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Welcome to the Eric Whitten Memorial
Welcome to the Eric Whitten Memorial Tournament site.
This tournament is a charity event, the funds raised are donated to an ALS related charity. The proceeds from the 2007 event will be going to the Northern New England ALS Association located in Concord New Hampshire.
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), often referred to as "Lou Gehrig's disease," is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that attacks nerve cells in the brain and the spinal cord. Motor neurons reach from the brain to the spinal cord and from the spinal cord to the muscles throughout the body. The progressive degeneration of the motor neurons in ALS eventually lead to their death. When the motor neurons die, the ability of the brain to initiate and control muscle movement is lost. With all voluntary muscle action affected, patients in the later stages of the disease become totally paralyzed. Yet, through it all, for the vast majority of people, their minds remain unaffected.
This tournament is given in loving memory of Eric Whitten who was diagnosed with ALS in 2002 and lost his battle to this horrible disease in 2004. Eric was married with two daughters(Ahlya and Kiera)at the time of his death. During his lifetime Eric was a sports enthusiast who played many sports including softball and who coached his daughters'sports teams including ASA softball. We hold this tournament to honor Eric's memory and to celebrate his life and all that he gave others.
We just completed our third annual Eric Whitten Memorial Tournament to benefit ALS the weekend of July 13, 14 and 15. Congratulations to the following winners:
U-14 1st Place Rochester Slammers
Runners Up Manchester Mystics
U-16 1st Place South Shore Stingers
Runners Up Nor'Easter Softball Club
U-18 1st Place Nor'Easter Softball Club
Runners Up Jr. Black Bears
Although the rain cut our final day short, it was a fun time for all involved.
Thank you to the following sponsors: the City of South Portland, Maine, Southern Maine Community College, Northeast Civil Solutions, Poland Spring Water, the Northern New England ALS Chapter, Shaws Supermarket and all other businesses and organizations that helped us.
Thank you to the volunteers for their hard work: Kim Long, A.J. Hill, Adam Hawkes, Denise and Paul Cameron, Becky and Lizzie Whittemore, Jennifer Vincent, Shawn Allard, Victoria Sellick and Mike McCurdy.
A special thank you to the committee that works so hard in putting this fundraiser together: Sue Hebert Gormley, Diane McCurdy, Karen Vincent, Ahlya and Kiera Whitten.
We are looking forward to our 2008 tournament scheduled for July 11, 12 & 13, 2008 at the Wainwright Farms Recreation (Athletic) Complex in South Portland, Maine; deadline for registration is June 1, 2008. Please check under My Site News for important information about this year's tournament.
Train Kept a Rollin
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