My sister, Kathleen, is an awesome chica. She used to manage the premier sports baseball, softball, and sand volleyball complex in Albuquerque. It was known as the Sportsplex.
She is also active with little league, All-Stars, and some other alphabet soup baseball related organizations. Point is she is connected to youth and recreational league baseball in Albuquerque.
So, I asked her, "Hey, how hard would it be to organize a baseball tournament?"
Yeah... I kind of set loose an irresistable force... She set about making a few phone calls to the right people and now it looks like we may have the beginnings of a fundraiser tournament for next year... At least the pot is boiling and we have some rocks. Next we need carrots... then celery... how do YOU make Stone Soup? :o)
"On Tue, Sep 2, 2008 at 4:04 PM, Kathleen wrote:
I have already talked to a few people and they are very excited about
the idea of an amature, just for fun and fund raising baseball
tournament. Dana will help us when ever we are ready but I can say
from experience, things like this work best when planned well in
advance. Not only do we need to secure the field space but also I need
to talk to people and get donations for awards and general operating
costs to deflect from the profits. I too want to keep things simple but
there are a few logistics to maneuver for this to happen and that means
that we have to either get it sponsored by Little League or USSSA to
cover insurance since it will be a youth event. Not a huge deal, just
needs some planning."
Heck, come to think on it... Kathleen also knows people on the semi-pro baseball team organization, so there is a slim possibility of organizing an Isotopes event. Like "Vasculitis Night" or whatever... That would mean reaching a more or less attentive of audience several thousand people all at once... Seeing the Vasculitis message played out on the screen and however we decide to do it. I think sporting events might be huge for us...
I love my sister. :o)
: Joseph Carpenter
Albuquerque, NM
CSS Parent, Daughter DX March '08
Central NM Chapter - Vasculitis Foundation
http://www.nmvasculitis.org
She is also active with little league, All-Stars, and some other alphabet soup baseball related organizations. Point is she is connected to youth and recreational league baseball in Albuquerque.
So, I asked her, "Hey, how hard would it be to organize a baseball tournament?"
Yeah... I kind of set loose an irresistable force... She set about making a few phone calls to the right people and now it looks like we may have the beginnings of a fundraiser tournament for next year... At least the pot is boiling and we have some rocks. Next we need carrots... then celery... how do YOU make Stone Soup? :o)
"On Tue, Sep 2, 2008 at 4:04 PM, Kathleen wrote:
I have already talked to a few people and they are very excited about
the idea of an amature, just for fun and fund raising baseball
tournament. Dana will help us when ever we are ready but I can say
from experience, things like this work best when planned well in
advance. Not only do we need to secure the field space but also I need
to talk to people and get donations for awards and general operating
costs to deflect from the profits. I too want to keep things simple but
there are a few logistics to maneuver for this to happen and that means
that we have to either get it sponsored by Little League or USSSA to
cover insurance since it will be a youth event. Not a huge deal, just
needs some planning."
Heck, come to think on it... Kathleen also knows people on the semi-pro baseball team organization, so there is a slim possibility of organizing an Isotopes event. Like "Vasculitis Night" or whatever... That would mean reaching a more or less attentive of audience several thousand people all at once... Seeing the Vasculitis message played out on the screen and however we decide to do it. I think sporting events might be huge for us...
I love my sister. :o)
: Joseph Carpenter
Albuquerque, NM
CSS Parent, Daughter DX March '08
Central NM Chapter - Vasculitis Foundation
http://www.nmvasculitis.org
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