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This Week in Athol-Mahar Pop Warner

Week of September 28th

Can you believe we are half way through the season? We have been having a lot of fun so far and have many more weeks of fun to come.

This weeks games:

This week all our teams will be traveling to Leominster to Fournier Field on Sunday Oct 4^th.The game times are as follows:

Tiny Mite/Mitey Mite 9:00 am please arrive by 7:30 am

Junior Pee Wee 10:30pm please arrive by 9:00 am

Pee Wee 1:30pm please arrive by 12:00 pm

Directions will be handed out on Friday. Please see your coaches for caravaning information. We do need volunteers to do the MPR sheets for the away games. Please see the coach or team mom to sign up.

Cheerleading Competition:

Our cheerleaders have two upcoming competitions. Fun Comp on Sunday October 11^th at Assumption College and Local Competition on Sunday October 18^th at Mass Mutual in Springfield. Please come out and support our cheerleaders. See Chris Cooper or Carly Lloyd for more information. Note the correction, Fun Comp is at Assumption College.

Patriots Raffle Tickets:

Central Mass Pop Warner has received two VIP Tickets (including parking) and field access to the December 13^th game vs the Carolina Panthers to be raffled off. The winner will be drawn from all raffle tickets sold throughout the Central Mass teams. The tentative date of the drawing is Early November. Sales are going great, if you need more tickets please see Rachael.

Upcoming Events:

Saturday October 10^th 4pm---Family Cookout—sign up today at the concession stand to let us know you are coming and if you can bring a something to share. We hope to see you there!!

Friday October 16^th 7pm---Parents Night Out -Start spreading the word now. Friday Oct 16^th is Parents Night Out at the Athol-Orange Elks. Fliers with more information will be coming out soon. This is an adult event that is open to the public. We are asking that the Pop Warner parents bring a dish to share. We will also be making baskets to raffle off at the Parents Night Out. Each team has a theme, they are as follows:

Tiny Mite Cheer----Italian Basket

Mitey Mite Cheer----Chocolate and Coffee Basket

Junior Pee Wee Cheer---Bath and Body Basket

Tiny Mite Football---Arts and Crafts Basket

Mitey Mite Football---Home Décor

Junior Pee Wee Football---Family Fun Basket

Pee Wee Football---Mexican Basket

Reminder:

Please have all water bottles and drinks marked with your child’s name for both practice and games. We have had a lot of bottles left behind or children unable to find their drinks. This will assist in ensuring your child stays hydrated.

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This Week in Athol-Mahar Pop Warner

Week of September 14th

Another fun week of football and cheer! Playing and cheering under the lights was fun even though the rain tried to cause problems. A special congrats to the Tiny Mites who with only 11 players played their little hearts out and scored 4 touchdowns!!

This Week Games:

This week we are at home again, and it's picture day!! We need all players and cheerleaders to arrive 1 1/2 hours before game time so that we can get the pictures done.

TM/MM game 9 am arrive 7:30am

JPW game 10:30am arrive 9:00am

PW game 12:00pm arrive 10:30am

Pictures

Team and individual pictures to be taken the morning of September 20th prior to the games. Picture forms are attached to this newsletter. Please try to make sure all children are there so that they can be part of the team picture.

Bake Sale

Thanks to everyone who brought baked goods to our first home game. We made over $150 at the Bake Sale table. Since we are home again, we are looking for more delicious treats to be sold. Thanks for you support!

Cheer Competition

Mark your calenders now! The cheerleaders have two competitions coming up. Fun Comp on Sunday October 11th and the Cheer Competition on Sunday October 18th. come out and support the girls!! See Chris Cooper or Carly Lloyd for more information.

Spirit Store

Our Spirit Store has been extended one week. Order your T-shirts, Sweatshirts and hats today. To access the Spirit Store, visit www.dixiesport.com and click on My Team Shop. To access our shop enter team access code: patrio7HY. This is also a fundraiser for our team, please pass this along to family members, friends and coworkers that want to support our team. See Rachael for more information or to order if you don't have internet access.

Mandatory Fundraiser

Winners of the mandatory fundraiser have been posted at the concession stand. Congrats to everyone who won and thanks to everyone who sold tickets!!

Parents Night Out

Start spreading the word now. Friday, Oct 16th is Parents Night Out at the Athol-Orange Elks. This event is open to the public. This is an adult event and sure to be fun for everyone. Please spread the word to your family and firends. More information to come.

Montly Parent/Board Meetings:

AMPW has monthly board meetings on the second Tuesday of the month at Fisher HIll Library. Our next meeting is Tuesday Oct 13th at 7pm. Please come to find out what is going on in AMPW and to share your ideas and suggestions.

Volunteers:

Volunteers are still needed for home and away games. Please see Lee Anna Richardson for more information.

Reminder:

Please mark all water bottles and drinks so the kids know what is theirs. There is a sharpie at the concession stand if you need to mark your childs bottle. Also, there is still trash being left in and around the field. Please take the time to make sure your trash gets into the trash cans.

Weekly Newsletter August 31, 2009

What fun we had at Jamboree!! Everyone looked like they had a great time and the boys and girls did a wonderful job!! Now we are looking forward to our home opener on September 6th!!!

Opening Week

This week is opening day at our field, Sunday September 6th, and it is important to make sure to have all players/cheerleaders there 1 hour prior to the game. The game times are as follows:

Tiny Mite/Mitey Mite 9:00 am please arrive by 8:00am

Junior Pee Wee 10:30 am please arrive by 9:30am

Pee Wee 12:00pm please arrive by 11:00am

Mandatory Fundraiser

Hopefully the sales of the tickets are going well for everyone. If possible, we would like all tickets and money turned in by Wednesday, September 2nd. The money can be cash or check. We will be drawing the winning tickets at our home opener September 6th.

Volunteers

To make our season a successful season, we need help from all the parents. It is required that at least one parent, from each family , volunteer at one of the 4 home games. If every family volunteers once, then we can make sure to have successful home games. The volunteering opportunities are:

Bake Sale Table 50/50 Raffle Concession Stand

Grilling Chain Gang Down Markers

To sign-up, please see Lee Anna Richardson, Sherry Clement, or Sherry Whitney. Sign-ups are done on a first come, first serve basis. Please feel free to volunteer for games before or after your child's game so you can enjoy watching them as well.

Bake Sale

We will have a bake sale at all home games, starting this week September 6th. We are asking parents to bring one baked good, individually wrapped or cut to be sold at the games. Ideas include muffins, coffee cake, cookies, brownies or any other creative ideas you have.

Spirit Store

We have set up an online store to purchase t-shirts, sweatshirts and baseball caps. To access the Spirit Store visit: www.dixiesport.com and click on My Team Shop. To access our shop enter team access code: patrio7HY. This is also a fundraiser for our team, pass this along to family members, friends and coworkers that want to support our team. The store is open now through Sunday, September 13th.

Pictures

Team and individual pictures to be taken the morning of September 20th prior to the games. More information and order forms to be sent home next week. Please try to make sure all children are there so that they can be part of the team picture.

Reminder

Please remember there is NO PARKING on the left side of the field or beyond the porta potties. The airport can take away the field if these rules are not followed.

Parents Meeting on August 8, 2009

Dear Pop Warner Parents and Participants,

Hope everyone had a great first week of practice. This is an exciting time for everyone as we prepare for the upcoming season. As discussed in the parents meeting, please remember to let the coaches know if you need to leave while the children are practicing in case of an emergency. And, please remember to pick your children up from the coaches after practice, we cannot release them without a parent/guardian or prior knowledge that they are to walk. We do ask though that you do not walk across the field when picking up or dropping off your children. Only coaches and participants are allowed to be on the field.

During this first week of practice, we have noticed a problem arising. At the end of practice, there is a lot of trash being left in and around the bleachers as well as water bottles on the field. The Orange Airport allows us to use this property for our team and can take away that privilege at any time if the field is not cared for properly. If we all take a little time to clean up our own trash, we will prevent the coaches from having to stay late to clean up. This also applies to the parking area where we have been finding trash thrown as well. Please make sure all trash is put in the trash cans or taken with you.

Also, there is absolutely NO smoking allowed in any of the areas around the field. You may however, smoke in the parking lot away from the children.

Please remember to check out our calender of events on this website. It is full of important dates and information to remember.

Sincerely,

Athol-Mahar Pop Warner Board