The Ski Swap is coming Nov 7th. This is our major fundraiser of the year. The work that we do here pays for our wax and wax equipment. Biathlon and X-C wax usually cost $7-8000 each year. So you need to be ready everyone parents and athletes will need to make sure that they are present during the swap. Every athlete need a quality silent auctions item, this is where we make most of our money. We will also be doing a raffle and a concession. Everyone will be required to sell tickets for the raffle and bring baked goods for the concession. Hello from your Silent Auction Team, Cynthia Westaway and Mona Marshy It is already time for all to assist in the Silent Auction effort by finding some excellent Silent Auctions items from our community and from your contacts. Remember, the money we make goes towards the race waxes, which help make us so fast! We have a new simple system to electronically sign up your items. All you need to do is quickly check our list of donations to date to avoid duplication, ask for donations and then get your contributions added to our list! (Note that we will leave Pierre Gravel Chief of Vendors to approach all the local ski shops and bigger Sponsors for Silent Auction items ie Greg Christie, Fresh Air, Peccos and the Cyclery.) Step One: Go to this link and check to see what is already on the list. http://chelseanordiq.ivolunteer.com/auctionitemsrcd_2015 (this is very important to ensure that we do not keep asking the same merchants multiple times) Step Two: Once you have your auction item promised or in hand, go to this same link http://chelseanordiq.ivolunteer.com/auctionitemsrcd_2015 Enter your email address, first and last name, item description (short), donor name and estimated value (if known; ie. this is optional,the rest are required fields). Step Three: Drop off your items by arrangement with Mona or Cynthia before November 6.(this is important so that bid sheets can be prepared ahead of time) Contact Cynthia or Mona at skiswap.silentauction@chelseanordiq.ca if you have any questions or run into any challenges. Thanks for all your help and let’s get started early so we have some great items for our Auction! We will not be doing Ski testing pick up on October 15th. I talked to Wayne and he is not ready for skis yet. We will do the pick up Oct 22nd at ski practice. After practice I will be taking the skis to Wayne's Shop in Wakefield where they will be tested. You will need to attach your $10/pair, put your name on each ski and your weight. Wayne no longer lives in Chelsea so you cannot drop them off at his house. So be organized and ready to drop off skis on the 22nd of October. Picking skis and learning about skis takes time. I have attached a ski selection document into the filling cabinet please read through the document to learn more about what makes skis fast. Checks for races are due October 20th. Please make sure that you give your checks to Moe or Stew by then. Make sure that you have signed up for races on the documents below by Oct 20th. Stew has kindly offered to organize races and trips this year. This is a fun job but it is very quickly made very difficult and demanding having to chase people after deadlines and make changes because people did not think through or commit to their race plans. Imagine if we had to pay volunteers for their time how much more costly this program would be. So please respect the deadlines do not waste volunteer time and get signed and paid before Oct 20th. This is a message from Stew. For those of you who were able to make it out to the Nordic Race Program meeting on Thursday night, thank you! I trust that the presentation was informative and that everyone understands the importance of establishing guidelines to simplify the process. I am always open to ideas as to how we can improve our operations. So please, if you have any send them my way. For those who were not able to make it and those who have not signed up yet, here are your next steps to follow that will help me keep the process flowing: (Deadline - October 20th. - helps to avoid penalties)
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