Cross country and snowshoe practice outside at Catamount Saturday 12/31/2011

We will be x-country skiing and snowshoeing on Saturday December 31 at 9am sharp please. Dress warm

Catamount trail conditions: http://catamountoutdoor.com/trail-conditions/

Thanks
Maggie
802-524-3142

Please call Dave and Karen Bogdan or me if you won't be attending tomorrow's practice.

Alpine Skiing first practice 12/18/2011

We will hold our first practice on Sunday, 12/18 from 9:00 to 12:00.  It will include some outdoor activity , some discussion time and lunch.

    Parents should drop off athletes at the Special Olympics office at 16 Gregory Drive, South Burlington at 9:00.  We will take our bus to Mount Philo in Charlotte and have a hike.  We will return to the Special Olympics office by 11:00.

    Parents are invited to join us for our indoor session from 11:00 to 12:00.  I suggest that you bring lunch for yourself and your athlete.  If you have any questions, please give me a call.

Kirk Bosworth 878-3431

First Cross Country ski and snowshoe practice at U Mall - 12/10/11

We are walking the Mall this weekend Dec 10. Catamount is not open yet, they need a good 4 inch base to open.

You can all keep track when Catamount opens on www.catamountoutdoorfamilycenter.com, they list all the trail conditions each week.

2011/2012 Winter Sports

Cross Country Skiing and Snowshoeing
Saturday's beginning December 10th at 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM  outdoors if snow is available, otherwise at the University Mall.  No practice on Saturday December 24th.   We will be handing out towels at the Penguin Plunge Saturday February 4th. 
Practice will again be held at Catamount Outdoor Family Center. 


Alpine Skiing (new start date)
The first practice will be Sunday January 8th at 9:00 AM location TBD.  All subsequent practices will be at Sugarbush.   **Change** There will be practice Presidents Day weekend, February 19th.  
Transportation leaving from and returning to the new Special Olympics Vermont office back parking lot, 16 Gregory Drive, Suite 2, South Burlington, VT 05403,  departing at 9:00 AM and returning at 4:00 PM. 
Lift tickets graciously donated by Sugarbush VT


Winter Games
Weekend of March 9th - 11th at Suicide Six. We will need to plan transportation.


Please watch the Chittenden Coordinators Corner weblog for schedule changes and the SOVT Chittenden Delegation Calendar for details on dates, times and locations.


Coaches
Alpine: Kirk Bosworth, Phone: 878-3431 email: kirkbos@msn.com
Cross Country: Karen Bogdan, Phone: 865-3840 email: kraze1@comcast.net 
Snowshoe: Maggie Trayah, Phone: 524-3142 email: riahwind1@comcast.net / Pauline Daggett, Phone: 878-8789

Holiday Dance

Holiday Dance Party

on

Saturday December 17th, 7:00 to 9:00 PM

at the

Hampton Inn, Colchester

athletes, family, friends,

All welcome

admission

$5 per person or $10 per family

music by

DJ Forest Love Scrivens

please

Bring a dish to share

Drinks provided

2012 Team Bowling Practice

Chittenden's team bowling practice will begin on Sunday November 6th, 2011 starting at 10:00 AM at Champlain Lanes, 2630 Shelburne Road, Shelburne.  Please note the time change.


No bowling Sunday November 27th        
Bowling starts at 4:30 PM on Sunday December 2nd
No bowling Sunday December 25th           
No bowling Sunday January 1st              

The team bowling tournament will be held on Sunday January 22, 2011 at Twin City Lanes in Berlin.

Coaches: Karen & Dave Bogdan - 865-3840
Ed Sanders
Karen Cutler
Gary DeCarolis
Mac Winn

We will be forming 4 person all athlete teams (no partners again this year).  A preliminary team roster is posted here: .  
http://sovtchittenden.blogspot.com/p/2012-team-bowling-teams.html
Please contact Dave or  Karen Bogdan at 865-3840 or kraze1@comcast.net if you want to bowl and are not on a team or if you are on a team and cannot bowl!  Remember, this is a team sport and your team will be at a disadvantage at the competition if anyone is absent. Therefore, everyone must commit to competing on Sunday January 22nd  or you will not be allowed to bowl.

Unfortunately, the team bowling schedule conflicts with Alpine Skiing again this year.  If you wish to do both Alpine Skiing and Team Bowling, we will form bowling teams of Alpine skiers.  The Alpine bowling teams may make up bowling as a team during open bowling at Champlain Lanes but must commit to attending the bowling competition on Sunday January 22nd.  If you do not intend to compete Sunday January 22nd, please do not sign up for team bowling.

NOTE: All athletes MUST have a current medical on file PRIOR to the start of practice or you will not be allowed to start practice!  If you are not sure your medical is current, please contact Karen Bogdan at 865-3840.

Soccer Practice Canceled today, Thursday 9/29/2011

All, coach Bob and Lori have canceled soccer practice today. Practice will resume on Tuesday October 4th.

2011 Individual Bowling Competition

Sunday October 9th, Twin City Lanes, Berlin


Directions (~1 hour):
Take I-89 south to exit 7
Take VT-62 east toward US 2/US 302
Take exit on right to US 2/US 302
Turn right on US 302
Twin City Lanes will be on your left 

Please remember to wear your purple Chittenden tee-shirt and bring your bowling ball and bowling shoes if you have them.  Lane balls and shoes will be available if needed.  

Session 3 - Schedule
2:00-2:15pm Delegation Check-In
2:15-2:30pm Coaches Meeting
2:30-2:45pm Opening Ceremony
2:45-5:15pm Competition/Awards

2011 Fall Soccer Competition

Saturday October 8th, Norwich University, Northfield VT

Directions (~1 hour):
Take I-89 south to exit 5
Right on VT-64
Right on VT-12
Norwich University will be on your left

Please remember your shorts, shin guards, cleats and a water bottle.  Jerseys will be handed out at the competition.  Lunch will be provided to athletes, coaches and volunteers.  Others may bring a lunch or grab something at one of the local shops.

All events will be held rain or shine.  Please be aware of the forecast and plan accordingly.  In extreme conditions, competition will be modified and moved indoors.

Schedule
9:30 – 10:00    Delegation arrival and Check – In
10:00 – 10:30  Opening Ceremony
10:30 – 10:45  Coaches/Officials Meeting – Team Practice
10:45 – 12:00  Skills Divisioning Round/Team Competition
12:00 – 1:00    Lunch
1:00 – 4:30      Skills and Team Competition
4:30 – 5:00      Closing Ceremony

Bowling practice canceled for Hurricane Irene

All, bowling practice is canceled due to concerns about Hurricane Irene.  We will resume bowling on Sunday September 4th.  Be safe! 

2011 Individual Bowling Practice

Chittenden's individual bowling practice begins 11:30 AM Sunday, August 14th, through Sunday, October 2nd, at Champlain Lanes, 2630 Shelburne Road, Shelburne. 

The bowling tournament will be held on Sunday, October 9th at Twin City Lanes in Berlin. Please plan on forming car pools for the tournament.

August is a busy month for many of us with camps and vacation.  Please contact Karen or Dave if you want to bowl but have conflicts in August.  We will work something out.

Coaches:
Karen & Dave Bogdan - 865-3840
Ed Sanders
Karen Cutler

2011 Fall Soccer

Chittenden
Delegation’s 2011 Soccer Program

Dear Athletes, Parents, Guardians, and Caregivers:

On behalf of the entire volunteer coaching staff which includes Maggie Trayah, Mark Robertson, Giles Willey, Lori Uerz and Katie Bernhardt, let me welcome you to the Chittenden Delegation’s 2011 Soccer Program.

We are happy to announce that this year’s program officially begins on Tuesday, August 9th at 6:00 pm at our practice field located at Camp Johnson in Colchester; within sight-line of the main gate. A special thank you to Lt. Col. Lloyd Goodrow for, again, securing this wonderful field for our use; which will be cut and marked in time for our first practice.

Also, a very special thank you to Vermont Systems for last year’s donation of new uniforms, warm-up tops, and 4 practice goals.

Practices will be held every Tuesday and Thursday from 6:00 – 7:30 pm right up to the Special Olympics Vermont Statewide Tournament at Norwich University on Saturday, October 8th.

You can expect that our coaches will be working with each athlete to have fun, to teach the game, to build a sense of teamwork and most importantly promote good sportsmanship in practice and in competition.

You can expect that our coaches will treat all athletes, parents, guardians, and caregivers with respect and ask you to provide that same level of respect to our coaches and to other athletes.

Like last year, we will be organizing athletes into three groups to maximize their skill development while maintaining our focus on safety for all athletes.

As coaches, we have an expectation that athletes will arrive on time for practice and will be are picked up on time at the conclusion of practice --- as our volunteer coaches have commitments as well. We  will also make an extra effort to end practice on time.

As coaches, we have an expectation that each athlete will arrive wearing a team purple practice t-shirt, black shorts, soccer cleats, shin guards, with a water bottle, and a soccer ball --- ready to play.

Per the requirements of Special Olympics Vermont, please understand the need we have for up-to-date medical forms and information on each athlete. Please submit any and all required form as quickly as possible.

If you have an issue of concern, please call me at 802.899.5506 so we can resolve it as soon as possible.

Dedicated to keeping it fun, safe, and respectful,

Head Coach Bob Uerz

PS.
With regard to inclement weather, please go to the Chittenden Delegation website/blog located at http://sovchittenden.blogspot.com to learn if practice is canceled. Once practice has been canceled for the day, it will not be changed even if the weather improves later in the day!

PPS.
In order to keep expenses down, we will again be car pooling to the Statewide Tournament at Norwich University. So please consider helping us in this regard, if possible.

Adaptive Soccer Clinic

Adaptive Soccer Clinic

A free program for young people with disabilities.  

Join us for a morning of soccer drills and games, followed by lunch and an awards ceremony.  No prior experience necessary.  The clinic will be led by volunteers from the St. Michael’s College Women’s Soccer Team.

When:  Saturday, August 20, 2011

Time: 10:15 am registration

     10:30 am – 11:30am clinic

     11:30 - 12:30 pm lunch & awards

Where: St. Michael’s College
Colchester, Vermont

Sponsored by:

 The Eric D. Dettenrieder Memorial Fund

Our mission is to provide adaptive sports programs to young people with disabilities

www.eddfund.org

Free clinic – Pre-Registration required! 

Please contact Gretchen Owens at events@eddfund.org or 802.399.4366 for more information and to sign up.

Feel free to share this information with other families who might be interested in our programs.

2011 Summer Games - Thank you coaches and volunteers!

The weather couldn't have been better for the 2011 Summer Games and all had a great time.  The competition was fierce and the fun factor was high!
I want to thank our coaches who worked with our athletes for 8 weeks prior to the games and then guided everyone through a successful weekend.  I also want to thank our support volunteers who helped with the logistics of the weekend.  
I took a few pictures at the games and apologize for not capturing may from track or any from swimming.  Here you go; click on any picture to go to the album -
Bocce was in the groove :-)


Softball was fierce :-0


Athletics was intense :-)


And then there were the dogs of Summer Games ;-)

2011 Summer Games Information

The 2011 Special Olympics Vermont Summer Games Coaches manual has a wealth of information on the weekend including events and schedules and is available here:
https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=true&srcid=0BxSy5xg4DLg2ZmYzZmMxNjQtYmU3MC00NGE5LTkzYTYtNDlkNjM5NjAzMmVi&hl=en_US

For those staying over night, we will be in Davis Hall, the same as last year. Remember that you need to bring your own linen and towels.   Enter from South Prospect.  The UVM map with Davis Hall is here:
http://www.uvm.edu/map/?Page=MAP&Building=62 


Special Olympics information sheet for Summer Games is here:
http://vtso.org/formfolder/form_322.pdf

Please remember that actual competition times may change during the day so plan on remaining on site during all competition times.  Key times are:

Traditional Summer Games
June 3rd - Friday
4:00 – 6:00pm	Program Registration - UVM – Wing-Davis-Wilks Main desk
5:30 – 6:30pm	Dinner - Harris Millis Commons dining
7:00 – 8:30pm	Opening Ceremony - Turf field
8:30pm	Coaches Meeting – Tent behind Turf Field
June 4th – Saturday
7:00 – 8:00am	Breakfast –Harris Millis Commons Dining
8:30am	Coaches Meeting- softball – at venue
9:00am	Coaches meeting – all other sports – at venue
9:15am – 12:00pm	Competition – All venues
9:00am – 1:00pm	Healthy Athlete – (Special Smiles – NOTE TIME CHANGE for Special Smiles only.
	If your athlete isn’t competing first thing make sure to allow them to take advantage of this.
10:00 – 4:00pm	Olympic Town
	Healthy Athlete – Opening Eyes, Fun Fitness, Opening Eyes
	Merchandise Sales
11:30am – 1:30pm	Lunch – Tent behind Turf Field
1:00– 4:30pm	Competition Resumes
5:30 – 6:30pm	Dinner – Indoor Tennis Court
7:00 – 9:00pm	Dance - Indoor Tennis Court – Theme “Summer Luau”
June 5th – Sunday
7:00 – 8:00 am	Breakfast - Harris Millis Commons dining
8:45 – 9:00 am	Coaches/Officials Meeting
9:00am – 12:00 pm	Competition
10:00am – 2:00 pm	Olympic Town – Merchandise sales
12:00 – 1:00pm	Lunch – Healthy Athlete Tents
1:00 – 2:30pm	Competition Resumes

Track and Field practice canceled today, 5/26/11

All, due to the severe weather warnings, Track and Field practice is canceled tonight.  Coach Randy will hold the last practice before Summer Games next Thursday. Dave

Bocce practice today

All, coach Peter checked the fields and they are firm enough to have practice.  We will have Bocce practice today.  Coach Peter will send everyone home if there is a an electrical storm or a significant downpour.  Consider rain gear in case of light rain.

2011 Basketball Tournament photos

Click on photos to see photos from Sunday:

Click on photos to see photos from Saturday:

Softball Practice changed to Friday 6:00 - 7:30 PM 4/29/11

All, our basketball competition this weekend conflicts with softball practice so we are changing practice to Friday evening from 6:00 to 7:30 PM at Schifilliti field.  Practice the following weekend will be back to the regular time on Saturdays. Hope to see everyone Friday.  

Softball practice canceled today, 4/23/11

All, softball practice is canceled today due to the weather.

Track and Field practice canceled today, 4/21/11

All, track and field practice is canceled today due to the weather.  Practice will resume next Thursday. 

Chittenden Bocce practice canceled today, 4/20/11

All, do to the weather conditions, bocce practice is canceled today.  Bocce will resume next Wednesday.

Softball Practice 12:00 - 2:00 PM Saturday 4/23/11

This Saturday, April 23rd, Softball practice will be from 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM at Schifilliti field.  Practice on Saturday April 30th may be rescheduled due to the basketball tournament.  Watch for an announcement. 

Chittenden Bocce practice canceled today, 4/13/11

All, do to the weather conditions, bocce practice is canceled today.  Bocce will resume next Wednesday.
 

Mother's Day Flowers Fundraiser 2011

Our Delegation needs to raise funds in order to support our year-round sports training and athletic competition for athletes living in the Chittenden County region of Vermont.

We wholeheartedly encourage our athletes to take an active role in fundraising and encourage families and caregivers to support their athlete's efforts as well.

Please remember that our flower sale last year was so very successful because we were the first non-profit organization out in the community offering these beautiful plants to our family, friends and neighbors. So Don't Delay!

Download order form

Order Deadline:

All Forms and Payments Due by/on Thursday, April 20, 2011

Plant Pick-up by order taker:

Thursday and Friday evening, May 5th and 6th from 5 pm - 8 pm

Saturday, May 7th from 8 am - noon

Bob and Lori Uerz's Home

116 Plains Road, Jericho, VT 05445

(802) 899-5506

2011 Summer Sports Practices

Our summer sports practices are starting soon!  Eight weeks of practice leading up to the 2011 Summer Games at UVM the weekend of June 3rd - 5th. 


Softball
Practice begins Saturday April 9th, 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM at Schifilliti field located at the end of Gosse Court in Burlington.

Coaches:
Karen Cutler, Phone 863-8337

Swimming
The first practice begins Saturday April 9th, 12:00 to 1:00 PM at the Williston Sports and Fitness Edge pool.  Practice then changes to 10:00 - 11:30 at the UVM pool.

04/09/11, 12-1 PM, Williston Sports and Fitness Edge
04/16/11 through 05/28/11, 10-11:30 AM, UVM

Coaches:
Jan Mazzone, Phone 878-4551
Carol Koerner, Adrian Matte, Maggie Trayah, Randy Turner


Bocce Ball
Practice begins Wednesday April 13th, 5:30 to 6:30 PM at the UVM field (Basketball players will have to miss Wednesday basketball practice, please let coach Tammy know).

Coaches:
John Koerner, Phone: 425-2429
Peter Brady, Phone: 373-3652


Track & Field
Practice begins Thursday April 14th, 6:00 pm to 7:30 PM at Camp Johnson in Colchester.

Coaches:
Randy Sightler, Phone: 658-3322
Luke Fox

Spring Dance

SPRING DANCE

Fund Raiser for Chittenden County

When: APRIL 2, 2010

Where: Hampton Inn, Colchester

Who: All Athletes, Friends & Families

Cost: $ 5.00/person or $ 10/family

Time: 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm

DJ: “Forest Love” Scrivins

Please bring a snack to share! Drinks will be provided

T-shirts for sale & donations accepted!

9th Annual Norwich University – Basketball Invitational – SUNDAY - March 27th

9th Annual Norwich University – Basketball Invitational – SUNDAY - March 27th

Lunch will not be provided.  Please plan accordingly

Bring lunch, water bottle (water will also be provided), wear black shorts and a white t-shirt (the purple team jerseys go over the t-shirts) and sneakers.  Skills athletes please wear purple Chittenden t-shirts.

Also: Norwich University is in Northfield.  We've had some problems with people going to Norwich, Vermont instead of Northfield.

Events Offered
Traditional & Unified Team Basketball
Individual Competition: Target Pass, Spot Shot, 2 Meter Dribble
Developmental Skills Competition: Short Basket Shoot, Speed Dribble, Spot Shot

Schedule
Sunday, March 28th - All Events

8:30 - 9:00	Check Check-In
9:00 - 9:15	Coaches Meeting
9:15 - 9:30	Line up for parade of Athletes
9:30 - 10:00	Opening Ceremony
10:00 - 12:00	Skills Preliminary Round - Team Competition
11:00 - 12:30	Skills Final competition and awards
12:15 - 1:00	Lunch
1:00 - 2:30	Team Competition - continues
2:30 - 2:45	Awards

Directions:

Take I-89 S

Take exit 5 for WI-64 toward WI-12/WI-14/Northfield/Williamstown

Keep right at the fork, follow signs for Northfield/VT-64 W/VT-12 W and merge onto VT-64 W

Turn right at E Roxbury Rd/VT-12 N

Continue to follow VT-12 N

Norwich University will be on the left.

REQUEST FOR NOMINATIONS FOR THE "JEFF KUTT SPIRIT AWARD" MARCH 2011

Nine years ago in 2002, the Chittenden Program started the "Jeff Kutt Spirit Award" in remembrance of Jeff.  He was a very determined athlete who loved bowling and life!  Jeff had a congenital heart condition and although he was ill for a very long time, he kept bowling as long as he could.  He was 27 in 2001 when he passed away and in March 2002, Larry Young was named to first recipient of the "Jeff Kutt Spirit Award," which was presented by Jeff's father at the Annual Pot Luck Supper and Awards Night.  In addition to Larry, past award recipients have included:  Peter Tarte, Dawn Daggett, Randy Turner, Wayne Ashline, Robin Shockey, Scott Johnston, Camille Cardinal and Daniel Goodrow.

Please submit to me you nomination for the Jeff Kutt Spirit Award of an athlete who emulates Jeff's determination and positive spirit.  Please submit your nominations to me no later than Tuesday March 15th by email at lori.uerz@ahs.state.vt.us  and please include the following information:  Name of the athlete, your name and the reasons why you feel this individual has earned this award.  The annual Pot Luck and Awards Night is Thursday march 24th at Our Lade of Grace Church.

Please contact me with any questions in the evening at 899-5506.

Lori Uerz

ANNUAL POT LUCK SUPPER & AWARDS NIGHT

Please mark your calendar
Thursday, 3/24/2011    6PM  (eating on time)

OUR LADY OF GRACE PARISH HALL
784 Main St.
Colchester Village

Athletes, families, coaches, volunteers and friends welcomed
Call Claire Shockey 878-2346 or e-mail  Claireshockey@myfairpoint.net
Hot & cold dishes, salads, rolls & dessert needed

Awards, prizes, good food & fun!!!!!!!!!!!!

Chittenden Program Meeting Wednesday March 9th, 6:00 PM

Where: Essex Alliance Community Center during basketball

• Winter Games - Maggie/Roland
• Meet at Special Olympics office @ 2:30 Friday 3/11 to carpool to Woodstock, return by 2:30 Sunday
• Winter Games - Woodstock 3/11/11 - 3/13/11
• Spring Sports - Dave/Karen
• Practice Mondays and Wednesdays, 6:00 - 7:30 at Essex Alliance, Feb 16 through April 27
• Norwich Invitational Basketball Tournament, Sunday March 27
• Spring Sports Competition, UVM April 30th, May 1st 
• Summer Sports
• Softball - tentatively 4/9, Swimming - tentatively 4/9, Bocce - tentatively 4/6, Athletics (Track & Field)  - TBD
• Summer Games @ UVM & St. Michaels - June 3 - 5
• Financial update - Dave
• Income/Expenses and Fund-raising results
• Fund-raising  plans -Dave
• Spring plant sale
• Dance
• other
• Annual Pot Luck - Claire
• Thursday, March 24th at Our Lady of Grace Parish Hall, Colchester
• Jeff Kutt Award - Margo Goodrow
• Ride for a reason
• Saturday March 19th at the Blue Ribbon Pavilion, Champlain Valley Exposition 8:00 - 2:00
• Contact Kim Bookless (863-5222 x105) to sign up for a 2 hour shift

Basketball canceled tonight, Monday 3/7/2011 - Winter storm

All, we are canceling basketball practice tonight due to the winter storm.  See everyone on Wednesday. 

Dave

2011 Winter Games, March 11 - 13

Athletes and parents,

On 11, 12, and 13 of March, the Chittenden Delegation will be staying at the Woodstock Inn and competing at the nearby Suicide Six ski area. I hope this message will give you the information you need, but if you have questions, please call Maggie at 524-3142, Kirk at 878-3431 or Karen at 865-3840.

Parents and guests

You are all welcome to come to the games to cheer the athletes on; the ski area is in South Pomfret, six miles north of Woodstock. Assuming the daily schedule will be the same as last year, the competition will begin at 9:00 both Saturday and Sunday morning. On Saturday the last race will end around 3:15, on Sunday around 11:45.

Team travel

The Chittenden delegation will travel by car pool caravan leaving from the VTSO office in Williston and returning to the same place. You should be at the Special Olympics office by 2:30 PM on Friday, March 11th. We will return by 2:30 PM on Sunday, March 13th. A phone list will be brought so that we can make cell phone calls if our return time changes significantly.

Clothing

The athletes need to have clothing appropriate to being outdoors for two hours on Friday evening at the opening ceremony, for competing on Saturday and Sunday, and for the dance on Saturday night.

** BRING YOUR RED SPECIAL OLYMPICS JACKET! **

Daily Logistics and Packing

On Saturday morning before breakfast, we need to be ready to board a bus at 7:00 to go to the ski area. Athletes must have everything that they will need until 4:00 pm when we will return by bus to the Woodstock Inn. On Sunday we will need to clear everything from our our rooms by 7:00 AM, before breakfast, and car pool to the ski area. We will not be returning to Woodstock; we will leave Sunday afternoon directly from the ski area. In order to make these moves without fail, athletes will have to pack very carefully. They should bring one bag for ski/snowshoe equipment and one other bag for clothing. Please do not overpack! Bring only those items that they really need.

Friday evenings meal
The Woodstock Inn will be offering pizza by the slice. Please bring $10.00 to buy your own pizza and drink Friday evening. You may want to bring additional money for souvenirs from the Woodstock Inn or Suicide Six.

Saturday and Sunday Meals

Breakfast and lunch on Saturday and Sunday and dinner on Saturday evening will be provided to credentialed people as part of the program.

More details

More details may be found in the Coaches Handbook on the VTSO website.

Thanks!!!

Cross Country and Snowshoe will be walking at University Mall - 03/5/2011

Will be walking the Mall tomorrow. Please meet in our usual spot in front of Kohl's at 9 am. we will be walking until 11am.  Please bring your sneakers and be ready to walk.

Maggie

Also,

Come help us this Saturday to promote strong bones for the athlete's!

This Saturday during practice, you will have the opportunity to have your athlete's bone density checked (as well as yours if you like!).
Please spend a little time to participate in this screening and important research, and enjoy some yummy snacks!
We hope to see you all there on Saturday!

Thank you,
Danielle Simmons
University of Vermont
Master of Science in Dietetics

Cross Country and Snowshoe will be walking at University mall - 02/19/2011

Due to coarse conditions at Catamount, we will be walking the University Mall tomorrow Saturday, January 22, .

Please bring your sneakers and a water bottle or money for a water bottle.

Practice starts at 9:00 am.

Thank you
Maggie

Chittenden Program Meeting Wednesday February 9th, 7:00 PM

Where: Comfort Inn Suites & University Inn

• Winter Sports - Maggie/Roland
• Hand out Penguin Plunge towels - 2/5/11
• Upper Valley Games - 2/6/11
• Winter Games - Woodstock 3/11/11 - 3/13/11
• Spring Sports - Dave/Karen
• Practice Mondays and Wednesdays, 6:00 - 7:30 at Essex Alliance, Feb 16 through April 27
• Norwich Invitational Basketball Tournament, Sunday March 27
• Spring Sports Competition, UVM April 30th, May 1st 
• Financial update - Dave
• Income/Expenses and Fund-raising results
• Fund-raising  plans -Dave
• Calcutta - Friday,  February 11th
• Spring plant sale
• Dance
• other
• Annual Pot Luck - Claire
• Thursday, March 24th at Our Lady of Grace Parish Hall, Colchester
• Jeff Kutt Award
• Penguin Plunge - Dave/Karen
• It's not to late to pledge for the Chittenden Chatterers!

Burlington Self-Advocacy Club - Valentine Dance

Burlington Self-Advocacy Club Presents:

The ‘80s and Beyond

Valentine’s Dance

and Fundraiser

2

Benefiting the

Chittenden Emergency Food Shelf

Friday Feb. 11th from 7:30 – 10pm

at Contois Auditorium,

Burlington City Hall

Admission is $5.00 Plus a Food Shelf Donation

Donations for the Food Shelf should be:

Canned tuna, peanut butter, dry cereal, canned fruit, canned veggies, canned soup and chili, boxed meals, pasta, tomato sauce, and all sizes of diapers

Raffle prizes! Music! Dancing! Snacks! One free drink with admission! Lots of Fun!

All for a Good Cause!

Can’t make the dance? Donate online at www.feedingchittenden.org

or drop off your donations to the Food Shelf at 228 N. Winooski Avenue, Burlington

or to the Resource Center at 31 Swift St, So. Burlington.

Cross Country and Snowshoe will be walking at University mall - 01/22/2011

Due to extreme cold weather tomorrow Saturday, January 22, we will be walking the Mall.

Please bring your sneakers and a water bottle or money for a water bottle.

Practice starts at 9:00 am.

Thank you
Maggie

2011 Chittenden Basketball Practice

Basketball season is upon us.  We're changing to Mondays and Wednesdays from 6:00 - 7:30, February 16th through April 27th.

One location:
@ Essex Alliance Community Center - 37 Old Stage Road, Essex Junction, VT 05452


The Norwich Invitational Basketball Tournament will be Sunday March 27th at Norwich University, Northfield, VT.
The Spring Sports Competition will be the weekend of April 30th and May 1st at UVM.  

Contacts:
Coach Tammy Willey
802-899-2559
twwilley@comcast.net

Coach Dan Swider
908-242-8060
dan@exterusbusiness.com

Chittenden Program Meeting Wednesday January 12th, 7:00 PM

Where: Comfort Inn Suites & University Inn

• Team Bowling - Karen/Dave
• Competition at Twin City Lanes Sunday 1/23/11
• Winter Sports - Maggie/Roland
• Hand out Penguin Plunge towels - 2/5/11
• Upper Valley Games - 2/6/11
• Winter Games - Woodstock 3/11/11 - 3/13/11
• Spring Sports - Dave/Karen
• Practice Mondays and Wednesdays, 6:00 - 7:30 at Essex Alliance, Feb 16 through April 27
• Norwich Invitational Basketball Tournament 
• Spring Sports Competition, UVM April 30th, May 1st 
• Financial update - Dave
• Income/Expenses and Fund-raising results
• Fund-raising  plans - Sasha
• Calcutta - Friday,  February 11th
• Dance
• other
• Annual Pot Luck - Claire
• Dates and Plans
• Penguin Plunge - Dave/Karen
• Join the Chittenden Chatterers!
• Burlington Plunge 2/5/11