Green Mountain Curling Club

The Vermont Hat-spiel

Green Mountain Curling Club

Invites you to

The Vermont Hat-spiel

August 16, 2008

 

The ice has just been laid.  Hockey camp ends on Friday.  Curling starts on Saturday.  This is as good as it gets.

Arena Curling: Curl it if you can!

• 64 person maximum, open to all experience levels looking for fun

• Curlers sign up as individuals by preferred positions

• Teams are drawn out of a hat

• $25 per person fee includes two games and bbq dinner*

• Draws scheduled for 10:00, 12:15, 2:30, 4:45

• Great opportunity for experienced players to share their knowledge

• Curl with a diverse group of people from around the region

• Come for the day, stay for the weekend

(*There is no bar service, but bring your own beer or wine is allowed)

 

CREW Arena is located in Morrisville, Vermont.  This is located in the heart of the Green Mountains, just north of Stowe, and about 50-60 minutes from Burlington.   There is no end to the different activities in the area, which include hiking, antiquing, and visiting the Ben & Jerry’s factory to name a few.

 

If you are interested in having a great time, with a little summer curling sprinkled in, please send an email to curlvt@gmail.com. Include name, club, years experience, preferred positions, and a contact phone number.  The reply will be confirmation with an address for sending the registration fee.   For additional questions, email or contact Scot at (802) 238-9331.

Thank you for a second successful season of curling on Vermont!

THANK YOU all for helping make this second season of curling in Vermont such a great success!  With our final potluck and games on Friday, February 22nd, we closed out our second season of curling in Morrisville. We had a very successful season that saw growth in our own membership and also the launch of two new curling efforts in Woodstock and Rutland.  This year we also increased our fielding of GMCC teams to various bonspiels, sent a team up to Bedford Curling Club in Quebec on Friday nights, sent another team up to Lacolle Curling Club in Quebec on a regular basis and all in all increased the activity of curlers in Vermont!

While our curling in Morrisville is over for the season, we do still have a few more games going on at curling clubs up in Quebec. Why not consider joining the GMCC so that you'll get invited to those events?

Meanwhile, keep watching this site to find out how you can join in our third year of curling in Vermont starting this fall!

No curling on this Saturday, February 9th

Something incredible is happening this weekend. We are sending 4 GMCC teams off to bonspiels throughout the region! We are incredibly thrilled to see this happen and wish our teams all the best. The unfortunate side effect of this is that we will have to cancel our regular curling on Saturday, February 9th. We look forward to seeing you all on Saturday, February 16th! Good curling!

Status of GMCC curling tomorrow (2/2) in light of the weather

Given that we are getting mixtures of snow, sleet, ice and freezing rain right now, we've decided to cancel the 8:00am draw tomorrow morning so that there will be more time in the morning for roads to be cleared before folks head to Morrisville. Here is the word from Thomas about the 10am and LTC clinic:

The 10:00am draw and the Learn-to-Curl clinic will take place as planned. We have a full line-up for 10:00am and have now a wait list. So if you are signed up for 10:00am and can't make it, please cancel by 8:00am so that I can notify someone else.

For all of you who do head to Morrisville tomorrow for curling, we do hope you have a safe drive.

New benefit to GMCC membership! A free subscription to CurlTV!

We were pleased to learn recently that the US Curling Association announced an agreement with CurlTV to provide a free subscription to every USCA member as part of their USCA dues. Given that when you join the Green Mountain Curling Club part of your GMCC membership fee goes to pay USCA dues, this CurlTV relationship is now available to GMCC members.

So what is CurlTV? Well, if you go to CurlTV.com you can watch curling games over the Internet on your PC. As the USCA news release says:

The CurlTV.com subscriptions - which will now be included with every USCA membership - will give U.S. curlers direct access to exclusive live coverage of curling events in North America and Europe that are otherwise not available on commercial television networks. The subscriptions also will give U.S. curlers 24/7 on-demand access to a huge library of more than 400 previously-recorded curling events from the past three years.

CurlTV.com programming also includes game analysis by world champion curler (and CurlTV.com president) David Nedohin, as well as player tips, skills development tools and educational resources. The retail value of a CurlTV.com annual subscription is normally $59.95.

If you are currently a GMCC member you will have received information from Rich indicating that he'll soon be distributing the relevant access codes. If you aren't a GMCC member, why not join now? In addition to playing in curling games and helping the growth of curling in Vermont, there's now lots of great curling you'll be able to watch on CurlTV!

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GMCC launches "Adopt A Rock" Program! Your chance to be part of GMCC history!

Over the summer, we took delivery on a brand new set of curling stones, fresh from their quarry in Scotland!  Anyone who has played with the stones this season knows that they are outstanding and a great addition to GMCC curling.  Since we obviously need to pay for these stones, we've embarked on an "Adopt A Rock" program that is common with many curling clubs where the handles will be engraved with the names and messages of sponsors.

This is your chance to be part of GMCC history!

There are only 16 stones - and already several have been claimed!  If you would like you - or your business - to be listed as a sponsor on this first set of curling stones in Vermont, please visit our Adopt A Rock page and download the pledge form now!

Looking for a unique holiday gift? Why not give a gift certificate for a Learn To Curl clinic?

Are you looking for a unique gift for someone this holiday season? Why not give a gift certificate to one of our Learn To Curl clinics? For only $25, you can give someone a gift they are sure to remember! Who knows, maybe you'll help someone find a new way to enjoy their winter... at the very least you'll give them a unique Saturday morning of fun trying something new! Here's all you have to do:

1. Email greenmountaincurlingclub@gmail.com requesting a gift certificate. Please include your name and postal mailing address. (Yes, we send these via snail-mail, but that generally goes anywhere in Vermont in 1-2 days.)

2. Send a check for $25 payable to "Green Mountain Curling Club" to:

Green Mountain Curling Club
Attn: Connie Dollinger
106 South St.
Essex Junction, Vt 05452

3. Once we receive the check, we will mail a certificate to you.

NOTE: The recipient has one full year to make use of the certificate, so if he or she cannot make our Learn-To-Curl clinics coming up on January 5th or February 2nd, 2008, the certificate can be used at our LTC clinics that will be held in Fall 2008 as we start the 2008-2009 curling season.

Please help spread the word... and let others know that they, too, can give someone a special gift this season!

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Learn to Curl Clinic - Saturday, January 5th

The GMCC is pleased to announce the next "Learn To Curl" clinic of the season to be held on Saturday, January 5th, 2008, at the LARC  arena in Morrisville, VT.  It will start at 9:00am and last about 3 hours.  You will learn the basics of throwing the stones, sweeping and generally playing the game.  The cost is $25 unless you have joined as a member, in which case it is included in your membership fee. Note that if you would like to just try out the sport, you can pay for the LTC clinic and then have that fee applied toward your membership fee if you decide to join later.

If you are would like to attend, please send an email to greenmountaincurlingclub@gmail.com so that we can get an idea of how many people are coming.  For information about how to get to the CREW arena and what clothing and shoes to wear, please see our Learn To Curl page.

Learn to Curl Clinic - Saturday, December 1, 2007

The GMCC is pleased to announce the next "Learn To Curl" clinic of the season to be held on Saturday, December 1st, at the LARC  arena in Morrisville, VT.  It will start at 9:00am and last about 3 hours.  You will learn the basics of throwing the stones, sweeping and generally playing the game.  The cost is $25 unless you have joined as a member, in which case it is included in your membership fee. Note that if you would like to just try out the sport, you can pay for the LTC clinic and then have that fee applied toward your membership fee if you decide to join later.

If you are would like to attend, please send an email to greenmountaincurlingclub@gmail.com so that we can get an idea of how many people are coming.  For information about how to get to the CREW arena and what clothing and shoes to wear, please see our Learn To Curl page.

Learn to Curl Clinic - Saturday, November 3

The GMCC is pleased to announce the next "Learn To Curl" clinic of the season to be held on Saturday, November 3, at the LARC  arena in Morrisville, VT.  It will start at 9:00am and last about 3 hours.  You will learn the basics of throwing the stones, sweeping and generally playing the game.  The cost is $25 unless you have joined as a member, in which case it is included in your membership fee. Note that if you would like to just try out the sport, you can pay for the LTC clinic and then have that fee applied toward your membership fee if you decide to join later.

If you are would like to attend, please send an email to greenmountaincurlingclub@gmail.com so that we can get an idea of how many people are coming.  For information about how to get to the CREW arena and what clothing and shoes to wear, please see the posting below about our Open House in September.

The GMCC is pleased to announce the next "Learn To Curl" clinic of the season to be held on Saturday, November 3, at the LARC  arena in Morrisville, VT.  It will start at 9:00am and last about 3 hours.  You will learn the basics of throwing the stones, sweeping and generally playing the game.  The cost is $25 unless you have joined as a member, in which case it is included in your membership fee. Note that if you would like to just try out the sport, you can pay for the LTC clinic and then have that fee applied toward your membership fee if you decide to join later.

If you are would like to attend, please send an email to greenmountaincurlingclub@gmail.com so that we can get an idea of how many people are coming.  For information about how to get to the CREW arena and what clothing and shoes to wear, please see the posting below about our Open House in September.

GMCC Curling Calendar for 2007-2008

Some general comments about the schedule:

• Curling will be Saturday mornings from 8am to 12noon.  Games will start at 8:00 and 10:00.
• Members can choose to play in one or both games (assuming there is room - everyone will get to play at least one game).
• To pay for the ice time, there will be an "ice fee" of $10/game (i.e. you'll pay $10 or $20 each Saturday depending upon how many games you play).
• For insurance/legal reasons, you must be a GMCC member to play.
• Equipment will be provided if you don't have your own.
• Before you can play you must attend a "Learn To Curl" clinic which we will be offering on the first Saturday of each month.

The schedule of Saturday dates is as follows:

• 9/15 - Member Curling
• 9/22 - Member Curling
• 9/29 - Open House
• 10/06 - Lean to Curl & Member Curling
• 10/13 - Member Curling
• 10/20 - Member Curling
• 10/27 - Member Curling
• 11/03 - Learn to Curl & Member Curling
• 11/10 - Member Curling
• 11/17 - Member Curling
• 11/24 - No Curling
• 12/01 - Learn to Curl & Member Curling
• 12/08 - Member Curling
• 12/15 - Member Curling
• 12/22 - No Curling
• 12/29 - Member Curling <tentative>

2008 dates are still being finalized, but are currently planned for:

• 1/05 - Learn to Curl & Member Curling
• 1/12 - No Curling
• 1/19 - No Curling
• 1/26 - Member Curling
• 2/02 - Learn to Curl & Member Curling
• 2/09 - Member Curling
• 2/16 - Member Curling

Our season at the LARC arena will end in late February, but as we did last year we areexploring options for games at other facilities in March and April, as well as January when our access to the LARC facility is limited.  Stay tuned for more information.

GMCC Open House - Sept 29, 2007 - REGISTER NOW!

We are pleased to announce our Open House for the 2007/2008 season of curling in Vermont!

Saturday, September 29, 2007
9:00am - 12noon
CREW Ice Arena, Morrisville, VT

We will introduce people to curling, the facility, the GMCC and provide a chance for folks to try it out.

IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO ATTEND, PLEASE REGISTER AT THIS URL (to help us get a count of participants): 
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=VuHh_2bj3zd3KGG_2bOAUcfEoA_3d_3d

Equipment will be provided.  There is no fee for attending the Open House, but we are asking participants for a $5 donation to help us defray the costs of the event.

DIRECTIONS: The CREW Arena is located in Morrisville, VT, just a bit north of Stowe. It's about an hour from Burlington and about 45 minutes from Montpelier. CREW has a directions web page or you can also use Google maps.

PLEASE HELP US SPREAD THE WORD - We have two flyers available to publicize the event. Please feel free to download them, print them out and post them wherever you can:

• Open House flyer with tear-off tabs
• Open House full-page flyer

Thanks for your help - and we look forward to seeing you all on Sept 29th to kick off our second season of curling in Vermont!

More information about what to wear:

CLOTHING

• Dress in layers.  You'll be standing on ice in a "cold room" for several hours. If you normally wear a hat outside, you'll probably want to wear one here as well.
• Clothing should allow freedom of movement. You need to be able to squat and lunge.
• Lightweight gloves to keep your hands warm while still allowing you to feel the stone.

FOOTWEAR

• Clean shoes. Carry, *DO NOT WEAR*, the shoes in which you intend to curl.
• Athletic shoes are fine, but try to use shoes that you don't wear outside. If you've worn them outside, just make sure you clean them before you curl in them.
• Avoid shoes with Eyelets or metal on top.
• If your feet tend to get cold, consider wearing two pairs of socks.
• The club has a limited number of slip-on sliders, and we provide duct tape for first time curlers.

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GMCC Cleaning Party a great success - we're ready to rock!

From GMCC President Rich Dauphin:

We are ready to boogie!  Thanks to the efforts of Mitch DeHond, Shilo Allen, Jon Isaacson, Brian Brgant, Joel & Natalie Bradford, Russell Frank, Bill Doble, Dave Shepard, and Glenn & Matt Sjoblom, brooms and sliders are clean, lockers are organized, and stones are clean, labelled, and much more visible with new tops (red and blue for sheets A, C, and D;  red and yellow for sheet B)(Honorable mention to Mike Sitko & Connie Dollinger)  (If I've forgotten anyone, please let me know).

GMCC Cleaning Party - Sunday, August 19, 2007 - Time to get the stones and equipment ready for this curling season!

Just when you want it to rain, the sun refuses to quit.  Anyway, we've run out of weekends.  Rain or shine, the Cleaning Party will be this Sunday, 8/19 from 9:00am until noon-ish at the CREW arena.  Here's a list of things we hope to accomplish:

1. Clean & inventory brooms.
2. Clean & inventory sliders.
3. Add colored tops to stones.
4. Add new labels to stones.
5. Sort stones (by weight).
6. Organize lockers.
7. Organize rock rack.

I'll be sending out a list of materials that we need later in the week. 
Let me know if you plan to attend.
Thanks,
Rich

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GMCC Board and Officers for 2007-2008 elected

On Saturday, June 9, 2007, the Annual Meeting of the Green Mountain Curling Club was held and the following positions were elected for the next year:

President - Rich Dauphin
Vice-President - Tish Orr
Secretary - Mitch DeHond
Treasurer - Connie Dollinger
At-large Board Members: Mike Sitko, Rob Allen, Scot Rose

The board meets every second Thursday of the month and will publish the time and location before
each open meeting such that any member in good standing may attend if they wish.

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The lines are in at CREW and... WE HAVE PAINTED HOUSES!

Good news, GMCCers!  As the pictures below show, a group of GMCC members headed up to the CREW facility in Morrisville to help put down the lines for the curling sheets before CREW lays in the ice (which they do in June) and, the really big news is:

WE HAVE PAINTED HOUSES!

Yes, indeed, no more fat magic markers scribing out the lines each time we get there Saturday morning... and no more having to vaguely guess from the other end where the 4-foot or 8-foot rings are. For two of the sheets we now have nicely painted houses... and for the other two the houses are at least fully lined.

Hmmm, two plus two equals... but wait, you say, there were only three sheets - what's up?  Yes, indeed, we'll have four sheets this year - what about rocks? Well, stay tuned for an announcement about that.

We also now have lines going all the way from one end to the other which will be a very nice improvement.

Many thanks to Rich Dauphin, Mike Sitko, Shilo Allen, Jordan Engel, Connie Dollinger, Meg O'Donnell, Tish Orr, Scot Rose, Anita Natarajan, and Matt Guzowski for a job well done!

(Click on the images to see a larger version.)

       

 

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THANK YOU for making our first season of curling in Vermont such a rocking success!

THANK YOU!

This was truly an amazing first year for curling in Vermont!  We started out in the fall of 2006 entering into our relationship with CREW to curl at their arena and not entirely sure how it would work out... thanks to everyone involved we far surpassed our expectations!  In fact, we wound up in the very strange position in the middle of the season of having to stop actively recruiting new members!  Our schedule was simply too full and we had no room left for anyone new to play! For a new organization, that's not a bad place to be... and it certainly bodes well for this next season and for curling in Vermont.

So what about next season?  Well, stay tuned here for more details... we're definitely back and looking to expand what we can offer (and bring in more members!).  We'll have more details here soon about ways that you can help - and also about our Open Houses planned for the fall.

In the meantime, if you are not a GMCC member but would like to stay up on what we are doing and find out more about upcoming events, you can join our "GMCC-announce" mailing list at:

http://groups.google.com/group/gmcc-announce

We will send announcements to that list about major upcoming GMCC events.

 

Again, a huge THANKS to everyone who made our first season so spectacular... now let's do it again in our second season of curling in Vermont!

GMCC Women's Team Reaches Finals of GNCC Women's Challenge

The team of Tish Orr, Meg O'Donnell, Connie Dollinger, and Nicole Losch recently represented the GMCC at the Grand National Curling Club's 2007 Women's Challenge (5yr. & under) in Belfast Maine.  Not only did they represent the GMCC, but they made it to the finals of the C Event!  In so doing, they became the first GMCC team to be piped onto the ice!  The game was tied going into the 8th end with Team Broomstones having the hammer.  GMCC was unable to steal, and the final score was 8-7 Broomstones.  Regardless, we are incredibly proud of this team for what it accomplished and the way in which it represented the GMCC. Just wait 'til next year!

Check out these Pictures!

              

Learn to Curl clinics are now all full for the 2006/7 season

Wow! We have had a phenomenal amount of interest in curling within Vermont with a great amount of people looking to become involved.  Unfortunately, though, for folks interested in learning curling this 2006/2007 season, our "Learn To Curl" clinics on January 6th and February 3rd are now completely full.  With our season at CREW ending on February 24th, this means that these will be the last clinics of this season.

The good news for any of you wanting to learn curling is that we will be starting up Learn to Curl clinics in the fall of 2007 with our intent to again run them on the first Saturday of each month.

Keep watching this page - and sign up for the "gmcc-announce" mailing list - to get the news about when we will be launching the first clinics in fall 2007.

Thank you all for your incredible interest and support in 2006 and we look forward to an even greater year in 2007!  Happy New Year to you all!

Learn To Curl clinic - Sat, Jan 6th

UPDATE: The Learn To Curl clinic for January 6th is unfortunately now full.  Our final LTC clinics of the year will be February 3rd.  Please send us an email if you would like to attend that session.

The GMCC is pleased to announce the final "Learn To Curl" clinic to be held on Saturday, February 3rd, at the CREW arena in Morrisville, VT.  It will start at 9:00am and last about 3 hours.  You will learn the basics of throwing the stones, sweeping and generally playing the game.  The cost is $25 unless you have joined as a member, in which case it is included in your membership fee. Note that if you would like to just try out the sport, you can pay for the LTC clinic and then have that fee applied toward your membership fee if you decide to join later.

If you are would like to attend, please send an email to greenmountaincurlingclub@gmail.com so that we can get an idea of how many people are coming.  For information about how to get to the CREW arena and what clothing and shoes to wear, please see the posting about our Open House in September.

Another Successful Learn to Curl Clinic

On Saturday, November 4, GMCC had its second Learn to Curl clinic of the season.  The clinic was also significant because it marked the debut of Rich, Mitch, and Tish as USCA registered instructors.  Sixteen aspiring curlers participated in both classroom and on-ice activities.  While the large class size seriously taxed the capacity of the single sheet that was used, everyone adapted and made it work.  The feedback from the class was very positve.  One graduate joined the GMCC on the spot, and several others are "thinking about it".  Most importantly, everyone had fun and will no doubt tell their friends  and family about the wonderful sport of curling.  AND... having actually taught people how to curl, Rich, Mitch, and Tish are now USCA "Certified" curling instructors. 

Learn To Curl clinic - Sat, Jan 6th

UPDATE: The Learn To Curl clinic for January 6th is unfortunately now full.  Our final LTC clinics of the year will be February 3rd.  Please send us an email if you would like to attend that session.

The GMCC is pleased to announce the final "Learn To Curl" clinic to be held on Saturday, February 3rd, at the CREW arena in Morrisville, VT.  It will start at 9:00am and last about 3 hours.  You will learn the basics of throwing the stones, sweeping and generally playing the game.  The cost is $25 unless you have joined as a member, in which case it is included in your membership fee. Note that if you would like to just try out the sport, you can pay for the LTC clinic and then have that fee applied toward your membership fee if you decide to join later.

If you are would like to attend, please send an email to greenmountaincurlingclub@gmail.com so that we can get an idea of how many people are coming.  For information about how to get to the CREW arena and what clothing and shoes to wear, please see the posting about our Open House in September.

Become a GMCC member today!

NOTE: Please note that this post refers to the 2006 curling season and that membership application is no longer available. For the most recent membership application, please visit the GMCC Home Page and click on the Membership link in the right sidebar.

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For all of you who have been eagerly looking forward to curling in Vermont, the moment is here - join the Green Mountain Curling Club today!  Our membership form is now available for download. Your membership fee for the season includes:

• Ability to participate in all GMCC events, both our Saturday schedule as well as other bonspiels or trips we may attend.
• Free equipment rental (brooms, sliders).
• Free "Learn To Curl" clinic.
• Membership (for adult members) in the GNCC and USA Curling, which allows you to participate in GNCC-sponsored bonspiels throughout the eastern US.
• Inclusion on a private email list to connect with other VT curlers.
• Free GMCC logo pin.
• Advance notice of special trips or other GMCC activities.

We've leased 3 sheets of curling stones, bought equipment and laid down the lines at the CREW arena - now all we need is you to join in the fun - BECOME A MEMBER TODAY!

As noted on the application form, GMCC membership is $75 for adults, $45 for youth and includes all of the above.  Members then pay a $10/game ice fee for each game they play to cover the cost of renting the ice.

NOTE: You do not have to become a member to try out curling.  You can come to one of our "Learn To Curl" clinics for $25 - and if you like it enough to continue (which we bet you will!), you can just pay the remaining $50 to become a GMCC member.  Learn more at our Open House!

GMCC Curling Calendar for 2006/2007 season

We are very pleased to announce that the first season of curling in Vermont will begin with our Open House on Saturday September 30th, and then start with the regular season the following Saturday, October 7th.  Some general comments about the schedule:

• Curling will be Saturday mornings from 8am to 12noon.  Games will start at 8:00 and 10:00.
• Members can choose to play in one or both games (assuming there is room - everyone will get to play at least one game).
• To pay for the ice time, there will be an "ice fee" of $10/game (i.e. you'll pay $10 or $20 each Saturday depending upon how many games you play).
• For insurance/legal reasons, you must be a GMCC member to play. (We're working on a plan for guests of members.)
• Equipment will be provided if you don't have your own.
• Before you can play you must attend a "Learn To Curl" clinic which we will be offering on the first Saturday of each month. (Or show us sufficient expertise, ex. if you were on a curling team at the US Worlds, we'll let you skip the LTC clinic! ;-)

The schedule of Saturday dates is as follows:

• Sep 30 - Open House
• Oct  7 - Learn To Curl clinic
• Oct 14 - regular curling
• Oct 21 - regular curling
• Oct 28 - regular curling
• Nov  4 - Learn to Curl clinic
• Nov 11 - regular curling
• Nov 18 - regular curling
• Nov 25 - NO CURLING
• Dec  2 - Learn to Curl clinic
• Dec  9 - regular curling
• Dec 16 - regular curling
• Dec 23 - NO CURLING
• Dec 30 - NO CURLING
• Jan  6 - Learn to Curl clinic
• Jan 13 - NO CURLING (hockey tournament at CREW)
• Jan 20 - NO CURLING (hockey tournament at CREW)
• Jan 27 - NO CURLING (hockey tournament at CREW)
• Feb  3 - Learn to Curl clinic
• Feb 10 - regular curling
• Feb 17 - regular curling
• Feb 24 - Final game

On the days of the LTC clinics, the amount of regular curling may or may not be impacted. For the first event on Oct 7th, the LTC clinic may use all sheets, but in later months it may only be one sheet. We will see how it all works out, but we expect members will still be able to play on those days.

Our season at CREW will end on February 24th, but are exploring options for games at other facilities in March and April, as well as January when our access to the CREW facility is limited.  Stay tuned for more information.

GMCC Open House - Sept 29, 2007 - REGISTER NOW!

We are pleased to announce our Open House for the 2007/2008 season of curling in Vermont!

Saturday, September 29, 2007
9:00am - 12noon
CREW Ice Arena, Morrisville, VT

We will introduce people to curling, the facility, the GMCC and provide a chance for folks to try it out.

IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO ATTEND, PLEASE REGISTER AT THIS URL (to help us get a count of participants): 
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=VuHh_2bj3zd3KGG_2bOAUcfEoA_3d_3d

Equipment will be provided.  There is no fee for attending the Open House, but we are asking participants for a $5 donation to help us defray the costs of the event.

DIRECTIONS: The CREW Arena is located in Morrisville, VT, just a bit north of Stowe. It's about an hour from Burlington and about 45 minutes from Montpelier. CREW has a directions web page or you can also use Google maps.

PLEASE HELP US SPREAD THE WORD - We have two flyers available to publicize the event. Please feel free to download them, print them out and post them wherever you can:

• Open House flyer with tear-off tabs
• Open House full-page flyer

Thanks for your help - and we look forward to seeing you all on Sept 29th to kick off our second season of curling in Vermont!

More information about what to wear:

CLOTHING

• Dress in layers.  You'll be standing on ice in a "cold room" for several hours. If you normally wear a hat outside, you'll probably want to wear one here as well.
• Clothing should allow freedom of movement. You need to be able to squat and lunge.
• Lightweight gloves to keep your hands warm while still allowing you to feel the stone.

FOOTWEAR

• Clean shoes. Carry, *DO NOT WEAR*, the shoes in which you intend to curl.
• Athletic shoes are fine, but try to use shoes that you don't wear outside. If you've worn them outside, just make sure you clean them before you curl in them.
• Avoid shoes with Eyelets or metal on top.
• If your feet tend to get cold, consider wearing two pairs of socks.
• The club has a limited number of slip-on sliders, and we provide duct tape for first time curlers.

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PR / Marketing Committe to meet on Weds, Aug 30th

FYI, there will be a meeting of the GMCC PR/Marketing committee on this coming Wednesday, August 30th, at 6pm at my (Dan York) house in the New North End of Burlington.  The main focus will be on how we best promote the GMCC and our upcoming Open House and "Learn To Curl" clinics (stay tuned for more info!).

If you would like to attend in person or through calling in to a conference bridge, please contact me at dyork@lodestar2.com.

Curling in Vermont!!! At Last!!!

Well, boys and girls, it's official.  The CREW Arena in Morrisville, VT, will be the home of the Green Mountain Curling Club for the 2006/2007 season.  At 1:00AM, Tuesday morning, Mitch, Mike, Doug, and Rich finished laying down lines for five sheets of curling ice at the arena.  There's still a lot of work left to do, but we will be curling in Morrisville this fall.  Where is the CREW arena? Check out this link.  Morrisville is centrally located in the northern third of the state and looks to be no more than an hour from anywhere. 

As I said, there's a lot of work left to do, so stay tuned for information about GMCC memberships, Open Houses, and Learn to Curl clinics.  We'll also be publishing the 2006/2007 Calendar.

In the meantime, here are some pictures, taken by Mike Sitko during the marathon line installation:

 

Please take our survey about curling in Vermont!

We need your help!  We are currently exploring an option to offer weekend curling this coming season at an ice arena in Morrisville, VT.  In order to determine if we can make this work, we need to collect information about the level of interest in and commitment to curling in Vermont. PLEASE take a few minutes to answer our survey:

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=894542051780

PLEASE PASS THIS LINK ALONG TO ANYONE YOU KNOW WHO MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN CURLING IN VERMONT!   

The more responses we receive, the stronger the probability that we can make curling available this year in Vermont!  Thank you.

Join the new mailing lists to stay in touch with the GMCC!

We are pleased to announce two new mailing lists to which you can subscribe in order to stay in touch with GMCC activities.  The first list, 'gmcc-announce', is an announcements-only mailing list to which we will only send occasional announcements about upcoming events or other activities of the club.  You can subscribe to this list by visiting the following URL:

http://groups.google.com/group/gmcc-announce

Only the GMCC leadership can post to the list, but anyone can subscribe, and the archives of the list are available for viewing from that URL.

We also have set up a second list, 'gmcc-discuss', that is open for general discussion about the GMCC and curling in Vermont.  Anyone who joins the list may post to it and we hope it becomes a useful way to stay in touch among people interested in curling within Vermont.  To subscribe, visit:

http://groups.google.com/group/gmcc-discuss

An archive of the list is also available at that URL.  Please feel free to join one or both lists and we look forward to a new way to stay in touch with you all.

 

GMCC Open House Pics!!

Just in case you forgot what a good time you had, check out these pictures!

Thanks to Mike and Glenn for documenting the fun.  If he hasn't already, Mike will be sending all participants an invitation to check out all 235 pictures on the Kodak Gallery.  If you don't hear from him in the next few days, drop us a line (greenmountaincurlingclub@gmail.com) and we'll add you to the list.

Again, thanks so much for making GMCC's first open house a huge success!!

 

 

GMCC Open House

The Green Mountain Curling Club will host an open house and introduction to curling, Saturday March 25, from 10:00am to 4:00pm at the Border Curling in Stanstead, Quebec.   Admission is free, and the day will include lunch, informal instruction, and an opportunity to try this exciting sport! 

If you're interested, Reserve a spot now!  If this link does not bring up your email application, please manually email your request to greenmountaincurlingclub@gmail.com. 

If you've never curled before, here's some information that you may find useful:

Clothing

Dress in layers.  You’ll be standing on ice in a "cold room" for a several hours.  If you normally wear a hat outside, you'll probably want to wear one here as well. Clothing should allow freedom of movement. You need to be able to squat and lunge. Lightweight gloves will keep your hands warm while still allowing you to feel the stone.

Footwear

Clean Shoes.  Carry, DO NOT WEAR, the shoes in which you intend to curl.  Athletic shoes are fine, but try to use shoes that you don't wear outside. If you've worn them outside, just make sure you clean them before you curl in them. Avoid shoes with eyelets or metal on top. If your feet tend to get cold, consider wearing two pairs of socks.  The club has a limited number of slip-on sliders, and we provide duct tape for first time curlers.

Lunch

Lunch will be provided by the GMCC.  Non-alcoholic beverages will be provided. There's also a bar which only accepts Canadian money.

Border Crossing

We will be crossing into Canada, so if you have any border crossing issues, please resolve them prior to March 25. Everyone should have some form of picture ID.

Directions

First, get yourself to Newport, VT.  These directions might help:

Essex Jct. to Newport

Montpelier to Newport

Another way from Montpelier to Newport (shorter)

Milton to Newport

Then, use these directions to get to the Border Curling Club:

Newport to Border Curling Club

Registration

Reserve a spot now!  If this link does not bring up your email application, please manually email your request to greenmountaincurlingclub@gmail.com