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East Penn skaters have been busy! Casey, Connor, Dustin, Greg, Harrison, Justin, Kartik, Rachel, Surabhi, Tim, and Tory all raced at the Middle Atlantic Short Track Championships [pdf] and posted some great times [pdf].  Rachel won 4 of 6 races to win the Novice Division overall.  Harrison took 3^rd overall in the Open A Men's Division.  Dustin & Greg placed 1^st and 3^rd respectively in the Open B group, and Tori placed 1^st in the Open Ladies group.

Daniel Brown had some great races at his first Short Track Age Group National Championships [pdf], making the 1000m semifinal.  Go Daniel!

Other friends are also doing well -- Keith Carroll at the American Cup [pdf] and Jacki Munzel at the Masters International Allround Games.

Great work, everybody!

We'll be ordering East Penn-branded jackets and pants. The jacket will have the club logo, club name, and your name (see the design here). There are two options for pants: sweatpants (unisex) or warmups (guys / girls). The total cost is expected to be somewhere a bit over $100, but will depend on exactly how many orders we get. Send your order to Dustin by Wednesday morning, 21 Dec. (Yes, it's short notice, but we'd like them to arrive in time for the January Thaw meet in Connecticut on 8 Jan. And really, how much time do you need to decide these are awesome?)

By the way, if you're looking for the skin suit information, it's here.

East Penn's annual trip to Lake Placid will take place on President's Day Weekend (three nights, 17-20 Feb). You can come skate the long track, or you can go on the bobsled or skeleton or biathlon. Or you can spend the whole weekend in the house playing games and eating food.

We'll be renting a condo again this year. Pricing is still to be worked out, but will be no more than $100/person. Submit your $50/person deposit by Saturday, 17 Dec.