Hungry Holidays… for some it will be, but with your help we can make a real difference for many families in the lower mainland.

Please support the Food Bank this season with a food donation.

Teams: Bring in a hockey bag full of food and receive an entry to win one of five prizes (one entry per hockey bag):

• Grand Prize: An hour of semi-prime ice at Ice Sports North Shore and a pizza party
• One hour non-prime time ice slot
• One team pizza party

Individuals: Bring in a grocery bag full of food and receive an entry to win one of five prizes (one entry per bag/box):

• Grand Prize: One free Hockey Academy spring/summer course
• One 45-minute private on-ice lesson
• One drop-in pass for stick & puck/casual hockey

Please bring your food donation to the office to receive and fill out your entry form, then load the food into the net in the lobby.

Contest ends December 31. Winners will be notified.

Please call 604-924-0828 or come to the Ice Sports office for more information. Thank you for your generosity and help.

The document Fill the net was attached to this post.

By now, many of our members will have been asked to complete the Respect in Sport – Parent Program as a first step in the new NVMHA initiative: RESPECT OUR GAME.

To get started, visit the BC Hockey Website under the Risk Management section or follow this link:

http://www.bchockey.net/RiskManagement/SpeakOut…

Remember…there may be prizes!!

The RESPECT OUR GAME motto has been developed to make the minor hockey experience enjoyable for all and with Hockey Canada leading the charge, NVMHA is endeavouring to be at the forefront of this initiative on a local level.

More information on the Respect in Sport program is located in the Parent Tab of the website or under the RESPECT OUR GAME TAB off the home page.

Photo Day for this year will be held Sunday, December 2nd at Capilano Elementary School.

1230 West 20th Street in Pemberton Heights. Map link: http://goo.gl/maps/xLgl6

The schedule for your individual teams will come via your team manager…don’t be late for your time slot!

Should you have any questions, please contact Terri Thompson, who has graciously agreed to lead the charge for Photo Day : terri.thompson5@gmail.com

Vancouver Giants vs. Prince George Cougars

This is the night of the annual teddy bear toss!

Hello everyone and welcome to another Giant’s night! As most of you know, this is one of the major annual fundraisers for NVMHA. NVMHA purchases tickets from the Vancouver Giants at a reduced rate and then we resell them for a small profit for the Association. We also host the 50/50 draw and we receive the proceeds. Tickets to the game are $16.00 each.

Ticket selling incentives
1) The initiation player that sells the most tickets will get to be the 7th man during the warm up.
2) Hockey 2-4: The team that sells the most will get to go on the ice during the first intermission for a mini game!
4) All Atom and above teams : The team that sell the most tickets will get team tickets to one of the Giants’ first 2 playoff games this season OR an ice time at Pacific Coliseum
5) All teams: Every team that sells 40 or more tickets will get to keep $3.00 per ticket for their team.

What we Need from You
• A team representative is required from each NVMHA team to promote, order, and distribute tickets to your team. The rep will keep Chris Birkett updated as to how many tickets have been sold weekly, so that we order enough.
• E-mail Chris to let us know who your Giants Night team representative will be ASAP so he has one point of contact for each team. By default, the contact will be the team manager unless otherwise notified.
• Team representatives collect all orders from their team, and bring one payment to the meeting place (with the $3.00 netted-out if over 40 tickets are sold per team, as above).
• We need 25 people to help sell 50/50 tickets at the game. Ask the parents on your team to come out and help – it’s lots of fun! Contact Chris directly if you are able to help out.

Ticket Logistics
I will be at KMA on Monday, December 10th to hand out tickets, and collect money. Initiation teams who sell 50 or more tickets from 6:00 – 6:30pm; teams from Atom through Juvenile who sell 50 or more from 6:30 – 7:00 pm and all other teams from 7:00 – 7:30 pm.

Tickets are $16.00 each and will be a mix of lower bowl end zones and mid- blues. Cheques are to be made out to NVMHA. Maximum of 50 lower bowl tickets per initiation team.

Thank you for your support!

Chris Birkett
Giants Night Fundraising Coordinator
E-mail chris.birkett@tsx.com