CCC Newsletter
3.1.2018

CCC Women win BRONZE at USCA Club Nationals!


Kimberly Gaddie (lead), Jayne Flinn Burton (skip), Tatiana Keeling (third), Amy Thompson (second)

The BURTON Team, aka "the Monsters" are back from Brainerd, MN and we are so proud that they earned the bronze medal at USCA Club Nationals!  This year’s field was exceptionally competitive – including past Olympic, World, Junior and Senior championship curlers. And then there was Team Burton – the unknown team from Arizona with the crazy monster shirts – taking everyone by surprise!
 
Skip Burton said, "Playing in an event of this magnitude can be overwhelming if you let it. Officials keep a keen eye on your every move. It is crowded – with 10 women’s and 10 men’s teams all aiming to be top of their respective leaderboard. Not much separates each team skills-wise. Therefore, it’s critically important to get the “little things” right – as these can be the sole difference between the W and the L."  And they put enough "Ws" on the board to make to the semi-finals and win the bronze.   

The Coyotes back home provided a constant source of support  -  messaging, texting, calling, and even sending a gift basket of delicious treats. That's what the Coyotes Curling Club does - it's a family that supports its members, no matter where you are.  For the team, "it was a reminder that we were playing not just for ourselves, but for our club and for all of our members and that's what kept us going."  
 
From Jayne Flinn Burton who skipped the team to victory:  "I  couldn’t be more proud of Tatiana, Amy and Kim. They handled the pressure of this national event like pros and represented CCC and MoPac to the highest standard. I am ever grateful they brought me along for this ride with them. It has been an absolute highlight of my curling career."

Ability 360 Bonspiel Was Rockin’ and Rollin’!


CCCs first ever Wheelchair Curling bonspiel was a super  success! Congratulations to the winning team from Nutmeg! If you missed seeing the games live, check out our YouTube channel. Congratulations for a great job by all our volunteers (special shout out to Darryl Horsman and Tracy Heuermann) and fantastic curling, competitors!

2018 Raffle A Great Success!
Thanks to everyone that participated in our very successful “Super Bowl Raffle 2018”.  We were able to sell all of our 2000 tickets, award the lucky ticket holder a $10,000 prize and generate $10K for the Coyote Curling Club! Thank you ALL that helped to sell tickets and who also purchased tickets!
Tracy Marshall sold the winning ticket (#1769) and will receive a $50 gift certificate. Hal Purkey, who sold the most tickets - THANK YOU HAL - will also get a gift certificate! The winning ticket was sold to Britny W., who was taking a Learn to Curl and bought a ticket at the bar after her training on the ice!

Thank you to Carol Ann Naso and Brian Cristall of the Budget Committee for being the lead sales individuals and to those that worked the bar selling tickets (Marty Book and Travis Gaddie to name a few), our Communications Team for using the tickets as a tool to make sure people read the newsletter, to those that came to the Super Bowl party at the club and helped buy the last of the tickets and the many others that helped make this a success.  Thank you all!!  and a special thanks to our chief ticket promoter and Raffle Chairman, Greg Gallagher

TRY CURLING EVENTS
We have hundreds of new curlers coming out for the Try Curling events and we desperately need your help!  While we will accept drop-ins during our events we can not guarantee availability, so we suggest you a reserve a spot today.  Following are the Try Curling Events coming up:  

• Friday, March 2, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
• Saturday, March 3, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
• Sunday, March 4, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
• Saturday, March 17, 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm
  • Newbie Night – Adults 21+ Only
• Sunday March 18, 10:00 am to 3:00 pm 
• Wednesday March 21, 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm
• Saturday, March 24, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
• Sunday, March 25, 10:00 am to 3:00 pm

Try Curling is organized by stations, and it takes about 30 minutes for the first two groups to move through the stations in order to form teams for a 2-end game. We have 3 Olympic Try Curling events this weekend and thanks to the USA Gold Medal at the Olympics interest is as high as it’s ever been.  All events are sold out or overbooked and we expect hundreds of people here for the events.  Volunteers are needed to cover 5 shifts of 3 volunteers (1 instructor and 2 helpers) per shift.  You don’t need to be a certified instructor to help out and we’ll make sure we give you a quick lesson on your duties. If you are able to attend one or more of these shifts please let me know.  Following are the times we need your help:   Contact Wes Seeger if you can help! 

• Friday, March 2nd, 1 shift = 6 - 9pm
• Saturday, March 3rd, 2 shifts = 9am – 1pm & 1pm – 5pm
• Sunday, March 4th, 2 shifts = 10am – 12pm & 12pm – 3pm

Volunteers have been working tirelessly - thank you!  Please consider helping as these events represent our best source for new curlers and new members.

SPRING TRAINING BONSPIEL 
The Spring Training Bonspiel is just a week away.  We will need volunteers and food donations.  Check out the website for more information and how you can help. For more information on Spring Training, click HERE.  The baseball game this year is the SF Giants at LA Angels at Tempe Diablo Stadium on Saturday, March 10^th at 1pm.  Tickets are available ($35) to anyone that wants to attend (need not be playing in the spiel).  
 

NEW LEAGUES STARTING SOON 
Leagues are available and registration is now open or starting soon! Members, go to your CCC member website and click on > League Registration > for full descriptions and online registration forms!

Here is the schedule:

• Sunday 5:30-8pm - Learners League - Free to New Members (OPEN for registration)
• Sunday 6-8pm - Mentor League - Entry Level league for newer curlers (OPEN for registration)
• Monday 6:30-8:30pm - Men's Semi-competitive League (OPEN for registration)
• Tuesday 6:30-10:30pm - Championship League - Team Competitive - (S3 Registration Opens 3/10) 
• Wednesday 6:30-8:30pm - Doubles League (OPEN for registration)
• Thursday 6:30-7:45 - Mentor League - Entry Level league for newer curlers (OPEN for registration)
• Thursday 8-10pm - Team Competitive League - (S3 Registration Opens 3/10)
• Friday 6:30-7:45pm - Mentor League - Entry Level league for newer curlers (OPEN for registration)
• Friday 8-10pm - Fun/Social League - (OPEN for registration)

ADVERTISING AT CCC 
Promote your business by buying ice or wall advertising space.  Your business name and logos will be seen by all members and visitors to the club AND on all YouTube Iive feeds!  Go to coyotescurling.com/sponsorships for more info.   

CCC's DONOR WALL 
The CCC could not exist without the support and contributions of its members and friends.  In recognition of the generous contributions made, donors' names are engraved on tiles placed on the south wall of the warming room.  More tiles will be added this summer - please contact Greg Gallagher or the Budget Committee to learn more.  

DONATIONS VIA SMILE.AMAZON.COM 
Please don't forget to identify the Coyotes Curling Club as your charity of choice when shopping on Amazon.  On your first visit to smile.amazon.com, select the Coyotes Curling Club as your charitable organization to have 0.5% of eligible purchases donated to the club!   

Looking forward to seeing everyone on the ice!

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