When you are sorrowful look again in your heart,
and you shall see that in truth you are weeping for that which has been your delight.

~ Kahlil Gibran, from"The Prophet"

Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Lace 'em Up!

MARK YOUR CALENDARS
IT'S TIME FOR THE

design courtesy of Spirit Products, Inc

Lots of folks have been working behind the scenes
and the excitement is building, with plans for
T-shirts, a serve-a-thon, raffle prizes, split-the-pot, 
concessions, trophies, medals, school dress-down day...

Junior High Competitions
Saturday, February 5th - 8th Grade Games
Sunday, February 6th - 7th Grade Games

Last year, through the generosity of the community,
$10,000 was raised.
LET'S DO IT AGAIN!

All proceeds from this year's event will be directed to THE BEAR NECESSITIES PEDIATRIC CANCER FOUNDATION. Please CLICK HERE to read more about this organization that funds medical research grants, offers service grants for programs within pediatric oncology facilities across the nation and serves the Chicago-area hospitals with their wonderful Bear Hugs program that eases some of the many challenges a cancer diagnosis brings to patients and their family members.

New this year!
Dust off those shoes.
LACE 'EM UP!

CALLING ALL CARDINALS
Recent Grads & Not-so-Recent Grads
Alumni Games - Friday, February 4th

Contact your classmates and form a team ahead of time.
Or, come on your own and join with others that night.
We'll mix and match groups.
If you're not able to play, show up for the fun of it!
It's reunion time.
We want parents on the sidelines cheering too.
It's time to pack The Barn and make some noise against cancer! 

Arrive at 6:30pm and we'll put a schedule together.
15-minute games.  Lots of playing time.

An entry fee of $20 includes a special Alumni T-shirt.
Medals too.  They even have snowflakes on the back!
Please RSVP through a blog comment below
and include your T-shirt size.
We want to know how many players to expect and 
we need to place the alumni T-shirt order ahead of time.
Respond as soon as possible.  Thank you.
We'll gather at Ledo's afterwards, just like the old days!

I found some old team pictures to motivate you all.

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Yes girls, before I coached I played with the Class of '72.
Hmmm, where am I in this lovely black & white team picture?
We may be part of the Not-so-Recent Grads group now
but we were pretty tough back then. 
I think... if I can remember back that far.
Come on, Wincie, Lynda and Sue!


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The class of '96 has already begun pre-game warmups
through some rigorous Facebook message exercises.
Teammates are getting pretty fired up through
memories of past techniques and game strategies.
There's talk about a team uniform and matching hair scrunchies.
Lord help us! This should be a real treat.
Watch out for Sarah's Team!



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Two of you in this group have sisters on the '96 team.
I'd think you'd want to show up the "old girls"!
Tell Erin M we can have a pasta party. 
She'll get on a plane for that!


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OK, all of you recent college graduates
Come on out and show your stuff!
Remember the color charts I gave you?
What are your color-personalities now?
We've got some serious players in this group
and a few new nurses too, just in case
one of the Not-so-Recent Grads goes down.


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This group is missing a pretty important team member,
and she'd sure love to see all of you out there
showing the others how it's done.
Come home from school for Super Bowl Weekend
and kick back at cancer too!

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You girls were my last team
and I was only able to coach you in 5th grade.
Come on out and show everyone what you're made of
now that you're in high school
cuz you were awfully good back then!

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I only have pictures of the teams I coached,  
and think of how many more of you are out there.
Cletus Coach Sue Lovett Rejdukowski doesn't have 
her team picture. Hmmm, where can it be?
She's been working so hard on tournament preparation
and hasn't had the time to look!


GET ON FACEBOOK AND MESSAGE YOUR FRIENDS.
SPREAD THE WORD!
Please come out on Friday, February 4th.
We'll all have so much fun!
Remember to RSVP with T-shirt size.


THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR GENEROSITY
Mary, Dave, Chris, Sarah, Matt
and ^ Erin ^

If you'd like to order one of the tournament T-shirts,
please click HERE to download a form.
Fill it out and mail it with a check to ~
St Cletus School
Erin Potts Invitational
700 W 55th Street
La Grange, IL 60525

Let us know on the form that you'll be picking the shirt up at the event.
If you live out of town and would like it mailed to you
make sure you include your complete address.
Thank you for your purchase. Your donation is greatly appreciated.

Monetary donations in memory of Erin may also be mailed directly to ~

Bear Necessities Pediatric Cancer Foundation
55 W Wacker Drive
Suite 1100
Chicago, IL  60601






I REALLY HATE CANCER.




DOES ANYONE ELSE 
FEEL THE SAME WAY?

16 comments:

  1. I hate cancer, too.

    Sending our order in this morning.

    xoxoReed

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  2. Ok I can find everyone in that '72 picture!
    You are 2nd row all the way left, Lynda is in the same row 2nd to the right. Sue is front left and Wincie is front right. You Ladies haven't aged a day!! Can't wait to play!!

    Shirt - size Medium

    Sarah

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  3. Hi Mrs. Potts,

    Sarah has rallied the class of '96, looking forward to it! I will take a small t-shirt.

    Maggie Kampton

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  4. I do, too, and I love seeing the way so many people are doing wonderful and creative things with that energy, rather than allowing it to eat them up inside with anger! Running blood drives, tournaments, speaking out, writing, comforting others - you are doing so much good with that feeling. You GO, Mary!

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  5. Wow!! Great job on the post! I think we will have a great turn out for the alumni game....gotten some complaints from some the boys about playing, maybe next year?
    Please continue to RSVP on here with shirt sizes so we have them ready that night.

    Mary, thanks for all your help and inspiration in making this a special event at St. Cletus!!

    Sue Lovett Rejdukowski
    St. Cletus class of 1983
    St. Cletus VB coach

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  6. I'll be there Mrs. Potts! Small shirt please. Can't wait to go back to the barn and play!

    Rebecca

    And GO BEARS!!!

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  7. Way to get the crowd on their feet Mare! I can already feel the energy.

    I'll be there. Can I please have a large t-shirt?

    Thanks,
    Wincie

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  8. This sounds so great! I'm bummed that I won't be in town to stop by and say hello!

    Liz

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  9. I'll totally be there...I need an XL shirt...I think we all know why! :) Can't wait to play with you again!

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  10. What a bunch of hotties in 1972!!! (How did any of us get boyfriends?!) We all look better in black & white! I will be there to watch~not an athelete, I am a much better cheerleader!!! I have the legs for those skirts!
    Glad some nurses will be on hand, you could pop a hammie!
    Sounds like a good crowd for a great cause!
    xxoo

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  11. Wow that picture from my class is horrendous! I will definitely be attending and would like to order an adult small shirt please!

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  12. I'll be there! I mailed in my shirt order form today. I orderd 2 shirts (one for Laura too).
    Katelynn, at least we're rocking the "half up" hairstyle pretty darn well!
    Check out the jersies. Alison and I always looked so lost in ours!

    Annie Vitale (Meyer)

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  13. I'm in. What a great idea for a great cause!! I'm so excited to play and see everyone. Go Class of '96!!

    I'll take a Small T-shirt. Thanks.

    --Katie Dosmann

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  14. Hi Mrs. Potts,
    Can't wait to play!!!!
    I'll take a small t-shirt size!

    Thanks,
    Love,
    Maggie

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  15. Hey Mrs Potts! I'm game!!! Small tee-shirt please!
    Love,
    Emily Hagen

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  16. On behalf of Bear Necessities Pediatric Cancer Foundation’s entire staff, thank you for this incredible show of support!

    Bear Necessities is a 501(c)(3) organization founded in 1992. We are named in memory of Barrett "Bear" Krupa, who died at the age of eight, after a courageous five and a half year battle with Wilms Tumor, a pediatric cancer. Our mission: to eliminate pediatric cancer and to provide hope and support to those who are touched by it.

    Please know how grateful we are for your partnership in this fight against pediatric cancer!

    Thank you again, and good luck this weekend!!

    Karen Roark
    Special Events Manager
    Bear Necessities Pediatric Cancer Foundation
    www.bearnecessities.org

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