President's Report - Virginia
Paddock
(2/12) It is the
time of the year to start thinking of who you would
like to see as Officers of the
Club for the next two years.
I would like to thank Dave Sturm, Bill Flynn
and Dave Parlet
for obtaining and showing us the Home movies of the Amerks
in the late 1950's and the early 1960's . The films were great
and Dave Parlet talked about the old Sweaters/Jersey's. Dave
explained how he got involved in collecting Sweaters and Jersey's.
It is with sadness that I have to tell the
membership that a long time member Penny Fogg passed away on
1/14/12. Our thoughts and prayers are with her family.
If anyone has any ideas to make the Club better
or is interested in working the games please contact myself or
any Board Member. I hope everyone has a great Valentines Day.
GO AMERKS!!!!!!!!!!!
President's Report - Virginia
Paddock
(1/12) Well Christmas
is over and a New Year is starting.
The Christmas Family
was very appreciative of everything. I would like to thank all
the members who helped with this project..
If anyone has any ideas to make the Club better,
please see myself or a Board member.
At the January 2012 meeting Bill Flynn will
be showing some old film from the late 1950's and early 1960's,
So be sure to come out to the meeting to see them.
I hope everyone has a great New Year.
GO AMERKS, BRING HOME THE CUP!!!!!!
President's Report - Virginia
Paddock
(12/11) Hockey season
is in full swing now. I hope every one had a good Thanksgiving.
The team is beginning to gel and starting to win more and more
games.
The Meet the Players Dinner was a huge success.
We are now getting ready for the Christmas Family. The Tree is
up, so stop by the table and get a tag for a member of this years
family.
I want to take this opportunity to wish you
all a very Merry Christmas .
Stop by the table to see what events and fundraiser
we are currently doing. GO AMERKS!!!!!!!
President's Report - Virginia
Paddock
(11/11) Well Hockey
Season is here. The Opening Night ceremonies were great. The
Red Carpet added to thefestivities. It was great to see all the
Alumni walking the Red Carpet. It looks like it will be a good
year!
Be sure to stop at
the table to see what is going on in the Club. We are doing scrapbooks
for the players again. We can still use a few more people to
do scrapbooks. If you are interested in doing a scrapbook, please
contact me at the table or call me at home See Page 5 For my
Annual Report
President's Report - Virginia
Paddock
(10/11) Hello! I
hope everyone had a great summer!. The hockey season is off and
running. It looks like it could be a good season.
I am in need of workers for the games; if you
are interested please contact me at the games or my phone or
email. Thanks again everyone!
Also if anyone has any ideas on how to help
me get more workers please contact me Let Go Amerks! Support
your Amerks and the Booster Club.
As always if you have any questions I can be
reached at email - map13@frontiernet.net.
President's Report - Virginia
Paddock
(9/11) The Hockey
season is fast approaching. Training Camp starts this month.
Opening night, October 13th, is not far off. Looking forward
to the new season.
Anyone interested in doing a scrapbook for a player,
please let me know and I will get you the book and articles.
The Booster Club Convention is the weekend after
Labor Day. This year's Convention is in Harrisburg, PA. This
is considered to be the kickoff to Hockey Season. Remember this
is YOUR Booster Club, come out and support it by buying raffle
tickets, selling coffee, Enjoy the City Books, and Lottery Calendars.
If you have any suggestions for other Fundraisers
see myself or a Board Member. Come join in the fun times and
support the Booster Club. GO AMERKS!!!!
President's Report - Virginia
Paddock
(8/11) I hope everyone
is having a good summer.
We hopefully will know who our parent team is going
to be soon. We will again be doing scrapbooks for the players
this year. Anyone interested in doing a scrapbook please contact
me. We are looking forward to seeing you at the Booster Club
Picnic on July 30th.
Enjoy the rest of the summer.
President's Report - Virginia
Paddock
(6/11) I hope everyone
is enjoying the Spring weather. It sure is better than snow.
It is with regret that I received a letter
of resignation from Jamie Decker from the Sunshine Committee.
Jamie has done a great job with the Sunshine Committee. Jenny
Schuber is now going to do the Sunshine Committee. If you know
of anyone that is ill, death in the family, etc. please let Jenny
know.
We will be doing scrapbooks again for the players
and front office. If you are interested in doing this project
again or for the first time please give me a call or contact
me at the meeting.
I just received a email from the convention
chairman with the side trips If you didn't get an email from
her I do have a copy for those people.
Hope to see you all at the Booster Club Picnic
on July 30. Hope you are having a great summer.
President's Report - Virginia
Paddock
(5/11) Well the season
is over. It was a great year even though we didn’t make
the playoffs.
Our Scrapbook Project for the players went
very well. They were surprised and pleased.
There was a good turn out for the Euchre Tournament.
We are looking into getting Tax Exempt Status
(501-C-3). We have most of the information. We hope to have more
information on this over the summer.
I want to thank all the officers for all their
hard work as well as the members who have pitched in and worked.
I hope everyone has a good summer.
President's Report - Virginia
Paddock
(4/11) The end of
the regular season is fast approaching.
I would like to thank all the members for their
hard work this year. I also would like to thank all the members
who did a scrapbook for the Players, Coaches and Ownership.
We are working on submitting the paper work
for obtaining 501-C-3 status, which is tax exempt status for
the Booster Club. If we do get the tax exempt status all paperwork
must be very thoroughly kept. I will keep the Club updated on
the progress. Let's continue to support the team. GO AMERKS
President's Report - Virginia
Paddock
(3/11) Hope Well,
here it is March and the season is winding down. We are in the
stretch run for the playoffs.
Hope everyone had a good Valentine’s Day.
We helped the Amerks Alumni with the Craig
Charron Night on the 23rd.
Hope to see you around the table at the games.
If any members can remember events the Booster
Club has done in the past years, please let me know as Bill Flynn
is looking to nominate the Booster Club for the Baseball Walk
of Fame at Frontier Field.
Look for more information on the 2011 AAHLBC
Convention in
Hershey Pa. September 9-11, 2011
President's Report - Virginia
Paddock
(2/11) Hope everyone
had a good New Year.
We are still working hard to sell coffee, Enjoy
the City books, etc to help raise money for the club. Any one
interested see Karen or Sherry. We can always use workers on
game night. If interested see Mark Polizzi. If you have any ideas
for fundraising please see a board member.
I would like to congratulate our two new Amerk
Hall of Famers. Don Stevens and Doug Houda.
I hope everyone has a great Valentines day.
Hope to see you around the table.
President's Report - Virginia
Paddock
(1/11) Well another
year has gone by and I really don’t know
where 2010 has gone.
By the time you receive this newsletter, we
will have already delivered the Gifts and Dinner to the Christmas
Family.
We have been asked to help in Raffle of NHL
Jerseys for the Craig Charron Alumni Fund from the front office.
Raffle to start after the beginning of the year. More information
to follow.
We hope you all had a Great Christmas and hope
the New Year will be good to all of our Booster Club Members,
Rochester Americans Front Office and the Rochester Americans
Team.
We are now well into the Hockey Season and
we still need workers, so please contact Mark Polizzi.
See you at the games.
President's Report - Virginia
Paddock
(12/10) Well By the
time you read this the Meet the Player Dinner will
be over as well as Thanksgiving. I hope you all had a great Thanksgiving.
For those who didn't go to the Meet the Player Dinner, it was
a great time. The Players really enjoyed themselves.
We are now well into the Hockey Season and
we still need workers, so please contact Mark Polizzi. See Sandy
Clement to sign up for the Christmas Dinner. We are doing a family
for Christmas again. The Scrapbooks are going well. I hope you
all have a great Holiday Season.
Congratulation: 25 year pins - Alan & Peggy
Leimberger. 10 year pins - John Carl, Carl Brant and Armstrong
McCullough. See you at the games.
President's Report - Virginia
Paddock
(11/10) Well Hockey
season has arrived. It looks like we have a
good team. By the time this comes out we will have had our first
road trip to Hershey. Membership season is here so if you haven't
renewed yet see Gary Schaeffer at any of the games or mail it
to the Post Office Box. The Meet the Player Dinner date has been
set see the article by Entertainment. If you are interested in
working at the games please call or see Mark Polizzi.Support
your Booster Club by purchasing Lottery Calendars, Enjoy the
City Books, Coffee or Candy Bars. See you at the Games. GO AMERKS!
President's Report - Virginia
Paddock
(10/10) Well Hockey
Season is just about here. By the time you read this the NHL
Pre-season Game between the Panthers and Bruins will be history
and we will be looking forward to the season opener. We will
be continuing to raise money for Craig Charron (see separate
article on page 2) as well as for the Booster Club. We are looking
at many fund raising idea’s. If you have any idea’s
please let a Board member know. Membership is in full swing.
We have already been given a date for the “Meet the Players
Dinner”. See Entertainment Report. We are looking for workers
. If you are interested in working please see Mark Polizzi to
sign up. The Booster Club Convention is over and everyone had
a good time. Be sure to stop by the table to see what is new
and available. GO AMERKS!!
President's Report - Virginia
Paddock
(9/10) Where has
the summer gone.
The AAHLBC Convention is just 2 weeks away
and it is always a good time. Convention is the kick off to the
season. Training Camp is just about here and opening night is
just around the corner.
We will soon be looking for workers . If you
are interested in working
please see Mark Polizzi to sign up.
We will be continuing to raise money for Craig
Charron (see separate
article on page 3) as well as for the Booster Club. If you have
any ideas for raising money, please let a Board Member know.
Hope to see you at the Panther vs. Bruins game
in September.
President's Report - Virginia
Paddock
(8/10) I hope everyone
is having a GREAT summer doing all the fun things that summer
holds. Before you know it Hockey Season will be here.
We will be doing some fund raising towards
Craig Charron Fund. See the article on page 3 of the August Passing
the Puck newsletter. We will be selling Craig Charron “Support
Sharkys Fight” bracelets for a minimum donation of $3.00
at the Chili Farmers Market in the Chili Paul Plaza from 8:00
am - 1:00 pm on July 31, 2010.
The Suggestion Box
Do you have any ideas or suggestions for improving
attendance at our monthly meetings. If so we would love to hear
from you. Please contact Virginia or any of the Board Members.
We would appreciate your feedback.
President's Report - Virginia
Paddock
(6/10) We are now
in the planning stages for next year. If you have any fund raising
idea's, events you would like to do, cities for trips please
see a member of the board.
As most of you have heard or read, Craig Charron
has Cancer. The Booster Club has formed a committee to assist
the Hockey Club and the Alumni Association to raise funds for
him and his family. As more information becomes available I will
forward to the members. The Booster Club will be doing some fund
raising on our own.
President's Report - Virginia
Paddock
(5/10) It does not
seem possible that the Regular Season is over. It seems like
we just started the Season. The Playoffs have started. Here's
hoping that we can go all the way and bring the Calder Cup Home.
The new board will be meeting to appoint the
rest of the Officers. If anyone is interested in any of the appointed
offices please see me or call me at 426-2079. I would like to
thank all the members who have helped out in any way this year.
It is greatly appreciated.
We are still looking for workers for the Playoff
Games. If you are interested contact me.. GO AMERKS!!!!!
President's Report - Virginia
Paddock
(4/10) Well the Hockey
Season is winding down. We are now
preparing for the Awards Night in April as well as the Playoffs.
We will be raffling off a Norm Milley Jersey that was donated
by Patty Besig a former booster club member.
The election of officers is over and the slate
of officers
were elected. We are still looking for someone to be secretary.
If you are
interested please contact me. I would like to thank the election
committee for their hard work.
Let us all get behind the Amerks and help bring
home the Calder Cup. GO AMERKS We are looking for workers for
the games. This is a good way to meet other boosters and be involved
in the booster club. Stop by the table to sign up or call me
at 426-2079. See you at the games.
President's Report - Virginia
Paddock
(3/10) Hope everyone
is having a good winter. The season is going by
very rapidly.
We have several youth hockey teams and charitable
groups that are selling our 50-50 tickets at several games. Stop
by the table to buy your tickets and see what else we have for
fund raising.
Don’t forget about the March meeting to
vote for Officers for 2 year term.
The March meeting we will be voting for end
of the year Players Awards.
We are looking for workers for the games. This
is a good way to meet other boosters and be involved in the booster
club. Stop by the table to sign up. See you at the games.
President's Report - Virginia
Paddock
(2/10) It is time
for election of Officers for the Club. Please check the slate
else where in the newspaper for details.
We still need workers on game nights. You can
stop by the table to sign up or call me at home.
We had a Youth Hockey Team sell our 50/50 tickets
in January that did very well. Remember if your are a Booster
Club member you get a 10% discount at the Team Store when you
show your current membership card. Hope to see you at the games.
President's Report - Virginia
Paddock
(1/10) I hope everyone
had a good Christmas. I don’t know where
the year has gone.
The response for the Christmas Family has been
huge.
We still have a City Book of Orlando for $20.00.
If not sold will be returned, please see Karen or Myself.
We still have several fundraisers going .See
Karen Hutchinson for details. See the Ways and Means article
to see what the Club is selling and how you can help.
See Ann Paddock for trips.
We still need workers to sell 50/50 tickets
as well as Jersey Tickets, so
stop by the table to sign up. Those interested in helping with
Scoro please
stop by the table to see me.
I hope everyone has a Happy and Prosperous
New Year.
President's Report - Virginia
Paddock
(12/09) I hope everyone
had a good Thanksgiving. The Amerks are
doing great. We all need to get behind the Team and encourage
our old friends to come back and watch the Amerks.
We still have several money raisers going on
see Karen Hutchinson for details. We are again donating to a
Christmas Family. Stop by the table and pick up a tag to purchase
a gift. You can also donate money or canned foods for there Christmas
Dinner. Deadline for donations is by December 18th. We will be
delivering it to the Family on December 21st.
We still need workers to sell 50/50 tickets
as well as Jersey Tickets, so stop by the table to sign up. Those
interested in helping with Scoro please stop by the table to
see me. We are looking forward to following the team on the road.
See Ann at the table or general meetings to sign up. See the
Ways and Means article to see what the Club is selling and how
you can help. I would like to wish everyone
a Very Merry Christmas and a Great New Year. I look forward to
seeing you at the games and the meetings.
President's Report - Virginia
Paddock
(11/09) Well Hockey
Season is here again and the Team looks
better than last year. I hope everyone had a good summer.
We still need workers to sell 50/50 tickets
as well as Jersey Tickets, so stop by the table to sign up. As
of November we will be doing Scoro. Those interested please stop
by the table to see me. We are looking forward to following the
team on the road. See Ann at the table or meeting to sign up.
See the Ways and Means article to see what the Club is selling
and how you can help. Check the table for the Meet the Players
Dinner.
I look forward to seeing you at the games and
the meetings.
President's Report - Virginia
Paddock
(10/09) Well, Hockey
season is here. Training camp is underway and opening night is
just about here. It looks like it will be an exciting year.
We will be needing workers on game nights.
Stop by the table to sign up or give me a call at 426-2079. Be
sure to see the Ways and Means article for items being sold this
year. If you can help out with selling these items please contact
Karen Hutchinson or a board member Transportation is working
on trips to away games. We are just waiting on bus info. See
Ann at the games. Don't forget to renew your membership See Jan
at the table.
The new team store will be offering the Booster
Club Members a special discount by showing your card. Will have
more details next month. Hope you all have had a great summer
and look forward to seeing you at the games.
I would like to take this moment to Thank Laurie
Gavigan for all her hard work in the various positions she has
held in the Booster Club. She did an excellent job as Treasurer
and she will be missed.
President's Report - Virginia
Paddock
(9/09) Hockey Season
is almost upon us. I don't know where the summer has gone. Training
camp will be starting soon and the Home Opener is October 3rd.
We met with the Hockey Office last week. We
will be getting six Jerseys to raffle off this season. They are
going to get back to me with a firm date for the Meet the Player
Dinner and about doing Scrapbooks again. We are doing packets
for the Players that includes maps, where to rent furniture,
restaurants, grocery stores, malls, etc.
We will again have Enjoy the City Books and
Lottery Calendars. See Karen Hutchinson's article for details.
We are beginning to look for workers for the
games. If interested please call me.
As it was discussed
and voted on at the May meeting, On a trial basis the Club voted
this year not to do Booster Bucks as this is a big budget item.
We, as Booster Club members, need to get behind the Club and
support it through our Fund Raisers. If every member would buy
one item we could make more money to subsidize our projects.
I look forward to seeing you at the September meeting and the
September Picnic.
President's Report - Virginia
Paddock
(8/09) Well hockey
season is just around the corner and it looks like it will be
a better season.
We want to welcome
back Chris Taylor and his family.
Don’t forget
the Booster Club Picnic.
In order for the Booster Club to succeed we
need the support of the entire Membership to take part in the
activities, events and sales. Without your support the Club can’t
survive. There are things to do on game night, as well to sales
at home or work.
Don’t forget we still need a Vice -President.
Just let me know or any board member if anyone is interested.
We are beginning to look at fund raisers for next season. Please
let a Board member or myself know if you have any ideas for fund
raisers for the start of the season.
President's Report - Virginia
Paddock
(6/09) Well I hope
everyone is having a great summer. The Booster Club Convention
will be here before we know it. Don’t forget the Booster
Club Picnic. Hockey Season will then be just around the corner.
We do have a new Treasurer to replace Laurie Gavigan. Her name
is Eleanor Hernandez. Don’t forget we still need a Vice
-President. Just let me know or any board member if anyone is
interested. We are beginning to look at fund raisers for next
season. Please let a Board member or myself know if you have
any ideas for fund raisers for the start of the season.
President's Report - Virginia
Paddock
(5/09) Well the Season
is over and although we didn't make the playoffs, there were
some positive things. The team was playing better. The Booster
Club started a new venture in selling Coffee Packets. We again
had a Jersey Raffle, even though it was a monthly raffle. It
is with regret that I have to announce the resignation of Laurie
Gavigan as our Treasurer. Laurie has served the Club well in
this position and will be missed. At this time I would like to
thank all of the elected officers, Committee Chairman and their
assistants for their help.
Without your help, we would not have made it
thru the year. To all the members who worked a BIG THANK YOU.
I hope everyone has a wonderful summer and look forward to a
new season. If anyone is interested in filling the position of
Vice President or Treasurer, please contact any Board Member.
President's Report - Virginia
Paddock
(4/09) As Hockey
Season is winding down it seems like yesterday we were in the
planning stages for the year. I would like to thank all the people
who have worked at the games, sold coffee, Enjoy the City Books,
lottery calendars and bought raffle tickets. Also those who have
gone on our bus trips this year, without you there would be no
Booster Club. The Scrapbook project has been a fun time.On March
9th we helped decorate the Amerks / Nighthawks St. Patrick’s
Day float, on March 14th was the parade and a thank you goes
to Kelly Toombs for riding the float as a player. Lastly we are
still looking for more workers for the games. Anyone that may
be interested in working, either old or new, stop by the Booster
Club Table for details.
President's Report - Virginia
Paddock
(3/09) Hope everyone
had a good Valentine's Day. The team had a good road trip, winning
3 of 5 games. Here's hoping they keep rolling along and make
the playoffs.
Please take Note: There was an accident
involving the Albany River Rats Bus on Feb 18th. There are 4
players and the color commentator for the Albany River Rats where
in the hospital. The Amerks Office is not sure how bad they were
hurt. Our Prayers are with the players and there families.
We are still selling Enjoy the City books -
see Karen or Mike at the table. We are selling the “The
Ultimate Coffee Break” flavor coffee packets again just
in time for Easter. Each flavored packet makes 12 cups and are
$1.00 per packet. Help us reach the goal of selling 1500 packets
and the Club will save the extra cost of shipping.
We are looking forward to the Euchre Tournament
on March 21, 2009.
Lastly we are still looking for more workers
for the games. Anyone
that may be interested in working, either old or new, stop by
the Booster
Booster Club Table.
President's Report - Virginia
Paddock
(2/09) I hope everyone
had a good Holiday Season. The
Team is doing better now. We have gotten our 1st payment for
Selling
Shooting Stars promotion. We are still selling Enjoy the City
books - see
Karen or Mike at the table. We are selling the “The Ultimate
Coffee Break” flavor coffee packets again just in time for
Easter. Each flavored packet makes 12 cups and are $1.00 per
packet. Help us reach the
goal of selling 1500 packets and the Club will save the extra
cost of shipping. We are looking forward to the Euchre Tournament
on March 21, 2009. Lastly we are still looking for more workers
for the games. Anyone that may be interested in working, either
old or new, stop by the Booster Club Table for details.
President's Report - Virginia
Paddock
(1/09) I would like
to thank everyone who has worked so hard this season. Thanks
to all the members who attended the Meet the Player Dinner, and
those who have attended the General meetings.
We had a good time with great food at Meet
the Player Dinner. There was a special treat, all the waiters
wore Amerks jerseys while serving, such a nice touch. There also
was the Rookie dance and dance with your Favorite Player.
The Christmas Dinner meeting was a good time
for all with plenty of
good food. There were many door prizes and an ornament exchange.
We have a Christmas Family that we will be delivering food and
gifts to the week of Christmas. I would like to Thank all who
donated to the Christmas Project especially the Hockey Office
for picking up the remaining stars off our tree for gifts for
the family. We are still looking for workers at the games. Please
come and offer your time and talents to make this a great experience
If you are interested please contact me at 585-426-2079. I would
like to wish each and every member and the Hockey Office employees
a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
President's Report - Virginia
Paddock
(12/08) I hope everyone
had a good Thanksgiving. We are looking forward to the Meet the
Player Dinner on December 3rd. The Holidays will be here before
long. Stop by the table and see Deb Feeley for a star for the
Christmas Family. We still need volunteers to work the Booster
Club table for 50/50 Raffle and the Jersey Raffle. Stop by the
table and sign up to sell. I would like to wish everyone a Happy
and Safe Holiday
Looking forward to seeing you at the games.
President's Report - Virginia
Paddock
(11/08) Well Hockey
Season has started again. Many exciting events and trips are
planned. Stop by the Booster Club table to sign up for the Trips,
Dinner's or to buy a Lottery Calendar, Enjoy the City book. These
all make great stocking stuffers. We still need workers to sell
50/50 tickets and Jersey Tickets. So stop by the table to sign
up to work or call me at 426-2079. Looking forward to seeing
you at the games.
President's Report - Virginia
Paddock
(10/08) Well Hockey
Season is just around the corner. Hope
everyone had a great summer. We are looking forward to the new
season. Working with the new owners and the Florida Panthers.
We are doing scrapbooks for each player. If
you are interested in doing one please see me or call me as it
is on a 1st come basis, we are still looking for more people
to help. We are looking forward to following our team on the
road again this year. Please stop by the table to sign up to
work the 50/50 raffle, do handouts, SCORO, etc. Look forward
to seeing you on opening night Oct. 10th. We need workers
for Opening Night, please give me a call to Help.
Membership renewal has started. So renew early
in order to get the
Early Bird special. You have until November 1.
We have new items as well as old items to sell
at games as well as
outside. We hope that everyone will pitch in and help sell 50/50
Raffle
Tickets, Enjoy the City Books, and Coffee Packets. We will again
be having Lottery Tickets for 2009. These will be available by
September 1,
2008. The Enjoy the City Books are in ready for sale. These items
make
great stocking stuffers.
Ann Paddock has some great trips planned for
this year. We hope to
see new faces as well as our faithful, on some of these excursions.
We
have a great time on these trips. This is a great way to support
the team
on the road.
Attention TO OUR CHARTER MEMBERS AND LIFE MEMBERS:
If you would like to have your Newsletter sent to you via E-Mail
please EMail your Address to the editor at amerksfan273@aol.com.
President's Report - Virginia
Paddock
(9/08) Hockey is
just around the corner. Training Camp will be starting before
we know it. Convention will be here at the end of the first week
in September. There are 12 people going this year. Membership
renewal has started. So renew early in order to get the Early
Bird special.
We have new items as well as old items to sell
at games as well as outside. We hope that everyone will pitch
in and help sell 50/50 Raffle Tickets, Enjoy the City Books,
and Coffee Packets. We will again be having Lottery Tickets for
2009. These will be available by September 1, 2008. The Enjoy
the City Books are in ready for sale. These items make great
stocking stuffers.
Ann Paddock has some great trips planned for
this year. We hope to see new faces as well as our faithful,
on some of these excursions. We have a great time on these trips.
This is a great way to support the team on the road.
I will have the sign up sheet for working the
games at the September
meeting. Hockey is almost here so let's get out and support the
Amerks and the Booster Club.
Attention TO OUR CHARTER MEMBERS AND LIFE MEMBERS:
If you would like to have your Newsletter sent to you via E-Mail
please EMail your Address to the editor at amerksfan273@aol.com.
President's Report - Virginia
Paddock
(8/08) I hope everyone is enjoying
the summer and staying cool in this hot weather. As we embark
on a new season, we are looking forward to
working with the Front Office. We hope to have Adam Winslow and
the
new President, if he is in town, at our August meeting at ESL.
We will be
looking for workers at the games come fall. Help support the
Club by
volunteering. If you have any suggestions for Events or fund
raising
ideas please contact my self or a Board member.
President's Report - Virginia
Paddock
(6/08) I hope everyone is having a
good summer so far. We have moved the contents of the storage
area from Lee Road to the Scottsville Road storage area. It will
cost the club $16 a month less than the old one. Donna Voelkl,
Ann Paddock and myself have gone through all materials in the
storage area, kept what we had to be kept and placed it all in
Rubber Maid Totes to protect it from water leaks, should it occur.
We have made an inventory list that we know what is in storage.
Hope to see you at the June 26th meeting at the Hidden Valley
Clubhouse.
If you have any suggetsions for events or fund raising ideas
contact me or any board member.
President's Report - Virginia
Paddock
(5/08) I would like to thank the outgoing
Officers and Board for the good job they did. I would like to
thank all of you that voted for me. I will try to do the best
job I can. Please feel free to call me, come to the
meetings or stop by the table next year with any suggestions
or ideas for events or fund raisers. We also continue to need
workers. The Club is only as good as the people who work to help
it be better.
Outgoing President's Report
- Jeff Savidge
(5/08) I As I write this report our hockey
season has been over for one full week already. I want to take
this opportunity to reflect back on, quite possibly, the most
difficult season in Rochester Americans history.
It was a difficult season both on and off the
ice. We all know the issues that have gone on within the Amerks
organization. As a Booster Club we were faced with several challenges
as well. For the first time in several years we were not supplied
jersey's from the team to do a jersey raffle at our home games.
The Booster Club has come to rely on the high
amount of income that we have made off these jersey raffles.
This season also saw our 50/50 income become limited due to the
smaller crowds. Unfortunately, the loss of this income impacted
the clubs ability to have all of the functions that we usually
schedule.However, through all of the adversity both on and off
the ice, I am pleased to say that the core of the Booster Club
stood strong and forged ahead. I would like to thank everyone
that helped make this possible.
I have been asked several times over the past
month what will happen to the Booster Club if for some reason
Rochester does not have a team next season. While we all hope
that this will not be the case, it is something that remains
a possibility. If Rochester does not have a team next year, the
Booster Club will still function and hold monthly meetings.
There are several AHL Booster Clubs out there that have not had
teams for years. While this remains a possibility, I personally
have strong feelings that one way or the other, Rochester will
have a team next year.
This will be my last news article as President
of the Booster Club. It has been a pleasure serving as President
for the past two seasons. While there were several challenging
times throughout the two seasons, through it all, I knew what
an important job it was and completed it to the best of my abilities.
While I am confident that I was able to make
the club better and make several positive changes, I could not
have done it without the hard work of an outstanding Booster
Club Board. Some of those Board members will move on to another
term over the course of the next two years. I want to wish the
best of continued success to Virginia Paddock, Laurie
Gavigan, and Mary Dibble.
I would also like to thank the outgoing board
members. Thank you to Vice President Donna Voelkl, Secretary
Norine Borrelli, and Member Communications Director Betty Grasta
who have all served on the Board for the past two years along
with myself. I also would like to thank Kris Ryan for six years
of service on the Booster Club Board as
Transportation Chairperson. After six years of running several
bus trips covering all parts of two different countries, Kris
will be "retiring" as Transportation Chairperson. Anyone
that has gone on a bus trip over the course of the past six seasons
will know what a great job Kris did putting the trips together.
Thank you to Kris for her years of service and the time
put into this position.
Also, thank you to all of the committee members
for all of their time and hard work. As well, thank you to all
of the people who volunteered their time to work at games.
The Booster Club is a very large organization
and without the hard work and countless hours of volunteering
from all of these people, the club would not be able to function.
Finally, I want to thank the entire Booster
Club Membership. Without all of you, there would be no club.
It is with mixed emotions that I write my last article as Booster
Club President. It has truly been an honor to serve as your President
and I look forward to seeing you all next season at the meetings
and games.
Thank you to all and have a great Summer.—Jeffrey
Savidge
President's Report - Jeff
Savidge
(4/08) I would like to congratulate all
of the newly elected officers. I am looking forward to working
with them to make it a smooth transition from one board to the
next. The new board will take over after the April general meeting.
The April meeting will also mark the month
in which we celebrate all of the workers for the year, along
with all of those who attended a Booster Club event. I hope that
everyone who has worked a game this year makes it out to the
April meeting.
We will not be making a playoff appearance
this year so I would like to encourage everyone to come on out
to the remaining home games over the next couple weeks and support
the team. Although it has been a rough season on the ice, every
member of the Booster Club joined so they could support the Rochester
Americans. This includes the good years, along with the not so
good ones. There are several uncertainties within the organization
as we head into the off season. However, the one thing I am certain
of is that as Rochester Booster Club members, we will be there
for whatever team takes the ice wearing our red, white and blue
next October.
I look forward to seeing everyone at the
next meeting, and the remaining games.
President's Report - Jeff
Savidge
(3/08) As the season winds down on the
ice, there are several activities going on off the ice within
the Booster Club.
The March meeting will be a very busy one.
First of all, we will be holding our elections for office for
the next two year term. I encourage everyone to come out and
vote. As a reminder, you MUST have your membership card with
you in order to receive a ballot to vote.
Also at the March meeting we will be voting
for the next two year end awards that the Booster Club sponsors.
Everyone in attendance at the meeting will be able to vote for
the "Most Popular Player" along with"Rookie of
the Year". The ballots will be counted and the winners announced
at the meeting. The awards will be presented at the awards ceremony
at the last home game.
In addition to voting for these two awards,
the names will be drawn to see which Booster Club members will
hand out awards at the awards ceremony. Anyone who has worked
a game this season will be eligible to be drawn to hand out an
award.
I look forward to seeing everyone out at
the meeting. It is sure to be an eventful night.
President's Report - Jeff
Savidge
(2/08) As we move into the second half
of the season I want to take the opportunity to thank all of
the board members who have worked so hard to make the year so
successful so far. I would also like to thank all of the workers
that have been working the games. I encourage others to come
out and help work to sell raffle tickets. The more we sell the
more the club makes to put towards club activities. You can sign
up at the Booster Club tables behind section 217.
At the January meeting the nominations
for office were held. Thank you to those that have stepped up
to volunteer for nomination. The nominees are:
President: Virginia Paddock
Vice President: (No nominees)
Secretary: Jenny Schuber
Treasurer: Laurie Gavigan
Member Communication: Jan Fernandez
At the current time we have no nominee
for Vice President. As mentioned in the Parliamentarian Report,
we will have a special nomination for Vice President with the
entire membership eligible for nomination at the February meeting.
I encourage everyone to consider this very important position.
If any one has any questions, regarding the position, they can
contact me directly.
I look forward to seeing everyone at the
upcoming games and Booster Club events.
President's Report - Jeff
Savidge
(1/08) On behalf of the Rochester Americans
Booster Club, I would like to wish everyone a safe and happy
New Year.
I also want to remind everyone to come
out to the January meeting. This will be a very important meeting
as nominations for office will be at this meeting.
President's Report - Jeff
Savidge
(12/7) The season is well underway and
the Booster Club Board continues to work behind the scenes to
make the club better.
Most recently we have launched a new look
to our website which is a great upgrade from what we have had
in the past. I encourage everyone to check it out. I think everyone
will be impressed with the new look and constant updates that
are being made to the site. I'd like to thank a new member Bill
Flynn for taking ownership of the site and doing a great job
on the updates. There are several other ideas we have that will
be added to the site so keep checking for new updates and Booster
Club news.
I also want to wish all of the Booster
Club members along with the team, front office, and other booster
clubs a safe and happy holiday season.