Save The Date:
The 5th Annual West Potomac Scavenger Hunt will take place on the afternoon Saturday June 6. Tentative start time is 1pm. Details to Follow.
This is a great chance to include your friends in a fun WestPot event. Begin assembling your teams now. Teams can have up to six members with no more than 3 WestPot players on any team. (Hint: Smaller teams are better). The $10 per member donation will benefit the WestPot practice lights fund and Men Against Breast Cancer. The fabulous prizes are their own reward.
If you have a prize to donate (sports tickets, weekend at your beach house, 21 year old scotch, backrub coupon) or a hunt item suggestion, email: bensalisbury [at] hotmail [dot] com
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Tuesday, May 5, 2009
June 6 - Save The Date!!!
Thursday, March 5, 2009
2009 Spring Thaw Tournament
The 2009 Spring Thaw will be held at Rosecroft Raceway in Fort Washington, MD on Saturday, March 7. We will once again be selling pink/blue pairs of rugby socks to players with all proceeds going to Men Against Breast Cancer. Check after the jump for additional location, schedule, and post-match information.
Match Schedule:
The round robin tournament will feature West Potomac, Quantico, Washington, and Winchester.
09:00 - Washington v. Quantico
10:30 - West Potomac v. Winchester
12:00 - Quantico v. Winchester
13:30 - Quantico v. West Potomac
15:00 - Washington v. West Potomac
16:30 - Washington v. Winchester
Match Location:
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Social Location:
The post-match social for teams will be held at Hamilton's Bar & Grill directly following the match.
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Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Men Against Breast Cancer Fundraiser
Please join West Potomac RFC this Saturday after our annual Spring Thaw Tournament as we kick off the 2009 season and raise money for Men Against Breast Cancer (MABC).
Where: Hamilton's Bar & Grill - 233 2nd Street NW, Washington, DC
When: Saturday, March 7 from 7:00 – close
What: $5 donation to MABC gets you $1 PBR cans, give-aways, and other specials throughout the evening
Who: West Potomac and our guests from Quantico RFC, Winchester RFC, and Washington RFC
Why: Just about every rugger we know has a mom, sister, daughter, girlfriend, or wife that has supported his exploits on the pitch (or forgiven his antics at the drink-up). Helping MABC is just a small way to say "thank you" to the women in our lives.
About MABC
Steve Peck and Marc Heyison co-founded Men Against Breast Cancer (MABC), the first national non-profit organization to provide targeted support services to educate and empower men to be effective caregivers when breast cancer strikes a female loved one; as well as, target and mobilize men to be active participants in the fight against breast cancer.
MABC recognizes breast cancer is a family issue that devastates the entire family. Its philosophy is to leverage the support of the whole family to help the patient, with special emphasis on the important role of the husband/partner in caring for the woman he loves. At the same time, MABC recognizes and supports that the ultimate decisions regarding treatment and care are those of the patient.
Thank you to our sponsors for this event:
Pabst Brewing Company
Hamilton's Bar & Grill
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
West Potomac Raises Over $1700 for MACB
I need to start by apologizing for taking so long to get this information posted. Mia culpas out of the way, I am happy to say that our 2008 Spring Thaw fund raiser was a wild success. When all was said and done, we crushed our $1000 fund raising goal and were able to send Men Against Breast Cancer (MABC) over $1700 in donations!
The first portion of this support came through the sale of pink and blue rugby socks to the participating clubs. The socks were donated by Steamroller Rugby Supply and we managed to sell out our entire supply to the 80-plus ruggers in attendance. The mixed colors represent the pink and blue in the MABC logo – a symbol of men and women working together to fight the disease. The Marines added their own spin by combining the pink socks with their traditional green and quite a few pictures of the day made it into the Washington Post's story about the Quantico Rugby Club.
After the match, we extended the fund raising to the drink up. Thanks to the folks at Hamilton's and PBR, we ran a special offering anyone who made a five dollar donation $1 PBR cans throughout the evening. We were very happy to see fans, friends, family, and members of other rugby teams around the area show up and lend their support.
Finally, a special thanks to the individuals that wrote us checks or slipped us extra cash that we were able to add to the grand total. Your generosity did not go unnoticed!
Thanks to everyone who donated, participated, and supported this event. We have definitely raised the bar for next year's Thaw and we hope to use our experience with this event to develop a turn-key solution for other rugby clubs and unions that would like to add a charitable component to their next tournament.
You can check out some swell pictures that Jen Bentley took of the West Pot matches here.
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