November Team Newsletter
Meet Schedules, Uniforms, Fundraising and
Practice Schedule Updates |
East Bay Gymnastics, Inc
54 Gooding Ave.
Bristol, RI 02809
401-253-1267 |
Meet Schedules
You will see additional information to this newsletter about upcoming
competitions, below. Please save these, as they have directions, times,
etc. for each meet.
Uniforms
Uniforms should be arriving any day, Liz will hand them out in practice as
soon as they come in. If they are not in by the first meet the kids
can wear a
different leotard or shorts & T shirt (check with Jarod for the boys)
for their first meet.
Fundraising
Click
here for information about Canning at Shaws on November 15th. The wrapping
paper fundraiser went well. We had $3,864.50 in gross sales. With the 50%
profit
margin
that
equals
$1,932.25
in profit!!
Kristen
Padilla
of
the Level 5 team was the big winner with $227 in profits! Congratulations
to all who participated! As soon as the “stuff” arrives, the
Level 8 parents will sort and bag everything and they will be handed
out at practice. Credits for the wrapping paper fundraiser will show up
on your December bills and can be applied to any fees connected with gymnastics.
Remember, any team member can do any fundraiser, we assign a team to help organize
each one, but all levels are free to participate.
Practice Schedule Update
Lion Invite Weekend -
Saturday, November 22, we will be holding morning practice for
the Level 4-7 girls
(9-12:30) andthe boys
will have their normal practice from 12:30-4. No practice for the
Level 8->10’s as they have their meet Saturday afternoon.
Thanksgiving Weekend - November 27->30 the gym will be closed Thursday, Friday & Saturday.
December 6 & 7 Weekend -
The level 5-10 girls will be going to Springfield and the Class
7-1 boys have a meet at Ocean State.
We will not be holding any practices on Saturday Dec. 6th.
December 13 & 14 Weekend - We will
be having regular practice for the girls on Saturday, but no
boys practice as they have their
Holiday Invite. The girls have their home meet on December 14th.
Christmas – We will be holding
regular practices through Wednesday Dec 23rd.
We will be CLOSED Wednesday, Dec 24th through Sunday, Dec
28th.
We will be OPEN Monday, Dec 29th 5-8pm (open to all team members).
We will be OPEN Tuesday, Dec 30th 5-8pm (open to all team
members).
We will be CLOSED Wednesday, Dec 31st and Thursday Jan 1st.
We will be OPEN Friday, Jan 2nd 5-8pm (open to all team members).
We will be OPEN Saturday, Jan 3rd 9-12noon (open to all team members).
Our regular practice schedule will resume Monday, January 5, 2004.
Christmas practices are not mandatory, but we STRONGLY encourage all our
team kids
(this includes pre team!) to come in as much as possible. We do have meets
in January!!!!
Email Update - if your
email is not listed on the newsletter that was sent to your home,
please let Liz know
so she can add it to the list!
You received an updated list of all team emails including corrections.
Please let Liz know if she needs to change anything else. If you
are emailing other team members,
try to remember to put East Bay Gymnastics in the subject box, so people know
who it’s coming from! |
Meet Changes and Updates
All of the changes listed
below can also be seen on the Meet
Schedule Page - with links to the individual meet information.
Girls November, & December Meets
November
22-23 at Ocean State School of Gymnastics - "Lion
Invitational"
*Tentative Times - knowing Tim - these will change! ... but the levels will stay
on the same days... |
Saturday, November 22nd
Levels 8, 9, 10 |
4:00 p.m. Stretch |
4:30 p.m. March in
(warm up/compete format) |
Sunday, November 23rd
Level 4
|
8:00 a.m. Stretch |
8:30 a.m. Warm up |
9:30 p.m. Meet |
| Levels 5 & 6 |
12:15 p.m. Stretch |
12:45 p.m. Warm up |
1:45 p.m. Meet |
| Level 7 |
4:15 p.m. Stretch |
4:45 p.m. Warm up |
6:00 p.m. Meet |
Directions to Ocean State *NEW LOCATION
Rte 146 North to Lincoln Mall, exit (Rte 116 South)
Go past Lincoln Mall (on your right)
After passing the mall turn left onto Albion Rd. (Rte 123) (3rd light after mall?)
- A.T. Cross Co. is at the intersection
Approximately 1/8 of a mile down, turn left onto New England Way; the gym is
the 2nd building on the right. |
| December
6-7 at Springfield College - "Holiday Invitational" |
Levels 5 & 6
will compete on Saturday, December 6th.
Levels 7 through 10 will compete on Sunday,
December 7th.
As soon as Liz gets the times, they will be posted. |
Hotel
- Best Western Sovereign, West Springfield MA,
413-781-8750
$89/night includes Complementary breakfast for 2 adults. Kids Stay free,
$1.99 for kids breakfast.
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| Meet admission
fees: $5/adults; Children 6-12 $2; under
5 years free |
Directions
to Springfield College:
Take I-91 North to exit 2, Rte 83. Proceed on Rte 83 to the 2nd traffic
light and turn right onto Sumner Ave. After 2 miles, turn left onto Roosevelt
Ave. Continue through 2 traffic lights, then bear left at the stop sign.
Half a mile after the stop sign, cross a beidge and turn left onto Alden
St. The gym is on Alden St. on your right. It's the big, white circular
building.
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| December
14th at East Bay Gymnastics |
| All Levels |
12:30 p.m. Stretch |
1:00 p.m. Warm up |
2:30p.m. Meet |
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East Bay "Canning" Fundraiser, Shaw's of Barrington,
Saturday, November 15th
The next fundraiser is going
to be "Canning" at Shaw's of Barrington on November 15th from
9 a.m. - 11 a.m. for the morning shift and
1 p.m. - 3 p.m. for the afternoon shift. The level 9 - 10 parents
are coordinating this fundraiser. The total profits will be put
into an account and divided up based on the total hours worked.
Your account will be credited for the hours you and your team member
worked. For example, if we collect $400 and have 40 people work,
then each person will receive $10. You can use the profits for
upcoming meet fees, tuition, plane fares for competitions, etc.
We will be setting up cards at the gym for each parent to record
their own account credits.
- Please be sure to sign up
when your child is not in practice. I scheduled it so all gymnasts
should have time to eat and change
between canning and practice. Optionals should sign up for the
morning shift and compulsories for the afternoon.
- Please wear your team warm
up suits or sweatshirts, t-shirts, etc. so that the East Bay
Gymnastics name is on the kids who
will be hoding the cans
- We will need two parents for each hour at Shaws and will divide
the team members up to cover both doors. We don't want to miss
anyone coming or going into the store!!
- Please donate any large coffee cans you have at home. If you
could get them to Rene Curry that would be great, then I can
clean and decorate them for the "Canning".
- If you are new to East Bay,
we have started fundraising this year to include all competing
gymnasts. The goal is to help raise
money to help the parents pay for the meet fees, and traveling
costs for upcoming competitions. These fundraisers are totally
optional. If you sign up for it then you will benefit from it,
an equal share will go towards you account. If you do not sign
up for it, then you will not receive any money from it. So it
is totally up to you and what your time schedule allows.
This is an easy and fun fundraiser!
All you have to do is sign up and show up during your hours!
There are no costs up front, so
anything collected is profit!
If you have any questions, please call or email Rene Curry 683-
4467. |
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