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MAY 2009 CHOEY MEMORIAL PENTATHLON
XX NEWSLETTER
Finally, some great weather, which
means only one thing - - - It’s time to get ready for summer and
the Choey Memorial Pentathlon XX!!!!! The Choey Memorial
Pentathlon XX will be JULY 17th, 18th and
19th. You only have 6 weeks to call your friends,
make your reservations, and get ready for, wait for it…. the EVENT
OF THE SUMMER – THE SOCIAL EVENT OF THE YEAR! Sign-ups are from
11:00 AM to 12:00 PM on Saturday, July 18th, and the
events start promptly at 12:00 NOON. This is our TWENTIETH
Pentathlon!!!! To be honest, it’s only our 19th year
(for you Pentathlon history buffs you know there were two
Pentathlons in 1992 because Greenie forgot the Ping Pong balls for
BeerPong!). A whole lot of memories, a whole lot of laughs – with
more to come!!!!!
The entry fee is
$130/team. If you would like to pre-register, you must do so
before July 4th. 1- Fill out the entry form enclosed
and return it to the address on the form. ALL entry forms
received on or before JULY 4, 2009 will be given PRIORITY
PLACEMENT into the events requested.
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.
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.
This past year
has been very fulfilling for the both the Choey Memorial
Scholarship Fund and the Marian Cooper Community Foundation. This
year the Choey Memorial Scholarship Fund will hit a milestone by
giving out over $7,000.00 in scholarship money in “09. A truly
unbelievable achievement. The Marian Cooper Community Foundation
has also been busy. First, The M.C.C.F. provided funds for the
winner of the local Spelling Bee to go to the National Event in
Washington D.C. this June. And to top that, the M.C.C.F., in
conjunction with the American Heart Association (shout out to
Tonya Addy) donated 60 CPR kits to the Port Jervis Middle School
and trained 60 students on how to perform emergency CPR! We are
very proud of the work these charities are doing in our community
and we thank each and every one of you for everything you have
done to help these wonderful charities continue their work.
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, cool
t-shirt 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 2009 Pentathlon XX
Special Edition Baseball and River hats for $15 each and an
assortment of other Pentathlon XX items.
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 $35 per person for
rafts and transportation on Sunday. The trip will be the same as
in the past with sandwiches (Valorin-start thinking of your
sandwich order NOW), 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.
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.
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!
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.
There will be
live music both Friday and Saturday nights this year, so hang by
the bonfire, chill with friends and plan on relaxing!!!
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Keeping in Touch:
- Stacey and Joe
Tarbell had their first baby, a boy, Justin Glenn born in February
‘09.
- Art and Rebecca Shannon are
expecting their second baby sometime in the late summer of ‘09.
- Kate Onofry and
Joe Sandberg are engaged to be married in the Fall of ‘09.
- Brian and
Nicole are engaged and just had their first baby, a girl, Violet
born in the Spring of ‘09.
- Foof (Jen) and
Steve go married in March of ‘09 and DAMN did Jen look good!!! (So
did you Steve….)
- Team Adam/Mike
got married-not to each other-Adam married Carolyn and Mike
married Jen.
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!
If sleeping in a
tent just doesn’t do it for you anymore, 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 have built
permanent toilets that are bigger and more comfortable than
previously so enjoy!!!!
Congratulations to Lisa Chai, Sam
Flam, Ben Flam, and Greg Dunham, winners of the Spring 2009 Choey
Memorial Golf Outing, beating out 11 other teams with a score of
(-13). The Spring 2009 Choey raised over $1,400.00! The Fall
2009 Choey Memorial Golf Outing will be Saturday, September 26,
2007. Please check the website for more details.
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.
DON’T FORGET TO CHECK OUT OUR WEBSITE
- WWW.CHOEY.ORG
!!! 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.
WWW.CHOEY.ORG
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
17th, 18th, and 19th!!!!!!!!!!
Pentathlon Staff
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