Fundraising update, 9/30/06

We had quite a busy day at ValuMarket on Saturday, 9/30/06 - thanks to all who gave up a few hours on a Saturday to participate! We raised $329.13 toward our banquet. I will have updates in the next couple of days on a reschedule date for the Texas Hold Em and other opportunities as well. - Yvette

**MEETING**

Hello Cheer Moms -

I just want to say "Thank You" for coming to the meeting tonight. I realize you gave up time with your family and in the busy world we live---FAMILY TIME IS PRECIOUS!!

I feel the meeting was needed and was a huge success!

Tammy

YOU ARE WINNERS!

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE TEAM!!!

I am very, very proud of each of you for your efforts at JamFest! You did a great job! I am also so very proud of the spirit you showed toward other teams and WE WON THE SPIRIT AWARD!!

Thanks to the parents, family, and friends who also support us every day, special thanks to everyone for enduring the bad weather and getting the team to the right location!

You are always winners to me! - Yvette.

Texas Hold Em, 9/30/2006

We have scheduled another Texas Hold Em Tournament for Saturday, 9/30/2006, starting at 7:00 pm. We will be at the Bullitt East Bowling Center, at the intersection of Bardstown Rd and Hwy 44. It is a $50 buy-in, with 1 rebuy in the first hour. Food and drinks will be provided. 50% of the buy-in and rebuys support our team, the other half goes to the winners.

We will also need 4 people to help with sign-ins, chips, and serving food. Please check your schedules to for your availability.

Hopefully a Saturday night will give more people the opportunity to attend and the chance to win! Spread the word among your family, friends, coworkers, etc!

thanks - Yvette.

Info for 9/23/2006 JamFest

JamFest Info: See change in travel info below


We will meet at Okolona Church of Christ at 11:30 am on Saturday so the girls can have lunch and get ready in one spot.

The girls should have their hairpieces in and waterproof mascara already on. Bring their uniforms so we can get dressed after they eat pizza. We will apply eye glitter, blush and lipstick at the church. Please remove nail polish and jewelry before you get to the church.

11:30 -12:15 Pizza & drinks
12:15 – 1:15 Get uniforms on and makeup done
1:15 Leave the church for Slugger Field
2:36 pm Practice time at Slugger Field
3:06 pm Performance time

NO concessions will be made by JamFest for late arrivals by any teams or its members
so WE CAN NOT BE LATE!

Uniforms
Shell only
Skirt
Black spankies
Paw print socks
Shoes, cleaned and/or polished
Barrette

PLEASE SEE NEW TRAVEL DIRECTIONS !!

Because of the weather forecast this weekend, the roadwork on I-65 North has been postponed. We will be able to travel straight down I-65 North to Slugger Field.

FUNDRAISING UPDATES AS OF 9/17/06

Thanks to everyone who endured Saturday to bake or work at ValuMarket and Walgreens. We raised $353.48 between the two locations.

Time is growing short for us on fundraising for this season. We are scheduled at ValuMarket on Saturday, 09/30 from 10a-4pm. We need your help to make this a huge success! We are also participating in the Community Festival at ValuMarket on Saturday, 10/14. This is an all day (from noon to 9 pm) so we need lots of people to help all day long. Unless anyone has other ideas, we are planning a duck pond, a putting green, and possibly a cornhole toss game. We are also gathering items for a raffle. If you have any items you can donate toward the raffle, or know someone (such as a business, etc) that can donate items, we would love to have them. We need to finalize items for the raffle by Tuesday, 9/26. That gives me time to create fliers and tickets to begin preselling to our family, friends, neighbors, and anyone else you don't know. The drawings will be held at the end of the evening at the Community Festival.

We are also planning another Texas Hold Em tournament. I will have more information by the end of the week on the exact date, time and location.

These are the final attempts at fundraising for this season. If you have not had the opportunity to work at ANY other fundraiser, then please make time on your schedule to contribute. I have seen a lot of the same faces at previous events and it is time for everyone to pitch in to help out. All it takes it a few hours of your time; please mark a time block on your calendars NOW in preparation for the upcoming fundraising events.

Let me know if you have any questions. Thanks - Yvette.

Info for next Saturday, 9/23

It appears that tentatively we are scheduled to perform at 3:09 pm at JamFest.

We are planning on meeting at noon, have lunch and then get the girls dressed with makeup. We need to be at Slugger Field no later than 2:15 ish. Location for lunch and dress/makeup is to be determined but I will have more information later this weekend on the blog and/or Tuesday night at practice.

Let me know if you have any questions. - Thanks, Yvette.

Hotel Information for 2 overnight trips

Hotel Information for Overnight Travel to Competitions

Cheer Power competition, Columbus, OH
Comfort Inn Hotel website: www.choicehotels.com
4197 Marlane Drive
Grove City, OH 43123
614-539-3500

We have 20 rooms reserved for Fern Creek Cheerleading for check-in on Friday, 10/27/2006. Room rate is $75.99 per night, plus applicable taxes. We are scheduled to check-out on Saturday, 10/28/2006. Call the hotel at the number above to make your reservation and give “Fern Creek Cheerleading” as the group code. The hotel is approximately 9 miles from the Competition at the Columbus Convention Center.

Make your reservations no later than October 1, 2006.

Our block of rooms will be released as of October 1, 2006 and additional reservations will only be made on a space available basis.

Check-in is at 3:00 pm and check-out is at 11:00 am.
The hotel has free continental breakfast, served from 6:00 am to 10:00 am.
If you intend to stay an additional night on Saturday with check-out on Sunday, 10/29/2006, you will need to make those arrangements when you place your reservation.
Directions:
From Louisville, take I-71 North toward Columbus, OH.
As you enter the metro Columbus area, take the Grove City Exit 100, onto Stringtown Rd.
Turn Left onto Stringtown Road, go .3 miles to hotel. It is approximately 210 miles from Fern Creek to the hotel; anticipate 3 ½ - 4 hours traveling time.

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JamFest Nationals Competition, Gatlinburg, TN
Holiday Inn Sunspree Resort Hotel website: www.4lodging.com
520 Historic Nature Trail
Gatlinburg, TN 37738
1-800-435-9201 or 865-436-9201

We have 30 rooms reserved for Fern Creek Optimist with check-in on Friday, 12/01/2006 and check-out on Sunday, 12/03/2006. Room rate is $99.99 per night, plus applicable taxes. Call the hotel at the number above to make your reservation and give “Fern Creek Optimist” as the group code.
Make your reservations no later than October 25, 2006.

Our block of rooms will be released as of October 25, 2006 and additional reservations will only be made on a space available basis.

Check-in is at 4:00 pm and check-out is at 11:00 am. This hotel property has several buildings and our rooms may not be located together. Breakfast is not included; there are restaurants located on the property; there are multiple restaurants within walking distance. Directions will be provided later; it is approximately 290 miles from Fern Creek to the hotel; anticipate 5 hours for travel time. The hotel is a few blocks, within walking distance, from the Competition at Gatlinburg Convention Center.

Updates as of 9/14/06

Hello Cheer Parents:

Hotel Information:
I will have hotel information for our 2 out of town competitions to distribute on Friday, 9/15 at Wildcard. I will also post on the blog in a separate message.

Account Balances:
I should also have updated account balances for everyone on Friday, 9/15. The deadline for payment for the Cheer Power competition 10/27/06 in Columbus is also near so I will include the $35 fee to your balances.

Payments due to Wildcard:
It is also time for everyone to pay the next installment of $30 for our Friday night gym rental. Also, if you owe any past balances to Wildcard, please talk with Tom ASAP to make payment arrangements. Wildcard has been very generous to our team members and very fair with our gym rental costs and I don't want anyone's participation jeopardized because of a failure to communicate available options with Tom.

Fundraising:
Thanks to everyone for their participation in last and this week's fundraising events. We raised $213.05 on Saturday, 9/09. We have another bake sale planned for this upcoming Saturday, 9/16. If you signed up to bake or work, please follow through on your commitment. If you are unable to participate in this event or any other due to last minute conflicts, then please call me so we can fill in your spot to make sure we have enough coverage. I know that everyone has good intentions but things do come up that can prevent you from attending, but I would expect a phone call to let me know of the changes.

We also have bagging groceries at ValuMarket scheduled for 09/30, 10a-4pm. Please let me know if you can participate.

Don't forget about the upcoming Community Festival at ValuMarket scheduled for Saturday October 14, noon to 9pm. We will have more discussions about what we would like to do as fundraisers at that event.

Look for more info soon on another Texas Hold Em Tournament.

Important Dates:
October 7 is our Homecoming date so mark your calendars for this special event!
October 14 is Picture Day. James will do our individual and team photos again, offering reasonable package prices.
November 18 is our banquet. Another great celebration is being planned with good food, entertainment, and lots of fun!

Let me know if you have any questions - thanks. Yvette!

PRACTICE ON TUESDAY, 9/12

Practice is cancelled for Tuesday, 9/12. The weather forecast for Tuesday, 9/12 is calling for thunderstorms similar to what we experienced on Monday, 9/11 .

If you have any questions, please feel free to call me on my cell 533-3389.
Thanks - Yvette

Updates week of 9/05/06

Good evening Cheer Parents!

Polo and T-shirts orders:
I am finalizing the orders with our supplier/embroider by Friday, 09/08. Let me know if you want to order a t-shirt or polo shirt.

Fundraising:
We have several fundraisers over the next few weeks to give everyone an opportunity to contribute toward the banquet costs. Fundraising benefits you and your cheerleaders so everyone can enjoy a celebration of the season and receive recognition for their hard work and dedication. If we are unable to raise enough money to cover the costs of the banquet, then we must look to cover the costs by passing it along - I would much rather have a few hours of your time and donated goods to make our fundraisers a success for everyone!

Candle orders:
Turn your orders and payments to Yvette by Thursday, 9/07 at Wildcard so the orders can be placed with the Home Interiors rep.

Saturday, 09/09
10 am-2 pm Bake Sale at Walgreens - we need people to work and/or donate delicious goodies
9am - 2 pm Car Wash at Arby's - we need your time and your strong arm to help wash cars

Saturday, 09/16
10 am-2 pm Bake Sale at Walgreens - we need people to work and/or donate delicious goodies 9am - 2 pm Car Wash at Arby's - we need your time and your strong arm to help wash cars

Saturday, 9/30
10a - 4 pm Bagging groceries at Valumarket - This is a great way for us to make money! All we have to provide is parents, friends, family members and cheerleaders who are willing to work for a couple of hours bagging groceries!

Saturday, 10/14
We also have an opportunity to participate in the Highview Community Festival at ValuMarket. We have been invited to participate in a parade where the cheerleaders can receive additional recognition for their involvement in Fern Creek Sports - it will be a great time! We also have the opportunity to staff a booth and generate more toward our fundraising goals!

Please consider any or all of the dates and how you and your cheerleader can assist with fundraising. Fundraising is a great way to promote awareness of our involvement in Fern Creek Cheerleading! Leigh Sweeney is helping me with scheduling volunteers at each event and she will contact you. You can also call me, email, or post a comment to this board if you are able to participate.

Thanks for your commitment and time to making this cheerleading program a success and an enjoyment for your cheerleaders! - Yvette.