIRST PREFERENCE TO SKATE ON CLUB ICE!
GUESTS (WALK-ONs) THAT ARE US FIGURE SKATING MEMBERS ARE ALWAYS WELCOME ON CLUB ICE IF SPACE PERMITS FOR A $15 FEE FOR EACH 60 MINUTE SESSION. FIRST PRIORITY IS GIVEN TO FULL AND ASSOCIATE MEMBERS OF VSC.

BASIC SKILLS AND AFTERNOON SKATE:

LEARN TO SKATE PROGRAM. Bring the whole family to C. Douglas Cairns Ice Arena in South Burlington, Vermont for group skating instruction and practice ice. Skate rentals available. Fun for children and adults. The program will be held on Wednesdays from September 22 - November 10, 2004 from 4 - 5:10 PM. Pre-registration will be held at C. Douglas Cairns Ice Arena in South Burlington on Sunday, September 19, 2004 at 1 p.m. For further information, please contact Cheddi Sargeant at 864-4308.

Test Schedule

There is currently no test scheduled at this time:

For test information, please contact Brian Candib
Email: BCandib@adelphia.net
Telephone:~ 802-864-0746

Mail:
Brian Candib
Vermont Skating Club
Attn: Testing
12 Maplewood Dr.
S. Burlington, VT 05403-5926

Test time[s] will be decided by the test chair and the test judges based on ice availability and need by member coaching staff. These test sessions are open to all skaters from any club as long as they are US Figure Skating members and show proof of current membership.

SPECIAL EVENTS

GREEN MOUNTAIN OPEN COMPETITION - The 2005 Green Mountain Open Competition (sanctioned by the US Figure Skating and Skate Canada), our eighth annual event,~ March 11th - 13th, 2005 (Fri. Sat. Sun.)

HOW TO JOIN THE VERMONT SKATING CLUB

Anyone may join simply by contacting Liz Young (youngvt@adelphia.net)

Membership rates -$ 75 Full Member, $50 Associate Member, $100 Family Membership and $35 first time a member of US Figure Skating, and have never previously been a US Figure Skating member.

WEB UPDATES

Please send news and updates to: vscweb@hotmail.com
Bulletins are posted to www.vermontskatingclub.org

DIRECTIONS TO THE DOUGLAS C. CAIRNS ARENA:

Directions.

From I-89 take exit 14E, take first right onto Dorset St by Friendly's Resturant, go straight on Dorset St for 1.7 miles. Rink is on the left.

Directions.

From I-89 take exit 14E, take first right onto Dorset St by Friendly's Resturant, go straight on Dorset St for 1.7 miles. Rink is up hill on the left or from Rte 7, (If coming from the South, note that there is construction on Routh 7 from Shelburne leaving town to South Burlington by IDX) take hwy 189 east to Dorset St./Airport exit., take a right at light onto Dorset St, rink is on the left approximately 3/10 mile.

PROFESSIONAL STAFF & ASSOCIATES TEACHING AT VERMONT SKATING CLUB



Renee' Deeghan	Patricia Stokowski
Grayce Lombard	Julie MacDonald
Edmund Nesti	Kathleen Carey
Phil Piasecki	Sharie Elrick
Nancy Fillebrown	Martha Harding
Jonathan Hayward	Erin Johnson
Julie MacDonald