(Updated – September 29, 2024)

The season is well underway with many happy skaters zooming around the rink! Thanks to equipment manager Zach for getting all the skaters needing equipment sized up. Families with 3 or more skaters – did you get your discount code before registering on icereg? Your third skater is 50% off and your fourth skater pays no KSSSC fees! If this was missed, please email the register.

Season fees were reduced this season but the bingo buyout was increased. We need more volunteers to help with the bingos. Remember: our fees are lower due to extremely successful fundraising, particularly charitable bingos. Families with a skater in the Development, Advanced, or Masters programs are required to support our fundraising efforts by either volunteering to staff a fundraiser bingo or purchasing a fundraiser buy-out (in the icereg store $400.) Only one such commitment is required per family per year.  Wee, Small Blades and Intro families are exempt (unless they have a skater in dev/adv/Mas). So if you want to save a few bucks, do bingos. Each family who does a bingo helps the club bring in approximately $1000!

Due to member suggestions on the survey, we have revamped how we use teamsnap. Instead of having one team for the entire club with approximately 100 members, each program has its own team. This way a coach can quickly communicate to everyone in their program. Your teamsnap calender will be specific to your program. You can change your settings so that you get reminders for every practice (called “events” in teamsnap jargon). Some of you will have multiple teams because you are part of multiple programs (e.g., “Advanced” and “Saturday Speed Force”) or you have children in multiple programs.

Also new this year: skating 6AM on Mondays! Saturdays are also going strong at 7:30AM. Masters and Advanced skaters – if you missed a weeknight hour, come to Saturday. Please try to touch base with me ahead of time if you can.

Happy skating! -James