Guelph Food Bank

Posted on February 14, 2012 by bully00

Guelph Township Co-ed Slow Pitch

Thank you for your donation of 881 lbs of food during this past Christmas Season. Your generosity makes it possible for us to bring joy and support to those in need during the holiday season and to continue to offer a variety of support programs to our community throughout the rest of the year.

Our Christmas adopt-a-family program supports approximately 150 families and individuals with seasonal food and gifts. In addition, 35 to 75 families access our food programs daily. Many are using our services for the first time as they struggle with financial change and the current uncertain economic times.

Since 1989 the Guelph Food Bank has relied solely on donations from groups like you, as well as businesses and individuals. This support is particularly vital because we are completely independent and receive no ongoing funding from any level of government or The United Way.

Thanks to your help, we are able to continue to offer our core services and to expand our programs to meet the changing needs of our clients .By working together we can make changes that will enrich the lives of others, and create a stronger community.

Thank you again for your support!

Guelph Food Bank

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AGM Scheduled

Posted on November 23, 2011 by bully00

It is time to wrap up the season and begin getting things rolling for the 2012 season.

Some potential new teams have been invited to attend this meeting. They will not have any voting power, it is strictly for information purposes and it is not mandatory that they attend.

The AGM is the only time and place for changes to our Constitution to ensure our league grows and becomes a better place to play for everyone involved. With that being said, the AGM has been set for:

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14th 2011 at 7:00 pm
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS – 84 LEWIS ROAD, GUELPH

We will discuss any and all Constitutional Proposals and elect the Executive for the 2012 season.

If you would like to submit a constitutional proposal or become involved in the executive, this is the meeting that you have to be at!

Constitutional Proposals

Just a reminder of what our constitution says:

  1. CONSTITUTIONAL AND/OR RULES OF PLAY CHANGES
    1. Any suggested changes to either the League Constitution or the Rules of Play shall be made to the League President at least fourteen (14) days prior to the Annual General Meeting.
    2. Changes to the Constitution will only be considered at the Annual General Meeting.
    3. Changes to the Rules of Play will be considered at any regularly scheduled League meeting.

This means that any and all constitutional proposals MUST BE RECEIVED by me no later than November 30th, 2011 to be included in the AGM and to be in effect for the 2012 playing season.

I have not received any constitutional proposals thus far: Just a reminder – when you do submit constitutional proposals, I read them as they are written. I cannot read between the lines so make your points and thoughts well documented.

-some areas of discussion for the meeting:

  • Alignment/relegation
  • City meeting notes
  • Expansion
  • Scheduling/season duration

Election of League Officials

The officers will be elected each year at the Annual General Meeting.
The term of office is from December 1 through to November 31.
Nominations for Executive positions must be submitted in writing to the President/Executive member four (4) weeks prior to the Annual General Meeting.

Presidential nominations must have been a member of the League Executive for at least one year prior to nomination.

At this time, nobody has submitted any intention prior to the above noted cutoff date, I will however allow nominations to be made in writing to me no later than Wednesday November 30th.

And Finally …

If you have a question about Performance Bonds, email brandi@cambridgechamber.com and she can give you an update. All teams Performance bonds will carry over into the new year UNLESS you request a refund. If you require a refund then contact Brandi and she can arrange to have it ready for pickup at the AGM.

You do not have to be the team rep to attend the AGM. However your team will only receive one vote on any matter.

Thanks,

Bruce

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Closing Tourney Wrap-up

Posted on October 5, 2011 by bully00

Well the weather decided to cut us a bit of a break. After a little rain and a short delay on Friday, we got things rolling and managed to keep on track all night. Saturday turned out to be a pretty good day to finish the year off. It started off cold and windy but as the day progressed, the sun came out and the rain stayed away. Finally a dry end to the season!

Congratulations to all the Division Champions and thank you to everyone for another successful season. I look forward to the Banquet and AGM and getting the 2012 season up and running.

D Division

It was an ODD start as the 1st, 3rd, 5th and 7th place teams all won their first games to stay in double life while the rest fought it out on the back end. As the games progressed, the only sure pattern was that the League Champ Roasters were heading to the finals as the undefeated team. Surprising (to themselves) the 8th place Left Stranded team managed to get all the way back to the final after a first round loss. In an even more surprising twist, the Roasters opted to only play one game and gave Left Stranded the win in the first game of the Final without throwing a pitch. However, that wasn’t enough momentum as The Roasters pulled off the second game and took the title for the weekend.

A double dip of League and Tourney Champions – well done.

C Division

After finishing the season as probably the most balanced division from top to bottom, three of the top 4 continued that pattern into the start of the games with the underdog Hackers filling in the final spot. But that was the end of that pattern as the underdog found their way to the final as the undefeated team. On the back end, the last place Balls Deep team and the League champs fought their way back to a quarter final matchup but then the Balls were not so Deep and Scared Hitless knocked them out before taking care of the Gremlins and setting themselves up in the final. But the Hackers were not about to give up and pulled off the win in the first final.

B Division

Another battle of the top 3 teams in the division with a sleeper (CPA Cubs) trying to squeeze their way in. Nissan handily worked their way to the final as the undefeated team as the Habs/Hab Nots fought through the bottom end to meet up with the BP Red Sox in the semi’s. but that was all they could do as Boston Pizza Red Sox beat them in a close one run game to try and avenge the earlier loss to Nissan. It was not to be though, as Nissan pulled off the double dip with League and Tourney champs.

A Division

Once again the top 3 proved their worth and moved through the top portion of the tourney with the surprising Mortgage Architects squeezing into the 4th spot. But that would be the end as the top 2 teams from the regular season fought it out in a tight undefeated game that would see the Dirt Squirrels win over Deep Cold and sit in the final waiting for an opponent. After losing their first 2 games of the tourney, Team Awesome started to be just that and managed to claw their way through 4 more opponents on their way to the final. That is where the gas ran out and the Dirt Squirrels pulled off the 3rd double dip of the day with a Season and Tourney Championship.

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Closing Tournament Rules

Posted on September 23, 2011 by bully00

The rules are simple…

PLAY FAIR – respect each other. Any physical or verbal abuse towards players or umps from another team or from fans of a team will be dealt with accordingly by the Executive.

Schedules are based on seeding in FINAL STANDINGS. Home team will be higher ranked regular season team FOR ALL GAMES.

1 Game ball will be supplied (Teams will add second ball).

ALL Games will be 7 innings or one hour and 15 minutes. No new inning will start after one hour and 5 minutes. If games start to fall behind, umpires will be enforcing the speed of the game and number of innings may be reduced in order to stay on time. Hustle in and out so we do not fall behind!

Mercy rule will be 12 runs after 5 innings.

Since all games must have a winner, if games are tied after 7 innings AND TIME ALLOWS then International tiebreaker will apply (Last legal batter at 2nd base with 1 out). If time does NOT allow, the game will revert back to the last completed inning with a difference in score. Home team does NOT bat if ahead going into bottom of 7.

If rain is a factor then schedules will be adjusted accordingly.

Rain delay (as per UIC discretion): Games will be considered complete if 5 innings have been played and rain stops the game from finishing. If game is tied in 6th or 7th and rain stops the game from completing then scores will revert back to previous completed inning. If there is no change in score, then game may have to be played out later.

Report all scores from Tuesday and Thursday games to gtcspl@slopitchcentral.ca.

Boards will be posted at the tent on the hill near GG6 on Thursday and Friday night and all day Saturday

The Finals will be full 7 innings or 1 hour 30 minutes UNLESS mercy (mercy rule will be 15 runs after 5 for the Final).

The same rules apply for closing the diamonds after the last game on each day. If you are the home team, put the bases away, replace base plugs, turn out the lights and lock up (This includes after Saturday’s final games).

ALL KEYS MUST BE HANDED IN TO SHELLIE (Sox2BU), BRUCE or BRANDI (Mortgage Architects) AFTER YOUR FINAL GAME THIS WEEKEND. Failure to do so will result in fines being imposed as we have to return all keys to the City.

GOOD LUCK TO ALL

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Awards Banquet 2011

Posted on September 19, 2011 by Statsman

NEW VENUE, NEW DINNER, NEW DJ & NEW PRIZES …

When: Friday November 11th, 2011
Where:
Delta Hotel & Conference Centre
50 Stone Road West, Guelph
7:00 pm Dinner (cocktails available beforehand)

* Each team will receive 5 (five) Complimentary Tickets
* Additional Tickets are $33 per ticket
* Ticket Includes: Complimentary Parking, Buffet Dinner, Dancing and the chance to WIN some Great Prizes!!
* Please RSVP me (brandi@cambridgechamber.com) with your numbers by Friday October 21st, 2011 (tickets based on first come first serve)

For those teams who have already contacted me with your numbers, I will send you a confirming email. If you have any questions at all please feel free to email me.

Thank you,

Brandi Sinclair

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