The Inaugural Whitty Tribute Raffle
For every $5 donated, you'll get a raffle ticket. The money donated is going to
a great cause where half of the money

will be donated to Jaden and Kendall Whitmarsh's college fund and the other half
of the money will send children to

Sinjin Smith and Randy Stoklos' Beach Volleyball Camp.

CLICK HERE------>http://bit.ly/1aqZJE

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The Inaugural Whitty Tribute Raffle 2009
The Inaugural Whitty Tribute Raffle 2009 is about to begin! This is my personal
tribute to a great man and friend, Mike

Whitmarsh (aka "Whitty"). Whitty was well loved by his family, friends and
former competitors on the Association of

Volleyball Professionals (AVP Tour).

Beach volleyball is very much a family oriented sport where fans can interact
with their favorite players. In February

2009, our sport lost an icon, Whitty.

I have been a fan of the sport of beach volleyball since 1989.

During the San Diego event in 1993, I unknowingly sat next to Grandma Whitmarsh.
She heard me cheering for Mike and

struck up a conversation. A friendship was born. My frienship with Grandma
Whitmarsh enabled me to get my fan letter

from Whitty (This was after he won the silver medal at the inaugural beach
vollyball Olympic Games in Atlanta in 1996).

Mike's career highlights include 28 victories, the above mentioned silver medal,
numerous accolades while playing on the

AVP Tour and winning over $1.6 million dollars in prize money. Prior to playing
volleyball, Mike successfuly played

basketball in the NBA and college (University of San Diego).

I choose to celebrate his life and legacy with the Inaugural Whitty Tribute
Raffle 2009. I am raffling various items to

benefit:

1) the Jaden and Kendall Whitmarsh college fund

2) to send future beach volleyball players to Sinjin Smith and Randy Stoklos'
beach volleyball camp.

My goals:

1) For Jaden and Kendall to know what kind of impact their father had on his
fans

2) to raise money for the above mentioned causes

3) to inspire people as many people as possible to become involved in our cause


Raffle tickets costs $5. I will try and set up an account via PayPal to make
things easier for people who do not live in

California.

Please feel free to e-mail me at jocelyn.chu.pr@... if you would like to
donate an item or would like to purchase

a raffle ticket.

**Please note that you will be financially responsible for the shipping of the
prizes if you live in Canada or in

Europe.

Sincerely,
Jocelyn Chu


I have items from various sporting events that I have won items in or have
purchased.

At this time, I would like to thank the following people, athletes and
companies:

Lori Okimura, CreativeSportsStrageties.com
Dave Williams, AVP Tour (avp.com)
Diane Pernicone, WOW Products, Inc. (wowpi.com)
Erica Yary, Active Ride Shops (ActiveRideShops.com)
Lisa Hoyle, X-Games Marketing Manager
Tony Hawk
Shaun White
Terje Haakonsen
Mads Johnson
Nicholas Muller
Keir Dillon
Danny Davis
Gigi Ruf
Kevin Pearce
Mason Aguirre
Kelly Clark
Hannah Teter
Ryan Sheckler
Paul Rodriguez and the rest of the Nike SB team
Bruce Irons
Austen Seaholm
Rob Machado
Phil Dalhausser
Randy Stoklos
Sinjin Smith
Holly McPeak
Misty May-Treanor
Angie Akers
Hans Stolfus
Oakley
Vestal watches
Burton Snowboards
Gravis
Anon
Analog
Electric sunglasses
Von Zipper
Factor 54
Vans
Etnies
and more!
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Deeply saddened by this terrible loss ;We will all miss you Mike "Whitty"
Whitmarsh.
# Posted by Unca Nick on February 19, 2009 at 12:57am

It is with great sadness that we heard the recent news just now on Wednesday,
Feb.18th 2009 of the passing of
Mike "Whitty" Whitmarsh. He was one of the kindest,warmest genuinely great
individuals I'd ever had the pleasure
of meeting. Quite frankly I was always in awe of his presence both on and off
the sand. What a tremendous athlete
he was and such a great sportsman and gentleman with no ego whatsoever. As a
small part of the AVP extended family,
Aunt Suzi and I are deeply saddened by this terrible loss as we know all of the
AVP and the beach volleyball community

are. He will always be in our thoughts and prayers. We just wanted to express
our sincere condolences to his family and

friends as we mourn the loss of this wonderful human being.

All our Love & with great respect,

Ian's Aunt Suzi & Unca Nick