Sunday, June 20, 2010

36 days and counting... allow us to introduce ourselves!

Hi! Welcome to our blog, and thanks for joining us on our adventure! We are 36 days away from departure, when we will be leaving on a jet plane to Europe to play ringette and tour around for two weeks :)

This trip has been in the works for over a year... in fact, our very first fundraiser was almost exactly a year ago today! It stemmed from a dream of mine (this is Coach Kelly) of taking a team overseas. It seems to have become reality!!!

28 of us will depart from the Winnipeg Airport on July 26, headed to our first destination, Stolkholm, Sweden. We will travel through five countries (Sweden, Finland, Germany, Austria and the Czech Republic) before returning home on August 8.

There are 17 rostered players, one fantastic honourary player, 3 coaches and 7 parents embarking on this journey. The trip has seemed so far off in the distance for so long (I remember the day we were 300 days away!!) and now we are closing in on a month away!

there is a lot of prep to be done, so in the next month the coaches and players will introduce ourselves and let you know what we are up to preparation-wise. Once we're in Europe, someone will post every day so that our friends and family can be "in the loop" of our adventures overseas. Like the planning and fundraising for this trip, everyone will contribute.

We're glad to have you along for the ride!!

Coach kelly

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