Greetings everybody, 

I hope this message finds you and yours doing well. Hopefully we can enjoy some nice weather soon! I'm sending this on behalf of Chris as he is out of town. Our chapter was approached by the Athletic Director at Aliquippa to attend their annual career fair in May to have a table to promote officiating and to get in front of "young people" to discuss officiating and part-time work opportunities in the field. I know this may seem as a fruitless effort, but let's think outside the box as to how this could be beneficial for officiating, youth, the community and to potentialy grow our numbers. As officials we like challenges right? That being said, we are looking for a few of you willing and able to attend this event. Further, if you cannot attend to represent BVFO, perhaps your employer can have a table. Below is the link to register if you can for your job. The deadline to RSVP has been extended to April 24. If you are interested in representing BVFO, please reach out to either Chris Healy or myself so as to coordinate (DO NOT fill out the link if you want to join us, only do that if you plan on doing so for your job). We are hoping to be able to do more events like this to promote officiating moving forward and would like to do this as a "try out" and see how it goes. Thanks all for your time and attention. Enjoy the draft and what's left of the off season! Stay well. 

• Aliquippa Future Readiness Career Fair
• Wednesday, May 8
• 8am-12pm
• Jr/Sr. High School gym, Aliquippa
• 
  https://forms.gle/j13XowrWoXiyXuyc7 - fill out this link only if you are attending on behalf of your employer - Reach out to Chris Healy or Bobbie Jo to attend on behalf of BVFO

If anyone is interested in attending this year's PIAA officials convention please contact me. If we have five members of our chapter attend we all save $10 off of our registration. Thanks, Tim

Hello fellow officials!  

We will be starting up the off-season study sessions again.  We will be starting back up on February 18th, at 7 pm, the week after the Super Bowl.   I have added the chapter rule interpreters and secretaries to this communication.  Can you please pass this information on to your respective members?

February 18^th at 7 pm and will run for 1 hour.  These are in no way required or mandatory, however, if you would like to jump on a Teams Meeting for 1 hour during the off-season all are welcome.

Teams Meeting: https://teams.live.com/meet/9338419627775?p=tXFR9f5f7tVrXbXX

Merry Christmas to all our football  members and their families 

I received the message from Mike Marchinsky Sr. Manager with the Pittsburgh Steelers. I have sent his message to all football officials on the WPIAL Arbiter. I am also sending this message to all Football Chapter Secretaries. PLEASE PASS ON TO YOUR CHAPTER MEMBERS. The Steelers are offering tickets for Sundays 12/3 game vs the Arizona Cardinals. There are 160 tickets available for the 1st 80 officials who send me a message back. I will be responsible for getting your name and your guest name to the Pittsburgh Steelers by this Friday noon.
So the 1st 80 officials who get back in touch with me will have tickets waiting for them and their guests at WILL CALL. Once I have 80 officials I will let the officials past 80 they did not make the list. Notice Mike does say you can pass on to your family but I need the correct names for who will be picking up the tickets at WILL CALL. Please bring some form of identification so you or the person may pick up the tickets.

Hi Nick,

We appreciate all that the high school and youth football officials do in our community and would like to invite 80 (plus a guest) of them to the Steelers vs. Arizona Cardinals game this Sunday with kickoff at 1:00 pm.

We will have their tickets at Will Call on Sunday for them.  They can pass along the opportunity to their family if they like, but just need to give you the correct name for ticket pick up.

Please send a list of names for the tickets over to this group by this Friday at noon so we can sort the tickets for them.  I have 160 tickets total for the officials.

Thanks!
Mike Marchinsky

Thank you for all that showed up last night. We had a wonderful dinner a couple things for the members did not show we have a couple new faces on the board Ryan Marchione will be your vice president Tim link  still will be the secretary and also rules interpreter one new Director Frankie Van O  Quinn Alexander will stay as the other Director Bobby Joe will still be your treasurer Christopher Healy will still be the president  if any of our crews get playoff games. Please let Tim or I know thank you and see you guys next year.

Treasurer’s Report for Oct. 24, 2023 presented by Bobbie Jo Belus

Current Balance: $1,840.50  as of 10/24/23

Income: 

• $45.00 in 2023 Dues money deposited on 11 Oct.

Expenses: 

• $400.00 to Tim Linkenheimer for Secretary & Rules Interpreter duties 
• $100 to Bobbie Jo for Treasurer duties
• $70.54 to Mike Estermyer for paper products
• $535 (estimate) for caterer, Saffran’s
• $100 to Chris Healy for Legion rental & tab in party/smoker expenses
• $1,205.54 estimate for end-of-year expenses
• Final amount and Treasurer’s report to be presented at a later date when everything is turned in and updated balance reported at that time

Business:

• None