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If the cold
months of winter had “dog days,” they would be in February. Too
far from the euphoria of the holidays, not close enough to the
warmth of spring. Heck, there’s only 1 good thing about this
month…THE PENTATHLON NEWSLETTER!!!!!!!!!!!
A recap if you
will…
What a perfect
weekend for the 2004 Pentathlon XV. The sun was out, the beer
flowed, and fun was had by all. A total of 48 teams participated:
23 Men’s, 17 Mixed and 8 Women’s. Helmut and Kucher followed up
last year’s perfect performance with another perfect 90 points and
a second straight Men’s title. In the Mixed Division, Kenny and
Kristine Eissing become the first Mixed team to have both won with
other partners and then win together. Team Eissing edged out Eric
and Crista with a late BeerPong victory that also clinched 3rd
place for Team Eissing Senior! In the Women’s Division, Stephanie
H. continues to rewrite the record books as she won her 4th
straight championship with her 4th different partner,
both new Pentathlon records as she and Tara E. clobbered the
competition.
The float on
Sunday, well, you know, you just can’t say enough great things
about it. If you haven’t joined us on previous trips, give it a
try, we promise it will be worth it.
The 2004
Choey Memorial Pentathlon XV raised the most money in the history
of the event – just under $20,000!!!! You all are truly
unbelievable in your generosity. Words cannot adequately convey
our gratitude and appreciation.
Random
Thoughts and Announcements…
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Matt and Erika Polanis had a baby
boy, Maddox.
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Helmut and Christine had a baby girl,
Anneliese.
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Darren and Jen had a baby girl, Mia.
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Nick and Jen had another baby boy,
Robert Nathaniel.
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Kerri and Bob Hartzell had their
first, Brett James.
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Mike and Heidi had twins, J.T. and
Ryan.
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Jim and Courtney had their first, a
baby girl, Makayla,
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Fred and Krissi Buonocore had a baby
girl, Emily
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Mike and Christine Berg had a baby
girl, Olivia Madison.
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Mary and Keith Sammon had a baby boy,
Austin.
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Jen and Joe Homa (O’Hara) are
expecting their first in May ’05.
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Stacey and Joe have set the date of
their “big party with a priest” in April ‘05.
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Timmy and Stephanie will tie the knot in May ‘05.
The 2005 Choey
Memorial Pentathlon XVI festivities will be the weekend of Friday,
July 8th, Saturday, July 9th, and Sunday, July 10th.
All are
welcome to come up anytime on Friday to help set up, enjoy the
country air, and have a few drinks. You may want to get up there
early as space is always of a premium (especially behind the
trees!). For those less-than-hearty souls, there are several
local hotels in the area. Check out the Pentathlon website for
hotels and phone numbers. Make your reservations early because
rooms go VERY QUICKLY during that time of year. Don’t forget, we
have two private showers complete with hot water in the shed, so
please take advantage of those throughout the weekend.
The events
will remain the same. The Early Session, which starts at noon on
Saturday, will have the following events: Golf (9 holes),
Badminton, Darts, Horseshoes, Foosball, and Wiffleball. If you
want to be in Wiffleball, you must pre-register. The Wiffleball
Tournament will start at 11am on Saturday morning.
The Late
Session, which starts at 3:15, will have the following events: Egg
Throw, Keg Throw, and Relay Race. The Raffle will take place
between the 3 Late Session events and the Auction will start at
6:00pm and will run during the Pig Roast. BeerPong will start at
7:00pm.
The
Pentathlon traditionally divides funds raised between the Joseph
H. Kucher Scholarship Fund, Inc., which benefits local high school
graduates going to college, and a second local or national
charity. Since 1995, the charities have included the American
Cancer Society, the Make-A-Wish Foundation, and the Brittany
Miller Foundation. However, going forward, all monies raised at
future Pentathlons with benefit both the Joseph H. Kucher
Scholarship Fund and the Marian Cooper Community Foundation of
Port Jervis.
In an effort
to come up with new ideas, we have joined
www.iGive.com. iGive.com
enables consumers to shop at online merchants while directing up
to 15% of every purchase to support their favorite causes.
iGive.com's network now offers shopping opportunities to millions
of consumers, donations to more than 11,000 worthy causes, and new
customers for more than 230 merchants. The next time you shop
on-line, go through www.igive.com
and designate the Marian Cooper Community Foundation as
your favorite cause!
We didn’t
set a goal for the 2004 Choey Memorial and we won’t do it again
this year. As mentioned previously in this newsletter, we raised
just under $20,000 last year, totally blowing away any previous
Pentathlon, and certainly beyond our wildest dreams. Every year
we continue to be amazed by the incredible generosity that is
within all of you. Again, thank you.
Don’t be shy
out there, if there is ANYTHING you can contribute, please do not
hesitate to contact us.
The entry fee
this year will be $130.00/team. It’s still a bargain!! If you
pre-register before July 1, you will get preferred placement into
the events of your choice, each team member will receive a limited
edition commemorative Choey Memorial Pentathlon mug, AND you will
also be entered into an exclusive raffle ONLY for teams that
pre-registered. One pre-registered team will win $50 cash, but
you can only enter this raffle if you PRE-REGISTER!!!! Regardless
of when you sign-up, your entry fee includes all you can eat and
drink from Friday morning to Sunday night, door prizes, the pig
roast, live music both Friday and Saturday night with Jon Zanger,
and of course a Kuch original T-shirt. If you want to come up and
not compete, a donation of $35.00/person will be required (the
same as last year).
The raffle will continue to exceed the previous years’ events.
Raffle tickets will cost the same as last year: 1 Ticket-$5.00, 3
Tickets-$10.00, 7 Tickets-$20.00, 10 Tickets-$25.00, 25
Tickets-$50, 50 Tickets-$75, and 75 Tickets-$100. If anyone has
anything to raffle off, PLEASE LET US KNOW. Any and all donations
would be appreciated. Please remember, this weekend has grown to
what it is now because people have contributed their time and
efforts. We could use any and all help to continue to make this
weekend even bigger and better than it has ever been.
There will also be a 50/50 again this year, just as in years past.
We will do the
auction again this year. Every year we seem to get more and more
high quality items. This is due to more and more people getting
the word out about our event and stepping in to help. If you can
donate ANYTHING it would be greatly appreciated. PLEASE LET US
KNOW!!!!!!!!
Of course
there will be rafting on Sunday! The charge will be an additional
$30.00/person for the cost of the raft, transportation, food,
beverages (adult and otherwise) and life jackets. Wristbands will
be required for the raft trip. You may purchase your wristband up
until we leave the Pentathlon site for the river at 11am Sunday
morning. You will not be allowed on the river without a
wristband, so please plan accordingly.
As we did last
year, every competitor will receive a shirt for entering, but we
will sell extra shirts (while supplies last) for $5.00 each.
We will also
have Official Pentathlon XVI Hats for sale; so don’t be shy!
We
are always looking for new ideas to make the Choey Memorial
Weekend bigger and better. For anyone with ideas, donations,
etc., the best way to contact us is through the website, but if
you would like to reach us by snail mail:
Marc Greene
310 Prospect
Hill Rd.
Cuddebackville, NY 12729
845-754-7220 /
201-240-6464
Also, don’t
forget - the Spring ’05 Choey Memorial Golf Outing is scheduled
for May 14th at the High Point Country Club in Montague, NJ.
Details will posted to the website or please contact us via the
website, phone or even mail if you are interested in the details.
Players of all levels are more than welcome in this 4-person/team,
best-ball scramble!
The Choey
Memorial Scholarship Fund Inc., parent of the Pentathlon, is an
official, not-for-profit, tax-exempt entity. Many companies offer
their employees company-matching programs. If your company offers
this benefit, please let us know how we can help you apply for
this.
Please check
us out at
WWW.CHOEY.ORG. Let us know what you think about our
website or anything else about the Choey Memorial Pentathlon
Weekend, and feel free to contact us via the site. Bring your
friends and we’ll see you July 8th, 9th, and
10th!!!!!!!!!!
Keep an eye
out for the May ’05 Pentathlon Newsletter!!!!!
Pentathlon
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