Against all odds.....

MidMaine Lacrosse 

&

 the 

Community Carousel Tree Festival

 'Hired Hands' 

remain hopeful about the weather 

for Sunday at this point in time.

High school and Alumni Lacrosse Players, Parents and Interested Adults, please consider referee training for MidMaine Lacrosse. We are offering a clinic Sunday, December 29th from 8-4pm @ Somerset Valley Middle School. This would GREATLY assist our organization. The cost is $25. There's a bit of studying involved but nothing folks can't handle. Parents, this is a GREAT way to help our the organization. Alumni, you could referee spring games. High school players can help with 5/6 and 7/8. We need to know as soon as possible or we might have to cancel the clinic. Please consider helping out our growing organization. It's a great way for kids to earn some additional income and it looks great for college and employment opportunity. Feel free to contact Gretchen and she will get your name to the right people for Sunday December 29th.

Community Carousel Holiday Festival of Trees

Tuesday, December 10, 2013

Community Carousel Holiday Festival of Trees

Community Carousel Holiday Festival of Trees

THIS IS A WORKING DRAFT. PLEASE CONTRIBUTE FEEDBACK....

I.

Tree Sponsors                 Tree Decorators

Moose Lake Market                            RSU19 Friends of Girl Soccer

Ecolab                                             Ecolab

Gilman Electric Supply                        RSU19 Friends of Boys Soccer

Glass Eels                                        ?Warsaw Middle School

St. Albans Mini Mart                           Nokomis Show Choirs                        Bud's Shop 'n Save                            RSU19 Music Boosters                       Friends of MidMaine Lacrosse              Friends MidMaine Lacrosse

Maille Baker                                     Girl Scout Troop 1300

Katahdin Trail Saddlery                      Katahdin Trail Saddlery

Hartly's                                           RSU19 Friends Middleschool Field Hky

BreacBaker                                      MidMaine Lacrosse

II. Slide Show-Kelly Godsoe

Kelly is setting up projector and screen. We were going to have two but only 

one now. I need to copy slides of lacrosse from my collection of 10,000 or so.

III. Music-_____________

I need a volunteer to place large speakers and play Mannheim Steamroller and Trans-Siberian Orchestra 

cd's (which I have) from 4-6 when show begins.

IV. Raffle Booth and Tickets-Karen Boreham and Janet Plant

V. Trees-Jay McDougal, John Baker (on crutches)

Jay is getting lights and will need to be reimbursed. I will pay Dalou Farms. Jay and Duncan might meet Breac and _______, _______ to move trees and racks from farm to PCC @ 9:00am Sunday 12/22. We will need to make a weather call that Sunday morning. Mike Cray was not able to attend our BOD meeting so we remain a bit unsure of electrical outlets for lights, food and show. The tree committee will have trees and lights ready to be decorated at 11:00am. We may need additional helpers to put lights on trees. If raffle winners do not want their tree, Dekk and Nancy Monteyro have volunteered to accept receipt of the trees in their burn pile.

Konnentt Bolliger is creating 'raffle ticket' baskets for placement by each tree. I need to print display signs advertising tree sponsors and decorators. I need a method to prop these up.

VI. Performance-Gretchen Baker, Zac Mitchell (Technical Direction) John Mitchell (Stage set up and take down)

A. Introduction Gretchen-needs microphone, I have rewritten 'twas the night. I will introduce each act by reading  stanzas of the rewrite.

B. Show Choir opens with "Little Town of Bethlehem". I have written to Lisa and Brittany for a list of performers.

C. Gretchen  stanzas

D. Piano Ensemble "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring"  (Bach) Rusty Wilson, Sarah Packard, Austin Taylor, Abby Bowman, Ethan Wiers, Jayde Whitten, Maille Baker

E. Gretchen stanzas

F. Third Outlet (ukulele and more band)  playing Underneath The Christmas Tree,  Mistletoe, Mele Kalikimaka Performing are Sydney Morton, 

Alison Hughes, April McAlpine, 

Nolan Berthlette and Aaron Schank. We are debating 2 or 3 songs.

G. Gretchen stanzas

H. Dean Neal reads Stranger in the Woods to slide show. I have scanned 

the book. Kelly Godsoe, can you arrange projector and screen for this.

I. No Stanzas,Trumpet Trio A medley of "Deck the Halls, "Angels We Have 

Heard on High" and "O Come all Ye Faithful", -Brayden Rollins, 

Owen Reed, Breac Baker

J. Gretchen finish stanzas

K. Twelve Instruments of Christmas- Audience join in on the 13th verse

Meagen Whitten, Ethan Wiers, LynnDee Ackerman, Josh Wardwell, Gavin 

Hieronymous, Abby Monteyro, Maille Baker, Lauren Roberts, Emily Taylor,

Duncan Boreham, Austin Taylor, Breac Baker, Jayde Whitten, Braden 

Monteyro, Sarah Packard, Zac Gilchrist, Owen Reed, Colby Kreider, Devin 

Plant, Logan Rowell (I need to buy headbands!)(Guitar's ?wigs and glasses)(drummers-wigs and glasses?)

VII. Awards and Raffle follow Performance,

Janet will you organize awards for each tree?

VIII. Concessions-Dekk Monteyro

Fabulous Faire @ the Festival- Your choice, Red or Green

Dekk, how many helpers do you need on your crew? Do you need shifts?

Do I need to supply anything?

Green Chili $1.50

Red Hotdog $1.00

Grilled Cheese $1.00

Nacho's $2.00

Pizza x 5 large from Nat Ellis and Pizza Hut $1.50

?Cocoa

?Coffee

?Popcorn-Can we borrow machine Dawn Wiers? maybe middle school not elementary school.

?Cotton Candy-Nancy is that worth doing?

I need to print 4 posters with prices.

IX. Bonfires-Rusty Wilson

Rusty-The fires need to be in containers. We have one. Do you need it? 

Do you need wood? 

We will need fires from 4-7pm. 

Do we need one most of the day for workers and dress rehearsal?

Who is one your committee so I don't volunteer them for other work?

We will need a few water buckets to be safe. Do we need permit at public event?

The fires should be strategic near stage. 

We should have an awning with side and an electric (quiet heater) in it so 'on deck performers' can be warm (instruments can be warm) but ready to go on stage efficiently. We have awning. Does anyone have 'side suggestions?' Can someone volunteer to see to this job? I have asked Kevin Wheeler and he is checking his family schedule.

X. Boutique-Debi Mitchell, ?Kelly Wheeler

sell Decals, Stick Shafts, CD's, Candy, Bracelets, Penne's, Posters.

I need to list prices. 

Is Debi recovered? Is Kelly available. Can Jo-Helen help?

This warrants nice display--perhaps second awning and heater. 

Dekk and Nancy-might we borrow your larger awning for this?

XI. Dress Rehearsal-Gretchen Baker, Zac Mitchell

Unfortunately, we cannot run this in order because of scheduling conflicts.

1. I am waiting to here if show chorus needs to rehearse. I think probably not.

2. Devin, Ethan, Lynn Dee can't come until 12:30/12:45

3. Dean Neal doesn't really need to attend. (?)

3. No Gauvin Hieronymous

4. Third Outlet needs to leave by 12:30

5. Schedule 

11:00 ready staging, 

11:15 Third Outlet 

11:45 Trumpet Trio 

12:15 Piano 

12:30/45 Twelve Days

XII. Advertising the event

The trees are 'sponsored' at cost. Any funds we raise in this fund raising project are from food and raffle ticket sales. We are not charging admission. we will accept donations. We need decorative waist high stands for donations and signs. We need 200 people to visit!

1. Chrissie Erskine is contacting both Bud's, Moose Lake Market?Walmart and Moose Lake Market. Kelly Smith Print is donating flyers for grocery circulation.

I asked Nancy Monteyro about MCI. She is going to ask.

I can contact Nokomis, SVMS, SVMS, E/D, Newport, Hartland and St.Albans.

Karen Boreham, Can you tackle Vickory and Warsaw?

2. 2 signs already @ PCC. Borehams hanging sign in Newport.

3. Roadside signs need design (Gretchen, fix by Janet Plant, Nancy Monteyro), printing (Gretchen) and placement (volunteers...____________)

XIII. Advertising Sponsors

A. Printer program-Gretchen write, Janet fix and design

B. Posters-Gretchen

C. Thank you's- Janet Plant

XIV. Clean up.....more volunteers needed

A. Concessions-Dekk, Braden, Johnny B,

B. Trees-Jay, Duncan, Breac, Zac E

C. Tickets/Tables-Hayden, Josh, Brayden,

D. Staging-Eric, Logan, Duncan

E. Awnings-John Mitchell, Devin,

F. Fire-Rusty,

XV. Extra's

A. Elf Face Painting

B. Santa

C. Photo's Valerie Whitten

XVI. Direction

'Day Of'....I will be there all day. I expect I will be nervous and scattered. Eric Rowell will assist in all 'Day Of' operations.

XVII. We will make weather call Sunday 

morning 12/22. Helpers that can arrive by 

9:30am please do

XVIII. I am worried about supplying power

outside for all our needs; tree lights, concessions 

and performance

Tonight 11/14/13

Open to All

TONIGHT

Thursday, Nov 7th

Board of Director's Meeting

6:00pm-6:55pm

@

Palmyra Community Center

We Can't Wait

Sticks and Stones

Saturday, 11/9, 11:00-2:00pm

Olympics @ 11, Soup @ 12, Lax @ 1

Palmyra Community Center

Seasoned, Visiting & Prospective Lacrosse Players

GIRLS & Boys

Coaches

CEP Level I Clinic

 

January 18th

9 AM - 4 PM at Windham High School  

Cost-to be determined (?$75/person)

please contact 

Gretchen for more information

Christmas Carousel

Sunday, December 22

4:00-7:00pm

a festival of trees

@ Palmyra Community Center

Sponsored Trees will be Raffled

(decorations, prizes and trees)

Food will be Sold

(chile's, cocoa & various choices)

Musical Performance @ 6pm

Bonfire

(weather permitting)

Admission is Free

Donations are welcomed

Raffle tickets will be available for purchase.

www.midmainelacrosse.com

Saturday, November 9th 11:00am-2:00pm

Native Athletic Contests

Stone Soup

Field Lacrosse/Trashcan Demo

@

Palmyra Community Center

Palmyra, Maine

see

www.midmainelacrosse.com

10 Calendars Sold = $50

25 Calendars Sold = BREAK EVEN for Raffle

300 Calendars Sold = $1250 Tournaments, Clinics, Referee's 

! WOW !

http://www.midmainelacrosse.com/MMLax_-_2013_Calendar_Raffle_form_REV1.pdf

Thank you

WORK HARD

Calendar Raffle Tickets

1. Gretchen, Karen and Kris sold them @ Nokomis Craft Fair.

2. Players are to sell AT LEAST 5 each. 

    If you can sell more...down load them from

    

    http://www.midmainelacrosse.com/html/fund_raising_.html

3. Please sign up for a 2 hour shift to sell @ Bud's Shop n' Save       Newport 

    Saturday Nov. 16th 8:00am-8:00pm

   or

   Friday Nov 22nd 3:00pm-8:00pm.

Sign up @ Trashcan 

or 

president@midmainelacrosse.com

We must earn money now to support our spring season. This is an easy fund raising project. 

Please contribute & Do your part!

We need your help. 

If you play fall, winter or spring lacrosse, 

or plan to play, 

WE NEED your help now.

1. Sell Calendar Raffles for $5.00. You can download them from the website under fundraising. Each calendar sells for $5.00. The purchaser is then entered into 4 Raffle Drawings during December for cash prizes. MidMaine Thunder Lacrosse Players MUST sell at least 5 calendars. There is a prize of a Hickory Lacrosse Shaft for the Top sales. Turn in sales @ Trashcan Lacrosse Thursday, November 7th.

http://www.midmainelacrosse.com/html/fund_raising_.html

2. Sell CD stories from Greathall Productions. Each CD sells for $13.00. We keep $4.00 profit. They make GREAT gifts. We are adding forms (asap) to the website for you to record and turn in your sales. We have brochures available. Contact Gretchen. Sales amounts  and dollars are to be turned in Thursday, November 7th @ Trashcan.

http://www.greathall.com/

3. Community Carousel. Sunday December 22, 4:00-7:00pm @ Palmyra Community Center

Out BIG BIG Fundraising Event

We are asking area businesses  to sponsor and decorate Christmas trees or just to sponsor the trees for school clubs & sports teams to decorate.
Dalhou Farms  http://www.daloufarms.com  is generously discounting tree prices to MidMaine Thunder. They are lending us display racks. We will seek lighting supplies. We will charge $30 for tree sponsorship (our cost of tree and lights.)

The trees will be set up @ the Palmyra Community Center for Sunday, December 22.
Businesses and clubs may arrive between 11 and 2pm to decorate 'their' trees.
The public is welcome to view the decorated trees from 4:00pm until 7:00pm. 

We will sell tickets @PCC  ($1.00 each or 6 for $5.00). Tickets may be placed for tree and decoration raffle or tickets may be used to purchase food.
Chili's, cocoa, sweets and various foodstuffs will be sold.
Purchased tickets will be used as currency.
We will have two bonfires to keep folks warm.
Two musical slide shows ongoing from 4-7pm.


At 6:00pm we will have a 45 minute production outside (unless weather too too bad then we will head inside) including a Christmas Show Chorus, Brass Quartet and a Piano ensemble tune. There will be a holiday theatrical reading, perhaps a moment of ballet and more.....

At 6:45pm we will award prizes for the best trees.
We will raffle trees and decorations.
We will announce the final winner of our Calendar Raffle (ongoing throughout December).


We need EVERYONE's help to see this succeed. We NEED to earn money for equipment, balls, referees etc.....We cannot wait until spring. The season is too short.

Please get on board. Sell 100 Calendars if possible. Spread the word....Save the Date, Sunday, December 22nd.
If you play more than one sport....volunteer to decorate a tree representing your other sport. Compete for the "Best Decorated Tree Prize" and then encourage all your teammates to attend our Community Carousel.

Community Carousel

ps. what is a Festival of Trees

Festival of Trees

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

is the name taken by a number of (apparently independent) charity events/organizations that hold annual events around Christmas time to raise money for some local charity.

·         Sponsors are obtained who agree to cover costs of advertising, hiring a hall or convention center, obtaining undecorated trees (or wreaths or other traditional holiday decorations) or the cost of a particular tree's decorations, producing a program, or covering other costs.

·         Designers are engaged to decorate/design the trees. Often elaborate theming is employed. Sometimes clubs, schools or other organizations participate as well as professional designers.

·         The hall is opened to the designers or organizations who decorate and arrange the trees.

·         The hall is opened to the general public, often for an admission charge. The public may be able to bid or buy raffle tickets for the trees or other decorations, or for prizes also donated. (typically one of the event goals is to sell every tree that is on display)

·         At some point there may be a black tie gala for contributors or supporters. Presentations about the charity supported are often made.

·         The event usually gets a lot of local media attention before and during the public visitation period

·         There may be other attractions such as children's play areas, craft areas, visits with santa and so forth

·         The event winds down and the purchasers of the trees pick them up or make arrange for delivery

Depending on the size of the municipality where the Festival of Trees is held, there may be several hundred trees of all sizes on display, and the amounts raised can be in the hundreds of thousands USD.

Are you woundering?

Stone Soup & Native Games is a fun lacrosse event. It is not necessarily any large fund raiser. It occurs @ Palmyra Community Center on Saturday, November 9th from 11:00 until 2:00. There is no fee. Donations are welcome. We have invited a few quests from area clubs. There will be items for sale. We will have face paint to prepare for the Great Game.

A. We willl start with six or eight native contests. For example:

1. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WuOZs2HFNFs,
2. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rxgtiHgszY
3. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQEWYZu9Ki8
4. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92xoRyE3x-g
5. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ixRqCRaZiO8
6. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1BV8dl0HBA
7. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=liC0CsKA6vY.

B. We ask that everyone bring one serving of a vegetable ALL prepared to boil. We will add all the vegetable to a beef broth. We will serve the Stone Soup near 12 noon.

C. We will play a full field lacrosse game @ 1:00. Teams configuration will depend on who participates. We will also demonstrate Trashcan Lacrosse for visitors.

D. Sale items include
    1. 18 Hickory Lacrosse Shafts $20.00 (our cost including shipping)

     2. Stone Soup Pinnies $10.00 (colored with game color rad)(our cost)

   3. MidMaine Thunder Candybars, 

       MidMaine Thunder Calender Raffles ($5)  

       Greathall CD Stories ($13)  http://www.greathall.com/, 

       MidMaine Thunder Canndy Bars

                                     Ornaments ($10), 

                                     Posters ($TBA), 

                                     Water, 

                                     Car Decals (?$) and Bracelets ($2)

Girls Lacrosse

We should be working on creating a program and attending events such as this.

Any takers...and we will make it happen!

the Fastest Growing Sport in the USA

This is my niece  She played High School Lacrosse and then went on to play college lacrosse for Hobart & William Smith.  Her coach is among the NCAA's active winningest coaches in Division III. Megan was one of a select few, not recruited, who 

walked onto the team, tried out and made it. Lacrosse is a great girl's and woman's athletic opportunity.

TONIGHT 

Hickory Lacrosse Shafts

for sale

@ 

cost

(no profit to MidMaine Lacrosse)

$20.00

Join us for

Stone Soup & Native Games

Saturday, November 9th 11:00-2:00

@

Palmyra Community Center

see www.midmainelacrosse.com