2010 Ice Bucket

[chris young]

Mark your calendars for the Annual Ice Bucket at Center Chains DGC in beautiful Waterbury,Vermont on Saturday,January 30th,2010.

For 2010, we are going to be supporting 2 charities, The Waterbury Area Food Shelf and the Chittenden Emergency Food Shelf. All proceeds will go to these organizations and we hope you can join us in this effort. In 2009 Ice Bowl tournaments held around the world raised $224,162 and over 55,599 lbs. of food. Come on out and have some fun in the snow playing disc and show your support to your community!

The tournament specifics are posted on the homepage....

Confirmed Donations
-Skinny Pancake : $20 Gift Cert.
-Waterbury Center Gen. Store : 2 Discs
-Magic Hat: 2 Magic Hat Discraft Stalker Z, 1 Magic Hat Discraft putter,tin sign, key chain,bottle opener,2 t-shirts
-Disc Caddie: 1 Innova Pro Katana(w/1st Run stamp), 1 Innova T-shirt, 1 Innova magnetic bottle opener, 2 Disc Caddie scorecard booklets, 1 Discmania P1 Performance Line Putter (w/Maniac stamp).
-Dave Jackson: 2 pairs of Ladies Ski Smartwool socks, 2 pairs of Mens Ski Smartwool socks, 1 pair of Drop Gloves, 2 pairs of Monster Grips.
-Starbucks: Player Prize Package of Tazo Tea Assortment and 4 Toki Tea Mugs
( They will also be making a donation of 10 lbs. of Starbucks coffee to the Waterbury Area Food Shelf and the Chittenden Emergency Food Shelf)
-Johnny Betts: Black Falls DG courses pass
-10Down Disc Golf: Large socks, XL socks, 2 XL shirts, L shirt, M shirt(womens)
-Alchemist: 2 $25 Gift Certificates
- Mad River Glen: 2 Day Passes
-Albin Family Foundation: Hot lunch for everyone & a generous cash donation to our charities
-Sugarbush: Day voucher for disc golf
-Sunflower Natural Foods(Waterbury Ctr): $25 Gift Cert. & Sunflower Canvas Shopping bag ( $40 total value)
-Haloran's True Value(Waterbury): Pair of YakTrak Pro ($30 value)
-Umiak Outdoor Outfitters(Stowe): Full day snowshoe rental for 2 ppl ($36 value)
-Todd Holmes & Marshall Street Disc Golf: 2 Champ Leopards,2 Champ Wraith's,2 Magic putters,2 Vibram Open 2008 DVD's,2 Marshall St shot glasses, 2 erasable scorecards.
-Burton: 1- 155 2010 Blunt Snowboard ($370 value) & 1- 158 2010 Clash Snowboard ($330 value)
*The Clash will be awarded to the raffle winner and the Blunt will be up for grabs to all players*
-City Market(Onion River Food Co-Op): $25 Gift Certificate
- The Cheese Outlet Fresh Market(Burlington,VT.): $40 Gift Certificate
- 3 Penny Tap Room(Montpelier): $20 Gift Certificate
- Onion River Sports(Montpelier): $25 Gift Certificate

Pre-Registered Players(32)
Dave Frothingham
Pete Hess
Charlie Chamberlain
Chris Young
Brendan Bush
Steven Donovan
Ben Parker
Anne Lewis
Josh Rappeport
Todd Holmes
Andy Powell
Aaron Moore
Jeremy Lowcock
Seth McQuade
Matt Blizek
Harry Wendt
Ryan Mahoney
Brendan O'Connor
Al Rosa
Justin Foster
Mark Foster
Troy Thayer
James Sweat
Christian Keidel
Andy Allen
Matt Marro
Juanny Nelson
Kathy Hudson
Owen Hudson
Justin Kaulius
Katie Stansfield
Gary Stansfield

[chris young]

I am going to be maintaining the pre-registration for the Ice Bucket...so if you are planning on coming you can post your name or send me an email at chriskyoung@hotmail.com and we will collect payment the morning of the event. I will also be keeping record of our donations, so again, post here or send me an email if you have a confirmed donation for the Ice Bucket.
Thanks and stay warm!

[chris young]

Happy New Year!...Were off, 2010 has begun and we have our work cut out for us. Big,big year of disc golf here in Vermont, starting with none only than the Ice Bucket. We need donations and we need players to come out and brave the winter elements for a good cause!...So grab your snowshoes,a couple discs and come on out! Welcome Steven Donovan, who has recently moved back to VT. from Georgia and has signed up for the Bucket.
Remember to post any donations for this event and we can update the list for everyone!

[chris young]

Dave has talked with the Waterbury Gen. Store about doing lunch for us and they would be happy to do this. The store needs to know how many people are going to be included in this. So....please post here or send me an email if you are going to be attending the Ice Bucket. I just need your name and we can collect payment the morning before the tournament! Thanks for the help.

[jspring]

I've been working on re-arranging the ol' schedule to be able to play, however, at the moment i'll be in Boston the day of the tourney. If anything changes i'll let you know, Chris. Definitely going to try to help raise some money either way. Should all club members try to raise a little even if they can't make the Ice Bowl?

[Pete Hess]

For anyone who doesn't know much about the Ice Bowl series or the Ice Bucket in general here's my 2 cents:

I'm sure that all of us at some point have thought about how great a place the world would be if everyone spent just a little more time doing nice things for other people. I certainly have. Fortunately for us, we now have that opportunity and you get to play disc golf at the same time.

It is an unfortunate truth that a significant number of our friends and neighbors have trouble keeping food on the table. Whether or not you know it, you probably know someone who has needed help at some point in their life just to keep from going hungry. Fortunately we live in a great state full of local community efforts focussed on keeping everyone in our neighborhoods fed. Since these groups do this full time, they are really good at turning a little money into a lot of food. That's where we come in. Simply by showing up and making a $20 donation, you will get to play 2 rounds of disc golf and most likely walk away with some really cool schwag to boot (thanks to many generous local businesses). That $20 along with every other penny that is donated by players (and non-players) in support of this effort will be presented to 2 food shelves and directly supports people from our communities.

I honestly can't think of a more fulfilling activity and as much as I love playing disc golf and as much as I play throughout the year, the Ice Bowl events are the ones that I remember the most. Fortunately I have had the opportunity more than once to be the person who directly hands off the donation - there is nothing like seeing the gratitude on their faces when I explain that a small group of disc golfers raised over $2000 to support others in their community.

So come on out, bring the thermos of hot chocolate, bring your discs (leave the white ones at home), bring your donations and enjoy a day of disc golf fun where no matter how you play you feel good about it.

Hope to see everyone out there!

[SMDonovan]

Can't wait for the event, all. Quick question (as my dg experience is limited to the Southern states)... do I need to pack my snowshoes? I'm there, either way. Just a little local advise could help. Thanks.

SmD

[Andy Powell]

Usually there is a narrow packed trail down each fairway. Just make sure all your shots land in this 2 foot stretch and you should be fine. The more important element would be ribbons. I lost two or three discs during the Ice Bucket last year because I forgot my ribbons. I was fortunate enough to get 5 of 7 lost discs back last winter, but it's better to not lose them in the first place.

I was taken into the hospital yesterday with a pinched nerve in my lower back, but I intend to be fully recovered and hucking hard by Ice Bucket time. Count me in!

[annelewis]

SO last year some of us spent the week before going out almost every day to pack down the tee pads and trails to baskets as well as up to a 30ft circle around the pins...SO if anyone is looking for some snowshoeing fun this is a great way to get the course in prime winter disc shape for all so we don't need snowshoes!!!

Anne

[chris young]

Would like to thank Steven Donovan who has contact with the owner of Disc Caddie out of Marietta,GA. Steven has got in touch with them and they will be sending some prize packs up for the Ice Bucket! Thanks Steven and thanks Disc Caddie!