I have volunteered on and off at Hespeler Minor Hockey Association for the last 15 years. I had heard about how fantastic the Valentine Dance the Hespeler Hockey Moms put on and about four years ago my wife and I started to experience the phenomenon…..
Every year the dance is sold out and simply a fantastic party time. The Beehive Room at the arena is a large sterile room but during the Valentine Dance it becomes a place to have fun and loose your mind. The age of the people attending range from in their mid 20s to mid 50s.
It starts at 8pm but nobody really comes to 9:30pm and then the insanity starts. Everyone and I mean all 450 people that come through the door are there for one reason only……. to have a good time. The DJ is incredible and the dance floor is jammed all night. It is almost like its the only night out all year for the attendees and they intend to have a no holds barred endless party.
There are also tons of door prizes and silent auction gifts, but by wife Debra and I are having so much fun I forget to bid on stuff and forget where my tickets are for the door prizes. Interestingly I do not forget where the liquor tickets are.
I do know one person to thank for putting on the dance for at least the last few years. Her name is Sony Cress and she does an amazing job of organizing the dance along with the other Hockey Moms.
My wife and I were among the first to leave. We left through the side door at about half past midnight. We had danced almost all night and were exhausted.
There was about 5 people outside the door having a cigarette. The people were friendly and smiled. As I walked by I heard one person say, “They can’t be the from Hespeler if they are leaving this early.” My wife and I laughed and went home thankful we are again part of the yearly phenomenon known as the Hespeler Minor Hockey Valentine Dance.
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