Etiquette Etiquette Etiquette
At our January 5th General Meeting, Ellen, Alexis and Beth Zanis helped us all with the sometimes confusing world of etiquette and manners.  So that they remember this note on the web site, THANK YOU!  (You'd have to be there...)
Snowball's NBF!!
A BIG Snowball Thank-you goes out to our NBF (New Best Friend) Lisa Dent from WUSN US99 radio!  Lisa was our special guest at our April 13th meeting and told us her story of her personal and public battle against cancer.  After Lisa left, Mama T talked about the Snowball Magic team that will participate in this year's Relay for Life.  Nearly every teen at the meeting signed up and committed to attend the Relay!

Lisa had great things to say about Snowball on the radio the next day to about a half-million listeners.  After speaking with her station manager, she contacted us and donated something very special that we'll be using to raise money for Relay for Life.  More info to follow!

Click her to visit Lisa Dent's webpage!!!
Click here for info on this year's Relay for Life!!!!!
The R.O.E. Thanks YOU!!
A HUGE "Thank you" goes out to Antonio Jaeger, Brandon Baenke and Brandon's cousin Brandon Soule for stepping up and helping out the ROE with their film donation project.  They hustled and were able to complete it in just a few days!  If your schedule didn't allow you to help out this time, stay tuned - there will be more opportunities in the future!
What a Weekend It Was!!
Congratulations to Teen Directors Melissa Aguirre and Tegan Knudtson for an incredible 2006 Spring Event!!  The long hours, hard work and dedication really paid off.  It was a weekend full of stuff great memories are made of.  And that's a good thing.  Our next event isn't until next November!! :-(  Thank you Tegan and Melissa!!
2005 Fall and 2006 Spring DVD's Available!
Looking to relive the memories?  25-minute DVD's are available for the 2005 Fall Event ("Living in the Same Box") and the 2006 Spring Event ("All in the Family").  The cost of $5 each goes towards the GFRVOS Relay for Life Team.  Place your order through joe@gfrvos.org .
Rascal Flatts Concert Tickets Raffle WINNER!!!
Congratulations to Jan Sitko, social worker at Burlington Central High School!  The drawing was held at our May 25th meeting, and Jan is the winner of the Rascal Flatts tickets.

The two tickets to the June 10th concert are courtesy of Lisa Dent and WUSN radio.  All of the proceeds go towards the Snowball team's entry to the Relay for Life and the American Cancer Society.

Congratulations Jan and thank you Lisa Dent and WUSN radio!!!!
Relay for Life Update...
Mama T has set up two web sites through Relay for Life for our members to join and for people to make contributions.

If you are on "Snowball Magic" or want to join, click here .

If you are on "Snowball Magic, Too" or want to join, click here.

Spread the word to everyone on your email list and let them know that they can make donations online!  If you haven't turned in your paperwork yet, please contact Mama  T at ktatlock@sbcglobal.net !!!
"Front Street Dancin' "
The Geneva Coalition for Youth is sponsoring their annual street dance - with a live band - on Monday, June 19, 7:30 to 10 PM.  The dance will be on Third Street in front of the old Kane County Courthouse.
Teen Directors Wanted!
Applications are now being accepted for Teen Directors for the Fall event.  Applications are due June 6.  If you need an application or more information, contact Mary at mary@gfrvos.org .  One requirement is that you have big feet, cuz you'll have big shoes to fill!
Leadership Retreat - Save the Dates!
If you are interested in attending the Snowball Leadership Retreat this summer, save the dates of August 14 and August 15.  It will NOT be expensive.  More info will follow!
Relay for Life Bulletin!
Mama Tatlock needs the paper work AND the money in by Thursday June 15 if you plan to be part of the team. She needs to get the Participant paper work in because it has everyone's tee shirt size on it OR you'll just get an Extra Large!
She needs to collect first thing as the meeting starts so that she can get to the bank night on time.  So all you Relay for Lifers - git 'er done!
2006 Fall Event!!
The 2006 Fall Event will be on November 3, 4 and 5 (Friday, Saturday, Sunday) at George Williams Campus in beautiful Williams Bay, Wisconsin!  Applications are available at your school and are due October 4, 2006!!   Go get 'em!   Click on "Event Info" to the left for more...info!
Drug Court and Turn-Around
Mark your calendars for Sunday, October 29 at 5 PM for the return engagement of GFRVOS performance of "Turn-Around" at the Kane County Drug Rehabilitation Court Graduation Ceremony at Geneva High School.
Shop for the Troops a Huge Success!
Thanks to everyone who braved the weather and came out to support our "Shop for the Troops" event on October 26th the Batavia Jewel.  We collected 13 grocery carts overflowing with supplies needed for our troops in Iraq and Afghanistan!  We had support from Ramblin' Ray Stevens from US99, the Waubonsee Community College Criminal Justice Club, Operation Support Our Troops Illinois and Grant's TV and Appliance.  The  Jewel customers and employees - especially our very own Cooki Bernardi - helped make the night bigger and better than we ever imagined.  Check out the pictures in the Photo Album!

Nick Fiorani, the manager of Grant's and Ray Stevens decided to show their appreciation to the students who volunteered their time for such a worthy cause, so they raffled off a 27-inch LCD Television.  The TV was valued at $800!!  And the winner was...Sarah Rodenkirch from Geneva High School!  Congratulations Sarah and thank you again to everyone who helped bring a little piece of home to our troops overseas.
Turn Around and Around
Congratulations to the travelling troupe from GFRVOS and the excellent performances of Turn Around at the Aurora Law Enforcement Awards Banquet and the Kane County Drug Court Graduation!  The audiences included the Mayor of Aurora, Chief Judge Donald Hudson, Drug Court Judge Thomas Mueller,  Illinois State Representative Tim Schmitz and many others.  The combined audiences were around 300+ people.  Everyone involved should be proud of their involvement and for the message that we sent out to the community.  Check out the pictures in the Photo Album!
Life Is a Highway!
Welcome home to everyone who attended the 2006 Fall Event!  By all accounts it was a GFRVOS classic.  Our guest speakers Dan Davis and Vince Bellafiore helped make the weekend memorable, and Teen Directors Alex White and Emily Alford made it truly "magical"!! 
Shop for the Troops - Follow up
Some of our pictures from the Shop for the Troops event have found their way to the US99 web site.  Click here, and then click on the picture of Ray Stevens and the volunteers from Operation Support Our Troops Illinois.

OSOTIL reports that the supplies and letters from GFRVOS were being packed on November 4th and should be shipped on November 8th to Iraq and Afghanistan!  They also told us that we collected over 2100 pounds of supplies.  Hoo-rah!!  Awesome job!!

If you know of anyone serving in Iraq or Afghanistan and would like OSOTIL to send a package to them, send the person's name and address to OSOTIL through their web site at www.osotil.org   .
Reunion Bash was a Bash!
It's always great to see about 100 new best friends get together to celebrate another awesome Snowball event!  The 2006 Fall Event Reunion Bash was a loud and lively evening.

Mark your calendars for March 16, 17 and 18 - the 2007 Spring Event!  Who's thinking about applying for Staff?  How 'bout Teen Director?  'Some big shoes to fill after the job Alex and Emily did on this event!
2006 Fall Event DVD's On Sale Now!
Reserve your copy of the 2006 Fall Event Reunion DVD (Hee, Hee, Hee!).  E-mail Holly at tropigal17@aol.com with your name and how many copies you'd like.  Cost is $5.00 each.  All proceeds will go towards the 2007 Snowball Relay for Life Team!
GFRVOS Goes Long Distance to Make a Difference!
Just as we were getting ready to watch Polar Express at our December 7th meeting, the phone rang.  It was Captain Erin Weaver, calling from Afghanistan to thank Operation Snowball for sending him a package of much needed supplies! Captain Weaver chatted with us on a speaker phone for quite a while, describing the conditions in Afghanistan (two feet of snow and 6 degrees) and telling us how excited he is about the pending birth of his son in January.  He went to Iraq in the first Gulf War, then was in Iraq again in 2003, and is now stationed in Ghanzi, Afghanistan until next August.  If you would like to send him a card or something perhaps a bit larger, his address is:
Captain Erin Weaver
2/1/203 ETT
FOB Ghanzi
APO AE 09345
Congratulations to our New Teen Directors!
Congratulations to Molly Gurbal and Katie Kolzow, the Teen Directors for the 2007 Spring Event!  We know they'll do an awesome job, but they have some big shoes to fill.  Thank you again to Alex White and Emily Alford for their leadership and dedication to GFRVOS!