Upcoming Competitions & Deadlines

Here's a few of the upcoming competitions and deadlines to keep in mind;

• February 3rd ~ Testing & Application due for Skatefest
• March 1st ~ Application and Testing Due for Conference Championships in Orlando
• March 3rd & 4th SKATEFEST ~ WASILLA
• March 22nd ~ Testing and Application due for Riverskate in Soldotna
• April 22nd ~ Riverskate in Soldotna
• May 1st ~ Application and Testing due for WORLDS in Dallas
  
• May 26th - 28th ~ Conference Championships in Orlando
• July 23rd - 28th ~ WORLDS in Dallas, Tx

Wrapping Paper Table!

Are you hurriedly out finishing your Christmas shopping? If so, bring your gifts to Sports Authority in Wasilla and let the Mat-Su Figure Skating Club wrap them for you!


Here are some of our club members at our fundraising table!! Doesn't it look great?(thanks Jessica)

We'll be offering our wrapping services today from 11am-9pm and tomorrow from 1-9pm.

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Location:Sports Authority ~ Wasilla

Sports Authority Wrapping Paper Tables!!

We have just received confirmation that Sports Authority in Wasilla will allow us to have a wrapping paper table in their store on Monday Dec. 19th and Tuesday Dec. 20th!!

This is a great opportunity for YOU to make some money for your individual accounts. We are asking that interested members volunteer in 2hr time slots. There will need to be one adult present, representing each family. Kids can attend but we ask that they not be involved in the actual wrapping of the presents. Maybe they could assist with the bows or gift tags :)

The sports authority will provide us with one table and Jessica Borg (on behalf of the club) will supply the wrapping paper, tape, scissors, bows, ribbons and gift tags. **If your one of those "early bird" shoppers and already have all of your Christmas gifts wrapped and under the tree maybe you would be willing to donate some of these left over items to the club!**
Please wear your club coats if you have them, and a medal wouldn't be a bad idea either :) We will need two adults in each time slot.

If you would be interested in participating in this fundraising opportunity please email us your requested times ASAP!

These are the times available, the people who have already responded are filled in as tentative wrappers. If we have more people interested then time slots available we can either add more time or more evenly distribute the times we have.

MONDAY DEC 19th
11:00-1:00 - Ellis / Villanueva
1:00-3:00 - Villanueva / ?
3:00-5:00 - Villanueva / ?
5:00-7:00 - Steward / ?
7:00-9:00 - Steward / ?

TUESDAY DEC 20
11:00-1:00 - (This slot may be added if the Monday time slot was profitable)
1:00-3:00 - Bowers / Steward
3:00 - 5:00 - ? / ?
5:00 - 7:00 - Borg / ?
7:00 - 9:00 - Bowers / Borg

As I said, the names provided are not concrete times just willing volunteers. Please don't hesitate to ask for one of the times already taken. If you would like the opportunity to participate we will do our very best to get everyone in spots accordingly.

Please email the club at matsufigureskatingclub@hotmail.com
or Me (Natasha Bowers) at akabowers@hotmail.com
to reserve your spot or with any questions :)

Fundraiser Opportunity! ~ Gift Baskets for Brett Christmas Show

At the MSFSC meeting this evening a new fundraiser was added to the weekends festivities!!

We will be giving our currently active MSFSC members the opportunity to create gift baskets to auction at the Brett Christmas Show. 100% of the profits of your basket will go into YOUR account!!!

That's right, 100%!!

**How it will work : You bring your beautiful gift basket to the Brett Saturday evening.
(We are using the term "gift basket" loosly. This could be any "gift worthy" item that you think might be profitable for you. It can be a gently used skating dress, gift item, gift certificate, donated items, gift basket, home baked item........the options are endless).
**You fill out a Silent Auction Slip for your item
**You receive 100% of the profit of your item to your individual skating account

IF you are not currently a member of the MSFSC you may still sell items at the MSFSC Silent Auction Table, but 20% of those proceeds will go towards the Mat-Su Figure Skating Club.

Colony Christmas Parade, Meeting Reminder & Fundraisers!

Just a reminder....

The Mat-Su Figure Skating Club will be participating in

the "How Palmer Stole Christmas" Colony Christmas Parade

This Saturday, December 10th at 5:00

We will be meeting at the Palmer Police Station. Please plan on arriving no later then 4:15, we need to be lined up by 4:30pm.

The club has candy to hand out; please bring your Zuca's (if you have them), Club Jackets, and *warm* clothing :)

Amanda & Doris will be bringing Hot Chocolate and Natasha will be bringing Coffee to sell to chilly spectators during the fireworks. This was a *great* impromptu fundraiser last year, so this year we plan to be fully prepared!

All skaters are invited!!

***We are still looking for a volunteer to make two poster board signs, advertising our coffee & cocoa. If that's something you might be willing to help with please let us know! ***

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Our monthly club meeting & fundraiser will be held Monday the 12th of December. The fundraiser will begin at 5:30pm and the meeting will begin at 7:00.

Holiday Ice Fantasia in the Frontiersman!

There was a great write up and several pictures of the Holiday Ice Fantasia Christmas Ice Show in the Frontersmans over the weekend. Here's a blurb and a link to the full article :)

Click HERE for full Article

Ice show highlights local skaters with a holiday theme

By GREG JOHNSON
Frontiersman.com
Published on Saturday, November 26, 2011 9:27 PM AKST

WASILLA — Jada Bowers may have been The Littlest Angel, but her performance drew some big applause.

Bowers was among 30-some local skaters who performed in the first Holiday Ice Fantasia show Saturday at the Curtis D. Menard Memorial Sports Center. A showcase for the center’s Learn To Skate program, the holiday show culminated more than two months of training and rehearsal, said Natasha Bowers, Jada’s mother and skating director for the rink.

“This is the first Christmas show ever done at the sports complex,” she said. “Our Learn To Skate program is kind of the foundation for the show, and we have skaters from all over the Valley joining in.”

Becca Nichols holds her form during her ice skating routine Saturday at the Holiday Ice fantasia 2011 Ice Show at the Curtis D. Menard Memorial Sports Center in Wasilla. (ROBERT DeBERRY/Frontiersman)

Like a recital on ice, the show carried a Christmas theme with skaters ages 4 through adult displaying abilities from beginner to a performance by Keegan Messing, a 19-year-old from Girdwood who recently qualified for the U.S. National Championships........

Club Christmas Party!!

Mat-Su Figure Skating Club Christmas Party!

Join us Saturday after the "Holiday Ice Fantasia" Christmas show for our club Christmas party!!

Where: Wasilla Sports Complex (room 3)
When: November, 26th from 5:00-7:00

The Club will be providing PIZZA, COOKIES & COCOA. All skaters and their families are invited to attend this holiday celebration. (This includes non club members too).

We will also be having a $5.00 auction style, gift exchange. If you would like to participate please bring a small wrapped $5.00 gift for each person who would like to play. Skaters, parents, coaches, and siblings are invited to join the game.

If you are a club member please bring a dozen cookies or bars to offer at the reception and a dozen cookies or bars to serve at the party :) All other food will be provided by the club.

Please contact one of the club officers or coaches with any questions! We hope to see you ALL there!!

Wasilla Sports Complex Ice Is In!!

Curtis C Menard Wasilla Sports Complex has ice ~ and LOTS of it!!
Freestyle & Public Ice runs ALL WEEK from 7:30am-5:15pm!!! (with an hour and a half exception on Wednesday) Can you believe it, over 9 hours of available ice time per day!! Let's show them we appreciate it and make use of as much ice as we can!!!
Congratulations to all of our Mat-Su Figure Skating Club Worlds competitors!! Everyone skated beautifully!
One more reminder~ the MSFSC will have a table at the Bear Paw competition next Saturday and Sunday. If you are available to help during the competition, set-up or brake down, please stop by the table and see where help is needed :)


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Location:Freeway Blvd,Minneapolis,United States

There was fun to be had on the 4th of July!

The Mat-Su Figure Skating Club met in Wasilla to march in the 4th of July parade. Over 20 members participated and handed out 1300 pieces of info and candy during the parade.

A huge THANK YOU to the Lorimer family who worked hard on our new set of large wooded skates that we can use over and over for events. Here are a few pictures of the fun!

Mat Su Figure Skating Club - Meeting
Minutes July 11, 2011

The meeting began at 7:15 at Carl's Jr. in Wasilla. The members present were: Natasha, Jada and Skylar Bowers, Jen Jen and Ray Rolfs, Doris and Becka Nichols, Amanda, Vannessa, and Anne Marie Steward, Casey, Jessica, Katarina, and Autumn Borg, Lois and Katlyn Randal, Wendy, Molly, and Jade Ellis.

Worlds Competition:

ISI Worlds is coming up July 25-30 in Blaine Minnesota. The Worlds competitors are: Autumn Borg, Jade Bowers, Skylar Bowers, Jen Jen Rolfs, Katlyn Randal, and Sherri Hugli. GOOD LUCK TO ALL PARTICIPANTS!!!

Amanda reported that the ISI Worlds account was at 1007.13. The total money that was raised from Business letters was $750.00. This money was distributed to all Worlds competitors at the meeting. The alloted amount was split between those who participated in the business letters (which were alloted $196.46 each) It was decided that any letter money that comes in after Worlds will be distributed to worlds competitors after worlds at our next meeting in August.

ISI Worlds pins are in. Each club member can buy them for $1.00 a piece. It was made mandatory for all Worlds competitors to purchase a minumum of 25 pins.

Natasha will be sending out a list the everyone of the schedules

Jessica will be sending out a list of everyones e-mail and phone numbers of members to use while in Minnesota.

4th of July Parade:

Mat Su Figure Skaters participated in the 4th of July parade in Wasilla. They sold items after the parade and made $62.72 ($33.00 to Worlds competitors, and $33.00 to the participants account)

Upcoming Competitions:

ISI Worlds in Blaine Minnesota, July 25-30
ISI Bearpaw competiton, Eagle River Ak, August 5th & 6th
USFSA Top of the World competition, Eagle River AK, August 20th & 21st

Fundraising:

Natasha will be arranging a table at Bear Paw for our sales. Please let her know if you are able to work.

Wasilla Police dept offers their lot for car wash use on Saturdays and Sundays. They provide the water, we would need to bring hoses, buckets, soap, towels etc. Club tabled the idea until after Worlds.

Doris would look into sweeping sidewalks or parking lots in the spring for donations

It was brough up that we should look into period shows at Hockey games, and selling glow necklaces etc.

Natasha will be checking if we can work the fair gate during the state fair. This has proven to be a big fundraiser.

NEW NOMINATIONS:

Amanda Steward has resigned as our Treasurer and Jessica Borg was nomintated and accepted the position.

Wendy Ellis was nominated and accepted the position as our Secretary.

NEXT MEETING!!
Monday, August 8th at Nunley Park (weather permitting) or Carls Jr. Wasilla. @ 7pm

Meeting Reminder for Tomorrow!

This is a reminder email about our monthly meeting held on the 2nd Monday of every month.
Tomorrow if the weather is *SUNNY* our meeting will be held at Nunley Park in Wasilla. If the weather isn't favorable we will be meeting at Carls Jr. in Wasilla (so the kiddos can play in the play area).
The meeting will begin at 7:00 and end at 8:30. We will be covering the last of our summer fundraisers and preparing for our fall season.
Hope to see EVERYONE there!!

4th Of July Parade!

4th of July Parade!!

Join the Mat-Su Figure Skating Club as we march in the Wasilla 4th of July Parade!
The parade is Monday, July 4th at 11:00. We will be meeting in the Valley Performing Arts parking lot at 9:30am for line-up, the judging begins at 10:00am.
A huge *THANK YOU* to the Lorimer family who have been working hard on our giant wooden skates that we will attach to the UTV for the parade!!
Please bring your club jackets and Zuca bags if you have them. A red white and blue dress code is encouraged :)

We will be having an extra meeting, tomorrow June 28th at 6:00pm to plan the details and finish up the headbands and wands. We will be meeting at Natasha Bowers home (directions to follow). Kids are welcome :)

Questions? Please call Natasha #232-9613

Directions:
2348 W Carlsbad Place
From the Parks in Wasilla ~ turn right on Church Rd., Go 1 1/2 miles and turn right on Carlsbad Place. We are the 1st driveway on the right, it is a shared driveway and we are the house on the left.

Colony Days Parade This Saturday!!

Join the Mat-Su Figure Skating Club
as we march in the
Colony Days Parade!!

This Saturday June 11th at 11:00 in Palmer

We will be meeting at 10:30 at the Palmer Police Station. Please wear your club jacket if you have one. Parents are welcome to join the parade with the skaters or watch from the sidelines. If you have a Zucca bag please bring it to pull in the parade, if not wear your skates tied over your shoulder.

Craft Meeting / Fundraiser ~ Monday April 11th at 7:00pm

Just a reminder about the meeting tonight at 7:00pm at Dairy Queen.

The meeting will go from 7-8:30pm. It will again be a fundraiser beginning at 5:30 and ending at 8:30pm. This will be a "craft" meeting, we will be creating crowns, wands and coffee bags to be sold in Soldotna at Riverskate.

Do you have extra curling ribbons? If so, please bring them with you to add additional colors to our wands.

5th Annual Color Me Zuca Design Contest!

Click Here to ENTER!!! *DEADLINE: Designs are to be postmarked or emailed by 12:00PM Midnight Pacific Standard Time on February 28, 2011. Please read our 2011 Color Me ZÜCA Design Contest Official Rules for more information.

More After School Ice Time & Competition Practice!!

Some additional practice sessions have been added for after-school skaters!!

Wasilla Sports Complex:
Friday Feb. 18th ~ 4:00pm-5:00pm
Friday March 4th ~ 4:00pm-5:15pm

Skatefest Practice Sessions:

Brett Ice Arena:
Saturday March 5th ~ 12:00am-1:00pm
1:15pm-2:15pm
Sunday March 6th ~ 7:15am-8:15am

**If you would like to make use of the Brett Competition Freestyle Sessions please reserve your spot with Sheree**

Mat-Su Figure Skating Club ~ Meeting Minutes ~ Feb. 11th

Mat-Su Figure Skating Club - Meeting Minutes, February 11th, 2011

The meeting began at 7:15pm at Dairy Queen. The club also held a fundraiser during that time that began at 5:30 and ended at 8:30pm.

Thank you to Katie Villanueva for creating our bulletin board at the Brett Memorial Ice Arena.

The checking and savings accounts for the MSFSC have been created and a total deposit of $1550.00 was made into those accounts at Mat Valley Federal Credit Union.

Amanda Steward (not present) has presented Casey Borg with a rough draft of the Sponsor Letter that will be available to members to seek corporate sponsorship. Casey is reviewing the letter and a formal draft will be completed by the March meeting.

The MSFSC club jackets were distributed to those in attendance.

We discussed several upcoming fund-raising events and opportunities;

*Coffee Roasters Fundraiser ~ 12oz bags of ground or whole bean coffee can be purchased for $7.00 per bag and re-sold for $10-$12 a bag. We would be required to create a logo sticker to place on the bags but Coffee Roasters would carry the cost of the coffee until the bags were sold. Coffee is available in light/med/dark roasts. It was suggested that these bags could be sold at Three Bears along with a bake sale or donut sale. Jessica Borg is doing this fundraiser for a church group and would report to the club their success over the weekend.
*Krispy Kreme Donuts fundraiser. 50% profit made on donuts. Can be pre-sold or purchased to sell. Possibility to set up fri & sat before Easter at Three Bears & Carrs.
*Chocolate Fountain ~ This fundraiser will take place at the Skatefest competition. We will be required to purchase the chocolate but the actual cost of the fountain would be donated by Special Events Party Store. Natasha will pick up, clean and return the fountain and purchase the necessary chocolate, skewers and hot dog papers. Each member would be required to bring something to “skewer” for the fundraiser.
*Raffle Ticket Themed Gift Baskets ~ each member will bring one completed gift basket to the competition to raffle. Basket should have estimated value of $20. Baskets were provided by Lois Randall. Tickets will be sold for $1 each or $25.00 for a “pull”. Ticket boxes will be decorated by Jessica and Katarina. The winners will be announced at noon on Sunday.
*Flowers ~ will be sold at the competition for $3.00 each or 3 for $5.00. Amanda is talking with Carrs to see if flowers (carnations and roses) can be donated for the competition.
*Program Ads ~ approx. 100 ad forms have been mailed to the competitors of Skatefest in hopes of them putting in a “Good Luck” ad in the Skatefest program. We will make a $5.00 profit on each ad placed!! Natasha will be typing the ads and giving the finished pages to Sheree to insert into the programs.

**Members that are wanting to benefit from the fund-raising events at Skatefest will be required to: #1 bring a food item to skewer for the chocolate fountain
#2 bring a themed gift basket
#3 donate time before, during or after the competition (working
tables, set-up or brake-down)

The meeting adjourned at 9:00pm. Reported by: Natasha Bowers

MSFSC Club Meeting ~ Fundraiser ~ New Ice Time!

Our February MSFSC meeting will be held this Thursday, February 10th at
7:00pm-8:30pm
at Dairy Queen in Wasilla.
We will be doing another Dairy Queen Take-Over Fundraiser during the meeting. The fundraiser will begin at 5:30 and end at 8:30pm. Please arrive as early as possible to get the most out of this fund-raising opportunity!!
Hopefully Athletic Supply will have our jackets completed and we will handing those out at the meeting. (If you have ordered a jacket and have not yet signed up for the club, you will need to do that before being given your jacket.)

NEW ICE TIME!
The Wasilla Sports Complex will not have ice this Thursday or Friday so here are a few extra ice options.

WEDNESDAY: Wasilla Sports Comlex-Freestyle Session -8:00-11:30am
THURSDAY: Brett Memorial - Public Skate -12:15-2:15pm
Brett Memorial - Freestyle Session -5:00-6:00pm
FRIDAY: Brett Memorial- Freestyle Session -3:45-4:45pm

Place a "GOOD LUCK" ad in the Skatefest Program!!
Here is a copy of the application that the MSFSC has mailed to the participants of the 2011 Skatefest competition. If you would like to place an ad for your friends or family please email your request to matsufigureskatingclub@hotmail.com
Also, we would encourage you to mail a copy of the application to out of state relatives. I'm sure they would love the opportunity to send their skater a special message. The ad deadline is February 28th!!

Skatefest Application Deadline!

Just a reminder!!
Iditarod Days Skatefest applications are due tomorrow, Tuesday January 25th. Please bring your applications to your coach to review and sign before turning in to the Brett Ice Arena.

If you need to test prior to the competition there will be two final testing sessions held at the Brett. They will be Tuesday February 1, 6:15-7:00pm and Saturday February 5th, 11:15am. You will need to make a reservation to test on either of these sessions.

Let's get those applications in and make Skatefest's 25th year a great one!!

If you have questions about the applications or testing please contact Sheree Hugli at #907-376-9278

Meeting Location Change!! & **FUNDRAISER**!!

**LOCATION CHANGE**
The meeting will be at DAIRY QUEEN in Wasilla NOT Pandemonium.

Join us this THURSDAY
January 13th for our
Mat-Su Figure Skating Club monthly meeting and FUNDRAISER!!


The meeting will run in exactly the same manner EXCEPT it will not only be a meeting but a **FUNDRAISER** too.

DETAILS: The actual meeting will begin at 7:00pm and finish at 8:30pm as usual. However the FUNDRAISER will begin at 6:00pm and end at 9:00pm. If you would like to participate in the fundraiser I would encourage you to be there at 6:00 to take full advantage of the profits!

HOW IT WORKS: We will be doing a Dairy Queen Take-Over. Each club member in attendance will split the evenings profits based on how much time you spend at the fundraiser. (Example: If two club members arrive at 6pm and stay until 9 they will receive 2 portions of the total amount that the club earns.) There will be a sign in sheet to sign your members in so be early to get the best advantage!! All you have to do is enjoy your food and treats during the meeting, and DQ Grill & Chill ®^TM will contribute 10% of the total three hour sales to our group.

So invite your family and friends to dine at Dairy Queen and lets have a GREAT meeting and fundraiser!!

It's that time again...

The January meeting has arrived!
Join us at Pandemonium on Thursday, January 13th ~ 7:00pm
ALL are welcome

On the agenda: FUNDRAISING FUNDRAISING FUNDRAISING!!
Update on the Club Jackets!!
Upcoming Competitions!!
And more!!