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The latest Newsletter
from the Pentathlon Staff (May 2007) |
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MAY 2007 CHOEY MEMORIAL PENTATHLON XVII NEWSLETTER |
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It’s that time of year again to break out the Speedos, dust off the
flip-flops, and make plans to get up to The Choey Memorial Pentathlon
XVIII!!!!! The Choey Memorial Pentathlon XVIII will be JULY 13th,
14th, and 15th. You only have 6 weeks to call your
friends, make your reservations, and get ready for, well, you know……
the EVENT OF THE SUMMER! Sign-ups are from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM on
Saturday, July 14th, and the events start promptly at 12:00
NOON. |
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The entry fee is $130/team. If you would like to pre-register, you
must do so before July 1st. 1- Fill out the entry form enclosed, 2-
Place the entry form in an envelope, 3- Place a stamp on said
envelope, 4- Write a check for $130.00 made out to “The Marian Cooper
Community Foundation Inc.”, 5- Put the check in the stamped envelope,
6- Drop the envelope in the mail, 7-Pat yourself on the back. It’s so
darn easy everyone should do it!!!!! ALL entry forms received on or
before JULY 1, 2007 will be given PRIORITY PLACEMENT into the events
requested. |
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The Pentathlon will divide funds raised this year between the Choey
Memorial Scholarship Fund Inc., which benefits local high school
graduates going to college, and The Marian Cooper Community Foundation
of Port Jervis, which strives to benefit the local community. Please
note - you will be making your checks out to the Marian Cooper
Community Foundation. The reason for this is that funds going into
the Marian Cooper Community Foundation can then go into the Choey
Memorial Scholarship Fund. However, donations going into the Choey
Memorial Scholarship Fund cannot go into the Marian Cooper Community
Foundation. Please rest assured that your money will go into both
charities when you write your check to the Marian Cooper Community
Foundation. If you have any questions regarding this new system of
donating, please do not hesitate to contact us. |
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In the past year, Marian Cooper Community Foundation has
made donations to the local community in a number of areas. Last
summer, your donations helped local families during their time of need
when three high school students were killed right before graduation.
The M.C.C.F. donated funds to help these underprivileged families
properly bury their children. Also during the past year, the M.C.C.F.
helped a young man achieve the rank of Eagle Scout by providing him
funds to complete his Eagle badge project of fixing up one of the
local cemeteries that had fallen to disarray. Also this year, the
M.C.C.F. has partially sponsored (with the help of Richards Military
Gifts) a Soap Box Derby car that will race in the Port Jervis Soap Box
Derby - pjsoapboxderby.com - for this year and years to come. The
driver of the car will be a local youth from a family that can’t
afford to build their own car. Finally, in 2007, the Choey Memorial
Scholarship Fund will pay out $6,500 in scholarship money to 12
different recipients. These are YOUR donations at work and we thank
you so very, very much. |
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As always, we cannot
guarantee your events, but if you pre-register, your chances of
getting the events you want will increase significantly. We will only
have room for 6 Wiffleball teams this year, so if this is an event you
want, Pre-Registration is a must. Also, you will be included into a
special drawing only for teams that pre-registered. Please keep in
mind that there are no refunds. |
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For the $130.00
entry fee ($65.00/person), you each get all you can eat and drink, a
pig roast, door prizes, trophies, commemorative beer mug, and lots of
laughs. Of course, all are welcome even if you don’t want to compete;
however a donation of $35.00/person is required. You will also be
able to buy your 2007 Pentathlon XVIII Special Edition Baseball and
River hats for $15 each and an assortment of other Pentathlon XVIII
items. |
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You’ve been
there-you’ve done it - the float on Sunday of course is a must. We
will be using Silver Canoe Rentals again this year, so there will be a
charge of $30 per person for rafts and transportation on Sunday. The
trip will be the same as in the past with sandwiches, beverages (adult
and otherwise), and snacks on the river. If you have never floated
with us, you really should try it, because if you do it once, you’ll
never miss it again. You must have a wristband to go on the river
again this year. You can buy your wristband up until 11am on Sunday
morning at the Pentathlon. You will not be allowed on the river
without it, so please don’t forget. |
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We will have 3
Divisions: Men’s, Mixed, and Women’s. Each division will have
separate rankings and separate champions. However, all teams will
still compete against each other throughout the day. |
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Once again this year
the Early Session will have 5 “Skill” events. Early events start at
12:00 NOON on Saturday (except for Wiffleball which starts at 11am).
The Early “Skill” events are: Horseshoes, Badminton, Wiffleball,
Darts, and Golf. The 3 Late “Fun” Events will start at 3:00 PM on
Saturday. The Late Events are: Egg Throw, Keg Throw, and Relay Race.
Definitely bring cameras for the Late Events! |
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As is traditional,
the raffle will be sandwiched in between the 3 Late Events. The
auction will start at 5:00 PM during the serving of the Pig Roast.
BeerPong starts at 6:30 PM. Another year without “God Bless America”
at dawn – come on – somebody needs to step it up! |
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BeerPong will run
the same as last year. Everyone will be assigned to a table. You
will play on the SAME table all night. Each table will be its own
self-contained tournament. This allows everyone to know exactly where
to be and when to be there. |
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There are plenty of
sponsorships available for this year’s Pentathlon. Whether you are a
small business owner or work for a large corporation, why not sponsor
one of our Pentathlon competitions? For a very nominal fee, a
captivated audience of over two hundred and fifty people will see your
sign/advertisement all day. It’s a great way to get your company name
in front of hundreds of people and you would be donating to charity at
the same time. Please contact us if you are interested in sponsoring
one of the events the weekend of the Pentathlon. |
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We always ask for
help in gathering items for the Raffle and the Auction. Most people
don’t think they have anything to contribute, but we know you do!
Please, if there is anything you can contribute, we really need your
help. Anything you can do will be much appreciated. |
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The raffle will be
run exactly the same way as in the past. Raffle Tickets will still be
priced as follows: 1 Ticket-$5.00, 3 Tickets-$10.00, 7 Tickets-$20.00,
10 Tickets-$25.00, 25 Tickets-$50, 50 Tickets-$75, or 75
Tickets-$100. Place as many tickets as you’d like in the bag next to
the prizes you want. There is no limit. |
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This year’s Auction
will hopefully be bigger and better than in the past. We should have
plenty of sports memorabilia, golf clubs, trips, and New York City
dinners/shows. We’re always looking for new ways to improve so if
anyone has any suggestions or donations, please let us know. |
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Regardless of
whether or not you can make this year’s event, please send us a note
and tell us how you are doing. We care!!! Also, if we haven’t heard
from you in a while, you may get dropped from the mailing list and you
wouldn’t get these wonderful letters twice a year. |
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Keeping in
Touch:
- John and Trish Witt are expecting their second baby
sometime this fall.
- Jen and Joe Homa
welcomed their second baby into the world, Gregory Joseph, on March
15, 2007.
- Adam and Heather
Hubbard had a beautiful baby boy – Coltin – on January 28th,
2007. |
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A Few Housekeeping
items:
As you all know by
now, 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! |
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If sleeping in a
tent doesn’t make you a happy camper, please check our website for
hotel options and phone numbers. Make your reservations early!!!!
Also, keep in mind; we have built 2 private showers in the Shed
complete with hot water to make you all more comfortable. Please take
advantage of them. Also, we will once again have our super-duper
toilets complete with music and air conditioning! |
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Congrats to Matt Polanis, Jim Polanis, Gary Coleman, and
Bryan DiGiantomasso winners of the Fall 2006 Choey Memorial Golf
Outing. The Fall 2006 Choey Golf Outing raised over $1,200!!
Congrats to Mike Hay, Andrew Oh, Dan Wolf, and Marc Greene, winners of
the Spring 2007 Choey Memorial Golf Outing, beating out 7 other
teams. On what turned out to be a beautiful spring day, we raised
over $1,000! The Fall 2007 Choey Memorial Golf Outing will be
Saturday, September 29, 2007. Please check the website for more
details. |
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The Choey Memorial
Scholarship Fund, Inc. and the Marian Cooper Community Foundation are
stand-alone, tax-exempt entities fulfilling all obligations of many
employers’ gift-matching programs. Please keep this in mind, as many
of your employers will match $1 to $1, $2 to $1, or even $3 to $1 for
every dollar you contribute. Please let us know if we can answer any
questions in regards to your company’s specific matching requirements. |
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DON’T FORGET TO
CHECK OUT OUR WEBSITE!!! It has all the information you need for this
year’s Pentathlon. Also, the website contains past results, pictures,
answers to questions, and other information we think you will enjoy.
It’s also a great way to contact us and let us know what you think
about the weekend, the website itself or anything else on your minds. |
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WWW.CHOEY.ORG |
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Feel free to come up anytime on Friday. All are welcome to help set
up and get a jump on the weekend!! Bring your friends and we’ll see
you July 13th, 14th, and 15th!!!!!!!!!! |
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Pentathlon Staff |
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