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“You can't always
be your best... but you can always try to be better than your average.” In this issue · Calendar · Coaches Corner · President · Volunteer · Fundraising · Notice Board · Sponsors Have you ordered your supply of cheques?? Registration Week is coming! All registrations must be accompanied by
the required post-dated cheques. Thank you to ALL volunteers who helped make Pantherama a Great Success
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Calendar of Events
Coaches Corner Robert Persechino & Helene
Desmarais Welcome
to a new and exciting season 2005-2006 ! Exciting…because
In 2006 the club will celebrate its
40th year of excellent
service to the community!!! We will be celebrating it at our Fabulous Year
end display ! Summer
Training: Our
competitive gymnasts and team coaches are training hard for this upcoming
season. The National level girls will be facing new challenges this year as
they will need to adjust to the new requirements of the new international
code of points and the new rules set by Gymnastics Canada. The New
National Coach came to Panthers this summer and worked with the Provincial team
members … Thank you Claude Pelletier for your great insight ! Equipment: Thanks to
the gymnasts that raised money during the Gym-a-thon, we were able to
purchase some new equipment: (already in or waiting for delivery) -Air
tumbling strip $ 3000.00 -3 beam
recovery kits $ 800.00 -1 Safety
mat $ 600.00 -1 Sting
mat $ 500.00 -1 bar
rail $ 400.00 -New
Velcro $ 600.00 (for
the floor) -fixing
equipment … Pit: As soon as we can, we will
be replenishing the pit with more foam cubes. This is one of the reasons
why we have added a small equipment fee ( replacing the gym-a-thon) to all
gymnasts registrations since all use the equipment… Nationals: Congratulations to Jade
Griffiths, National Open Bronze medallist on Floor Exercise ! Excellent artistry…and
super clean routine !!!
Nutrition: Panthers
believes in good nutrition, this is why we endorse the excellent Canadian
Food Guide that can be found in our website on the “links” page. Healthy
eating everyone !!! Thank
You: We would like
to thank the Board of directors for this past season’s accomplishments and
challenges overcome…Great job ! Thank you
to all the volunteers as well… Without you, it would be impossible !!! Thank you
to all the coaches for their constant effort and caring of our gymnasts. Provincial
team members retiring : Alexandra
Regier, Junior High Performance Robyn
Smith, National Open Thanks
for representing the club at Nationals and plenty of other competitions. You are
an inspiration to all ! Both will
return as coaches as they are happy to give back to the sport that has given
them so much !
Some of the gymnasts have severe NutAllergies. Panthers encourages all gymnasts and parents to bring only nut free snacks to the gym.
Did you know… Panthers is turning 40 in 2006 !!! We are the Oldest Gymnastics Club in Manitoba !!! 40 Years of Excellence
!!! Jennifer Bewski Panthers has managed to put yet
another successful competition season under its belt. Congratulations to all the Coaches &
Gymnasts who were great Panther ambassadors at the many competitions &
displays throughout the 2005 season. Panthers
hosted 3 competitions this past year, the Regional meet in January, MB Open
Championships/Frontier Toyota Invitational and Wendy’s Invitational. Throughout these competitions it was
abundantly clear that Panther Parents are fantastic volunteers. Thank you to the all of you who helped out
whether it was for competitions, fundraising activities, Pantherama,
building/grounds maintenance or any of the other multiple tasks that posted. Thank you
to Robert, Des, Leslie, Sandra, Coaches, Gymnasts and all the many volunteers
that made Pantherama a night of awesome entertainment! What a great start for
a new tradition. Thank you
to all the board members and Panthers staff who have put many hours in over
the year making the club tick. A few
other notable achievements from June: - Jade
Griffiths brought home a Bronze Medal for Floor from Nationals - 7 out
of the 13 team members were from Panthers; Toni Montanti, Robyn Smith,
- Helene
Desmarais was elected be the MGA Women’s Technical Chairperson for another
term. Summer camp
is now well underway which means the start of another year. Keep watching the
foyer for updates for volunteers needed.
Also keep watching the bulletin board and check the website for
updates on the AGM date and upcoming fundraisers.
Change to Assessments. Required up front this year. Additional boxes may be sold and will go toward the remaining portion of your fundraising
commitment. Chocolate cheques will be
post-dated for October to give everyone a chance to sell their allotment first. Watch for updates coming soon. Volunteer Leslie
Carey Welcome back everyone! Last year was an awesome year for
volunteers. Panthers is a parent run
organization and depends on volunteers to run the gym smoothly and
safely. Last year 1180 hours were
worked off towards competitions, Tag Day, Fundraisers, Pantherama year end
display and miscellaneous maintenance in and around the gym. For all of the competitive,
Pre-Competitive and Regional parents we have lots of opportunity available now to work off your volunteer
hours. Watch for the list on the
window inside the front foyer. If you have any suggestions or
ideas feel free to contact me at the gym or leave a dated note in my mailbox
located near the office. Bingo Teresa
Montanti Reminder, it is very important to show up 15minutes early for your Bingo shift. We cannot have any no-shows! No-shows will result in Panthers losing their Bingo allotments which equals lost revenue. If you have any questions please contact Teresa Montanti.
A huge THANK YOU to the following who through sponsorship and prize
donations helped make our Frontier Toyota Invitational and Wendy’s
Invitational competitions a success.
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WHY I LOVE PANTHERS…… Here’s the chance to tell the world
why you love gymnastics and Panthers.
Drop submissions off in the Newsletter Mailbox. Panthers Gymnastics 1016 Marion Street Winnipeg, MB R2J 0K8 Phone: (204)233-0187 Fax: (204)235-1850 panthers@mts.net We’re on the Web! panthersgymnastics.ca |
Notice Board TCBY CARDS For all those yogurt lovers, you
can have the convenience of a pre-purchased card good for 10 TCBY yogurts at the
cost of $20.00. Cards are kept at the gym so there is no worry of lost cards
or Toonies. Cards are available at
the end of each practice. Volunteers for Board Positions Needed Volunteers are required for the 2005/2006 Board
of Directors. Board positions are:
President, Vice-President, Treasurer, Secretary, Fundraising Coordinator,
Volunteer Coordinator, Sponsorship/Marketing, Facilities, Bingo
Coordinator. For more information or
if you are interested, contact a current Board member. Elections will be held
in October. SILENT AUCTION ITEMS NEEDED Its never too
soon to start thinking about items for our Silent Auctions that are held
throughout the year. Donation letters
for the 2005/2006 season will be made available by the end of August in the
lobby. Our first competition is in
December !
Don’t forget
to book early. Dates fill up quickly. Sponsor Zone Thank you to our Corporate Sponsors for
their ongoing support!
Sponsors If you have a business or know someone who does and are looking for
advertising opportunities, contact Jennifer Bewski or Derick Hilliker for
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