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CURLING ASSOCIATION

October.2007 TO: USWCARepresentatives FROM| USWCA NBPC Chair,Maicia Amold (847)559-1635 [email protected] The 60'hUSWCA Nalional Bonspiel,"Diamondson lce", will be held February13- 17,2008,at the eight-shect DULUTH CURLING CLUB in Duluth, Minnesota. The Holiday lnn Hotel & Suitesin downtownDulurh will be r€saveda1a.aleofS89pcr night(sirgleor double theheadqa{crs for the Bonspiel.Ronmshal€been occupancy).R€servationsmay be madeby phoning(800\477-7089or 218-722-1202andideftirying yourselfas a part ofthe United StatesWomen'sCurling Association. The Kit Party is plamed for wedneedayevening&om 6:00-8:00 pn with the Skip's Meeling beginningat 6:30 pm. Thursdaydmwsarc scheduledfor 8:30 am and I I :30 am with the OpedingDay cercmonybetweenlh€ two dmws. To easeflight planshome,the finals are scheduledto beginSundayat 9:00 arn with th€ Awa.rdsC€renony to follow. A 32-teameventis planned. All gameswill be 10 €ndsandall USWCA womenmemb€rsn'ho havereacbedtheir 2 I " birthday beforeJanu"ry l, 2008, are invited to cnter. Completeinformation regardingthe Bonspielwill be sentflom the host club to the selectedteams. Pleasecompleteand submitthe enclosed"Good Faith" Entry Fofm for teamsor individuals frorn your club who rrish to panicipatein the Bonspiel. All the requestedinlormation is required. The folnl must be in th€ hatrds of vour Ar€r Coordinatorbv November30.2007.rlonq with the ecood Faith' Etrtrv Fe€of$100per tcrm or Sl5 per SiNlc ftrtrv, The fee is reftndable only to dose not dmwn whentheir areais over allocstior. If your club doesNOT int€ndto enter,pl€as€notify your Area Coodinator by e-nail, phone,or r€gularrnail not laterthanNovember 30, 2007. The NBPC MUST know the intentionofevery club. The Toral BonspielEntry Feeis $300per tearn. Upon notification from your Aiea Coordinatorthat your club ruill be participatingin the Borspiel, ggebteam selectedmust submit ihe rernaning sum of $200,with the term mster, The Ar€a coordinator will noti& the teamcontactofthose ro the AEsg.esrClEc&Lbylggglq ,!!qL selectedand sendihe Acceplanceand RosterForrN @t[y to her. Pleasebe cenainto sign and certiry the completedRosterFormsolall l€amschosenfrom your club and seethat they are retumedto the Area Coordinator by thedeadline. The NBPC usesa percentag€allocationsystembasedon the membershipof clubssubmitting"Good Faith ' Eniry Forms. Until all the "Good Faith" entriesarereceived,the Are6 allocationcannotb€ determined. Ifmore thanone teamis enter€d from a club,theclubmustdecidetheorderof eligibilityof its teams. Rem€mber.that in the eventthe Bonspielis not fully subscribedafrerlhe "Good Faith" entry deadline,additional teamswillbesoughtinthefollowingorder:1)ClubTearns,2)CompositeTcaarftomSingleEntriesinanarea.3) CompositeT€amslrom SingleEntnesacrossthe country,4)CompositeTearnsftom SingleEnrdesacrossthe couniryincludingMembers-at-Larg€. Pleaseremindyour tcamsthat the cost ofengraving andtransportingtrophiesto the following season'sBonspiel,is on thiswill bemadeavailableai the awardingoltbe thercsponsibility oflbe winningtearn/club.Information Any questionsmay be directedto your Ar€a Coordinatoror the NBPC Chairmar. I hanksvery mu€hfor yourhelp. Hopetosceyourclubrepresented atrheb0'hUSWCANrtionalBonspi€I.

DATE : TO: FROM:

October,2007 USWCA Representatives MarciaAmold,NBPCChair

To be eligibl€,this enty form andall "GoodFaith"feesmustbe receivedby yourArea coordinator oot rater th.D the deadlile dateofNovember 30, 2007. f Our club doesnot intend to enter a team. our "Good-Faith"feeof $1o0per entry is enclosed.MAKE sEpARATE cHECKS FoR EACH ENTRy. Allchecksforteamsorindividualsnotselect"d*illbe."tu"nffi Pleaselist teamsitr-orderoferigibirity. when r term is acceptedand full paymentis received,further correspondence will bervith the skip unlessa different contactis requested. pleasecompleteq!! reluested information for eachpositio[ club teamentriesare s€lectedbeforecompositeteamsor individuals. CLUB TEAM ONE: Skio: Vice Skip: Secondi Lead:

a.l We havea CompositeTeam iDterested.Our GoodFaith entry feeof $100is enclos€d. COMPOSITE TEAM: Skip: Name Vice Skip: Second: Lead:

we understand our Enay Feeis NOT refundable, unressour teamis not drawnto participatein theBonspiel. Pleasemakecheckspayableto: uswcA Nationarwomen's Bonspielatrd return to your Area coordinator not later than November30,2007. I certify that all membersofcrub reams are womenmembersofthe samecurringcruband that a applicantshavereachedtheir 213.birthday beforeJanuar} l, 200g. Signed Club

USWCARepresentative Date

MORE INFORMATION ON REVERSESIDE

CLUB TEAM TWO: Skip: Vice Skip: Second: Lead:

CLUBTEAM THREE: Skip: Vice Skip: Second: Leadl

SingleEntry(ies)inter€sted.Cood Faith entry feesof $I5 for eachp€11son are eDclosed.(Include namesand sepsrate$r5 entry feesfor any irdividuar wisling to be addea "r , !r"gr"li r,* t"am is not chosen,) SINGLE ENTRY(IES):

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CURLINGASSOCIATION

60th USWCANATIONAL BONSPIEL FEBRUARY13- 17,2OO8 DULUTII CURLINGCLUB,DULUTII.MINNESOTA gglqplgle the enclosedblue applicationform for entrv andretum togetherwith vour ,,cood Faith', Entrt !9c, to your AreN Coordinrtor. Your entriesand feesmust be in your Area Coordinator'shandsby November 30, 2007. The "cood Faidl" Bntry lee is refirndablegdy to thoseteamsnot drawn. please notethat all participantrmust be womenmembelsofthe USWCA and hovereachedtheir 21,!birthdav beforeJanuaryl. 2008. Ifyou do Ie! plan to enterthe Bonspiel,pleaseinform your Arer Coordinator, by e-mail, phoneor regularmail by NoveDber 30, 2007. If you know at rhis time that your cmlrsmore1hm-ore-tEdh-6fFlylirg, a compositeteajir oi ?tsingle enty, pleaseindicateon the application. The .,cood F ith,' Entry Feefor qaghcompleteteamis $100. The "Good tr'aith"EntryFeefor a singleis $15, As a Reorgsentativeifvou plan to stav for the Bonspielandare llot on a chosenteam.oleaseindicateif vou would like to cllrl afld./orbe a timer ifneeded.

---DEADLINEFOR DNTRY:November 30,2007----------East Area Coordinator Loraire Wayboum 35 HampshireRd. Wayland,MA 01778-1023 Central Area Coordinalor Narcy Seitz 2866 Brighton Road ShakerHeights,OH 44120 WisconsitrArea Coordinator Chris Caspel 126l DoverLane CreenBay,WI 54313 West I Area Coordilator MaureenGuay I 3I 74 InglewoodAve[ue Savage, MN 55378 West II Area Coordinator MichelleFrederick 505W lst St.PO Box 255 Argyle,MN 56713-0255

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