Ciao!
This is biggest event in Montreal for dragonboat and it’s a must to go with over a hundred teams participating! Our team participates at it every year gaining more experience every year as well. With every race, different teams to race against = different experience!
Here are some pics from the event.
And more… pics!
Hi DragonFly!!!
Welcome back to our winter session!!!
PRACTICE
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Our first practice will be THIS Friday on November 7th from 7-8PM. It is confirmed that we will have Seb as our coach for our winter session. I have booked a personal trainer, Lisa, to come in from 8-9pm. She will work on helping us getting a good training program for our season.
ATTENDANCE
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I have the following confirmed for this weeks practice:
1)Victoria 2)Jerry 3)Kevin 4)Ramy 5)Gloria 6)Patrick Lau 7)Riry 8)Sokhom 9)David 10)George 11)Erik 12)Arden 13)Sam 14)Mirka 15)Winnie 16)Angela 17)Brian 18)Ayman(Sam’s Friend) 19)Cindy(Patrick’s sister) 20)Lin Wang(Sokhom’s collegue) 21)Kevin’s collegue#1 22)Kevin’s collegue#2 23)Jessica(Winnie’s friend)
MEMBERSHIP FEES
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The cost of the winter membership fee will need to increase to $110 per person. Please bring in the membership fee to me this Friday. I accept cash and checks. If there is a cost to use the gym next year we will probably do it on a per practice base or a small add on fee if it’s not too expensive. For part-time members the cost per practice will be $8/session.
FUNDRAISER
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I will be ordering the Jay Peak Ski tickets next week. Please update me on the progress on how many tickets you have confirmed. I’d like to know how many you plan to get including yourself and others. Thanks. Please see below for more details about the event.
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Our last season has ended and we did an amazing 4 races this year!!! What a great experience!?! But with this we has the expense to cover all the races and extra practices added. We will be having another fundraising event this year. It’s to sell ski lift tickets to Jay Peak in Vermont. It’s an amasing mountain with great slopes. Retail price for a ticket is $65 canadian tax included. If we can sell more than 200 tickets we can get the tickets for $35 each and sell them for $50 one ticket and $45 if buy more than one. Also we might be planning our next ski trip at Jay Peak next year sometime in mid-February. I think it will be a great way to raise money keep in shape and have fun. You can buy for yourself, as a gift, sell to friends, family and collegues. These tickets have no blackout dates and can be used anytime through the December 2008 and April 2009. Further details will be sent out later this week. I will be posting an event of FB as well so you all can send the event to your friends.
Try to sell it to people before the season starts so they can start skiing early and also get them as xmas gifts^_^ Let me know of all your pre-orders and I will order the tickets.
Here is the cost of the tickets and on the amounts we sell:
Buy in bulk & save: Retail window rate 25-50 tickets 51-200 tickets 201+ tickets
Adults $65 $42 $38 $35
Juniors (6-17) $45 $35 $32 $30
All rates are in Canadian funds and include taxes.
I plan to order the 201+tickets to maximize on the sales. Any unsold tickets are refundable so we can continue to sell throughout the whole season until April. But I intend to sell them all before that date.
Please put your best foot forward in helping our team raise the money we need in order to be able to race in great and fn competitions next year and as well cover or expenses from this year.
Also for those who love to ski in our team and want to sell but don’t know who to sell to you can go to the ski hill and sell over there before you hit the slopes:) hehe but of course you should do it discretely;)
Our next fundraising event will be next Spring Comedy works. But hehe if we do very well in this event maybe we won’t need it^_^
EVENTS
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House party chez Erik - November 22nd, 2008
Erik will be hosting another potluck party=) Please let me and Erik know if you can make it for that day and what you plan to bring.
Thanks,
Vicky
Carleton proved to be an excellent venue for us. Great atmosphere, friendly people, and low pressure. Good times had by all.
Last year’s festival was a blast! This time though, I didn’t get to take many action shots ’cause I was too busy padding with the team! Fortunately, I did manage take some more casual pics as well as the ensuing festivities.
After the 2006 Montreal Dragonboat Festival, the team went out for supper. Again, I was there to capture the occasion. Although I wasn’t part of the team yet, but boy did they make me feel welcome!
The flashbacks continue! This time featuring pics from the 2006 Montreal Dragonboat Festival. This time I had the opportunity to get some really good shots of the team thanks to a tele lens.
It’s time for our annual ski trip!
Please pay the remaining balance to Brian next time you see him our when we meet at the chalet. For those who are in my car can you please bring your equipments this w/e so we can give it to Brian as my car can only sit 4 people w/o equipment. See you there!
February marks the birthdays of David, Nancy and Benedicta! Let’s celebrate!
Please confirm your attendance with Vicky.
We would like to aim for the Standard Life Marathon but if it clashes with our first race then we can choose another one. Winston has sent me this link to a list of many different marathons in MTL. Please let me know which marathon you like to do.
If you can not make it and rather do another one you like more please let me and Winston know. If you can’t afford to do the marathon please let me and Winston know. Winston will jog the 10km evaluation at an agreed time frame. PLEASE TAKE THIS SERIOUSLY IF YOU WANT TO KEEP WINSTON AS YOUR COACH!!! He will stop coaching us before the MTL race if we don’t all do this.