Luncheon Nov 6 2014
Posted by John Robertson
on Nov 07, 2014
There was a theme through Happy Bucks around folks being grateful for the sun and warmth outside...unlike 'anywhere else' - except for maybe Panama and Palm Springs! Guests today were Richard McQuire of the Times and Randy Bedard, owner of the Coyotes. Pam Conn was there in her first meeting as a member and Gregor Reed will be foreafter treated as a member in his snowbird status.
Brian introduced Randy to give us his annual update on the Coyotes. Timely that the team is on a 16-3-1 start to the season, just 3 months into its 3rd year of operation. Randy reminded us that this is the 6th attempt at junior hockey here in the past 18 years and looking good! The KIJHL, in which they play, is a junior B league made up of 4 divisions of 5 teams each, a total of 20, playing 52 games in their regular season. The players come from all over NA, housed locally for 6-7 months, hoping to move up to Junior A or receive scholarships to colleges/universities - usually 8-9 players attend OSS for the grade 12 year.
There are 120 season ticket holders and the attendance ranges between 325 and 350 per game. A very affordable event ticket, not just a game! Randy reminded us that the Coyotes is a business and is run accordingly and there are spin off dollars that come to the community, and in that vane, there are 170 corporate sponsors supporting the team in some way...quite impressive.
Randy recognized what Rotary contributes with the Scholastic Achievement Award we give each year to a Coyote player and the beer garden staffing for each game..well done Vaughn! He left several pairs of tickets to be given/auctioned at our Christmas function.
In other Rotary business, Pres Judy asked us to bring in our read Rotarian Magazines for local re-distribution. Note your calendars for:
Christmas Party Dec 13
Light Up Dec 5th - we will provide hot dogs/chocolate and maybe collect food bank
Tree Decorating Nov 22nd at Spirit Ridge at 1:00pm.
Board Meeting Nov 13th at 4:00 at McKia's
​Well dones to Judy and Brian for preparing appies for the Rotary Training Conference on the weekend...13 from our club attended the Friday events.
John passed on a cheque for $850 from the Challenge Penticton Triathalon for which we mangaged 2 bike aid stations in August.
Linda won the 50/50 which was quickly deposited into the African project fund.
Brian introduced Randy to give us his annual update on the Coyotes. Timely that the team is on a 16-3-1 start to the season, just 3 months into its 3rd year of operation. Randy reminded us that this is the 6th attempt at junior hockey here in the past 18 years and looking good! The KIJHL, in which they play, is a junior B league made up of 4 divisions of 5 teams each, a total of 20, playing 52 games in their regular season. The players come from all over NA, housed locally for 6-7 months, hoping to move up to Junior A or receive scholarships to colleges/universities - usually 8-9 players attend OSS for the grade 12 year.
There are 120 season ticket holders and the attendance ranges between 325 and 350 per game. A very affordable event ticket, not just a game! Randy reminded us that the Coyotes is a business and is run accordingly and there are spin off dollars that come to the community, and in that vane, there are 170 corporate sponsors supporting the team in some way...quite impressive.
Randy recognized what Rotary contributes with the Scholastic Achievement Award we give each year to a Coyote player and the beer garden staffing for each game..well done Vaughn! He left several pairs of tickets to be given/auctioned at our Christmas function.
In other Rotary business, Pres Judy asked us to bring in our read Rotarian Magazines for local re-distribution. Note your calendars for:
Christmas Party Dec 13
Light Up Dec 5th - we will provide hot dogs/chocolate and maybe collect food bank
Tree Decorating Nov 22nd at Spirit Ridge at 1:00pm.
Board Meeting Nov 13th at 4:00 at McKia's
​Well dones to Judy and Brian for preparing appies for the Rotary Training Conference on the weekend...13 from our club attended the Friday events.
John passed on a cheque for $850 from the Challenge Penticton Triathalon for which we mangaged 2 bike aid stations in August.
Linda won the 50/50 which was quickly deposited into the African project fund.