Kurl For Kids: 2023 Event Program

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April 6-8th, 2023 Oakville Curling Club www.kurlforkids.com In support of 32nd Kurl for Kids Pro-Am Charity Bonspiel Event Program

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YOUR IMPACT 10 TOP 10 THINGS TO DO
Event Schedule Your Impact Our Sponsors 5 7 8 Top 10 Things To Do Celebrity Skips K4K Committee 7
CELEBRITY
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What's INSIDE
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PROUD SPONSOR

Letter From the EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

To all Participants, Sponsors, Volunteers, and Fans, I would like to take this opportunity to welcome each of you to the 32nd Annual Kurl for Kids Pro-Am Charityspiel. If you are new to the event, I’d like to welcome you to the Kurl for Kids Family.

The 32nd Kurl for Kids proved to be another huge success as for the second year in a row we raised in excess of $130,300! From that total roughly $107,020 went to the Oakville Hospital Foundation while The Sandra Schmirler Foundation received over $23,300. Thank you to all who participated and donated. We’re stronger than ever as we make our way through our thirties.

For the past 34 years a group of dedicated committee members, celebrity skips, volunteers and curlers have gathered together each Easter weekend in support of children with special needs in our community. Over the years, the event has changed charities, curling clubs and even cities, however what has not changed is that special connection that we all share through the Kurl for Kids Family.

Our family includes former Olympic Champions, National Champions and Provincial Champions, parents of children that have survived difficult births and parents of children that tragically did not survive.

Our family includes charities and foundations that dedicate their efforts to raising money for special care nurseries, paediatric centres, specialized equipment and facilities that are designed with patients’ care in mind and providing the highest quality patient-centered care. Our family also includes a specialized group of curlers who choose to spend their time fundraising for and then curling in one of the best and longest running charity-spiels around. Our family includes a list of people connected to our skips and curlers who support the event through donations, sponsorship and financial contributions.

Over the past 34 years, the Kurl for Kids Family has now raised just over $3 million for children with special needs. We have and will continue to make a difference in the lives of neonatal infants just minutes old, infants in need of specialized equipment and children who need extra care and attention. Our family includes you, and we are grateful to be able to include you.

Enjoy the weekend everyone!

Regards,

EVENT SCHEDULE

Thurs, April 6th, 2023

4:00-6:30pm Check-in/Pledge collection

5:30-7pm Cocktail Party (Cash Bar)

7:00 Final Call to Dinner

7:00-8:30pm Gala Opening Banquet (Semi-Formal)

8:30pm (approx.) Skip and Team Selections

*Hospitality Suite opens after the conclusion of Team Selections –Event Writsband or Guest Wristband required required for entry

(Schedule is to be confirmed and subject to change due to Covid-19 Restrictions by the region and province)

Fri, April 7th, 2023

9:30am Shuttles to the club start

11:00am Draw 1, Game 1 (snacks after)

12:40-12:55pm Opening Ceremonies on the ice (ALL)

1:00-2:30pm Draw 2, Game 1 (snacks after)

2:45-3:40pm ‘Joes & Janes’ Draw to the Button

3:45-5:15pm Draw 1, Game 2 (Dinner after game)

5:30-7:00pm Draw 2, Game 2 (Dinner after game)

8:00-9:30pm Skips Draw to Button Auction

9:30pm The Return of the Live Band Rhythm Works!

10:00pm Toonie Toss (Texas Mickey!)

12:00am Hospitality Suite opens

(Theme= 70’s Party!)

1:30am Last Shuttle Leaves Club

Sat, April 8th, 2023

8:30am Shuttles Start

9:00am BREAKFAST AT THE CLUB

10:00-11:00am Draw 1, Game 3 (4 END Game)

11:15-11:30am Draw 1 Skips Draw to Button Prelim.

Lunch for Draw 1 at 11:30am

11:30-12:30pm Draw 2, Game 3 (4 END Game)

12:30-12:45pm Draw 2 Skips Draw to Button Prelim.

Lunch for Draw 2 at 12:30pm

1:00-2:30pm Draw 1, Game 4 (6 END Game)

2:45-4:15pm Draw 2, Game 4 (6 END Game)

4:30 Skips’ Draw to the Button: Q’s,Semi’s, Finals

4:45 Joe/Jane’s vs Pro Draw Off

4:45-5:15pm Ice Maintenance

5:30-7:00 Event Finals

Dinner at 5:30 for non-finalists

Dinner for Event Finalists after the Finals

8:00pm (approx) Presentations & Closing Remarks

8:30pm Digital D.J. and Karaoke

12:00am Hospitality Suite opens

1:30am Last Shuttle Leaves Club

Who We Are… Why We Do it… What We’ve Done…

We’re a Pro-Am Charity Bonspiel for adults, where celebrity skips – including Provincial, Canadian, World and Olympic Champions – curl with a team of amateur curlers.

It’s for the kids! 100% of the funds raised support kids in crisis through our two preferred charities –locally, the Oakville Hospital Foundation and nationally, the Sandra Schmirler Foundation.

About the NICU/SCN

The Special Care Nursery (SCN) at OTMH provides family-centered and developmentally supportive care to newborns requiring increased observation and care. The SCN provides space to care for our tiniest and youngest patients who are born prematurely or need special care.

The Special Care Nursery features 10 bassinets in a family-friendly environment that offers more space and privacy. The department also includes a ‘care by parent’ room where parents of infants in the SPN can stay overnight with their baby until they are ready to go home.

Over the past 31 years, more than $3 million has been raised for four different Charities and since 2011, Kurl for Kids has raised over $750,000 for the Oakville Hospital Foundation.

O U R S P O N S O R S PLATINUMSPONSORS

GOLDSPONSORS

U R S P O N S O R S SILVERSPONSORS

BRONZESPONSORS

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THE DUNDAS LION CLUB Rachel Morgan - Broker

TOP 10 TOP 10 TTHINGS HINGS TO DO TO DO

“PICK” IS A GOOD THING

Raise the most amount of money and pick your skip first. Don't forget why were all here. It's for the kids!

BROWSE, BID, CURL, REPEAT

With over 100 silent auction items there’s something for everyone. Bid right from your phone. Find out more.

WINE & DINE

Kick off the weekend with dinner and drinks with your favourite celebrity skips

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HURRY HARD

Be sure to purchase a passport! It will give you an all- access pass for raffle tickets and entrance to the draw to the button.

Bid at the live skip auction. No better way to guess the winning skip at draw to the button

STRIKE A POSE

Take a photo in our Hospitality Suite with new and old friends. Don’t forget to tag us at @kurl4kids and hashtag #K4K

HIT THE DANCE FLOOR

Put on your dancing shoes, the live band is back on Friday and Digital DJ Saturday

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SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER

Dress to impress for Karaoke night.

“The 70’s” is the Hospitality Suite theme this year.

TWOOSIE SLIDE

Wanna get closer? Competitive much? Do you like big bottles and you cannot lie? Bring your toonies and toss or slide your way to a Texas mickey!

SWEEP YOUR WAY TO THE PODIUM

Compete for bragging rights and become the 2023 K4K Champions

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How We Play…

Draw Format .

Games are 6 or 4 ends – Refer to Schedules

Points Spiel:

10 Points for a win

1 Point for each end won

½ Point for a blank end

¼ Point for each point scored to a max of 3

The Coin Toss

Winning the coin toss grants you an increased advantage and impacts the game. If you win the flip you will have the choice of either:

Hammer & Rocks (yes both!) OR

½ a Point to Start the Game

So win the toss and you can choose to be winning by half a point before the game even starts. This eliminates the possibility of ties and makes the coin toss decision that much more interesting.

...How We Roll

. Transportation requirements outside of this schedules is the responsibility of the individual curlers. Guests are permitted in the vans but not at the exclusion of curlers. The drivers are volunteering their time. Do not impose on their generosity and please remember to thank them for their efforts and time.

Shuttle Schedule

Friday April 7th

Holiday Inn to OCC

Every 15 minutes

Every 30 minutes

Saturday April 8th

Holiday Inn to OCC 8:30 am – 11:45 am

Please NO Food or Drink in the Vans

Every 15 minutes

7:00-9:00am

Every 15 minutes

Every 30 minutes

Every 30 minutes

9:30pm-
OCC to Holiday Inn
1:30 am
9:30 am
5:00
OCC to Holiday Inn
pm – 8:00 pm
11:00 pm – 1:30 am

Favourite Band: Linkin Park

Pet Peeve: People driving with their high beams on the 401

Most Unusual talent: I can solve a rubix cube in around 60 seconds

Dream Travel Destination: Somewhere on the Mediterranean, Spain or Italy

One thing on my bucket list: Curling in Vegas

2016 Grand slam tier 2 Champion

2014 Ontario champion

2014 Canadian mixed silver medalist

2013 Canadian mixed champion

12ish time men's Ontario participant

4 time TCA Champion

"Go to" karaoke song: I avoid this at all costs!

Celebrity crush: Timothee Chalamet

Most unusual talent: Quick wit

Favourite movie or TV show: Steel Magnolias, Golden Girls

Nickname: T-rev

Favourite song/band: Fade to Black / Pearl Jam

"Go to" karaoke song: Fresh Prince of Belair

Celebrity crush: Jennifer Anniston

One thing on your bucket list: Golfing St-Andrews

Nickname: Bow

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Favourite song/band: Anything by Zach Bryan!!!

Pet peeve: Loud chewers

Favourite movie or TV show: Big Brother!

Dream travel destination: Bora Bora

What would your own hashtag be: #hotmess

Don Bowser (ON) Kate Cameron (AB) Trevor Bonot (NO) Tanner Horgan (ON) (Greg Balsdon)

Favourite song/band: Very hard to pick one! Beatles, Stones, Tom Petty, April Wine, the list goes on!!

Most unusual talent: Memorizing song lyrics. Maybe doing the splits?

Most used emoji: ��

One thing on your bucket list: Bungee jumping

What would your own hashtag be: #CareyOn

Favourite song/band: OPHELIA by THE BAND

Pet peeve: Bad grammar

"Go to" karaoke song: TOO MANY TO NAME - but lets' go with "Don't Stop Me Now" by Queen

One thing on your bucket list: F1 Race in Monaco

Nickname: B-RI (or CHICKLET)

Pet Peeve: It's the start that stops most people

Celebrity crush: Sandra Bullock

Most unusual talent: Curling

Favourite movie or TV show: Field of Dreams

One thing on your bucket list: Retire & own a large acreage in 5 years

Favourite song/band: Rascal Flatts

Celebrity crush: Liam Hemsworth

Most unusual talent: A mean bartender, loves to mix up cocktails

What would your own hashtag be: #letsgogirls

Nickname: Big Mac

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Favourite song/band: Elton John

Celebrity crush: Michael B. Jordan

Most unusual talent: Naming all 50 American States alphabetically

Favourite movie or TV show: Desperate Housewives

One thing on your bucket list: Coach a team at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts ❤❤❤❤

Mackenzie Elias (MB)
Wes Forget (ON)
Jim Cotter (BC) Brian Chick (ON) Chelsea Carey (CA)

Favourite song/band: Justin Bieber

"Go to" karaoke song: I Want It That Way – Backstreet Boys

Favourite movie or TV show: Survivor

Most used emoji: ❤

Nickname : Double K or Care Bear

Most used emoji:

Dream travel destination: Greece

One thing on your bucket list: Dublin for St Patricks day (doing it this year)

What would your own hash tag be: #loveforleads

Nickname : Spesh

Favourite song/band: Nicki Minaj

Celebrity crush: Chris Hemsworth

Favourite movie or TV show: Anything Marvel

One thing on your bucket list: Go on a Safari in Africa

Nickname: JG, Jenny, CC

Favourite Song: Summer/Highland Falls by Billy Joel

Pet Peeve: People in airports in almost every way

Celebrity crush: Marylou Bird

Most Unusual Talent: Naming every World Series winner from ‘85-‘06, who they beat, and how many games the series went

Favorite Movie: Tommy Boy

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Pet peeve: People texting when driving

"Go to" karaoke song: American Pie

Celebrity crush: Ryan Reynolds

One thing on your bucket list: Curl in an event in Scotland

Nickname: McLean

Tyler George (USA) Diane Gushulak (BC) Jen Gates (NO) Amanda Gates (NO) Kerry Galusha (NT)

Favourite Band: Steve Miller Band

Favourite Movie: Rudy

Dream Travel Destination: Napa Valley

Hashtag: #BrierChamp04

Nickname: Robbie Dobbie

Favourite Band: Weezer

Favourite Movies: Rocky or Hoosiers

Favourite Travel Place is Las Vegas

One thing on your bucket list: go to the Ryder Cup in Europe

Nickname: Higgszy

Favourite song/band: Louis Armstrong - What a Wonderful World "Go to" karaoke song: "Fly me to the moon - Sinatra" (I'm terrified of Karaoke but this one I can handle)

Celebrity crush: Ryan Reynolds

Most unusual talent: I can move my mouth in an X. Just ask, inherited trait.

Most unusual Talent: Really soft hair

Fav Movie/TV Show: The Hangover

Dream Travel Location: Bangkok/Thailand

Own Hashtag: #TheSnake

Nickname: Jake The Snake

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Jacob Horgan (NO)
LeDrew
Christine (BC) Ryan (NL) Colin Hodgson (MB) Jake Higgs (NU) Rob Harris (NS)
2014 BC Mixed Championships 3 time BC Scotties Participant 2014 BC Mixed Championships 18 times provincial Participant

Celebrity crush: Chris Pratt

"Go to" karaoke song: Please don't make me sing

One thing on your bucket list: Flying with Nolan

What would your own hash tag be: #haveYouSeenMyKeys

Nickname : Crash, LM, Lolo, Ona B

2019 Brier Participant

2019 Champion Ontario Tankard

2018 Winner Challenge de Curling de Gatineau

2013 2014 Champion KW Fall Classic

2007 Provincial Junior Mixed Champion

“Go to” Karaoke song: Ice Ice Baby – Vanilla Ice

Dream travel destination: New Zealand

One thing on my bucket list: Learn how to play guitar

My own hashtag would be: #roomforimprovement

Nickname: Tay, Tay-Tay, T-Mac, Snow White, Casper ��

Pet peeve: loud eaters

Most unusual talent: I’ve done pushups in the middle of each Casino on the Las Vegas strip.

Dream travel destination: Australia

Fav movie: Austin Powers - the trilogy

Most used emoji:

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Favourite song/band: Elvis Presley

"Go to" karaoke song: “Are you Lonesome Tonight “

Dream travel destination: Ireland

One thing on your bucket list: Portugal

Nickname: PR

Taylor McDonald (AB) Laura Neil (ON) Pat Ryan (CA) Scott McDonald (ON) Lauren Mann (QC)

"Go to" karaoke song: Call Me The Breeze - Lynyrd Skynyrd

Celebrity crush: Jamie Koe

Most unusual talent: Can Sculpture a bird out of an apple

What would your own hashtag be: #havinatime

Nickname: Spilly! Haha this Nick name was adopted after my first K4K hehe

Favourite song/band: “The Dance”

Pet peeve: Being late or loud chewing or slurping

Most used emoji: ��

Dream travel destination: Sweden or Scotland

Nickname: Kimmy or Kiki

Favourite song/band: Shivers by Ed Sheehan

Pet peeve: I don’t have pets

"Go to" karaoke song: Like a prayer by Madonna

Most used emoji:

Nickname: Spice

Favorite movie: Bad Boys 2

Pet Peeve: Slow play in curling/golf

Most used Emoji:

Dream Travel destination: Somewhere amazing on the African continent.

Bucket list: Sky diving

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Favourite song/band: Moulin Rouge Elephant Medley

Go to Karaoke song: Love Shack

Most unusual talent: Saying what other people think without coming off mean

Most used emoji: Eyeroll

What would your own hashtag be: #toooldforhashtags

Jason Smith (USA) Kim Schneider (SK) Scott Saccary (NS) Irene Schori (SUI) Laura Strong (NL)

Favourite song/band: Zach Bryan, Dawns

Go to Karaoke song: Man! I feel like a woman

Most unusual talent: I can touch my nose with my tongue

One thing on my bucket list: To go skydiving

What would your own hashtag be: #firemeup

Most unusual talent: I can play the bagpipes on my throat

Most used emoji:

Dream travel destination: Scotland again!

What would your own hashtag be: #safetyfirst

Nickname: Warky

Favourite song/band: Anything Bowie, Brandi Carlile or Arcade Fire

Celebrity crush: Taika Waititi

One thing on your bucket list: Learning how to fly a plane

What would your own hash tag be: #SkysTheLimit

Nickname : Renny

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Sarah Wark (BC) Raunora Westcott (MB) Meghan Walker (MB)

CONTRIBUTINGPARTNERS

590 Argus Rd, Oakville ON L6J 3J3

OURDONORS

Aramark

Arcelor Mittal Dofasco

Cash Money

Cintas

CNE Concept Plus Costco

Dr Neil Gulati. Dentist

E.D.Smith

Frances Maas

Frito Lay Chips

Hamilton Tigercats

John Wistoski

Kao Products

Living Local Peterborough

Opimian Wine Society

Pickards

Purina

Ron Scheckenberger

Steve Morgan

Stuff Store Lakefield

Taylor Steel

Tim Hortons

Toronto Honda Indy

Twohey Home Furniture

Upper James Toyota

Voortmans

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P a s t C H A M P I O N S

Ann Lafontaine

John Boyd

Ed Avolio, James Lindsay, Rich McQueen

Erin Jamula, Dan Aquin, Michelle Roach

Angela / Barrie Watts (they share a spot)

Karen Watson

Bryan Watson

Stella Kuehn, Mary Scott, Kim O'Malley

Chris Rougier, Tony Gilroy, Scott Bishop

Stu Sankey, Patrick Morris, Joseph Laforet

2022: Tanner Horgan (Skip), Bryan Watson, Tyler Langlois, Bobby Ray

2019: Jim Cotter (Skip), Bryan Watson, France Isabelle, Edison Wai

2018: Scott Foster (Skip), Erin Jamula, Dan Aquin, Deanna Caldwell

2017: Scott Foster (Skip), Lizanne Rowe, Joan Sybersma, Rob Sybersma

2016: Cory Heggestad (Skip), Bill Garner, Mark Fletcher, Adam Gilbert

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FOOD THE WEEKEND

905-664-6448

905-331-0976

Generously supplied by the following:
Ross Food Services

PROUD SUPPORTERS

RACHEL MORGAN - BROKER

2023 Kurl for Kids ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

We would like to express a sincere thank you to the following individuals who have given so freely and generously of themselves and their time to make this a very memorable weekend.

Bill Garner Paul Linetsky John Boyd Ed Avolio Adam Gilbert Marylou Bird Katrina Sale Greg Balsdon Michelle Roach Amanda Barber Melissa Drewery

PROUD SUPPORTER OF K4K

Event Snapshot

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