Coaches and Managers,

Just a quick note to close the book on the Spring fundraiser -- our first MVLA Juggle-a-thon.

I will be awarding prizes for various event contests at tonight's club meeting, see below for the details on contests and winners.

The consensus feedback on the event was:

 - It was a ton of fun, we should definitely do it again, perhaps 2X per year

 - The timing of the event was a barrier to participation so we should be able to raise our participation level and more $$ in the future

 - It felt like a first effort; there are opportunities to improve going forward

The quick stats:

 - Approx 25% participation rate among MVLA athletes

 - Approx 50% participation rate among MVLA Spring 08 teams

 - Over $16K of donations received to date

Donations were raised to fund two club priorities:

 - Expand our scholarship budget for qualified players in need

 - After-school rec soccer program for the Mountain View-Whisman Elementary School district

With over $16K, we can afford to both double the club scholarship budget and have over $10K to help start a rec program!

I want to thank everyone who helped plan and participated in the event, including:

 - Erika Duggins and Ann Rodriguez from the SJ Earthquakes Sales & Marketing

 - Ismael Macias from All Star Soccer in Sunnyvale

 - Joe Cannon & John Cunliffe from the Quakes

 - Brandi Chastain and Sisi Lima

 - Organizing committee members: Rodney Robinson, Albertin Montoya, Craig Lund, Adriano Allain, Alex Gillis, Seth Alberico, Duncan Johnson

 - Coaches and Managers who helped promote the event and participated

...but especially the KIDS who generated the sponsors, juggled the soccer ball and came out for a fun Friday evening event.

As always, a big THANK YOU to the parents, families and friends of our kids for their emotional and financial support. We certainly can't run a high-performing soccer club, let alone a fundraiser, without all of you.

Now for the contest winners:

U8-U10

 - 5 min. juggling, most cumulative touches: 331 - Alex Noriega, Pythons

 - 15 min. juggling, most consecutive touches: 206 - Wyatt Dincel, Jaguars

 - Most total team touches: 1,246 - Jaguars

 - Most $ raised by an individual: $268.70 - Pythons player, name TBD

 - Most $ raised by a team: $812.00 - Pythons