LEEP Bowl-a-thon Sunday, January 27, 2013

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1 929 North 4 th Street Mankato, MN LEEP Bowl-a-thon Sunday, January 27, 2013 Wow! Zone Family Entertainment Center 2030 Adams Street, Mankato, MN (behind Hilltop Hy-Vee) Fun Begins: 11 am - 12:30 pm 5 person Team Fundraising Goal: $500 Includes: 2 games of bowling, food and fun Registration Requested by Tuesday, January 22, 2013 Join us to help raise money to support LEEP programming by creating your own 5 person team with a team goal of raising $500. More information, registration forms, and sponsorship forms can be found online at: or can be picked up in the LEEP Office during regular business hours. Any questions please call Mandy at LEEP or director@mankatoleep.org Monthly Newsletter Changes Coming As of February 1, 2013, LEEP will no longer mail our Monthly Newsletters to participants who have not paid their 2013 Membership Fees. Tired of all of the extra pieces of mail you receive on a daily basis? Opt out of receiving the newsletter via mail, by joining our list! your request to: info@mankatoleep.org to get yourself added to our list. Please watch your mail for a special newsletter, more changes coming in February/ March If you have any questions, please contact the LEEP Office at or us at info@mankatoleep.org Membership Kick-Off Dance Starting the year off right, LEEP is offering a dance to help kick-off the 2013 membership drive! New this year, if you pay your 2013 Membership by December 31, 2012, LEEP will be giving a FREE T-Shirts to participants that attend the dance. (t-shirts will only be available the night of the dance) Participants that do not pay their membership by December 31 are still able to enjoy the dance. Sodas/water will be sold for $1 each. Friday, January 11, :00-9:00 pm Mankato National Guard Armory (100 Martin Luther Drive) $7.00 to attend, staff get in free *If you pay your 2013 Membership by December 31, 2012 you will receive a Free T-Shirt when you attend the Membership Dance*

2 LEEP League Bowling NEW this year!!! Get ready for some more strikes, good friends and fun memories, because we are starting our LEEP League Bowling program. This league offers all of the fun and relaxation of our fall program without the weekend tournaments. *Registration fee includes bowling, shoe rental, bowling balls & LEEP League T-Shirt* Day: Wednesdays, January 16-March 6, 2013 Time: 4:30-5:50 p.m. Limit: 56 Place: Dutler s Bowl on Highway 169 Cost: Without Transportation $55 One-way Transportation $75 Round Trip Transportation $95 We have 3 Options Available: Please note transportation when registering. (Pick up for bowling will be at MRCI at 4:00 pm and Cherry Street Bus Stop at 4:10 pm only) (Drop off for Mankato residents only will be at their individual homes) * If a ramp or special equipment is needed, please inform us at time of registration. LEEP is unable to provide bowlers with one-to-one assistance during practices however we do offer lane support. If you or your athlete requires individual assistance, you are required to have a guardian/staff stay to assist during bowling Winter Schedule Every athlete must have a current Release Form on file before Participating in a sport. These forms require a doctor s signature and could take time to complete, so if you are in question as to whether you have this form completed, please call LEEP at and we can verify it for you. This form must be updated every three years. All athletes must be a member of LEEP before participating in any LEEP activities. After the athletes have registered for their sports, LEEP will mail out specific information regarding practice times, tournament dates, what to wear, etc. is available for anyone over the age of 8 years. LEEP will attempt to place younger athletes together. SPECIAL OLYMPIC AQUATICS (Swimming) Aquatics offer competitions for the beginner to the advanced swimmers. All athletes will have the opportunity to attend the Area 9 Competition and compete in their desired events. A portion of the athletes will then be chosen to attend the State Competition held in the Twin Cities area (not all athletes will attend State). Day: Wednesdays, January 9-March 24, 2013 Location: East High School Pool (2600 Hoffman Road) Time: 6:30-7:30 pm (Schedules will be mailed out prior to season starting) Cost: $35 without transportation $60 one-way transportation $85 two-way transportation Limit: 25 athletes SPECIAL OLYMPIC BASKETBALL (Full-Court and Half-Court) LEEP offers three different options for Basketball to help meet the needs of our athletes. We have full-court teams and half-court teams... The full-court teams are more competitive than the half-court teams. If you would like to request a specific team please do so when registering, however we cannot guarantee you will be placed on the team that you request. LEEP places athletes on teams based on skill level. Day: Thursdays, January 10 March 24, 2013 Location/Time: Determined by the team each athlete plays on (schedules will be mailed) Cost: $35 without transportation $60 one-way transportation $85 two-way transportation Limit: 48 Full Court Athletes 24 Half Court Athletes

3 Classes Monday- Dance Party Come to LEEP and join us for a great time of dancing, exercising and having fun. Add some new dance moves to your collection and get fit at the same time! We will dance, sweat and enjoy time with friends. Make sure you wear clothes you can move freely in and some comfortable shoes. Come check out our new Wii Zumba game too, it adds a whole new fun! We have 3 Options Available: Please note transportation when registering. Dates: Monday, January 14, 21, 28 Location: LEEP Rec Center Time: 4:30-5:30 pm Cost: $15 No Transportation $25 1-Way Transportation $35 2-Way Transportation Tuesday- Happy Hour Join LEEP as we tour some of Mankato s hot spots. We will be going to three different restaurants and sampling some delicious appetizers; a good snack before supper. Come meet some new people and bring your friends; it will be a great time! *Price includes sampling of appetizers* Dates: Tuesday, January, 15, 22, 29 Location: See Calendar Time: 4:30-5:30 pm Cost: $35 No Transportation $45 1-Way Transportation $55 2-Way Transportation Thursday- Table Tennis (Ping Pong) Table Tennis (Ping Pong) is a great game! Join LEEP as we learn to play this fun game. We will start the class off learning the basics of the game. Each week we will practice and learn new skills. Can t wait to see how everyone improves. Bring your friends to play with; we will be playing both singles and doubles; so you can play with or against your friends. Dates: Thursday, January 10, 17, 24, 31 Location: Bethal Baptist Church (1250 Monks Ave) Time: 4:30-5:30 pm Cost: $25 No Transportation $35 1-Way Transportation $45 2-Way Transportation Friday-Chex Mix Fun Back by popular demand, our Chex Mix Fun Class! All of you loved all the recipes you made at our last class; join us for a whole new bunch of recipes! We will be making at least six new recipes, maybe more if we have time. Learn how easy, fast and fun all these recipes are; great snacks to share with friends and family! Dates: Friday, January 11, 18, 25 Location: LEEP Rec Center Time: Cost: $25 No Transportation $35 1-Way Transportation $45 2-Way Transportation Tuesday-Snowboarding Class Enjoy the snow? Want to learn how to snowboard? Join LEEP as we head out to Mount Kato and learn how to Snowboard! Grab your warm clothes and meet us on the hill! It will be a great time with a small group of us learning all about snowboarding. This is a great class for beginners all the way through advanced. Space is limited! Price includes: Lift Ticket, Rental (Boots & Snowboard), and a snack. *A savings of over $100* Dates: Tuesday, Jan. 22, 29, Feb. 5, 12 Location: Mount Kato Time: 5:30-8:30pm Cost: $100 No Transportation $130 1-Way Transportation $160 2-Way Transportation Day Program Monday, January 14: Coffee Club! Meet LEEP at Perkins (Hwy 169) for a delicious treat and a nice game of cards. Cost: $4.00 Tuesday, January 15: Bring your Lunch, and we enjoy a fun game of Winter BINGO! Cost: $3.00 Monday, January 21: Coffee Club! Enjoy a yummy treat with LEEP at Yogurt Creations as well as a great conversation about current events. Cost: $5.00 Tuesday, January 22: Join us at LEEP as we enjoy a delicious Grilled Cheese Sandwich and Tomato Soup for lunch. After lunch we will play some great games with friends. Cost: $5.00 Monday, January 28: Coffee Club! Head over to McDonald s (Madison Ave) for a great treat and a fun afternoon of board games. Cost: $4.00 Tuesday, January 29: Bring your lunch to LEEP to enjoy. Once we are done eating we will do a fun winter craft. Cost: $4.00 LEEP s Day Program focuses on weekly social activities geared toward Retiring/retirement-aged participants. The group meets Monday s from 1:30-2:30pm Tuesday s from 11:30am-12:30pm Three Options Available

4 Cold Weather Reminder LEEP is not responsible for supervision of participants before or after designated program start and end times. Because of this LEEP would like to remind guardians and staff that with winter weather fast approaching, it is their responsibility to ALWAYS check participants in with LEEP Staff. We want to provide a safe environment for all participants who attend LEEP events. If bad weather, please call and listen to the recorded message to know if our program has been cancelled. (voice messages will not be checked or returned.) Please call the LEEP Office with any questions at R-Word T-shirt Fundraiser Minnesota delegations have the opportunity to sell R-Word T-shirts to members of their communities to help raise funds for their delegation. The details are as follows: R-Word T-shirts cost $10 Delegations (LEEP Team) will receive $5 of the $10 Please fill out the section below completely and return to LEEP no later than Wednesday, January 28, Orders can be made by phone but will not be placed until the payment is received. Make checks payable to your team name: Mankato LEEP Shirts will be sent to LEEP by February 4, Pick up at LEEP will begin Wednesday, February 6, (if you would like a shirt mailed to you, please note this on your form) Delegation Code: LEEP Order: pick up at LEEP ship to me Order Contact Person: Address: City: State: Zip Code: Daytime Phone: Sizes Small: Med: Large: XL: 2XL: 3XL: Total: x $10 /shirt = $ *If checks are not attached, the order will not be placed.

5 Still Time Register for a Spring Break Getaway! Arizona Dude Ranch MARCH 11-15, 2013 (5 days, 4 nights) Double Occupancy: $1,925 Welcome to the old West! Join us for this amazing trip to an authentic horse ranch where we will be living like cowboys. Each day we will ride our own horse onto beautiful scenic trails with views of the desert and three mountain ranges. This vacation will take place at a private ranch that is great or relaxing and has a pool/hot tub, campfires at night, line dancing and much more. We will take a day trip to Oatman, an old gold mining town where they re-enact gunfights and comes complete with wild burros that roam the streets. This trip is for both the novice and/or more experienced horseback riders and the ranch is completely accessible (the only one of its kind in the world). Our group will fly into Las Vegas and then drive by shuttle to the ranch. We will drive over the Hoover Dam and stop for a quick tour of this amazing man-made structure. Deadline is Monday, January 7, 2013 Special Events Mall of America: Lunch at Johnny Rockets Saturday, January 12 Join LEEP as they head up to the Mall of America to do some shopping and eat at Johnny Rockets. Johnny Rockets is a great 50 s style restaurant with yummy food. Bring your friends because it will be a great time. * Price includes: Meal. Please bring spending money if desired* Meet at LEEP: 9:00 am Drop-off at Home: 4:00-4:30 pm Cost: $73.00 Limit: 10 Wow!Zone Pizza & Bowling Sunday, January 13 Head over to the Wow!Zone for a great afternoon with friends. We will start out by eating some delicious pizza for lunch. Then we will get to show off our skills at bowling two games. After bowling, we will test our luck at the indoor miniature golf course; with any remaining time we will enjoy the games in the arcade. Please note we will be meeting at the main entrance of the Wow!Zone. * Price includes: Lunch, Bowling, Mini Golf, & Arcade Games* Meet at Wow!Zone: 11:00 am Drop-off at Home: 4:00-4:30 pm Cost: $40.00 Limit: 10 Due to participant limit, LEEP will accept registrations on a first come first serve basis. LEEP provides pick-up service to participants who live in Mankato/North Mankato city limits for an additional $7.00 per ride. Please specify at time of registration if this service is needed. Pick up will be ½ an hour before the actual event time. We have 3 Options Available: Jackpot Junction Casino Saturday, January 19 Bring your lucky charm to this event whether it be a lucky rabbit s foot, lucky socks, 4-leaf clover or something else! We are going to Jackpot Junction Casino for the day to do some gambling and eat their delicious buffet lunch. Please bring extra spending money for gambling. * Price includes: Buffet Lunch Please bring money for gambling-must be 18 years old Must bring ID* Meet at LEEP: 9:00 am Drop-off at Home: 3:00-3:30 pm Cost: $73.00 Limit: 10 Spam Museum and Brunch at The Willows Sunday, January 20 The museum features 16,500 square feet of SPAM artifacts, history and fun! Check out vintage advertising, answer SPAM trivia, try your hand at canning SPAM products, stock up on collectible SPAM memorabilia, and learn about all the SPAM products, even the hard-to-find varieties. Before we explore the SPAM museum we will be enjoying the Brunch Buffet at The Willows near New Richland. If you would like some souvenirs from the SPAM Gift Shop, please bring some spending money. *Price includes: SPAM Museum Tour and Brunch Buffet* Meet at LEEP: 10:00 am Drop-off at Home: 4:00-4:30 pm Cost: $60.00 Limit: 10 Date Night: Dinner & Movie at LEEP Saturday, January 26 Let s spend some quality time with our sweethearts. Join us at LEEP as our staff prepares a romantic meal of spaghetti, salad and bread. After supper we will enjoy a delicious dessert for two. Once we are full, we will snuggle in for a great movie. Spread the word to your friends so you could have a double date! *Price includes: Meal and Movie/Games at LEEP* Meet at LEEP: 5:00 pm Drop-off at Home: 9:00-9:30 pm Cost: $45.00 Limit: 10 LEEP Advisory Council Tuesday, January 15, 2013 The Membership Advisory Council meets on a monthly basis to discuss program ideas, program barriers, participate in fundraising and much, much more. Please contact the LEEP office to join! Everyone is welcome to join, come for a meeting to see if it is something you would like to join! Call: or asstdirector@mankatoleep.org. We would like to thank our current council members for all their hard work! Current Advisory Council Members: *Randy Dohmeier *Stephanie Mondloch *Jeff Abraham *Belle Hagemeyer *Judy McCorquodale *Alyssa Pieper *Nicole Madson We are looking for more Advisory Council Members; contact Jackie at LEEP to join the fun!

6 Drop In Monday, January 14: BINGO at MRCI: Join LEEP at MRCI s cafeteria to play everyone s favorite game. Hopefully, we will hear a lot of BINGO s throughout the night! Hope to see you all there. Time: 6:30-8:00 pm Cost: $4.00 Limit: 60 Tuesday, January 15: T-Shirt Scarf: Come make your very own T-Shirt Scarf! You will create a great black scarf to wear with any of your outfits! Time: 6:30-7:30 pm Cost: $4.00 Limit: 25 Friday, January 18: Spaghetti Supper: Join us at LEEP as our staff makes you a delicious meal! We will be having a salad, bread and spaghetti supper. If there is any time after we enjoy the meal, we will play some games. Time: 6:30-8:00 pm Cost: $6.00 Limit: 25 Monday, January 21: Winter Craft: Come to LEEP to make a great Winter Craft! Bring your creative side and friends; this will be a night of fun! Time: 6:30-7:30 pm Cost: $4.00 Limit: 25 Tuesday, January 22: Karaoke: Warm up those vocal cords and belt out your favorite song for all of LEEP to enjoy! Can t wait to see you there and hear your amazing voices and the songs that you choose to sing! Time: 6:30-8:00 pm Cost: $3.00 Limit: 30 Friday, January 25: Movies & Munchies: Watch a movie and enjoy some yummy munchies at LEEP. We will be watching a newly released movie on our big screen TV! Hope to see you there! Time: 6:30-8:30 pm Cost: $4.00 Limit: 50 Monday, January 28: Birthday Party-Ice Cream Floats: A sweet treat is waiting for you at LEEP as we celebrate the January s Birthdays! Join us for our Ice Cream Float night. We will have a variety of different flavors of pop; be adventurous and try a new flavor besides Root Beer. You may be surprised at how good different flavors taste with ice cream. ***If you have a January Birthday you get in FREE!!*** Time: 6:30-7:30 pm Cost: $4.00 Limit: 25 Tuesday, January 29: Winter BINGO: Join us at LEEP as we play a few rounds of Winter BINGO. This BINGO game is Winter/Christmas Themed and has pictures instead of numbers, perfect for anyone to play! Time: 6:30-7:30 pm Cost: $4.00 Limit: 25 LEEP WISH LIST The following supplies are on LEEP s wish list... LEEP is a nonprofit organization with a 501c (3) status. Your contribution is tax deductible as allowable by law: *Cricut Cartridges *DVD s (rated pg-13 or under) *Paper Cups/Plates * Juice Mixes *Board Games/Card Games *Monetary Donations *Bottled Water and Soda *BINGO Prizes *Karaoke CD s *Foldable Tables *Plastic spoons/forks *Acrylic Paint *Scrapbook Supplies *White/Multi-Colored Paper *Fabric Paint *Wii Games Appel Achievement Award Luke Emmers is the Appel Achievement Award Recipient for the month of January! Luke is originally from LeCenter, Minnesota and moved to the Mankato area two years ago. He has been involved in LEEP for as long as he has lived in Mankato. His favorite program at LEEP is -Bowling, Basketball, and Athletics (Track & Field). Luke also enjoys participating in Fall Elegance, Summer Rec and the Dances. When Luke isn t involved in LEEP activities, he likes to listen to music, dance and play sports. When asked to describe himself in three words Luke said he is, friendly, nice and smart. He also mentions if he were ever lucky enough to win a million dollars he would hire a butler and a personal chef as well purchase a Delorean (The car from Back to the Future). Color: Rainbow Food: Chips and Salsa Movie: Back to the Future, Part 2 Some of Luke other favorites include: Sport: Softball TV Show: World s Dumbest Animal: Wolf Be sure to congratulate Luke for being chosen as the Appel Achievement Recipient! Three Options Available Please do not send payments in for limited Drop-Ins if you are on the waiting list for activities.

7 January 2013 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Last day to register for AZ Dude Ranch 8 9 Aquatics 10 CL: Table Tennis Basketball 6:00-9:00pm 11 CL: Chex Mix Fun LEEP Membership Dance 7:00-9:00pm 12 Mall of America And Lunch at Johnny Rockets 9:00am-4:00pm 13 WowZone Pizza & Bowling 11:00am-4:00pm 20 Spam Museum 10:00am-4:00pm 14 DP: Perkins/Cards 1:30-2:30pm CL: Dance Party MRCI BINGO 6:30-8:00pm 21 DP: Yogurt Creations/ Current Events 1:30-2:30pm CL: Dance Party Winter Craft 15 DP: LEEP/BINGO 11:30am-12:30pm 22 CL: Happy Hour Boomtown T-Shirt Scarf Advisory Council DP: Grilled Cheese/Games 11:30am-12:30pm CL: Happy Hour Tav On The Ave CL: Snowboarding 5:30-8:30pm 16 LEEP League Bowling 4:30-5:50pm 23 Aquatics LEEP League Bowling 4:30-5:50pm Aquatics CL: Table Tennis Basketball 6:00-9:00pm CL: Table Tennis Basketball 6:00-9:00pm 18 CL: Chex Mix Fun 25 Spaghetti Supper 6:30-8:00pm CL: Chex Mix Fun Movie &Munchies 6:30-8:30pm Jackpot Junction Casino 9:00am-3:00pm Date Night: Diner & Movie at LEEP 5:00-9:00pm Karaoke 6:30-8:00pm Bowl-a-thon Reg. Due 27 LEEP Bowl-a-thon Fundraiser At WowZone! 28 DP: McDonald s/ Board Games 1:30-2:30pm CL: Dance Party Birthday Party: Ice Cream Floats 29 DP: LEEP/Craft 11:30am-12:30pm CL: Happy Hour Applebee's CL: Snowboarding 5:30-8:30pm Winter BINGO 30 LEEP League Bowling 4:30-5:50pm Aquatics 31 CL: Table Tennis Basketball 6:00-9:00pm February 1 R-Word T- shirt orders are due! Happy Birthday! LEEP and our staff would like to wish the following participants a Happy Birthday for the month of January!!! Jason Abrahamson, Ashley Albrecht, Ann Andrews, Christopher Backes, Devon Barfknecht, Brian Baumann, Bob Bishop, Amanda Black, Jeff Boelter, Jay Cowell, Marann Dehn, Robert Dellwo, Scott Dewald, Courtney Dickey, David Ducharme, Lucas Emmers, Stephanie Espeland, Kaylee Evers, Alyson FitzSimmons, Thor Fosgate, Kristin Frye, Kevin Genz, Ron Glackler, Monica Hinderscheid, Matthew Hiniker, Noreen Hruby, Brian Huffman, Lucas Hughes, Marilyn Johnson, Larry Jorgenson, Bridget Kaczmarek, Charles Keelor, Tom Kelly, Audrey Kopp, George Kortte, Jonas Lawrence, Andrew Leighton, Damon Leverette, Jennifer Lovelace, Sarah Lundy, Colleen Luskey, William Macho, Brad Majeski, Ashley Meyer, Christina Miller, Terry Mueller, Edwin Noyes, Catherin Nuehring, John O Keeffe, Sandra Pauley, Bradley Pemberton, Nicholas Pocock, Roselyn Reed, Lois Reese, Denise Ricke, Keith Ruden, Brandon Seys, Carol Smith, Stephanie St. John, Molly Stennes, Brandon Stolt, LEISURE Emily EDUCATION Tiede, Christopher FOR Villwock, EXCEPTIONAL Lynnette Vogel, PEOPLE

8 929 North 4th Street Mankato, MN Non Profit Organization US POSTAGE PAID Mankato, MN Permit #300 LEEP Registration Checklist January 2013 * For your convenience, LEEP has included this checklist to assist with registration and to make the payment process easier. Please include your payment for transportation. If you would like to include a copy with pre-payments, this will hopefully eliminate any confusion. Thanks! X WL Code Date Event Fee X WL Code Date Event Fee CL Jan Dance Party $15/$25/$35 DP 1/29 LEEP/Craft $4 CL Jan Happy Hour $35/$45/$55 DI 1/14 BINGO at MRCI $4 CL Jan Table Tennis $25/$35/$45 DI 1/15 T-Shirt Scarf $4 CL Jan Chex Mix $25/$35/$45 DI 1/18 Spaghetti Supper $6 CL Jan Snowboarding Class $100/$130/$160 DI 1/21 Winter Craft $4 SE 1/12 MOA: Johnny Rockets $73/$80 DI 1/22 Karaoke $3 SE 1/13 WowZone $40/$47 DI 1/25 Movies & Munchies $4 SE 1/19 Jackpot Junction Casino $73/$80 DI 1/28 Birthday Party $4 SE 1/20 Spam Museum/Brunch $60/$67 DI 1/29 Winter BINGO $4 SE 1/26 Date Night at LEEP $45/$52 SE 1/11 LEEP Membership Dance $7 SE 1/27 LEEP Bowl-a-thon SO Jan.-Mar Basketball $35/ $60/ $85 DP 1/14 Perkins/Cards $4 SO Jan.-Mar Aquatics $35/ $60/ $85 DP 1/15 LEEP/BINGO $3 AC 1/15 Advisory Council FREE DP 1/21 Yogurt Creations/Events $5 LL Jan.-Mar. LEEP League Bowling $55/$75/$95 DP 1/22 Grilled Cheese/Games $5 M 2013 Membership $30 DP 1/28 McDonald s/board Games $4 Donation $ Reminder All fees must be paid by the date of the event or a $5 late fee will be added. Please call LEEP if you need financial assistance or to establish a payment plan. Thanks! Total Owed: Total Credits: Total Payment: