im not sure what your plans are on how to use the proceeds but i know that the MSBA Charity Tournament Comittee is starting to gather sponsorship and prizes. what if you held a raffle and used the proceeds for sponsorship in the name of
www.striped-bass.com. i know you sponsored last year but im not sure if you funded it or it was the website members. everyone who joins the raffle could feel like they had a part on sponsorship and the end result is helping unfortunate kids thru "The Make a Dream Come True Fund" a charity run by the Weymouth Elks.
just an idea.
oh ya heres some more info
Massachusetts Striped Bass Association
__________________________________________________ __________
410 Quincy Avenue, Route 53
Braintree, Massachusetts 02184
http://www.msba.net
Dear Friend of Massachusetts Striped Bass Association,
The Massachusetts Striped Bass Association would like to offer your
organization the unique opportunity of being involved in our Sixth Annual
Charity Striped Bass & Bluefish Tournament.
As you may or may not be aware of, The MSBA Annual Charity Tournament is
a weekend long fishing tournament held in Massachusetts State Waters. Last
years tournament, our fifth, grew by over 15%, even in a struggling economy.
Last years Tournament drew over 300 entrants.
For the third year in a row, all proceeds after operating costs will be
donated to a local charity for children. The 2002 tournament raised $2500.00 for the Shiner's Burns Hospital for Children. This year's tournament is being
held to raise money for the Make a Dream Come True Fund, a charity based out of
Weymouth, Massachusetts that grants wishes to terminally ill children.
Another reason this tournament is special is our prize structure. The
Grand Prize for combined weight of Striped Bass & Bluefish is $1000 guaranteed
by MSBA. We will also have prizes for the top 20 places in both the Striped
Bass & Bluefish categories. There are also special awards for juniors and a
giant raffle at the awards ceremony held on the Sunday evening that the
tournament ends.
The dates for this year's tournament are Friday, June 27th through
Sunday, June 29. The tournament is open to all Massachusetts waters and
Official Weigh Stations will be located throughout the State.
Obviously, MSBA cannot make this event happen without Sponsorship at
various levels. This is why we are contacting you with this letter. As a
result of input by many past participants we have worked out three levels of
Sponsorship so that all interested may have equal opportunity to be involved.
These Levels and the benefits to your Organization are listed below:
a.. Major Contributor can be obtained with a donation of cash or
product (retail value) in the amount of $2000 or more. Major Contributors get
their organization's name / logo in the largest stand out print on ALL
tournament advertisements, Weigh Station posters, Tournament Flyers, MSBA Web
Site, and the tournament T- Shirt given to each paid entrant.
b.. Major Sponsorship can be obtained with a donation of cash or
product (retail value) in the amount of $500 or more. Major Sponsors get their
organization's name / logo in large, stand out print on ALL tournament
advertisements, Weigh Station posters, Tournament Flyers, MSBA Web Site, and the
Tournament T-shirt that is being given to each paid entrant.
c.. Sponsorship can be obtained with a donation of cash or product
(retail value) in the amount of $300 - $499. Sponsors get their organizations
logo included in all tournament advertisements, Weigh Station posters,
Tournament Flyers, MSBA Web Site, and the Tournament T-shirt that is being given
to each paid entrant.
d.. Supporter of the tournament is a donation of cash only in the
amount of $100 - $300. Supporters will be listed by name only on Weigh Station
Posters, Tournament Flyers, and the MSBA Web Site.
If you wish to be involved in this year's tournament, we must have your
commitment in writing by March 1, 2003, as we have printing and design deadlines
to meet.
Though it would be easier for our volunteer committee if all product and
monies were received earlier, the deadline for receipt of ALL product and monies
is June 1, 2003. The address for shipping product and mail is:
MSBA Tournament Coordinator Mike Bousaleh
c/o Grove Street Sunoco
357 Grove Street
Braintree, MA 02184
Tournament Contacts
Tournament Coordinator
Mike Bousaleh
H: 1-781-848-8666
M: 1-617-909-2125
EMail:
bigmikeb30@aol.com Tournament Vice Chair
Steve Bailey
H: 1-781-335-0415
M: 1-781-789-2471
EMail:
bails745@attbi.com
On behalf of all the members of the Massachusetts Striped Bass
Association, we would like to thank you for considering supporting our Sixth
Annual Charity Striped Bass & Bluefish tournament.
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