Brandywine Valley Ski Association PO Box 549 Downingtown, PA 19335 www.brandywinevalleyski.com September/October 2011 The Prez Sez Take Your FUN, On The RUN Summer s almost over and we re getting back to the regular monthly meetings. For the September meeting, the BVSA Board has planned an Open House. Please bring your friends and family out, to see what BVSA is all about. Tim N. and the whole BVSA Board would like to see a good turn out to support this event. I ve tried very hard (some times too hard) this past year to make the General Meetings punctual, informative and social. I ve brought back the tables, the name tags, and gotten the club business over on time, I hope these changes have created a more social atmosphere and given our members more time to socialize. So if you haven t been to a General Membership Meeting for a while, come to one and join the FUN. I would like to thank all the BVSA members for making our Summer Events memorable and FUN. I would like to give special thanks to our pool party hosts, they were the host with the most, Pam Terry and Carol Puccella, These pool parties are the backbone of our Summer Activities, so many thanks to our hosts for stepping up!! Now on to the future, the Board is working on some great events for the Fall, participate and I m sure you'll have a ball. Stay tuned for further details!! Oh! and check out the interior of this newsletter, many of our upcoming events will appear right here. The BVSA Board has decided to send paper newsletters to all our members for the next three months. We want all our members to be well informed about our Fall events. At this juncture, I d like to say thank you to the Board, being a BVSA Board member isn t all peaches and crème. Sometimes it s hard work and a need Ta Git R Dun. Now don t get me wrong, there is a lot of FUN and satisfaction that goes along with that hard work, especially when things are going good. But when things aren t going so good, everyone needs to remember that everyone on the board is a volunteer! There is an old saying, the only stupid question is the question you didn t ask, I believe that absolutely, (I bet you missed me saying absolutely all the time). If you don t know why BVSA does something, ASK why. If you don t know why BVSA doesn t do something, ASK why not. You won t always get the answer you want to hear, (you can t please everyone), but if you don t like the answer, you can always ASK again. Lie, who me? I did chop down the cherry tree Tom Ward Don t Miss Out BVSA GENERAL MEETING OPEN HOUSE RUFFINI S September 7 8PM BVSA UPCOMING EVENTS Amish Bike Ride Sept 4 BVSA General Meeting Sept 7 Deal Island Bike Tour Sept 10 Gauley River Raft Trip-Sept 17 Marshallton Triathlon Oct 2 Camping Hickory Run Oct 14-16 Horseback Riding Oct 22 Habitat Day Oct 22 Halloween Party Oct 29 Holiday Party Dec 3 Mt. Batchelor OR -Jan 2012 Winter Park CO Ski -Feb 2012 X Country Ski Weekend-Feb 18
BVSA 2011-2012 Officers Tom Ward, Pres 610-384-0883 wardtl77@verizon.net Barbara Cropper, VP 610-836-2350 Barb@AnsteyTeam.com Jeff Evons, Treasurer 610-518-1021 jrevons@netzero.net Jean Stuart, Recording Secretary jmstuart10@verizon.net 484-995-8204 Marie Riley, NL Editor memiller1208@juno.com484-340-3444 Activities Committee Susan Risbon, Chair 484-433-9913 Susan.risbon@godiva.com Ned Hainey 610-436-8220 nbhainey@msn.com Sophie Minisi 610-529-1944 Sofia@minisi.com Pat Mullins 610-524-4061 patmullins@verizon.net Tim Noonan 484-680-8435 nim@ccil.org Rose Stancato 610-696-5949 rstancato@yahoo.com Wayne Kirchgasser 484-716-1632 wkirkon@verizon.net Rick Cornejo 610-363-1191 rickskis@gmail.com EPSC Rep Jeff Evons BVSA Webmaster Frank Dulin 610-696-0789 fdul@cccil.org Advertise in BVSA Newsletter Business Card Size Only Submit copy ready - $15 per ad, per issue. Due by 15th of month. Send to Jeff Evons. Email your BVSA news articles & photos to memiller1208@juno.com by 17th of the month. BVSA meetings are held the first Wednesday of each month at 8:00 pm September through May at Ruffini s, Valley Run Shoppes, 43 North Bailey Road ~ Thorndale BVSA HAPPY HOURS Sept 16th Downingtown CC/Milltown 83 County Club Dr Downingtown 610-873-8000 Sept 23rd Cedar Hollow Inn 2455 Yellow springs Rd Malvern 610-296-9006 Oct 7th Mas Mexican Cantina 102 E Market St West Chester 610-918-6280 Oct 21 The Desmond Hotel w/main Line & KOPSC 1 Liberty Blvd Malvern 610-296-7300 WELCOME NEW BVSA MEMBERS 2 Donna & Glenn Duber Durk & Janice Lee EPSC TRIP RECIPROCITY In accordance with the Eastern PA Ski Council (EPSC), Brandywine Valley Ski Association participates in the Trip Reciprocity Policy to promote Inter-Council (EPSC) member participation on ski trips without requiring membership in BVSA. Members from other EPSC Clubs with Trip Reciprocity Policies may participate in BVSA trips, when spots are made available, without having to pay guest fees or additional membership fees. All participants must comply with the policies established by BVSA.
SEPTEMBER 2011 Sun Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri Sat 1 2 3 4 Amish Bike Ride Wine/dinner 5 Labor Day Holiday 6 7 BVSA 8PM Meeting Open House 8 9 10 Skipjack Bike Tour 11 12 13 14 kayak 15 16 HH Downingtown Country Club- Milltown 17 Gauley Rafing Trip 18 19 20 21 BVSA Board Mtg Ruffinis 7PM kayak 25 26 27 28 kayak 22 23 HH Cedar Hollow Inn Malvern 29 30 24 OCTOBER 2011 1 Sun Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri Sat 1 2 Triathlon Marshallton 3 4 5 General Mtg Open House 8PM 6 7 HH Mas Mexican Cantina West Chester 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Camping Hickory run St Park 15 Camping 16 Camping 17 18 19 BVSA Board Mtg Ruffinis 7PM 20 21 HH w/ KOPSC Desmond Hotel, Malvern 22 Habitat Volunteer Horseback Riding 23/30 24/31 25 26 27 28 29 HALLOWEEN PARTY 3 30 31
X-COUNTRY SKI WEEKEND FEBRUARY 18,19,20th, 2012 Crystal Lake, Williamsport, PA 30km machine groomed trails for all ski levels Snowshoe & ice skating options, equipment & lessons available. Accommocation at Kiya cabin, newly built w/3 dorm style bdrms, 2 baths, full kitchen & wash/dryer. Sleeps 15. This is a drive up(car pool) trip. $88/2nights (18th,19th) Trail fee $15/day, $25/2 days Equipment rental $15/day, $25/2 days. Ski lsn group rate (5/$10ea,2/$20ea,1/ $35.00) Deposit $40 made to BVSA. Mail to: Wayne Kirschgasser, POB 414 Unionville PA 19375 484 716 1632 Email wkirkon@verizon.net SAVE THE DATE Marshalton Triathlon Oct 2, 2011 Stay Tuned for Details on Email SAVE THE DATE October 14-16, 2011 Poconos Fall Camping Hickory run State Park Hiking, Biking, Fall Colors, Lehigh Gorge E-Mail Info to follow Contact Wayne Kirchgasser For additional details wkirkon@verizon.net MARK YOUR CALENDAR FOR 2011 DEAL ISLAND/CHANCE VOLUNTEER FIRE CO. PRESENTS THE 4TH ANNUAL SKIPJACK BIKE TOUR SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 10 TH, 2011 7:00 A.M. 4 P.M. 15 Mile, 30 Mile, 50 & 100 Mile Rides thru some of the most beautiful wildlife, harbors and marshlands on the Eastern Shore of Maryland Location: Deal Island Harbor - From Princess Anne, MD 14 Miles West on Rt. 363, Turn right after Bridge at Harbor T Shirts for All Riders, Rest Stops, EMS Available, Sag Wagon & of course the unforgettable Brownies. Helmets Required Come for the weekend and bring your Kayaks Registration: $30 preregistration before Aug. 31 st - $40 after Aug. 31 st Register on line at: www.dealislandchancevfd.com And for information about Somerset County go to www.visitsomerset.com 4
Appetizers Buffet-Style Dinner Salad and Entree Coffee and tea Station Mini desserts, Assorted rolls and breads, Assorted soft drinks Cash Bar Featuring: (Same band from Michelle Grant s Beef & Beer) www.phillybrass.com Contacts: Sofie Minisi @ 610-529-1944 Susan Risbon @ 484-433-9913 Checks will be accepted at the BVSA September General Meeting 259 Church Street Downingtown Pa 19355 5
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Winter Park $1,269 February 25 March 3, 2012 A skiers paradise! Experience Winter Park, CO SKI-IN/SKI-OUT Two Bedroom, two bath condos at the Zephyre Lift tickets 5/6 Days Ground transportation to Winter Park Baggage handling for Lodging Welcome Party! Kick-off Party Included Travel (currently booked on UA with one stop from PHL to Denver (baggage fees not included) - Will change to SW from PHL if possible when SW opens ticketing in September (no baggage fees non-stop) $350 Due Now Prior to Nov 15 $100 $350 Due Sept 7, 2011 Nov 15 - Jan 5 Up To $375 $350 DuPayment Schedule: Cancellation Schedule: e Nov 2, 2011 After Jan 5- Full Forfeiture $219 Due Jan 4, 2012 *If trip re-sold all monies less $75 fee will be refunded Questions! Contact Rose or Tim! Rose: 610-696-5949 Cell: BVSA Cancellation Policy: There will be a $75 cancellation fee for any cancellation received prior to 30 days of the departure date or prior to the trip commitment date, which ever comes first. No refunds will be made after 30 days prior to the departure date or after the trip commitment date, whichever comes first, unless the trip is resold. If the space is resold, all monies, less a $75 cancellation fee will be refunded. The trip commitment date is defined as the date the club has to commit to the trip. Trip provider cancellation policies supersede BVSA trip cancellation policy. 7 Make checks payable to: BVSA Mail to: Tim Noonan 1006 Ericsson Drive Coatesville, PA 19320 OPEN TO MEMBERS of BVSA and CLUB MEMBERS OF OTHER CLUBS WITH RECIPRICAL AGREEMENTS
SAVE THE DATE Horseback Riding October 22nd Amish Bike Ride Plus Contact Michele Grant ntlmichele@juno.com Sept 4th Biking, Wine Tasting and Dinner SAVE THE DATE Habitat for humanity Volunteer day OCTOBER 22, 2011 Kayaking on the Susquehanna and Marsh Creek 2011 Creg Friel joined Liz & me for this paddle at the last minute. We started off into the wind and through some fairly heavy chop produced by the big boats going by but, when we turned across the river to the north side, it calmed down and after passing through a group of boats anchored and swimming off the end of Garrett island we were into calm water with lots of herons, nesting osprey and interesting wrecked boats and barges. After passing back under the railroad bridges we were soon back at the launch ramp and ready for a beer! Ian BVSA Kayakers and Friends on Marsh Creek BVSA, P.O. BOX 549 DOWNINGTOWN, PA 19335-0549 Attention Current Club Members: IT'S MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL TIME FOR 2011-2012! Do not miss out on another great year of fun and activities with your BVSA friends! We've made it easy: just use the attached Renewal Application Form from your emailed newsletter or website to renew your membership. For any changes to your information, please use the Enter Changes Only area. You can continue to receive the newsletter online, or if you would like to receive a mailed hard copy of the newsletter each month, please make sure to check the box entitled, Check here to receive a printed copy. If you would like to exclude any information from the Membership Directory, please check the appropriate box next to the information that you would like omitted from the directory. Otherwise, all information will be printed and on-line when the directory appears on the internet and/or in hardcopies. In order to qualify for early ski trip sign-ups, you must be a current member. You have until November 15 th to renew your membership. For anyone who is a non member, you will have to purchase a membership first before you can sign up for a ski trip. You can send in your membership renewals to the club address listed above, but if you want to save time and be processed quicker, please feel free to send you renewals and checks to the following address. Please remember to make your checks payable to BVSA and note that it is for membership, (BVSA) Barbara Cropper Should you have any questions, please feel free to contact me. 533 Summit House West Chester, PA 19382 DON T DELAY-RENEW TODAY, Barbara Cropper,Vice President and Membership Chair. Barb@AnsteyTeam.com 8
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BRANDYWINE VALLEY SKI ASSOCIATION Membership/Renewal Application MAIL TO: BVSA P.O. BOX 549 DOWNINGTOWN, PA 19335-0549 Newsletters are available on-line. Check here to receive a printed copy: Check box to omit information from the directory Name Home Phone Cell Phone Spouse/Significant Other Home Email Children Work Phone Address Work Email Work Spouse Cell Phone City State Zip Code Email Spouse: The Brandywine Valley Ski Association (BVSA) is a year round sports/social club providing a variety of activities. Most of the activities are, to varying degrees, hazardous. By making this application for membership, I voluntarily assume the risks involved. By assuming all risks, I agree not to hold BVSA, its officers, board members, or agents liable for any accident of injury resulting from my participation in a club activity. After reading and understanding this release of liability, I hereby apply for membership in the Brandywine Valley Ski Association. Signature of Applicant Date Signature of Spouse/Significant Other Date The membership year runs from November 1 to October 31. New applications received after June 15 will be considered early signup for the next membership year. Membership Fees BVSA ONLY Individual $ 25.00 $ Date Paid Check No. Cash Couple $ 30.00 $ Deposit Data Amount Family $ 35.00 $ Entered Into Database Initiation Fee (if you were not a member last year) OR Late Fee After November 15 How did you here about BVSA? $ 5.00 $. Total $ Pamphlet Newspaper Internet Web Page Friend Please give name Other 11 Would you like to assist with? Meeting Speaker/Activity Non-skiing Activity The Newsletter The Directory Public Relations Ski Trips Non-Ski Trips Revised 10/2005
Brandywine Valley Ski Association PO Box 549 Downingtown, PA 19335 www.brandywinevalleyski.com SKIING, SKIING, BIKING, BIKING, CAMPING, CAMPING, POOL PARTIES, POOL PARTIES, EXOTIC TRIPS, EXOTIC TRIPS, HAPPY HOURS, HAPPY HOURS, KAYAKING, KAYAKING, RAFTING, RAFTING, HIKING, HIKING, SAILING SAILING Ruffini s Our goal is that you have the best dining experience at an affordable price. Restaurant Lounge & Banquet Room Entertainment Every Saturday Night Daily Specials Texas Hold Em Sundays & Mondays 7PM Sign in Happy Hour Mon-Fri 4:30-6:30 $1 off all drinks www.ruffinis.com Monday 7:00PM www.ruffinis.com 43 North Bailey Road, Thorndale, PA 19372 (behind K Mart on Rt. 30) ~ 610-384-6560 12 ORDER YOU NEW DESIGN T-SHIRTS Contact: Pat Mullins patmullins@verizon.net 610-524-4061