March 2011 Newsletter

March 2011 Newsletter

Junior's:

• Congratulations to some of our current players:

Libby Weber – committed, Cornerstone University, 2011

David Ryan Vander Meer – committed, Ball State University, 2011

Megan Vander Meer – accepting visits to Hillsdale, Ferris, Valparaiso and MSU, and mulling over numerous other invitations!

Sydney Vander Meer – visiting Ferris

Maggie Ferrell (2010) – committed, Muskegon Community College, 2011

Sydney Spencer - getting a lot of looks.

You can too. Just talk to David

• Congratulations to our 18’s Boy’s team who just finished their season with another trip to the finals! This group of young men was such a joy to coach and will be missed by Coach Michelle and the 17 National team especially!! Best wishes to the 4 seniors: Wes Cramer, Alec Herin, David Ryan Vander Meer and Cameron Rowland! It is truly the end of an era, as DR and Cam have been playing with us since 2002! Thanks for the memories, guys!!

• Spring Club information is now posted.

• Try-outs: select the appropriate time according to the players current grade.

Elementary/Middle School: March 5, 9:30 – 11:00am and March 6, 5:00 – 6:30pm.

Freshman/Sophomores March 7, 5:30 – 7:00 and March 9, 7:40 – 9:00

Juniors/Seniors March 7, 4:00 – 5:20 and March 9, 6:10 – 7:30

• Private Lessons are options for boys, girls or entire teams. Contact Michelle to schedule a time.

• 2011 Club Beach Volleyball info is up. Join as an individual or have your own team. Be part of the Carpe Diem Beach Club!

Adults:

• Zumba is here! Come to Carpe Diem Sunday evenings at 5:30. No preregistration is necessary, just show up around 5:15, pay the $5.00 fee and get ready to dance the winter weight away!

• Adult Indoor Tournaments E-mail David to register.

March 5^th – Regular/Reverse Coed 4’s

March 26^th – Regular/Reverse Coed 4’s

• Private Lessons are options for men, women or teams! Contact Michelle to schedule a time.

Beach:

• Thanks to the MANY people who made 2010 another fantastic season of beach volleyball! Here are the results from the summer tournaments!

• The 2011 Summer schedule is posted on our website! Our first event is June 18!

Extras:

• Once again, our club teams are taking part in a community service project by collecting food and supplies for the Humane Society of West Michigan! Michelle and the kids volunteer there 3 days a week and have an awesome time with the animals, staff and potential adopters! They see first hand the needs of this organization and hope the entire volleyball community will help in ANY way they can!

Last year, we only asked for dry dog and cat food and collected almost 2,000 pounds!! This year, the list is broader to meet the growing needs of the animals of West Michigan:

Dog Food – wet or dry

Cat Food – wet or dry (We do have a greater need for cat food as most of our donations are for dogs.)

Treats for cats and dogs

Toys

Collars

Hand Sanitizer (used by all volunteers and staff before and after contacting any animal!)

Scrub shirts (one used for each animal contacted, with 3 of us there possibly contacting 23 animals each time, that’s 69 scrub shirts in 2 hours just for us!)

Cash donations (to be used to purchase food)

Please bring any donations to Carpe Diem between now and MARCH 1!

• Advertise YOUR BUSINESS at Carpe Diem! Cost for advertising via a banner is $200. Contact David regarding this opportunity!

• Are you planning an event and need space? Carpe Diem is available for rental! Parties, Basketball, Speakers, Exercise/Pilates/Zumba/Yoga classes, AAU tournaments… If you are interested in renting, please contact David .

• Follow us on Facebook

• Follow us on Twitter - @Carpediemvb

Blessings to you,

David and Michelle Vander Meer

“But Jesus immediately said to them: “Take courage! It is I. Don’t be afraid.”

“Lord, if it’s you,” Peter replied, “tell me to come to you on the water.” “Come,” he said. Then Peter got down out of the boat, walked on the water and came toward Jesus. But when he saw the wind, he was afraid and, beginning to sink, cried out, “Lord, save me!” Immediately Jesus reached out his hand and caught him.” Matthew 14:27-31

January Newsletter

January 2011 Newsletter

January 22 Is the 4th Anniversary in our Facility!

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Junior's:

• Community Service project starts January 24! Complete information is under “Extras” below!

• 2010/2011 club teams are posted!

• Congratulations to our Varsity Fall Club team! They took second place in a tournament and won two tournaments. Congrats to these amazing young ladies.

• Private Lessons are options for boys, girls or entire teams. Contact Michelle to schedule a time.

• 2011 Club Beach info is coming soon! Be part of the Carpe Diem Beach Club!

Adults:

• Zumba is coming to the Carpe Diem facility Sunday evenings at 5:30 beginning January 30^th! No preregistration is necessary; just show up around 5:15, pay the $5.00 fee and get ready to dance the winter weight away!

• Winter Indoor Leagues are now posted Register your team for the next session of Men’s 4’s, Women’s 4’s, Coed 4’s & Women’s 6’s.

• Adult Indoor Tournaments – The 2011 Adult Tournament schedule on our website. E-mail David to register.

January 29^th - Regular/Reverse Coed 4’s

February 12^th – Regular/Reverse Coed 4’s

March 5^th – Regular/Reverse Coed 4’s

March 26^th – Regular/Reverse Coed 4’s

• Private Lessons are options for men, women or teams! Contact Michelle to schedule a time.

Beach:

• Thanks to the MANY people who made 2010 another fantastic season of beach volleyball! Here are the results from the summer tournaments!

• The 2011 Summer schedule is posted on our website!

Extras:

• Once again, our club teams are taking part in a community service project by collecting food and supplies for the Humane Society of West Michigan! Michelle and the kids volunteer there 3 days a week and have an awesome time with the animals, staff and potential adopters! They see first hand the needs of this organization and hope the entire volleyball community will help in ANY way they can!

Last year, we only asked for dry dog and cat food and collected almost 2,000 pounds!! This year, the list is broader to meet the growing needs of the animals of West Michigan:

Dry Dog Food

Dry Cat Food (We do have a greater need for cat food as most of our donations are for dogs.)

Wet Dog Food

Wet Cat Food (We do have a greater need for cat food as most of our donations are for dogs.)

Treats for cats and dogs

Toys

Collars

Hand Sanitizer (used by all volunteers and staff before and after contacting any animal!)

Scrub shirts (one used for each animal contacted, with 3 of us there possibly contacting 23 animals each time, that’s 69 scrub shirts in 2 hours just for us!)

Cash donations (to be used to purchase food)

Please bring any donations to Carpe Diem between now and February 9!

• Follow us on Facebook

• Follow us on Twitter - @Carpediemvb

• Advertise YOUR BUSINESS at Carpe Diem! Cost for advertising via a banner is $200. Contact David regarding this opportunity!

• Help fill up the facility: renting out courts for parties, running basketball teams, bringing in inspirational speakers, exercise/Pilates classes, AAU tournaments, and eventual tutoring programs/after school programs and Bible studies, along with the ‘normal' stuff we do! If you have ANY other ideas for us, please let us know! We need to keep this place filled for financial reasons, but we also desire to use it to help the community! If you are interested in renting out the facility, please contact David

Blessing’s to you,

David and Michelle Vander Meer

You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly. Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous person, though for a good person someone might possibly dare to die. But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Romans 5:6-8

October 2010 Newsletter

October 2010 Newsletter

Junior's:

• 2010/11 AAU Club information is now up! Register now.

Our program offers superior instruction in an atmosphere that upholds honesty, integrity and discipline, and traditionally athletes within our programs exemplify the utmost character, respect and competitive spirit both on and off the court.

• Our Fall Club Varsity team has won two tournaments. Congrats to these ladies.

• Private Lessons are an option for boys, girls or entire teams. Contact David to schedule a time.

• 2011 Club Beach info is coming soon! Be part of the Carpe Diem Beach Team!

Adults:

• Fall Indoor Leagues are now posted Register your team for the next session.

Next round starts the first week of November. Men’s 4’s, Women’s 4’s Coed & Women’s 6’s.

• Adult Indoor Tournaments – The 2010 Adult Tournament schedule and registration is available on our website. October 9^th is our next one, and is Coed 4’s.

October 23 – Regular/Reverse Coed 4’s

November 6^th – Regular/Reverse Coed 4’s

E-mail David to register.

• Private Lessons are an option for men, women or entire teams! Contact David to schedule a time.

Beach:

• Thanks to the MANY people who made 2010 another fantastic season of beach volleyball!

• The 2011 Summer schedule is available!

• Here are the results from the summer tournaments!

Extras:

• Follow us on Facebook

• Follow us on Twitter - @Carpediemvb

• Advertise YOUR BUSINESS at Carpe Diem! Cost for advertising via a banner is $200. Contact David regarding this opportunity!

• Help fill up the facility: renting out courts for parties, running basketball teams, bringing in inspirational speakers, exercise/Pilates classes, AAU tournaments, and eventual tutoring programs/after school programs and Bible studies, along with the ‘normal' stuff we do! If you have ANY other ideas for us, please let us know! We need to keep this place filled for financial reasons, but we also desire to use it to help the community! If you are interested in renting out the facility, please contact David .

Blessing’s to you,

David and Michelle Vander Meer

Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets

the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize. [25] Everyone who

competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it to get a

crown that will not last; but we do it to get a crown that will last

forever.

1 Corinthians 9:24-25 (NIV)