Hold Back the Snow/Winnipeg Oct 12-14

Hold Back the Snow is the first tournament of the year (07-08). This is a mixed tournament and we will be sending two co-ed teams to play. In each of the past 4 tournaments Hopkins has won three and placed 2nd in one.
Details: HBTS will cost players $200.00 and chaperons will be charged $100.00 for the bus ride and $100.00 per night for the hotel room. We will travel by bus, MN coaches, Inc. is the carrier. The team and chaperons will be staying at the Holiday Inn/Airport in Winnipeg. The hotel is 1/2 mile from the playing fields. We leave from Adath parking lot at 2pm on Friday and return to same by around 1 AM Monday morning.
Who is going? We still have room on the girls roster so please notify the captains (Erica, Kari, Erin) if you are planning to go. We are likely to have more boys sign up than can go. Coach Jake will notify the boys who are able to play at the tournament.
Payment: You can pay either by check (payable to Hopkins Ultimate) or pay from your Paypal account. If you use Paypal, you will need to add $6.00 (3%) to a $200.00 transaction, to pay for the ease of use. We have used Mike Schock's paypal account last year and will use that account again this year (docschock@comcast.net).
Mail checks to:
Mike Schock
4316 Glencrest Road
Golden Valley, MN 55416
At the border: Players who are travelling without their parents on the bus will need to have a notarized permission document plus either a valid passport or drivers license/permit/Minnesota ID card and copy of birth certificate. We will have a copy of the document on the blog in one week.

Below is a Q & A fragment taken from the US state department web site re: necessary documentation.

Do I need a passport to go on a cruise or to travel by vehicle across the land border to Canada or Mexico?

No, but it is recommended that U.S. citizens carry and present government-issued identification when requested. Although not currently required to present a document, U.S. citizens arriving by land and sea must still establish to the satisfaction of the inspecting officer that they are U.S. citizens.

Tournament costs:

Bus $3580.68 +tip

Hotel: Each room is $104 CA

Extra: Coaches costs room, travel, per diem for food

Extra: Late night snacks, field food (not generally necessary)

Extra: $215.00 CA for meeting room on Friday pm to orient players to rules/ norms and game play for week-end.

Thanks,

Mike Schock