Friday August 27, 2010

Hi Everyone,

A couple of things to update you all on:

Thank-you all for the responses to my question about practice times when school goes back in next week. Overwhelming parent response favored an early start time so as of WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 1st we will be practicing from 6:00-8:00 p.m. to the end of the season.

Banquet tickets will go on sale on September 1st as well. All players are free, any parents and siblings need to buy a ticket for an additional $20 per ticket cost. This is a great night, with lots of trophies for the players. It is scheduled for Sunday December 12th. Tickets will be on sale at the clubhouse!

Photo day is coming up on Sunday September 12th. Pictures will be taken in the bowl by Next level Digital Imaging, and they have extra items you can order at that time. All players receive an individual 5x7 and a team picture. There will be no retakes or photoshopping players or coaches in to pictures, so please ensure you keep that day free on your calendar. Exact times for teams will be announced soon.

The club has always strived to keep fees low and football affordable, but of course running a club of this size is very expensive. Every two years the club has a casino, and the funds we receive from that casino are essential for us to continue. Our next casino is on January 15 and 16 of next year. If you work a shift we count that as $100.00 towards your volunteer fees for next year, and we take that right off the top of your volunteer fees at next years registration. Please come in to the clubhouse and sign up to work our next casino, you can work one or more shifts, you will be feed well, it is a lot of fun, you earn a great credit for next years football, and you are supporting a wonderful football program!!

Thanks,

Deb

Once a Raider always a Raider!!

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Friday July 30, 2010

I hope you have all enjoyed your month free of football, I know I certainly did. But it is time for football to start again, and we only have a few weeks to prepare for the upcoming season!!

There are a few things to update you on:

-Practices will be from 6:30 to 8:30 for the month of August (note the change in time).
-We will all be meeting on the field just south of the clubhouse (in between the bowl and the hockey arena) for whole team warm up. After warm up Peewees and Bantams will go back to their regular fields.
-Atoms have been moved back into their traditional field which is the the one just south of the clubhouse.
- The Raider Fun-day is next weekend, please come out from 12:30 to 4:30 on Saturday August 7th, this is a family event, so feel free to bring sibling, grandparents, etc. We will have free food for all, T-shirts for all attending players, a dunk tank, inflatables, games with prizes, popcorn and snowcones. It is sure to be a blast!!
-The Raider Fun-day is next weekend, we need alot of volunteers for this day, at the end of this email I have a list of what I need at each time. Please volunteer for this, it is a really great day for the kids, and you can stay with your kids while you volunteer, and earn volunteer credits. Please email me if you know where you would like to volunteer, I will be walking around with a signup sheet all next week as well.
-Chris Litzgus has about 20 tickets still available for tonight's Eskimo/Lions game, if you are interested please give him a call at 780-893-3309

This is a list of needed volunteers:

Food Preparation and serving:
4 volunteers for 2 hours from 12:00- 2:00pm
4 volunteers for 2 hours from 2:00- 4:00pm

18 volunteers for each team for the one hour that each team is at the games, you will be assigned to your child’s team
Atoms (3:00-4:00)
Peewees (2:00-3:00)
Bantams (1:00-2:00)

Supervising Dunk tank and or inflatable’s
12:00-1:00pm – 3 people for setup
1:00- 2:00- 3 people (Atoms and Peewees)
2:00- 3:00- 3 people (Atoms and Bantams)
3:00-4:00- 3 people (Peewees and Bantams)

THANK-YOU ALL!! SEE YOU NEXT WEEK!!

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Raiders Family Funday- Saturday August 7th

The Raiders are having a family funday to welcome everyone back after a summer break!! Come to the clubhouse on Saturday August 7th from 12:00 to 4:30. We will have a skills competition with prizes, inflatables, a dunk tank and food for all players, and their families!! Guaranteed fun for all ages!!

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Regular Season Begins!

Welcome to the 2010 season of Raider Football, practices start on Monday May 3rd.

All practices will be out on the fields behind St. Francis Xavier High School (9250 163 Street) from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.

If you are an Atom, practices will be on Mondays and Thursdays from 6:00 -8:00 p.m. for the month of May. In June we will go up to three practices a week, adding Wednesday evening as well.

PeeWees and Bantams will practice on Monday evenings with a voluntary Saturday practice for the month of May, moving up to three practices a week (Monday, Wednesday, Thursday) in June.

Equipment issue - Full equipment issue will happen over the month of May, All registration forms must be complete before equipment will be issued. Players must provide their own cleats and girdle, with girdles being available to purchase in the clubhouse.

Registrations - We will continue to accept registrations in the clubhouse, rosters are almost full, and will be closed using the Head Coaches discretion.

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The West Edmonton Raiders Football Club has been deeply shocked and saddened by the sudden and tragic loss of Rhys Coppens. Rhys was a Raider alumni, having joined the Club as an Atom in 1998, moving on to PeeWee, Bantams and Midgets before moving on to St. FX High School. He will be missed terribly.

Rhys was a great football player but more than that, he was a great leader, a great friend and a Proud Raider. He never considered himself special, he was just always one of the boys. Those who played with him and called him a friend are richer having known him.

The Raider Family extend their deepest condolences to Rhys' family at this difficult time.