1. We are starting to work on getting the Program
together. This is the booklet that we sell during home games. We
need your help in getting ads. Enclosed find 2 ad forms, feel free
to make more copies if needed. If you own a business, work for someone
or know someone, who may place an ad in our program, we ask that
you approach him or her. It would be nice if we could, at the very
least, have your family’s name in the Fans’ Corner section of the
program. Don’t forget to ask those wonderful grandparents, aunts
and uncles to have their names in the Fans’ Corner, too. You can
contact Tom Pierce @ 508-627-4691,if you have any questions. All
checks should be made out to MV Touchdown Club and sent to address
on the top of this letter, ASAP. Forms must be received by August
24, 2007. Please help to make this year's program the best ever.
2. We annually have the Tempura Booth at the Ag Fair. So this is the
booth that we will need help in. The fair is from Thurs.,
Aug. 16th to Sunday, Aug. 19th. We have set up a schedule
that has 4 shifts of 3 hours each per day. We need at least 4 people
per shift. There are times set up to fit everyone’s schedules. The
work is fun and easy. We will need help on Sunday, August 12th at
9am and Wednesday, August 15th for an hour or so to get the booth
set-up and ready for opening on Thursday and on Sunday eve to take
it down. Please call Beth Kaeka to sign up at 508-693-6095, ASAP. It
will save her a lot of time on the phone.
3. We will be building a new permanent booth at the High
School field. Tom Pierce has come up with a wonderful design,
which includes a ticket booth at the end for the High School’s use. This
booth will allow us to have all our things in one place and not
have the expensive storage unit in Vineyard Haven. We will begin
building it right after the Ag Fair. Estimated cost of building
is $8,000. We will need help to build it, but most important we
will need to get as much materials donated as possible. If you have
any contacts, please call Tom ASAP at 508-627-4691.
4. Sunday, August 26th there will be a Family/Team/Cheerleader
cookout at 5pm next to the football field. Families of
Senior, Junior & Sophomore players are to bring a salad of some
kind. Freshman & Cheerleading families are to bring desserts. The
Touchdown Club will provide burgers, hotdogs, drinks and paper goods. Bring
a blanket and/or chairs for your family to sit on. Also, bring your
sneakers—There will be the Annual Parent vs. Player/Cheerleader
Touch Football Game.
5. Thursday, September 6th is our Kick-Off Banquet
at 6pm in the High School cafeteria. This is a potluck dinner. All
players’ families are asked to bring a dish that would feed their
family plus one more person. Cheerleader families are asked to bring
desserts. If you are unable to attend this dinner with your player/cheerleader,
we ask that you still send him/her with your potluck dish, so as
there will be enough food for all. A Touchdown Club meeting will
be held after the dinner so please plan to stay for a short time.
6. Sunday, October 7th will be our Annual Auction. Once
again, this year we are having the auction at the Holy Ghost Association,
which is in Oak Bluffs. We will be having hors d’oeuvres and a dinner
prior to the auction. Each player/cheerleader is responsible for
acquiring at least 2 items for the auction. The more items we get
to auction off, of course, means that we will be able to help with
the purchase of equipment or other needed things for the Teams.
No item is too small because we have tables set up for silent auction
items. Enclosed find 2 forms needed when acquiring your auction
items. Feel free to make copies for acquiring additional items. Summer
is the best time to go to Island businesses, so please get those
items, NOW.
7. Touchdown Club Meetings are held on the second
Wednesday of each month. The meeting on Wednesday, August 8th will
be held at 7pm at The Oak House in Oak Bluffs. During the season,
however, Touchdown Club meetings are held on every Wednesday before
a home game. These meetings are held at 7 pm in the Health Room
of the high school. We hope that you will come and get involved. When
you get involved you show your support for your son and/or daughter
and the Team.
Please feel free to contact one of us at home between 6pm & 9pm, if you have any questions.