TGHA Update
October 26, 2006

Home Games
Practice Schedule
Monday is Open House
Spread the Word
Welcome to Newcomers
Equipment Handout
Equipment Donating/Loaning
Used Equipment Sales
USA Hockey Screening for Volunteers
IHS Boys Hockey Fundraiser
Teddy Bear Toss

Home Games
Fri. 10/27    Cornell Women vs. Brown    7:00 p.m.     Lynah
Sat. 10/28   
Ithaca  19U vs. Ithaca Furies 12:15 p.m. Cass
Sat. 10/28   Cornell Women vs. Yale      
3:00 p.m.    Lynah
Sun.10/29   
Ithaca 14U vs.Camillus 14U 12:45 p.m.   Cass
Sun. 10/29  
Ithaca 16U vs. Camillus19U  2:00 p.m.    RINK
 

Practices 10/30-11/2 Week

 

Monday at The Rink
6:00 -7:00 16U and 19U preseason                                                                   

7:00 - 8:00 OPEN HOUSE

  
Tuesday at Lynah
8:00 - 9:15  14U          

8:30 - 9:45  16U

Thursday at Cass
5:15 - 6:15 Initiation

5:15 - 6:15 House
6:15 - 7:15 12U

6:45 - 7:45 14U
8:00 - 9:00 16U
8:30 - 9:45 19U
 
Open House
Mark your calendars for the annual Open House when everyone in TGHA (all teams and programs, and our newest members, and coaches) come on The RINK ice together at 7:00 p.m. on October. 30.  There will be activities and refreshments and information starting at
6:30 p.m. 
 
Hockey skates must be worn but no other equipment is needed!
Current members should wear a jersey so the newcomers can identify you!
 
Fun skate and other on ice activities
Chuck a Puck
Crafts
Photos
Refreshments
 
Current players and families: consider volunteering to help during Open House.  Contact Lita Remsen to volunteer, litarem@gmail.com  THANKS!
 
This is a good day to register if you haven't yet for the season!
 
Spread the Word
Newcomers are welcome to attend Open House to learn about TGHA. Attached is a poster you can use to help spread the word to your friends and neighbors!
 
Welcome to Newcomers
Over 20 new emails were added to this newsletter list after the well-attended Try Girls Hockey event last Monday.
 
Equipment Handout
Attached is a handout that was supposed to be at Try Girls Hockey.  It is also a link off of the TGHA web site www.ithacagirlshockey.com.  It has some useful advice for new hockey players.  Note: 'sweater' refers to a hockey jersey!  Also beginning players don't always start with shoulder pads and pelvic protectors and garter belts.  It's often advisable for the smallest girls to wear snowpants or sweatpants instead of dealing with hockey socks; ski gloves can work in place of hockey gloves, too.  Other equipment is very necessary for learning the fundamentals in a safe and fun way in Initiation.
 
Equipment Donations Time
Open House is a great time to return gear you have borrowed in the past but aren't using now, or to bring in other gear to donate to the TGHA equipment loan supply!  Matt Ulinski will be collecting it, and can also be reached at 257-5600, mattulinski@verizon.net
 
Equipment will be loaned for the season starting on October 30 and on November 6 from The RINK storage area.  If you need equipment for November 2 at
Cass Park but can't attend October 30, let Matt know or Mary Grainger, tgha0607@yahoo.com, 257-3268.
 
Used Equipment Sales
Penalty Box Sports in Varna is a very friendly place to shop for your used hockey equipment needs, and Instant Replay is very conveniently located at The RINK (they will have many items on display on October 30 during Open House).
 
USA Hockey Volunteer Screening
If you are a TGHA coach or team volunteer please see Carol Mullins on Thursday or Monday to complete volunteer screening paperwork.  Any volunteer who may be in close proximity to the children should be screened including coaches, team managers, and board members.

IHS Boys Hockey Fundraiser
Take a break from the ordinary and experience the cuisine, service and hospitality of the Ithaca High School Boys Varsity Hockey Team! 

This Friday, October 27th
5:30 – 8:00pm
At the Eagles Club (behind Wegmans on
Cecil A. Malone Drive)

The players will be serving up mountains of spaghetti, salad, bread, soda, coffee, and ice cream for dessert.  You can buy tickets from any of the varsity players, or call Mike Lofgren at 272-4983.  Tickets can also be purchased at the door.

Price is only $6 for adults and $4 for children under 12.  What a great bargain …… and hey, you’re helping to support an amazing group of players too.  Most of these guys came up through our IYHA program.  These fellows have been working hard for years, building their skills and knowledge of the game from Initiation through Bantams/Midgets.  Let’s fill the Eagle’s Club Friday night and show them how much their friends and family support their dedication and commitment to playing the game of hockey.

Cornell hockey: Teddy Bear Toss aims to raise $10K for charities
Bears on sale during Cornell women's hockey games Friday and Saturday, too!
The Cornell men's hockey team will again join forces with the Tompkins Trust Co. to help raise funds for the
Franziska Racker Centers and the Ithaca Breast Cancer Alliance.
The Steve Garner Teddy Bear Toss, initiated by Big Red junior forward Topher Scott, has a goal of raising $10,000 for the two charities.

Beginning at Friday's Red-White Game, the Big Red will sell 1,000 teddy bears at $10 each with all proceeds going toward the
Racker Centers and the Ithaca Breast Cancer Alliance.
 
The culmination of the event will take following the Saturday, Oct. 28 game against Rochester Institute of Technology. Fans who have purchased bears are asked to toss them onto the ice following the game, will all bears collected being donated to the Ithaca Cops and Kids program.
 
The program has been named after the late Steve Garner, who died last May. Garner, a longtime Cornell hockey supporter, was the president of Tompkins Trust Co. “It seemed right to recognize him for all the great work he has done,” Scott said. “Being able to recognize him for a lot of people in Ithaca would be something great
Mary
Mary M. Grainger
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Ithaca, NY 14850

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