Kitchener-Waterloo Skating Club

“Inspiring A life long passion for excellence

The Rink Link President’s Message

Inside this issue:

Year End Celebration 2

Skater Spotlight 2

Child Tax Receipt 3

Board of Directors

Recruitment

2

KWSC All Male Seminar 2

Bring a Friend Try It

Synchro Day 3

Summer Camp 3

Power Skating Camp 3

Volume 3, Issue 1

Fall & Winter - Office Hours

Monday Closed

Tuesday 12:00—2:00pm

4:00—7:00pm

Wednesday By Appointment

Thursday 12:00—2:00pm

4:00—7:00pm

Friday 12:00—2:00pm

Saturday 9:30am—12:00pm

1:00pm—3:30pm

Special Dates

Feb 9/13 - STARSkate Championships

Simulation 11:00am—6:00pm

Feb 14/13 - Raffle Tickets Due to KWSC

Office

Feb 16/13 - World’s Send Off

Feb 18/13 - Family Day No Skating

Feb 19/13 - Office Hours 4 - 8pm Only

Feb 19/13 - STAR and Comp Spring

Registration from 4 - 8 pm

Feb 20/13 - Online Registration for Spring

TCHSS and Recreational programs opens

Feb 21/13 - In Office registration for

Enrich, Rec STAR and Intro to F.S Only

Feb 23/13 In person Registration opens for

all TCHSS and Rec programs

Mar. 22/13 - Last Day of STAR & Comp

Fall/Winter

Mar. 24/13 - Synchro Try it day

Mar. 24/13 - Bring a Friend Fun Skate Day

Mar. 25 - 28/13 - Power Skating Rep Try

Out Training Camp

April 2/13 - First Day of STAR & Comp

Spring

Reminders

All Skaters: your Promotional Contest Booklets are due back to the office no later then

Feb. 14, 2013

Spring Registration: Check the website for schedules and forms.

Feb 19/13 - STAR and Comp Spring Registration from 4 - 8 pm

Feb 20/13 - Online Registration for Spring TCHSS and Recreational programs

Feb 21/13 - In Office registration for Enrich, Rec STAR and Intro to F.S Only

Feb 23/13 In person Registration opens for all TCHSS and Rec programs

February 2013

Please mark your calendars for some exciting send-off events for our KWSC competitors. On

Saturday February 9th, our STARSkate Championships competitors will be performing a dress

rehearsal “simulations” and send-off beginning at 11:00 am. Then on Saturday February

16th starting at 6:30 pm we will be hosting a Worlds Send Off. Please join us to cheer on our

pair skaters Kirsten Moore-Towers and Dylan Moscovitch, and Brittany Jones and Ian Beharry

as they prepare for the World Figure Skating Championships, and World Junior Figure Skating

Championships, respectively. These simulations play an important part of our skaters’

competitive preparedness, so we hope you can come out and support them. Tickets are FREE

available NOW in the KWSC office for the Worlds Send off event Feb 16.

Kirsten Moore Towers &

Dylan Moscovitch

Brittany Jones &

Ian Beharry

Child Tax Receipt

Effective February 1st all CanSkate, PreCan-

Skate, Parent and Tot, Learn to Skate and Power

Skating participants will be able to retrieve and

print Child Tax Credit Receipts online by

following the instructions below.

Accessing Members Only:

Log into Skate Canada’s website

at www.skatecanada.ca and click on

Members Only. Enter your 10digit USERNAME

(MEMBERSHIP NUMBER). If this is the first

time you have ever accessed Members Only, you

must enter your last name as your password and

you will then be prompted to change it. If you

have ever been on the site before ( including if

you purchased your program online) you will

have changed your password from your last name

to whatever you selected. You must use your

most recent password to access this function.

Click on Personal Profile, click on Child Tax

Credit Receipt and then click on Print for the

applicable receipt.

YEAR END CELEBRATIONS – SAVE THE DATE! To celebrate the end of the skating season for our skaters, KWSC will be organizing two separate events. For

all recreational program skaters, (Parent and Tot, Pre-Canskate, CanSkate, Enrichment and Learn to Skate),

there will be a “Bring-A-Friend Fun Skate” on Saturday, March 24, 2013 at the Carolyn Fedy Skating

Centre at RIM Park. Each skater will receive an invitation with details. Important note: KWSC is required to

follow Skate Canada’s Helmet Policy for this event. ALL skating guests, who are not active Skate Canada

Members, MUST wear a CFSA approved HOCKEY helmet. KWSC recreational skaters and skating guests

who are active Skate Canada Members but lower than stage 5 must also wear CFSA approved hockey hel-

mets. There will be NO exceptions to this rule!

For STAR and Competitive program skaters, there will be an on-ice production called “Celebration of

Excellence”, which will take place at CFSC on Sunday, April 14, 2013, beginning at 6:30 pm. All registered

STAR (including Rec STAR) and competitive skaters will be invited to participate in one of several group

skating numbers, and there will also be many feature performances recognizing some of the most successful

skaters at the club this season, from all levels of competition. More details to come.

Volunteers will be required for both events. If you are interested in helping out in any way, please email

Stefanie Wright, committee chair, at showcase@kwsc.org. Your dedication to help our skaters is greatly

appreciated!

Skater Spotlight Sonia is 7 years old. She loves figure skating and is always eager to learn new

skills. She is an enthusiastic and industrious skater. Sonia started skating when she

was four at the CanSkate level. Now she is in the Junior Star and Dance Pair

programs.

"I like figure skating because it is fun and there are a lot of beautiful elements. My

favourite things are jumps and skills. I like music for my solo, it is very pretty. My

dream is to take part in the World Championships and become an Olympic

Champion some day."

Sonia took part in the Rock the Ice Show 2011, KWSC Showcase 2011, Summer

Sizzle competition, KWSC FreeSkate Festival 2012. She is planning to compete at

the Western Ontario Section STARSkate Championships and Futures in February

and March. Sonia Kagolovskaya awarded with

the gold medal at KWSC FreeSkate Festival 2012

KWSC is very excited to be

launching a program for our

male skaters Sunday April

28 and Sunday May 26 the

program will take part on

and off the ice coached by

current national team

member Dylan Moscovitch.

Dylan and his partner

Kirsten Moore-Towers were

2011 National Pairs

champions and are fresh off

of a silver medal at the 2013 National Championships

and will be representing Canada at the World

Championships in March in London, Ontario. This is

a great opportunity for the boys of the KWSC to meet

all the other boys in the club and learn some training

techniques and strategies from one of our own success

stories. The boys will also have an opportunity to try

some pairs and ice dance elements with a partner

during the session. Registration will be available on

all STAR and Competitive forms.

KWSC All Male Seminar Board of Directors Recruitment

Effective governance depends on

the right mix of skills,

personal interests and qualities

and diversity. The Kitchener-

Waterloo Skating Club is

currently recruiting board

members to join their

governance team to provide

leadership in fulfilling the

KWSC mission and in carrying

out their strategic plan for

growth and program

development.

If you are seeking an opportunity

to share your interest in the sport

of skating, have an ability to

think and act strategically, work

effectively as a team member

and have a willingness to devote

the time and effort required to be

an effective Board member

(approximately 8-10 hours/

month), please complete an ap-

plication form and return it to

KWSC office c/o

Paul Mallet, Chair, KWSC Board

of Directors.

For more information about

serving on the KWSC Board of

Directors, please see

http://www.kwsc.org/

governance.html or

e-mail paul@paulmallet.com.

All eligible STAR and Competitive skaters will

still need to come to the KWSC office to pick

up a copy of their Child Tax Credit Receipt.

Suite 101, RIM PARK 2001

University Avenue East

Kitchener-Waterloo Skating

Club EST.1938

Phone: (519) 886-5972

E-mail: kwsc@kwsc.org

Passion Lives Here

Visit our

website

www.kwsc.org

President

Paul Mallet

president@kwsc.org

Executive Director

Marie Pringle

mpringle@kwsc.org

Skating Programs Manager

Paul MacIntosh

pmacintosh@kwsc.org

Athletics Manager

Dale Bellaire

manager@theathleticcentre.ca

Membership Coordinator

Amanda Cooper

mcooper@kwsc.org

Accountant

Debbie Weber

dweber@kwsc.org

Recreational Program Coordinator

Carolyn Allwright

callwright@kwsc.org

Twin City Hockey Coordinator

Scott Strachan

sstrachan@twincityhockeyskating.ca

2013 STAR ON ICE STARSkate Summer Camp

Monday Aug. 26 - Thursday. Aug.29

RIM Park CFSC 8:30am—4:30pm

Open to all STAR and Jr. Competitive Skaters

Cost $230.00

Registration forms will be available

Tuesday February 19th, 2013

Online, in the KWSC office.

VOLUNTEERS WANTED!

Grand River Skating Council is looking

for volunteers for upcoming Events and

Competitions.

If you’re interested in helping please

Contact Alison Smerchinski

asmerchinski@rogers.com

Or visit

www.grandriverskatingcouncil.com

POWER SKATINGPOWER SKATINGPOWER SKATING

Registrations Opens Online January 30, 2013

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Cost - $75.00

ATOM - 6:00pm, PEEWEE - 7:00pm,

BANTAM/MIDGET - 8:00pm

New & Used Skating Apparel

Used Skates

Saturday, February 16th

10:00am till 1:00pm

Inside the Carolyn Fedy Skating Centre at RIM Park

We accept used skates and apparel on consignment during the

sale. For more information, contact Sheri@SkateMagic.ca

SYNCHRONIZED SKATING

BRING A FRIEND and Try It Day

Sunday February 24, 2013

Beginner and Elementary (Up to and incl.Jr.STAR) 11:45 - 12:20 pm

Juvenile and Pre Novice (Int.STAR and Above) 1:20 - 2:05 pm

For more information please contact Susan Ritchie

sritchie@kwsc.org