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2008 Bat-A-Que! | |
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The Bat-A-Que is coming - our big ABGSL party and fund raiser - with great team prizes this year! On Saturday May 3rd (or May 10th if it rains - but that's not on the schedule this year) we will see the entire league at Fielding Field for our fifth annual Bat-A-Que. On this one day we will have team photos, a barbeque, an opportunity to thank our sponsors, and our big fundraiser batathon. We have had huge success over the past several years, and hope to have an even bigger success this year. For general Bat-A-Que info, please read on. Or jump directly to the schedule of events or the schedule for teams. Great Team Prizes! As in prior years, all teams whose girls together raise $1,000 or more will receive $40 towards a team ice cream party. Back from last year, any team raising $2,500 or more will receive tickets for the entire team plus three adult chaperones for a day at Discovery Kingdom (formerly Marine World), and all teams raising $1,800 to $2,499 will be entered into a raffle for one of those teams to win the same trip!!!!!! Girls Sponsor Forms and Prizes Sponsor forms were delivered to coaches and managers by April 12th. Please make sure your daughter gets her form, and begins to solicit sponsors right away. To speed the registration process and make things run more smoothly, we are using duplicate forms. Please make sure both copies are legible by helping your daughter record her pledges on a hard surface. If your daughter is missing a form, she can get a new form and envelope from her team manager. Be sure your daughter brings her completed forms and envelope to the Bat-a-Que on May 3rd, along with any money she has collected in advance. All girls who participate in the batathon will receive a free picnic lunch, an ABGSL water bottle with our special new 2008 Bat-A-Que Logo (designed by coach Dawn Nakashima of Nakashima Fine Arts ), a free raffle ticket, and a free dunk tank ticket for a chance to dunk her coach! Girls who raise enough in individual sponsorship will earn special prizes:
Teams will earn $40 towards an ice-cream party if the team as a whole collects at least $1,000 in individual sponsorships. Any team raising $2,500 or more will receive tickets for the entire team plus three adult chaperones for a day at Discovery Kingdom (formerly Marine World), and all those teams raising $1,800 to $2,499 will be entered into a raffle for one of those teams to win the same trip. ABGSL promotional wear will be available for purchase the day of the event--we will also have special Bat-A-Que 2008 Logo T-shirts and Sweatshirts for sale - it's ABGSL's 25th Anniversary! Individual prizewear will be distributed before the end of the season by team managers.
Photo Day In addition to the batathon, May 3rd will also be League Photo Day. All teams are assigned times for taking team (and individual) photos. Photos will be available for distribution by managers before the end of the season, along with trophies. There is an opportunity for families to order extra copies and special photo packages at the event--photo order forms will be distributed by your manager about 1 week before Bat-A-Que. Picnic/Games/Dunk Tank/Raffle We will also have a picnic lunch, free to girls who are participating in the batathon, and available for purchase by family members and friends. The day will also feature live music, games, and a raffle, AND... the always popular Dunk Tank will be back. If you have any softball related items you may be interested in contributing for use in the raffle, please contact Lori Simpson at lasimpson@treadwellrollo.com Volunteers All Bat-a-Que volunteers have been assigned and the schedule will be available soon. (This schedule will be updated many more times before the actual event; please check back here after May 1st to make sure you have the latest info.) Time slots are from 8:30 to 12:30 and from 12:00 to approximately 4:00 (or whenever the field is completely cleaned up.) A couple of people have individually volunteered to work the whole day (a double thank you!!) Morning volunteers arrive at 8:30 to help with set-up (schedule for volunteers is on the way) Photos and Batathon start at 10:00 Lunch will be available from approximately 11:00 - 2:00 We will stop photos, batting, and dunk tank at 12:00 to thank our sponsors & celebrate ABGSL's 25th anniversary Photos, batathon, will resume at 12:30 and continue until approximately 2:15
Games will be open from 10:30 until about 2:30 (Games are free, and lots of fun AND there are fun prizes!) The Dunk Tank will be open from about 10:30 - 2:45. Raffle will be held at approximately 2:45 (need not be present to win - be sure to get your tickets at the Raffle table!!!!!!) Promotional wear will be available for sale throughout the day. Get your slick ABGSL sweatshirt, t-shirt and/or hat to wear about town and let more people know about the league. We will also be selling - THIS YEAR ONLY - 25th anniversary ABGSL items. Clean-up - as long as it takes, most likely until approximately 4:00. All afternoon volunteers are needed until the whole field is cleaned up and the equipment put away. Some areas take longer to clean up than others, so if your area is done, please see what you can do to help everyone else finish. The team schedule for photos, dunk tank and batathon is provided below. Batathon 10:00, Adobe Systems, Berkeley Orthodontics 10:15, Ibble Wibble Wackys, Friedman Brueggemeyer 10:30, Red Oak Realty, San Marco 10:45, The Bark, Vivian Lopez 11:00, Alliance Graphics, Arkin Tilt 11:15, Strategic Economics, Prins Chiropractic 11:30, Zonta 12:30, Autumn Press 12:45, Jane Hammond Events 1:00, Andronico's 1:15, North Berkeley Investments, Five Little Monkeys 1:30, Robinson McNally, Dr. Brehnan 1:45, Impact Fund, On the Beam Photos 10:00, Autumn Press 10:20, Jane Hammond Events 10:40, Andronico's 11:00, North Berkeley Investments, Five Little Monkeys 11:15, Robinson McNally, Dr. Brehnan 11:30, Impact Fund, On the Beam 12:30, Adobe Systems, Berkeley Orthodontics 12:45, Ibble Wibble Wackys, Friedman Brueggemeyer 1:00, Red Oak Realty, San Marco 1:15, The Bark, Vivian Lopez 1:30, Alliance Graphics, Arkin Tilt 1:45, Strategic Economics, Prins Chiropractic 2:00, Zonta Dunk Tank 10:30, Autumn Press 10:45, Jane Hammond Events 11:00, Andronico's 11:20, North Berkeley Investments, Five Little Monkeys 11:40, Robinson McNally, Dr. Brehnan 12:30, Impact Fund, On the Beam 12:50, Adobe Systems, Berkeley Orthodontics 1:10, Ibble Wibble Wackys, Friedman Brueggemeyer 1:30, Red Oak Realty, San Marco 1:50, The Bark, Vivian Lopez 2:10, Alliance Graphics, Arkin Tilt 2:30, Strategic Economics, Prins Chiropractic, Zonta |