Re: Boston College '12-'13 Part III: Save us Hobey-John Gaudreaubey; you're our only
Received this email today re: Pikes Peak Club banquet:
"Dear Parents, Team Members, BC Athletic Department Staff, Board Members, Club Members and BC Hockey Supporters-
Yesterday, during the height of an extremely tense day, we all watched with intense anticipation of the capture of the at large terrorist. Simultaneously, The Pike’s Peak Hockey Club Board was assessing the appropriateness of proceeding with our awards banquet scheduled for Sunday in light of the community security issues. Numerous people were contacted to measure their position on proceeding with the banquet while there was still a “community lock-down” in place. As you all know, the atmosphere was unsettling and quite unnerving.
After consulting with many people involved in the planning and preparation of our banquet, we decided to “postpone” the event and work on a reschedule date to recognize the achievements of not only a very special class in BC Hockey history but also recognize the contributions of all team members. The process to postpone the banquet was difficult but we had to make a decision that we felt was in the best interests of everyone associated with the team, The Pike’s Peak Hockey Club, our membership and our community.
At this time, we are working on arranging another date and possibly another venue to host our awards event. We are in communication with the Westin Waltham Hotel to determine availability there next weekend. Additionally, we are also working with BC to determine the availability of hosting our event on campus. By no means will we diminish the focus or program this class and team richly deserves. I hope you all understand our decision and the process we endured to make this decision under the most extraordinary circumstances. We are part of the BC family and always will be. Although we have been rattled by these horrific acts, we remain steadfast in support of our team and our community. Finally, if you know anyone who was planning on attending our banquet, please let them know we are in the process of rescheduling it for next week at a date/venue to be determined.
I look forward to sharing our revised banquet plans with you by Monday. Thanks to all for your understanding and support.
We Are BC and Boston Strong!
Sincerely-
Barry Hynes"