To all FAST members;
Sit down and get comfortable – This is not an update – it is a book!
FAST FACTS: - Congratulations to all the K1’s who went to the Western’s at Norquay. Great skiing and special mention to the following athletes who placed in the top 20:
Tyra Collombin placed 6th in Slalom, 4th in Kombi, and 10th in GS,
Britta Carry placed 11th in Kombi
Eve Stiles placed 19th in Slalom & 20th in Kombi
Simon Bernard placed 6th in GS
Best wishes to the FIS athletes this week as they are on their way to Silver Star this Sunday for a Miele Cup Event March 2 to 7 (2 SG, 2Gs and 2SL).
FRIENDS OF FAST - RACE THIS SATURDAY!
This is a DRESS UP race, please come dressed in your best GRIZ outfit! Bring out the fur….
We hope that coaches, volunteers and parents also get in the spirit of the GRIZ….we could use some NEW SNOW from the legendary GRIZ! There will be prizes for best dresses and best dressed team!
The race is a dual slalom on Spruce!!!!! ( please arrive with your normal group)
Awards will be in the plaza after the race at about 4 o’clock! - Annica Collombin - Friends of FAST coordinator
GRIZ DAYS –
FAST is going in the GRIZ DAYS Parade again this year. We are going to make it easy on you since we are all prepared for this already – Our theme is the OLYMPICS!!
Date: Friday March 5, 2010
Time: 6:00pm, parade starts 6:30 p.m. sharp
Where: Meet behind the 901 condos on 3rd Ave and 10th St
Bring: FAST banners, Red Hats, Red mittens, Canadian Flags, Red and white anything!
MacLachlan and Honsberger – can you bring your Olympic torches??
Thank you to Cathy Morris for taking this on. This is our chance to show some club spirit and participate in a big, fun and important event in Fernie
ELK VALLEY HOPITAL FOUNDATION
I make a rule of keeping FAST Matters to strictly FAST business at the risk of opening a Pandora’s box of subjects. I have made a rare exception this week for the Elk Valley Hospital Foundation as our club is an occasional user of this fine facility and appreciate the outstanding attention we get when our day ends up a little differently than we had planned. The details:
The Elk Valley Hospital Foundation's 10th Anniversary Gala will be on Saturday March 27, 2010. This year's theme is a casino extravaganza based on the "elegant spy". The evening includes gambling for fun and prizes, fabulous food, dancing and even a martini bar. An ER ultrasound, a glydescope, Bair Blankets (for hypothermia) and a new defibrillator are examples of items we've been able to purchase in the past. We invite you to join us for our Gala Evening. Tickets are $75 per person and $125 per couple and can be purchased from Nancy Clark 250 423 7866.
SUNSHINE CAMP
We are looking to resume the May Sunshine Camp this year now that the renovations at Sunshine Village are complete. This is a two or three day camp at Sunshine village for athletes final year E2 and up. It focused on ski skills only. No gates. We stay on the mountain so there is no driving involved. Tradition has it that Rod Timm spends a day with the parents to work on their ski skills as well. This is a great low key year ender event for the entire family. Those that have been before will give this event rave reviews. We are looking at May 15 to 17, 2010. Here is what you need to do:
1 – If you think you may want to attend please email Thorna Lawrence at thornal@shaw.ca NO LATER THAN MARCH 15, 2010.
Thank you to Thorna for stepping up to organize this event.
YEAR END BANQUET & AGM
A little ways off yet but put it in your social calendar. On April 3 is our final club race and Year End Banquet. A must attend for all the kids. No athlete goes home empty handed. We are following the awards with a dance this year.
Even more fun is our Annual General Meeting which will be held on April 4 at 9 am. Location TBD. If you want your questions answered or want to get more involved this is your chance.
TAX RECEIPTS
We have not forgotten the 2009 tax receipts. We will try to print them in the coming week or two. I think we will be low-tech as we were last year and you will have to pick them up at the racer’s hut. I will let you know.
CLOSING THOUGHT – I have attached a few of photos of club members having fun and representing FAST at the Olympics over the past week. As a large club we fan out far and wide. Two of the photos are of Tyler Werry who foreran at the Olympics. A proud FAST member. Our club has many accomplishments both on and off the slopes. If you send me a photo or two I will try to share them. Our club members go many interesting places and we have much to be proud of.
Best regards,
Chris