TGHA Update
Feb. 15, 2006

Home Games
Practices/Change for Feb. 23
Next Board Meeting
Mark Your Calendars
Thanks for the Memories!
Good Luck Big Red and Little Red
Good Luck Friday USA
Plans for Monday Feb. 20 TBA
Thanks to TGHA Sponsors

Home Games

Saturday 2/18    5:15 p.m.    12Us vs. Camillus Squirt Snowbelt    Cass
Sunday 2/19      12:45 p.m.  14Us vs. Camillus Cougars 14U        Cass
Sunday 2/19       2:15 p.m.   19Us vs. Oswego 19U                      RINK

Practices/Change for Feb. 23

TGHA practices continue during school vacations and run through Thursday March 9.  However, there will be a change next Thursday, Feb. 23 since the 19Us are not practicing that night.  Here is the change (coaches please remind your players/parents in person, too):

2/23 at Cass Park:
Initiation  5:15-6:15
House 5:30-6:45
12U 6:45-8:15
Resurface
14U 8:30-9:45

Next Board Meeting

Monday March 6 at 6:45 p.m. at The RINK (Rick's  Room if possible)
 
Mark Your Calendars
 
Annual TGHA Banquet is Tuesday March 28!

Thanks for the Memories!

Three cheers for everyone who did so many things to make the Cub Club 10th Anniversary a special event....especially David Herrick, Carol Mullins, Stephanie Herrick, Wendy Bakal, Ron Babuka, Rob Champion, Karen Muckstadt, Doug Derraugh, Diane Dillon, Rob Burke and ALL of the Cornell women's hockey players and Cub Club members!!!
 
Good Luck Cornell and Ithaca High
 
The season is about to end for the Cornell Big Red and the Ithaca High Little Red hockey teams.  Follow this link for the preview story for this weekend's Cornell games.  The Ithaca Journal will cover the Ithaca High team's participation in the Final Four tournament in Oswego Friday and Saturday. Good luck to one and all!
 
http://cornellbigred.collegesports.com/sports/w-hockey/spec-rel/021306aaa.html

Good Luck Friday USA!

Did you see Angela Ruggiero score the go-ahead goal against Finland on Tuesday?  Some of us in TGHA got to know her a couple of summers ago when she stopped in Ithaca to help coach at the Cornell adult women's hockey clinic.  She came on the ice for a free skate with local girls and shared stories and gave autographs.

Now that USA won their "pool" they advance to the semi-finals vs. Sweden (#2 in the other pool) at 11:00 a.m. EST and set to be televised live.  Too bad there's school and work, but that's why video and dvr was invented!  If anyone is having trouble viewing the games, let Mary know by replying to this email.

Plans for Feb. 20

Women's bronze medal game, 10:30am-1pm, MSNBC
Women's gold medal final, 2:30pm-5pm, NBC
TGHA has reserved Uncle Joe’s Sports Club for the morning and afternoon so that we may watch the Bronze (10:30 am) and Gold (2:00 pm) medal Olympic Women’s Hockey games LIVE on TV!! There will be refreshments (for a minimal cost), billiards (pool for you youngsters), door prizes and lots of cheering on the USA!!!!!!   More information will be coming soon!

Parents, players, and supporters of TGHA:

We would like to thank each and everyone of you for your efforts and support in procuring sponsors for Tompkins Girls Hockey Association this season.  This was a joint effort by all the teams of TGHA and we couldn't have done it without you.  To date we have raised over $8,000.00 and it was all due to your efforts and the financial support of the community and businesses. Thank you!

If you happen to be at The RINK or Cass Park around the dinner hour on Mondays and Thursdays, you will notice that the House and Initiation jerseys recognize our larger donors with visible logos on the back side. You will also get a peek at the bigger picture as you will see 50 girls on the ice doing drills and having fun.  They prove that our efforts are well worth it.  We also can't forget the travel teams - if it wasn't for your support the 12U, 14U and 19U Ithaca Shooting Stars wouldn't have have the opportunity to go to tournaments this season nor advance to the state championships.

The motto for our girls, on and off the ice, continues to be RESPECT, SKILLS, TEAM, GOALS. Our number one priority is to teach hockey and have fun!  We do this with USA Hockey trained coaches, a group of committed parents on the Board of Directors, and many parent volunteers.  The sponsorships help ensure that our girls have good ice times, safe equipment, available scholarships, and tournament fees. 

Even though we are nearing the end of the season, there are always opportunities to support TGHA, whether helping out in a 'hands on' way or financially supporting one of the teams - we accept and welcome your support year round. 

Thank You!

Judy Yonkin
TGHA Sponsorship/Fundraising Coordinator

2005-06 TGHA Sponsors and Friends
T.G. Miller, P.C. Engineers and Surveyors
Art and Charlotte Shull
Security Mutual
NYSEG
Boat Yard Grill
Borg Warner Morse TEC
Gimme Coffee
Genoa Sand & Gravel
Moose Lodge
Ramada Inn
Clarion University Hotel
Triphammer W&S
Ithaca Coffee Co
Honda 0f Ithaca
Parkview Health Care
Orthodontic Associates
Ambis
Sunny Brook Builders
Anonymous

 


Mary
Mary M. Grainger
421 Highland Road
Ithaca, NY 14850
Phone 607-257-3268
Fax 607-257-0483
Cell 607-280-4380