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Part of Permits Correspondence Rinks permits

Dear Ms. Patterson, Mr. Decastro, Mr. Bromley, et al...

The Gas Station Islanders are a group of community members who wish to make use of a public park in an organized manner one afternoon of the year. We are a recreational hockey team who simply want to pool our skills... bake cookies, play music, teach kids to skate... and bring our families, friends, neighbours outside to be warmed on a cold winter day. Over the last two years, we have had nothing but positive response from the staff and the neighbourhood, and we've raised over $2,000 for charity. This year we plan to donate all proceeds to UNICEF.

OUR EFFORTS HAVE BEEN ON BEHALF OF THE COMMUNITY AND THE RINK. WE DO NOT DEPRIVE ANYONE OF ITS USE DURING THE EVENT. IN FACT, IN THE PAST, IT HAS BEEN CLEAR THAT WE BRING MORE PEOPLE FROM AROUND THE AREA TO THE PARK THAN WOULD OTHERWISE GO ON ANY GIVEN DAY. IN THIS RESPECT, IT IS A PARK/RINK EVENT THAT HAPPENS WITH OUR SUPPORT... NOT THE OTHER WAY AROUND.

Please let us continue this friendly use of our local park without adding fees or paperwork to an otherwise joyful endeavour.

sincerely,
Don Kerr and Kevin Lacroix
Gas Station Islanders
GSI 3rd Annual Family Skate, Hockey Skills, Rock n’ Roll Fundraiserþ
Saturday January 30 2010 Wallace Emerson Rink

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