President`s Thoughts Trip Report:
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President`s Thoughts Trip Report:
Volume 17 Number 11 The official newsletter of the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins Booster Club June/July, 2016 President’s Thoughts By Kathy Thomas Well summer arrived sooner than most of us wanted but not as soon as most expected! We swept the Bruins in the first round and made sure we took the Bears to all 7 games. I know I for one was glad we lost the seventh game in Hershey as it breaks my heart to see them on home ice in that circumstance. I would much rather leave our building on a high note which is just what the team did. That last game could have went either way. In one respect, I would hope the cup stays in PA but on the other hand….come on, it’s the Bears! I don’t think I can stand to hear them gloat about one more cup! Big deal...they have 11 Trip Report: By Chip Hanuscik The 52ND Annual Assoc. of AHL Booster Club’s convention hosted by the Springfield Falcons BC will be held at the Sheraton Hotel at Bradley Airport in Windsor Lock, CT. The cost this year is slightly higher than last year! (S$360, D-$245, T-$210 and Quad$200). Parking at the hotel is free. cups in 78 years! And in the first years of playing they competed against 9 other teams! Doesn’t seem so impressive now, does it? Oh well, it is what it is. There is always next year! Speaking of next season...I believe I speak for everyone that we want TK to come back! Good luck to the big Pens and our black aces and also to the Wheeling Nailers on their quest for the cups! Don’t forget I will have “Flat Tux” at the general meeting in June! Please pick one up and take Tux on vacation with you! You can post your pictures on our Face Book page or on your page and tag the Booster Club! Let’s see how far and how many places Tux can go! Also I have been in touch with the owner of Art N Vino about a Booster Club party! He has come up with a penguin painting! We are looking at Saturday, August 13th. The cost will be $36-$40 pending if is 2 1/2 or 3 hours long. We need a minimum of 16 people and a max of 32. If you want to participate, I will need a $5 deposit ASAP to reserve the room. I already have 14 people signed up. The painting is in the newsletter and on Face Book Please let me know so I can reserve the room! You don’t even have to know how to paint! It is like a “Paint by numbers” session! Sounds like a blast! I would like to thank everyone for your support and help over the last season. I hope everyone has a safe and enjoyable summer! See you in August!!! So these are the total costs if you plan to attend Friday-Sunday. This price includes room and taxes for Friday and Saturday nights, a free-Friday night dinner buffet, a Saturday night sit down dinner with your choice of beef, chicken or fish, with a breakfast buffet on both Saturday and Sunday mornings. That’s a great price!!! Room rates for early arrival on Wed. or Thurs. or late departure on Sun/Mon are $102.35 inclusive of taxes per room, reservations can be made NOW online by going to this link AAHLBC CONVENTION EARLY ROOM RESERVATIONS or by phoning the hotel directly using code “Association of American Hockey League” Phone 1-800-325-3535 or 1-800-627-5311 (the hotel directly). Please make your reservations early ASAP as the excellent rates will be gone on Aug. 20, 2016 and nothing can be done to get the rate once it is released!!! SO DON”T WAIT!!! Monday, June 13, 2016 Let’s Go Pens!!! Hallelujah!!! Kathy Scheduled guest: 7:30 p.m. Wilkes-Barre Township Fire Hall—152 Watson St 1 Subject to Change Board of Directors 2015-2016 Penguin Humor: Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins Booster Club www.wbspenguinsboosterclub.com P.O. Box 419 Wilkes-Barre, PA 18703-0419 President Kathy Thomas [email protected] Vice President RoseAnn Foy [email protected] Recording Secretary Peggy Johnson [email protected] Treasurer Wendy Koster [email protected] Corresponding Secretary Michelle Alters [email protected] Membership Director Dan Mensch [email protected] Past Presidents Vicki Silva Day Williams Ed Drozdowski Chip Hanuscik Newsletter Director Ray Yakobitis [email protected] Members at Large Stew Thomas ([email protected] ) BC Hotline# 570-602-6332 Rose Guasto ([email protected]) Doreen Keeler Trips Chip Hanuscik Stew Thomas Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/WBSPBC Volunteers Geri Melovitz Media Relations and Danielle Baker Photos [email protected] The Tip of the Iceberg is the official newsletter of the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins Booster Club and is published for web and mail distribution 11 times a year. There is no July newsletter. Articles for each month are due before the 15th of the previous month. Members should email stories and news to [email protected] for inclusion. Upon submission you will receive a confirming email. If you do not receive this, assume your submission was not received. Note: Guests shown are tentative and subject to change. Always consult the Booster Club’s Phone Hotline (570-602-6332) for last minute changes or follow us on Twitter@wbspbc. The newsletter director thanks all involved with this newsletter for their time and effort. Web Master Paul Truman webmaster@wbspenguinsbooster club.com 2 the extra vacancy on the board names were submitted to Kathy along Hershey but only had 10 people with their qualifications for the job. signed up. This was a Wednesday, Nominated were: (1) Doreen Keeler By Peggy Johnson some members would rather drive nominated by RoseAnn Foy, (2) Ed and pay the $10 parking fee. They Koster nominated by Wendy Koster The WBSPBC met on Tuesday, May are still trying for a trip for Game 7 on and (3) Dena Casterline nominated 10, 2016 at the Wilkes-Barre Twp. Sunday, May 15th , if necessary. by Michelle Alters. The Board Fire Co. Kathy Thomas, President, vacancy position was voted on. called the meeting to order at 7:30 The AAHLBC trips are not posted Doreen Keeler was elected to fill the p.m. There were 19 members in yet. The final payment for convention vacancy created as Member at attendance. should be in to Stew by the June Large. Kathy appointed Michelle meeting. He must forward the final Alters to fill the positon of A motion was made by Sharon Sallitt payments to Chris O’Shea by June Corresponding Secretary. and seconded by Doreen Keeler to 30th. waive the reading of the Secretary’s report. All were in favor and the Danielle reminds members to save motion was passed. The Treasurer’s and send in any Penguin related RAFFLE WINNER report was given by Wendy Koster. pictures or stories from over the A motion was made by Michelle summer so they can be posted to the The winner of the 50/50 jackpot of Alters and seconded by Danielle web site or in the newsletter. $33 was Rose Guasto. Baker to accept the Treasurer’s Remember to take along your Flat report. All were in favor and the Tux over the summer. We’d love to motion was passed. see how far he can travel. Danielle Meeting Minutes: RoseAnn Foy reported that the speaker for this evening would be Tux (a.k.a Chad Spencer). She stated that since the team was in the playoffs it was difficult to get a speaker and it may be the same for the June meeting. Kathy reported that the team is at it again! They swept Providence in 3 games. They are currently tied with Hershey after 4 games and have almost identical statistics. The guys seem determined this year. We only had one injured in the game last night. Kathy states that she had an idea of making available a copy of Flat Tux (instead of a Flat Stanley) to take on vacation with the members this year. She has the approval of Tux (Chad) and they are available to be picked up at the Booster Club table. Take one with you on vacation and post your pictures of where Flat Tux has visited with you or your family. Send them to the BC or post them on Face Book, or Twitter. and Paul are hoping to try some new things on the web site and get it up and going. Cindy has agreed to continue as the chairman of the Scrapbooks for the next season. She has been doing a fantastic job and we would miss her if she left. Sue M. will be helping her. Some of the members are continuing their books through the playoffs. We will be looking for a new logo for next seasons BC pin. If anyone is interested in submitting a drawing, please send your ideas to the BC via the President or the newsletter director as soon as possible. Last’s seasons submission was enjoyed by all. We would like to be able to choose a design prior to the August meeting so that we may have the pins in production and ready for the 201617 season. We will be having the Daily Number fundraisers again this year. The tickets will be available after the schedule is announced, hopefully before the Sept. general meeting. The tickets will be good for the month Stew reports that they tried for a trip of November. We will need sponsors to Game 3 in Providence but only had for the printing of these tickets. 9 members that were interested so he had to cancel. It is hard to get a Rose Guasto was nominated and trip for one game on a Saturday. elected to fill the vacancy on the They also tried for Game 5 in Board. Nominations were taken for 3 DOOR PRIZES 2 WBS Penguins Seat Cushions : Linda Hivish and Peggy Johnson Carter Rowney Autographed 2015-16 Poster: Wendy Koster Tristan Jarry Autographed 2015-15 Poster: Patty Sinex Rochester American Insulated Coffee Mug: Doreen Keeler WBS Penguins 2009-10 Media Guide: Julianna Hunt Coors Light Born in the Rockies TShirt: Chad Spencer Coors Light Born in the Rockies Bottle Jacket: Dan Mensch Derek Engelland Bobblehead: Stew Thomas Palcs Cyber Charter School Bag: Kathy Thomas Coors Light Born in the Rockies Insulated Cup: Michelle Alters 20152016 WBS Penguins Team Photo: RoseAnn Foy (Cont’d. to page 4) SPEAKER: Chad Spencer (a.k.a. TUX) In the picture to the left is BC President, Kathy Thomas presenting to Chad Spencer (Tux) a check from the proceeds of the BC block light and the Penguin wreath. The check in the amount of $200 will help defray the cost and upkeep of Tux’s uniform and his many costumes. Our speaker for the evening was Chad Spencer, a.k.a. TUX. Chad is celebrating his 10th year anniversary with the WBS Penguins. He states that he can not remember any other place and that we are just like family to him. We have accepted him into our community as one of our own. We have all followed Chad and his life since he arrived in Wilkes-Barre. We know that he wants what every other player that comes here wants, to follow their dream and make it to the NHL. Chad’s other love besides being our mascot is his son who will be visiting him soon. It’s hard to believe that he is already 17 years old, has a girlfriend and is a good hockey player. Tux keeps telling us that he is going to stop him in goal, though!!! Chad plays in a hockey league here in Wilkes-Barre. We all know that he has a girlfriend and a dog that sometimes is not so good. We know too that he is a hero. He has earned the team’s trust. He talked about the All Star Game that will be held in Allentown next season. We know that he held Mascot Clinics and helped train some of the local mascots. He is a magician and loves to visit the local schools. Parties are his favorite place to be, especially for the children who are sick and unable to attend the games. Renew It is that time of year again…… time to renew your membership in the WBS Penguins Booster Club. For a mere price of only $15 you will receive 11 months of functions, the newsletters and club meetings where you can meet your favorite team player. You can renew anytime starting this month or at the June Booster Club. New BC Pin for 2016-2017 IT is also time to start thinking about the logo for our new BC pin. If anyone has any ideas or knows of anyone who has an idea for a new pin please submit your suggestions to Dan Mensch or any board member. You do not have to be an artist or know how to draw. Just a simple idea would be accepted. Thank you!!! We want to thank Chad for coming to our meeting and entertaining us. He always has something new to show us. We know he wants to pursue his dream of going to the big time but we would really miss him. A check for $200 ( which was earned from the sale of chances from a Penguin mesh wreath and BC Block Light) was presented to him by the BC President, Kathy Thomas to help cover the expenses and maintenance of his costumes. 4 Pictured above is the Volunteer Committee enjoying a Pens game up in a Suite. The members of the committee are: 1st row: Heather Kopko, Peggy Johnson, Cathy Williams, Kaylee Foy, RoseAnn Foy, 2nd row: Chris Romanowski, Geri Melovitz (Chairperson), John Williams, Bill and Leslie Mills, Ed and Wendy Koster Convention Final Payment Penguin Wreath Winner The Wilkes-Barre Scranton Penguins BC is in need for some person / persons or business, etc. who would like to sponsor the Club’s Daily Raffle Tickets for the coming year. The cost is about $75 and your name or business would be listed on the tickets. If you are interested or know someone who would like to be a sponsor please contact Kathy Thomas. Thanks !!! The final payment for the AAHLBC convention is due at the June Meeting. If you are not able to attend the June meeting, please call the BC voicemail at 570-602-6332 and leave a message. Stew will call you back to get your payment information. You can still sign up for the convention if you haven’t done so already. It’s a lot of fun!!!!! Pictured above is Karen Harrison the winner of the Penguin wreath that was chanced off at the last home game of the season. The proceeds from the sale of the wreath were given to Tux to help to defray the costs and upkeep of his costumes. 5 Photos from the WBS Penguins Awards Banquet held on April 12, 2016 6 More Photos from the Awards Banquet held on April 12, 2016 7 (Photos by Michelle Alters) WBS Penguins Banquet Fun Awards Photos 8 9 Mailbox July Birthdays June Birthdays INCOMING MAIL INCLUDED: Newsletters Renewals New Memberships OUTGOING INCLUDED : Birthday Cards to Will O’Neill, Tyler Biggs, Sahir Gill, Tristan Jarry, Niclas Andersen, Reid McNeill, Carter Rowney and Matthia Plachta. Sympathy Card to Irene Harrison on the death of her husband. Baby Congratulations Card to Niclas Andersen on the birth of his baby boy. Get Well Card to Melissa Sciortino. As you know, due to the size of the Booster Club, greetings are not sent for members’ Birthdays, but are noted in the newsletter each month. All members are asked to contact me or any member of the board with any special or sad occasions within our membership, such as: Weddings Births Illness or injury Death of a member or their immediate family member (mother, father, grandparent, son, daughter, spouse or siblings, etc.). I can be reached by phone at 570-262-1330 or at Email: [email protected] Corresponding Secretary, Michelle Alters Booster Club Block Light Winner 01 Alex Gorgol, Brandon Marshalek 09 Joan Jennings 10 Larry W. Chapman 14 Timothy Paul 16 Allison Myers 18 Bob Swartz 20 Matthew Carrea, Mike Cholko 21 Brian Gritzen, Pat Lane 22 Jess H. Fink 23 Eamonn Orr 27 Ginamarie Aleo, Zach Hunsicker 28 Danielle Baker 29 Kaitlyn Waskiewicz 30 Samantha Shyliski, Cathy Williams Pictured above is the winner, Chris O’Shea, of the Booster Club Block Light that was chanced off at the last home game of the season. All proceeds from the sale of this light were given to Tux to help defray the cost and upkeep of his costumes. 10 02 Ann Marie Jurewicz, Ed Koster, Joseph Macareo 03 Doreen Keeler 04 John Matuella, Cathy Sadowski 05 Karen Gritzen, Judy Wasilko 06 Anastasia Gan, Ed Harrington 10 Bernie Gurka, Karen Harrison 12 Katie Sorokes 13 Rima Anescavage 14 Lisa Mensch 15 Helen Erick 16 Mark Moore 17 Ann Harrington 18 Chris Dreyer 19 Jane Evans 20 Maryann Sarnoski, Jeremy Uhlendorf 21 Anne Flasser, Dawn Mazarik, Russel I. Weller 22 Tristan Angehr, Raymond Distasio 23 Thomas Capitano 24 Matt Regulski, Adrian Walkowiak 26 Bernie Bolsar 27 Jeffery Mazonis 29 Jason Reiser Art and Vino Next Meeting Wilkes-Barre Twp Fire Hall Monday Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins Booster Club PO Box 419 Wilkes-Barre, PA 18703-0419 Presorted First Class Mail US Postage PAID Scranton, PA Permit No. 168 June 13, 2016 7:30 p.m. Scheduled Guest (s): Subject to change Members: Adults: 294 Youth: 68 Meeting date Dates of interest: : 06/13/2016 Now: Time to renew membership in BC for $15 August 8, 2016 First meeting of the 2016-17 season. Sept. 9-11, 2016 AAHLBC Convention in Windsor Locks, CT. 11
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