Hey Pretty Much Like the Best Team Ever, hey-

I hope everyone had a blast at Ride ‘N Tie!  The costumes were great and so was the weather!  We are now in the month of March and we’ve got some fun stuff coming up- recommitment #2, Cause for Celebration, and Practice Weekend.  Stay tuned for some very important Practice Weekend info coming your way

There is a lot of important info in this update- so read up!

IN THIS UPDATE:

• Important Dates and Deadlines
• Recommitment
• Fundraising Info
• The Cause
• Fun Stuff

IMPORTANT DATES & DEADLINES

Tuesday, March 2nd       Captain’s spin at Sports Basement in Sunnyvale, 6:30pm
Wednesday, March 3rd    Coached swim at Burgess Pool, 6:45pm
Saturday, March 6th       Captain’s workout- location TBD, 8:00am
Sunday, March 7th      Coached workout at Gunderson High School, 8:00am
Tuesday, March 9th      Captain’s spin at Sports Basement in Sunnyvale, 6:30pm

Thursday, March 11th   2nd Recommitment
Monday, March 29th   Cause for Celebration at Oshman Jewish Community Center 6:30pm

**Please see the Coach’s & Captain’s updates for more details on the above workouts**

RECOMMITMENT

Recommitment #2 is on March 11th.  I’ve attached all of the forms (recommitment letter, recommitment form, and Vineman race entry).  I will also have extra hard copies at all of the coached workouts.  If you need help with anything or have any questions please contact your mentor (Stefanie’s group- contact me).  All Vineman participants will have to have $2,500 in their Paycor accounts and all Canada participants will have to have $3,500 in their Paycor accounts.

**Vineman participants- your race entry is already paid for, so disregard the payment section on the race entry form.**

Training for an Ironman and raising money for a great Cause is a huge decision and the Ironteam staff  appreciates the hard work and dedication everyone has put in thus far.  We’ve got a great team and we would love to finish this journey together.  If you have any concerns about recommitting, please let the staff know- we are here to help you.

FUNDRAISING INFO

March Madness is a great opportunity for a fundraiser.  All you need to do is supply the brackets.  Here is an sample email that can get you started with your fundraiser:

Hello Hoopsters!!
 
It is official!  With less than 16 days until “Selection Sunday,” March Madness is quickly approaching! Remember, the cost of each bracket is $10 and you are more than welcome to play as many as you would like.  The more purchased, the more chances to win!!! :)  (I will send out rules once the brackets are released!)  I will start collecting money today and the deadline to purchase a bracket will be next Friday, March 5th.  Also, don’t forget to pass along to friends and family so they can join the fun too!  NO LIMITS!!
 
Here is the current schedule to this year’s March Madness:
 
2010 NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship Schedule
Selection Sunday ……………………………. March 14
Opening Round Game ……………………………. March 16
1st Round ……………………………. March 18-19
2nd Round ……………………………. March 20-21
NCAA Sweet 16® ……………………………. March 25-26
Elite Eight® ……………………………. March 27-28
Final Four® ……………………………. April 3
National Championship ……………………………. April 5

THE CAUSE

Below is a link to an article about a Christine Gimelli.  She is my co-worker, a TNT Honoree, and a great inspiration to us all!

http://www.tpgonlinedaily.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1398:its-the-journey-not-the-destination&catid=100:aptos-times-front-page&Itemid=140
FUN STUFF

Sweatshirt Incentive
Raise ½ of your minimum in Paycor by Friday, March 19th at 10am and you’ll get your very own black TNT hooded sweatshirt at our Cause For Celebration event.

Fundraising Challenge
The winners of the latest fundraising challenge are Bea & Jessica.  In the last two weeks Bea raised $2200 and Jessica raised $2800.  Great job!!

Jessica’s outstanding fundraising efforts also shot her past Jon to win the “Who is Going to Pass Jon Challenge.”  She is now the team’s top fundraiser with $4920.01.  So, who is going to pass Jessica?
Ironteam training tees
Need another Ironteam training tee?  You can buy one for $35 (select sizes available).  You can also buy TNT cycle jerseys for $25.  Just let me know.

Practice Weekend
Practice Weekend is a little over one month away, so stay tuned for some very important details.

Team fundraising goal: $325,000
Total raised so far: $48,814.96

-Franny