Skate 48 - February 18, 2012

Saturday February 18^th marks the 22^nd annual Skate 48 Hockey Tournament hosted by the Rotary Club of Kitchener Grand River at the Kitchener Memorial Auditorium Complex. This one game challenge style tournament which is attended annually by over 60 teams has provided many entertaining but competitive hockey days while raising funds for charities and other worthwhile causes in our community and throughout the world. Over the 20+ years of this event, almost $2 million has been raised!

For all the details go to the event website at www.skate48.com.

Teams challenge each other to a one game hockey duel with the winning team having the honour of eating steak or roast beef and the losing team receiving hot dogs at the post game party. All participants receive a commemorative shirt or jersey that has long been coveted in dressing rooms around the region.

Participants are encouraged to raise funds throughout the community and prizes are awarded on an individual player basis based on the amounts raised. Donations are tax deductable and all amounts $10 or greater will receive a donation receipt. Download a donation form here in either Excel or pdf format.

The objective is to have every player obtain a minimum of $150 in donations and each team to raise a minimum of $1,500 in donations.

Free refreshment tickets are provided to all teams raising over $1,000.

Here are the details for this year's installment. Please write down the date and inform all your players to save the date:

Date: Saturday, February 18, 2012

Location: Kitchener Auditorium and Kinsmen / Kiwanis ice pads

Time: 9:00 am to 8:00 pm

Team registration will take place on Monday, November 14, 2011 from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm at:

Zeke's Restaurant

607 King St W.

Kitchener

Please bring your registration fee of $75 per team and book your time on the 10th. We would like all team captains or a representative from each team present at 7:00 p.m. for a brief discussion on this year’s event. Preference will again be given to return teams for time slot selection based on amounts raised from the prior year but as always we try to accommodate everyone's requests. Please come on the 10th and pick up your kit, challenge another team, and have a refreshment on us. Please note that the registration fee increases to $100 after December 1st. Also please bring a representative for any new teams that would be interested in taking part in this year's event.

Note: It would be very helpful if the captains could bring their registration form already filled out. This will speed things along and allow more time for captains to mingle, meet other teams to potentially challenge, and provide more time for refreshments and food.

I will be your team's coordinator again this year. I can be reached at 578-4150 or jpm@giffenlawyers.com, alternatively Blair Haley is the Skate Chairman again this year and can be reached at bhaley@skhdentistry.com (work).

This is our 22^nd Annual Skate 48 and with your help we can make it a great day and a great chance to support the kids of this community, which need our assistance.

Yours very truly,

John Murray