November 9, 2009

Dear Cambridge-Isanti Boys Hockey Parent:

Welcome to the Cambridge-Isanti high school hockey season. This letter is intended to provide you with a good percentage of the information needed to get you through the entire season. Changes, updates, and new information during the season can be found on our website at

http://www.bluejackets-blueliners.com/index.html.

The Jacket Blue Liners are the booster club for the hockey program. The board of directors is made up of nine parents who are responsible for making financial decisions for the team and for planning/scheduling fund-raisers and special events during the season. This board meets on the second Wednesday of every month at the Isanti arena between July and March. Players' parents are always welcome to attend these meetings to contribute ideas and/or to just stay informed. The funds for our season are obtained through a combination of the Blue Liner participation fee of $160.00 per player and profits earned from numerous fund-raisers held throughout the season. The participation fee as well as your participation in fundraisers will provide your son with the following:

• 10 captains practices prior to the start of the regular season

• Team hat and jacket (1 jacket per high school career)

• Trip to Roseau for an early season jamboree with the following costs covered: bus, hotel, and four meals

• Coach bus to games further than one hour away

Additional expenses paid by these funds are memberships, gifts, special events, and equipment.

The fund-raisers that we normally participate in are:

• March - Pancake breakfast at Applebees in Cambridge

- Tickets are sold by players/parents in advance

- Players bus tables, greet guests, wash dishes, and serve food

- Parents supervise and assist the kitchen

• July - Isanti County Fair cleanup

- Players clean the grounds prior to each fair day

- A few parents are needed to supervise

• September - Cambridge City-Wide Garage Sale

- Sell items donated by parents at a location in Cambridge

- Players and parents needed to help setup, operate, and cleanup

• October - Women's Auction

- Donations from businesses are collected by parents and organized into theme baskets to be auctioned off

- Also ask parents to provide a theme basket as well

- Players setup, greet guests, and cleanup

- Parents supervise throughout and help during the actual auction

• November or December - Grocery bagging at Cub Foods

- Players bag groceries for shoppers at checkout

- Parents needed to supervise

• Home games during the season - Chuck-a-puck

- Sophomore parents needed to sell pucks and gather kids to collect pucks

Other events and activities to note:

• State High School Hockey Tournament tickets

- Players have the opportunity to purchase a ticket packet for all Class AA games

- Orders are taken in September

• Christmas "bell-ringing"

- As a contribution to our community, players ring the bell at the entrance of Cub Foods and Walmart around Christmas time

Communication with so many parents is one of our greatest challenges, so please do not be afraid to ask any questions you have during the season. Our website will soon be our main tool of communication, so get it bookmarked as soon as possible.

Thank you,

Troy Heuring

Blue Liner President