It’s official- On February 12th 2010 we will be having a promotional night with the Indiana Ice! We will be selling tickets and getting a portion of the proceeds. We will have a team table there and will be selling t-shirts as well as pucks for a chuck-a-puck! Chuck-a-puck is where you buy a puck for a certain amount and in-between the second and third periods you will be prompted by the announcer to throw them on the ice. Should they land on some designated places you will win a prize. All the proceeds go to our program from this promotion. There will also be a raffle of a jersey and we will get a portion of that too!

The most exciting news is that we will get a chance to go on the ice between the periods to skate and show how we skate! The kids will do some drills and probably do a breakaway competition. The entire group will be guests of the Indiana Ice and have free tickets for the game. The possibility of getting to visit the locker room after an ICE win is also something to be excited about! We will welcome all of the DAMAR Services team to the game and will have a VIP party deck for our supporters. All of the people who have made this possible will be in attendance from DAMAR Services and the public. We hope to see you there as well!

Please help us make this night a success by going to the Indiana Ice web site soon and purchasing advance tickets for this night. We will be adding the flyer to our site as soon as we get it from the Indiana Ice graphic arts design team. In the mean time we hope you have a happy holidays and a great new year!

On behalf of the entire Indy DAMAR Twisters organization Thank You for your support!

Steve Tofaute
Volunteer Coordinator

As of today the season for the Twisters Special Hockey team will begin on December 6th with our first practice. The practice will be held at the Arctic Zone ice rink in Westfield. As of today November 5th we have 27 skaters who will make up the first team of the Indy DAMAR Twisters. This is way more than initially expected and would make us even more diverse. The coaching staff is engaged in all our clearances and the uniforms are ordered. Now we need to equip our skaters to begin on ice activity. Should you have any equipment you are not using that might help our program to advance please contact us and we will be glad to meet you to take it off your hands. The Carmel Ice Skadium as usual has been extremely helpful!

The Indianapolis Youth Hockey Association (IYHA) voted unanimously to pick up our program and affiliate us with them. The IYHA has been a leader in youth hockey in Indiana for over 40 years and with their help we will thrive as they have for so long. The IYHA has been at Carmel for as long and as we are a part of their organization the equipment exchanges and help will be invaluable. A special thanks goes out to Mrs. Mills of USA Hockey and the IYHA for her help in bringing this into the fold!

On October 11th the first annual Twisterthon took place at the Carmel Ice Skadium. The event was not greatly attended by the public but that didn't stop our athletes from coming out and having a ball. The total of special needs skaters was 27! The number of skaters could reflect the size of the first team of Twisters to be assembled. Twisters volunteer coordinator Steve Tofaute was quoted as saying: "I was blown away by the number of kids who want to start this team and came today! The volunteers and parents were here and all were ready to jump behind this program full force. We are blessed with a group of coaches who will help develope our skaters and build this team. i couldn't have been happier." The current economic situation being what it is we raised almost a thousand dollars but the money was an after thought. The kids skated and had a blast!