Peace Arch Soccer Club
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
8:00 pm
Banquet Room Rotary Field House
South Surrey Athletic Park, Surrey B.C.

The normal business of an Annual General Meeting will be conducted at this meeting including:

• The presentation of financial statements for the twelve months ended March 31, 2012
• The presentation of the operating budget for the twelve months ended March 31, 2013
• Election of Directors for the upcoming year

If you are interested in becoming a Director for the upcoming year, please contact the Nominating Committee chairperson Mike Hornak at mhornak@peacearchsoccer.com prior to May 22, 2012.

An Extraordinary General Meeting will be held at a later date to present and vote on the special resolutions required to complete the reorganization that Peace Arch Soccer Club has been working on with Semiahmoo Soccer Club.  A newsletter will be sent to Members that will in part discuss the progress being made on the reorganization.

We are now heading into the cooler, wetter period of our playing schedules and there are a number of items we wanted to bring to your attention that pertain to this.

The first being that we ask that you please ensure that your child is dressed appropriately for both games and practices. This would include having a proper jacket to wear while not on the field (i.e., before and after practice). Another thing to keep in mind when dressing your child for the weather is to not bundle them up too much. The players still need to be able to run around and can overheat if bundled up too much. It is not recommended that they wear a down-filled or similar type of jacket underneath their uniform. If you wish to have your child wear some type of jacket or undergarment, appropriate sporting wear is recommended and is available in branded form from the Club’s online store (www.peacearchsoccer.com).

Last but not least, we understand that it is not always comfortable standing beside the pitch during the inclement weather and you may choose to sit in the comfort of your vehicle or leave the park. If you choose to do this, we ask that you please ensure that you promptly come to the pitch side before and after each game and practice to pick up and drop off your child. When 100 + children finish their game or practice all at once, they have a tendency to run off with their friends in various directions. We must have you or another responsible individual at the pitch to pick them up.

I encourage you all to have your coach’s cell phone numbers and provide them yours. If for some reason you have had to leave the park and will be late returning, it is imperative that you communicate with your coach or manager. As a backup plan for game days, we suggest that you inform your children that if they can’t find you afterwards, that they go stand in front of the concession stand and wait for you there. There are always responsible people there during game days.

Within the soccer development environment that we provide, the health and safety of your child is our number one priority. Your assistance with the items noted above will help ensure this.

Thank you for your cooperation and understanding.

Sincerely,

Mike Hornak
President
Peace Arch SC

South Fraser Soccer Club was granted one of the eight original franchises in BC Soccer’s High Performance League. More information about South Fraser Soccer Club can be found on their website.

• Semiahmoo Soccer Club and Peace Arch Soccer Club are very concerned about traffic safety in South Surrey Athletic Park.
• We ask all park users to exercise their highest level of caution when driving and parking in South Surrey Athletic Park.
• We ask all park users to obey all parking signs in South Surrey Athletic Park (particularly in the drop off zone north of Field 9 and on the roadway west of Field 10).
• We have informed the City of Surrey of our concerns and have asked them to patrol and enforce all traffic regulations in South Surrey Athletic Park.

With your help we can ensure that the park is a safer place for all of the children and adults that use the park on a weekly basis.