August 2014 Leprechaun Days RAHA Takes Over Leprechaun Days pages 4-7 Registration is Open Registration for 2014-2015 season - page 3 Fore! Annual RAHA golf tournament September, 13 - page 8 Try Hockey for Free Children ages 5-8 can try hockey for free - page 9 1
A message from the Board Summer is winding down and the RAHA Board of Directors has been busy preparing for the 2014-2015 season. Registration is open, clinics and tryouts are set and ready for the skaters to take the ice. All the information you need for registration and the upcoming season is on the website. Stay tuned for more information on the season in the weeks to come. RAHA once again was a definite presence at Leprechaun Days. Many thanks to all who made the many events possible. Thank you to the boosters and everyone who helped out with the float this year. We once again had a great turnout and the kids had a great time promoting RAHA with their DANGLE, SNIPE and CELLY t-shirts (see page 4 for picture). RAHA took over the Bath Tub Races this year. Thank you to all who spent time filling balloons, setting up and the course and cleaning up the mass of balloon carcasses after the event. A special thanks to Mike MC Humble for organizing and announcing the event. The Bath Tub Races were a huge success and we learned a lot and plan for an even more success next year (see page 5 for pictures). The second annual Street Hockey Tournament was bigger and better than last year. Thank you to Andy Proshek, Lisa Toll and the IP committee for setting up the event. MC Humble kept the games moving and the atmosphere festive. Dr. Jennifer came out and fitted mouth guards and Chris and Rob s Chicago Taste Authority once again was present to feed the masses. Congratulations to all the kids for games well played (see pages 6-7 for pictures). The annual RAHA Golf outing is set for Saturday, September 13 th at Emerald Greens. Grab a foursome and come out and enjoy an afternoon on the course. Take your chances on hole #13 to win $10,000. You only need to get a hole in one. How hard can it be? See page 8 for details. Thanks to the board of directors, the booster club and board meeting volunteers for your commitment and hard work over the past several months to prepare for the upcoming season. Also, thanks to all of the parents, families and athletes for your participation in making this such a great association. RAHA Board of Directors 2014-15 RAHA Board of Directors President Craig Nelson Vice President Kyle Anderson Operations/Fundraising Tim Roszak Secretary Lisa Toll Communications Coordinator MaryAnn Fox Event Coordinator Mike Humble Player Development Troy Campbell IP Coordinator Andy Proshek Girls Coordinator David Nygaard Coaches Coordinator(Pw,Bt,JRG) Stacy Johnston Coaches Coordinator(Sq,10U,12U) Jeff Tuccitto IP Coaches Coordinator Tournaments Coordinator Equipment Coordinator Registration/Website, Volunteers Assoc. Coaching & Education Coordinator Goalie Coordinator John DeBettignies Chris Noonkesser Scott Nitti Chris Kalata Dan Nicklay Tony Hekrdle 2
News Registration Open Registration for the 2014 Clinics and Regular Season is currently open up on the RAHA website. As in previous years, each player must first be registered with USA Hockey on the USA Hockey website (www.usahockeyregistration.com) before beginning the online registration process for RAHA. Boys and Girls Traveling - $40 late fee will be accessed after 9-7-14. Registration will close completely for Tryout players 9-14-13. Mites, Mini-Mites and 8U Girls - $40 late fee will be accessed after 10-5-14. Registration will close completely for players participating in evaluations on 11-2-14. LEVEL USA Hockey Cost RAHA Cost Pull Tab Credit Total to RAHA (pre Raffle) Boys (SQ, PW, BT) $50 $90 $75 $15* Boys (U16, Jr. Gold) $50 $90 $75 $15* Girls (10U, 12U, 14U) $50 $90 $75 $15* Mites $50 $250 $75 $175 Mini-Mites (born prior to 1-1-06) $50 $140 $75 $65 Mini-Mites (born after 1-1-08) $0 $140 $75 $65 Girls 8U (born prior to 1-1-08) $50 $250 $75 $175 Raffle $60 per family * The traveling levels will have additional monthly payments based on ice usage. Why a Raffle? The raffle is a mandatory fund-raising activity for our association with each family purchasing $60.00 worth of raffle tickets. We have reduced the raffle fee considerably this year! You have the option to re-sell the raffle tickets to friends and families to help lower the cost of hockey or just keep for yourself and try for some of our weekly cash prizes. The fee for the raffle tickets will automatically be added to the registration during the sign-up process. Pull Tab Credit? Every RAHA player is having their registration fee reduced by $75 using proceeds from Pull tab operations at Carbone s! This amounts to $35,000 that RAHA families saved! Traveling Tryouts Traveling tryouts are optional and you will have the option to opt-out of this expense during registration with your child being placed on the lowest team for that level. Tryout dates and times are now posted on the website tryout page. Bantam, Squirt and PeeWee - $100 U14, U12 and U8 - $75 First Year 8U Girls - Your First Season On Us! In order to grow Rosemount Girls Hockey, if it is your first year as a 8u girl, registration is free for the 2014-3
Rosemount Youth Hockey Boosters More information Like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/rahaboosters Get Involved with the Boosters If you are interested in getting involved with the Rosemount Youth Hockey Boosters, please contact the Booster Secretary Carrie Allen at alleca1@gmail.com to be placed on the email distribution list. The Boosters have many opportunities for you to get involved in your hockey organization! Our next meeting Join us at RCC room 212 for our next Hockey Boosters meeting on Tuesday, September 9 at 7pm. 2014-15 RAHA Booster Officers President Cara Marx Vice President Becky Pasch Secretary Carrie Allen Treasurer Elizabeth Hoover Tournament Director Julie Salak Tournament Director Sheila Gullickson Merchandise Manager Merchandise Assistant Merchandise Assistant Merchandise Assistant Merchandise Assistant Stacy Retka Melanie Hekrdle Amy Stenger Karla Blume Karla Kraus 4
Rosemount Area Hockey Association News - Bathtub Races I Can Ruth Anne Nation - Youth Champions Fluegel s - Business Champions Hubbies in Tubbies - Community Champions 5
Rosemount Area Hockey Association News - Street Hockey Tournament Vipers - Peewee Champions Team 17 - Squirt Champions Street Snipers - Mite Champions The One Timers - Mini-Mite Champions 6
Rosemount Area Hockey Association News - Street Hockey Tournament 7
2014 Golf Tournament 8
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Support Our Great Sponsors RAHA SPONSOR OF THE MONTH Get your FREE custom fit mouth guard from Dr. Jennifer. See the RAHA Sponsors page for more information on how to make your appointment For More info on RAHA Sponsorships Contact Tim Roszak at operationsmanager@rosemounthockey.org 10
Make a Big Save With Our Year Round Fundraisers Earn a $30 ice bill credit on every box of chocolate bars you purchase ($60 per box +$1 Shipping). Eat em Up yourself or sell the bars to friends, family, neighbors or at your office. We have Almond and Carmel currently available. See our World s Finest Chocolate webpage for more details on how to order WORLDS FINEST. Money off hockey for driving your car? YES! Receive an $8 ice credit on EVE- RY $100 Gas Card purchased through the RAHA website. Use your card at the pump or in the store for Gas or goods. Use gas coupons along with your card to save even MORE! We are running this program 24/7/365, so buy cards all year round to maximize your ice credits. Visit our KWIK TRIP webpage for more details and how to order. RAHA has teamed up with Nitti Sanitation where you can earn an $80 ice bill credit when you switch to Nitti. They offer the best prices in town and you will be supporting a hometown business who has kids in our association. See our NITTI SANITATION webpage for more details and how to sign-up. Get your fall planting needs through RAHA s Gertens Plant Card and earn a $3 ice credit for every $25 plant card that you purchase. That is $12 back on every $100 in cards that you purchase. Visit our GERTENS PAGE for more details and how to order. Earn money for RAHA and yourself while supporting many of our local merchants like Carbone s, Rosemount Liquor, Las Tortillas, and many more. Stop into Carbone s or Rosemount Liquor and ask for a RAHA Choice Loyalty card and you can immediately start earning your rewards (3% Rosemount Liquor, 5% at Carbone s). RAHA will benefit by receiving half of the reward and the other half goes directly back onto your card for future purchases. If you visit any of the Choice Loyalty merchants and you don t have a card, you are missing out. Visit our FUNDRAISING webpage for more details. 11
Check Your Calendar September 9-23 September 9-23 September 6-October 13 Sunday, September 7 Saturday, September 13 Sunday, September 14 Tuesday, September 16 September 21-October 7 September 25-October 7 September 25-October 7 Sunday, October 5 October 6-October 11 Saturday, October 11 Monday, October 13 October 24-26 Saturday, October 25 Sunday, November 2 November 7-November 9 Monday s January-December Goalie Clinic Irish Clinic Sessions - Traveling Ages Irish Clinic Sessions - U8/Mite/Mini-Mite Ages Last Day to Register Traveling Players Before Late Fee RAHA Golf Outing Registration Closes for Traveling Tryout Players Boys Traveling Tryout Meeting at RCC Bantam and PeeWee Goalie Squirt Goalie Tryouts Traveling Tryouts Last Day to Register IP Players Before Late Fee REV U12 and U10 Tryouts Try Hockey for Free Day IP Mandatory Parent Meeting Hockey Days Halloween Costume Party at Carbone s Registration Closes for Evaluation IP Players IP Evaluations Bingo at Carbone s Save the Date Annual RAHA Halloween Party! Join in the fun on Saturday, October 25 as RAHA holds the 7th Annual RAHA Halloween Costume Party! This fun event is being held at Carbone's on Saturday October 25 from 8:30pm-2:00am. Live music by Critical Mass! 12