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Hi Everyone,
You have likely already received the email below, but figured I'd send it through Yahoo Groups also. If you haven't received the other copy, you are missing four attachments (just reply to me and I'll send you the attachments separately.) Take care.
Kevin Zoeller
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Hi Everyone,
You have likely already received the email below, but figured I'd send it through Yahoo Groups also. If you haven't received the other copy, you are missing four attachments (just reply to me and I'll send you the attachments separately.) Take care.
Kevin Zoeller
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Hi Everyone,
Hope you are all staying cool this summer. Wanted to give you an update on what the NWAA has been up to. Please feel free to forward this email to any other NHS wrestlers or family of NHS wrestlers.
Logistics - We have elected officers, registered as a non-profit, and obtained tax ID's. A special thanks to AJ Kritzman for helping us with the legal nuts and bolts...AJ completes UCONN Law in the Spring . We are off and running.
- Here is a link to our Mission Statement - www.newingtonwrestlingalumni.org/mission.htm
- Here is a link to our leadship contacts - www.newingtonwrestlingalumni.org/contacts.htm
Website - The NWAA has a website (www.newingtonwrestlingalumni.org). It is always being updated, so check back periodically to see what we've been up to. There are a number of dedications to Rich Hastings. We will be adding a number of photos of Rich Hastings, wrestlers, parents, and teams. Feel free to email any scanned photos to me or the NWAA webmaster, Bruce Fairclough. Special thanks to Bruce Fairclough for his help in creating and maintaining our website...its a lot of work.
Scholarships - The NWAA plans to distribute both academic and wrestling camp scholarships. # and $ are subject to the funds we have available. This year we should be able to distribute at least $1000 in total (although we'll need your help to generate these funds).
Remembering Coach Hastings - We have been in contact with the Superintendent of Schools, Dr. Perlini, and have received approval to dedicate, in the memory of Coach Hastings, a tree and an engraved stone (we'd like to obtain one from Coach's farm) inside the courtyard at the Newington High School. Steve Woods is investigating cost. We are also planning to create a plaque dedicated to Coach Hastings for the High School Awards/Trophy Case outside of the gym. In addition, our website contains almost 80 dedications to Rich Hastings memory (from the Courant's website and from the BlackHawk's website)... www.newingtonwrestlingalumni.org/remembering.htm
Shirts - As a fund raiser, we will be selling Polo shirts embroidered with "Newington Wrestling". Please let me know if you are interested...and I'll save a shirt for you in your size.
Contacts - I have attached a spreadsheet with many of the wrestlers that came through the NHS wrestling program. If you have additional names or contact information or see any errors, please let me know. We'd really like to flush out this list, so any help with email addresses would be apreciated.
Stats - I have attached a spreadsheet with the statistics for every varsity wrestler/match and award. Very exciting to see all of these accomplishments summarized in one document. If you see any errors or have additional information, please let me know. Special thanks to Tim Walsh who has been maintaining these stats for the last several years....lots of work.
Alumni Weekend - We haven't chosen a specific match yet, but we will be planning another Alumni Match this season. I'll keep you posted.
Golf Tournament - The Friends of Newington Wrestling (basically the BlackHawk's "Booster Club") will be running a golf tournament on Saturday, September 23rd at the Stanley golf course. Entrance fee is $125 per golfer. Not a good golfer? Don't worry, its a scramble (aka "best ball") event so that you golf as part of a foursome team and use the team's "best ball" each shot. Even I like it :) Let me know if you are interested and I'll sign you up.
2006-2007 Team - The team is going to be pretty good this year. The 4 individuals that went the furtherest at States are all returning, including Anthony Kaponis. Anthony is one of the most athletic and exciting wrestlers I've ever seen. He wrestled at 171 last year and finished 2nd in the LL, 2nd in the Open, and was unable to continue at the New Englands after he was injured...in a match that he won. Anthony will be a senior this year, and I can't wait to see him wrestle again...some of his matches were the most exciting I've ever seen. His style reminds me of Joe Mendonca's...but really good (just kidding Joe) :)
Dues and Donations - Have you paid your dues for 2006? If not and you are interested in joining, please mail a completed Membership Applicaiton (attached) along with a check for $20 to Kevin Zoeller, 12 Nutmeg Court, Simsbury CT 06070. Members obtain a NWAA car window sticker (image attached) and help to give back to the Newington Wrestling Team. If you are already a member and haven't received your car sticker, let me know. If you are interested in offering your time or expertise to the NWAA, (Membership, Remembrance, Scholarships, or Fund Raising), let me know.
Interested in making a charitable donation for the NWAA Scholarship Fund? Simply include it with your dues. Donations to the NWAA Scholarship Fund are tax deductible.
Dues - Make checks payable to...NWAA
Scholarship Fund Donations - Make checks payable to ...NWAA Scholarship Fund
Any questions or comments, or you just want to shoot the breeze, give me a call or send me an email. Take care.
Kevin Zoeller
860-335-7157
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