Summer Dinners Still Needed

Dinners are still needed for the following dates.  If you are able to provide dinner on any one of these dates, please email me at your earliest convenience.

Thank you!

July 2nd
July 9th - Taken by Brent & Michelle Spore
August 6th - Taken by Steve & Christine Brown
August 20th

M.A.D. News & Upcoming Events

• Block Party Thanks to everyone for coming out to the EFC Block Party last Friday night.  God was gracious and held off the rain until just seconds after we had packed up the ramps.  EFC did a great job on the event with delicious BBQ, a concert, a short testimony, some cool henna tattooing and a great group of teens and leaders.
• Skate & Rec Night Monday marked another great night at Skate & Rec Night.  We enjoyed spaghetti, keep away soccer, skating and an art project to thank the Mrs. McDonald who cleans our facility week after week.
• Pizza at Uncle Pete's This Thursday!  Jr & Sr High Students - Pizza at Uncle Pete's - 3:30-4:30.  Bring $ for soda pop.  Pizza is on us!  Bring a friend. 
• Seahawks and Pizza June 23rd - All Ages!  Pizza and Tour.  Must RSVP by Tuesday June 19th.  Meeting at 4:30 at Uncle Pizza's and leaving after dinner to head to Renton for a tour of the Seahawks Training Center.  Cost is $5 per person.  Remember - RSVP by Tuesday June 19th!
• Mudrun! July 21st - 5K Mudrun! - Run in the mud and help people around the world get clean drinking water.  Join us for an all ages event including: 5K Mudrun, water slide, giant blob, live bands, kids run, t-shirt, and BBQ lunch.  Go to www.worldconcern.org/mudrun to register.  Our team name is "M.A.D."  Our team goal isn't to be the fastest but to get everyone on our team across the finish line in one piece.  If you want to help but cannot join us at the event, you can donate via this link http://www.firstgiving.com/fundraiser/brettelizabeth-spore/5k-mud-run.

BLOCK PARTY - FRIDAY!

Block Party

Friday night
Time: 5-9
Location: Eastside Foursquare Church - 14520 100th Avenue NE, Bothell
What?  BBQ - Concert - Skating

Jr & Sr High Only!
Don't miss out on a great event!  Be there... all your friends will be there!

Slight Schedule Change

In order to accomodate our growing group, we're making a slight schedule change.  Starting next week, Monday, May 14th the schedule will look like this.  Changes are highlighted in yellow.

6:00-6:30 - 6-11 year olds only
6:30 Dinner for all - 6 years old through high school
7:00 - 7:30 - Bible Sessions
8:00 - 8:30 - 12 and older only

Parents - Please do your best to help us as we try this new schedule.  12-19 year olds should arrive at 6:30 in order to pray and have dinner with everyone.  The 6-11 year old group needs to be picked up at 8:00.

This is a trial run.  We'll see how it goes over the next few weeks.  Thank you for your cooperation and patience.  If you have any questions or comments, please contact me.  brett@madskates.com or 206-423-0813.  Thank you.

***Please note: Memorial Day, May 28th, we will be closed.  Please have fun with your families!

Mark Your Calendars...

May 24th 3:30pm
Our first ever - Pizza at Uncle Pete's (Uncle Peteza's Dine In is located just south of the Country Village in the New Safeway Center at 24118 Bothell-Everett Highway, Bothell, WA.
This event is for our 12 and over crowd only.
Pizza will be purchased by MAD Skates.
Bring money to purchase a drink or have some free water with me! :)

Here's What's Happening!

• Thanks to everyone who prayed for our family through this wicked stomach flu.  We are all pretty close to back to normal now.  Special thanks to our local friends and family who offered to run to the store for us or bring us a meal.  You have a special place in our hearts.
• Friday, April 27th
• You have been invited to the open skate session at Canyon Hills Community Church from 6:00 - 11:00pm.
• Cost: Free
• Monday, April 30th
• Pizza
• Video Bible Session
• How we can Make A Difference to children around the world this May.
• Cost: Free
• June 8th - Block Party!
• Eastside Foursquare Church (EFC) is hosting a block party and you're invited. 
• BBQ and Concert provided by EFC with the skate park provided by MAD Skates & Rec Center. 
• EFC Address 14520 100th Avenue NE, Bothell, WA 98011. 
• Cost: Free
• June 23rd - Seahawks Training Center Tour & Lunch.
• We will meet in the Albertson's Parking Lot in Canyon Park at 10:00am. 
• The tour at 12 Seahawks Way begins at 11:00 and will last approximately 1 hour including a tour of the weight rooms and throwing footballs around the indoor field.  Our host, Mike Flood of the Seahawks and Sounders, suggests wearing tennis shoes and comfortable clothing to get the most out of the experience. 
• Afterward, we'll head to Pizza Hut in Bellevue: 15210 SE 37th Street, Bellevue, WA 
• Cost: $5 for lunch.
• We need parents/volunteers to help drive everyone, so if you are available to help with transportation, please let me know. 
• Kids and Teens!!! This is an event you must register for or we will not have a ride for you!

MAD Skates Cancellation

Well I hate to do this, but we are canceling MAD Skates for tomorrow night. Bev is still fighting a nasty cold, and I just picked up a flu that is rocking my world. I cannot remember ever feeling this badly. Please pray for both of us as well as my son, Isaac, who has the flu as well. Thank you.

New Format

MONDAY NIGHTS - Monday nights will still run from 6:00pm - 8:30pm with dinner provided and Bible Session running roughly from 7:00pm-7:30pm. 
CHANGES - 

• The gym will be set up with the front half for skating and the back half for other activities.
• The "other activities" will include:
• games (relays, simon says, challenges)
• basketball
• soccer (still acquiring gear)
• hockey (still acquiring gear)
• scootering
• dodgeball
• kickball.
• There is a sandwich board that states what activity will be taking place in that area for the time determined by the volunteers. We're looking at 20-30 minutes per activity while being flexible based on which kids are in attendance.
• We have acquired a second tv/dvd combo for the 6-11 year old class. This is allowing Teachers Bev & Robb to teach regular Bible lessons most of the time while having a "movie night" on "pizza night." Any great DVD ideas (30 minutes) for this age group would be greatly appreciated especially if anyone has any they can loan us.
• We are starting to do arts/crafts as well as looking into doing small cooking classes. The cooking classes will be limited in class size by the instructor (roughly 4-6 kids) and will take the kids through the entire process from preparation to clean up and may or may not include the actual cooking portion. Currently we're thinking of things like cookies where we do not need a stove top or a knife. :) As for arts/crafts, we are definitely in search of a few good ideas.

If you see a way you might fit into our new Monday Night format in teaching a cooking class, leading an art/craft, teaching either the 6-11 year old or Jr/Sr High Bible Session, or running a 30 minute section of games, we'd love to have you for whatever you are willing to do. We do not need you to commit to being there for the entire night.

501(c)3 Update

Great news!  We not only got our 501(c)3 status reinstated, but it is retroactive to the date of revocation. 

What does this mean?

All contributions in 2011 are tax deductible, and moving forward, we continue with our non-profit, tax exempt status as if nothing had happened. 

God is truly awesome.

David Shelton Passed Away Last Night

David Shelton, the beloved father of one of our long time friends and skater, Connor Shelton, passed away last night after a very long battle over many many years. Although we are excited that he is now with his Eternal Father and the King he loved so much, we are saddened for the family who has lost such a great father and husband.

The memorial service is scheduled for Sunday, March 25th at 3:00pm at Canyon Hills Community Church in Bothell. I would love to see some of the MAD Skates crew at the memorial supporting Connor and his family.

*This is the second father we have lost this school year. Please continue to pray for Kory and Connor who were good friends, our first skaters, and have both lost their very awesome dads this year.