Eric Whitten Memorial: Welcome
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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 final tally of $8,000.00 from the 2009 event will be going to the Northern New England ALS Association located in Concord New Hampshire. This donation brings our total of donations for the last 3 years up to $20,000.00. Please go to "My Site News" for our Thank you letter.
We are in the process of getting ready for our 2010 tournament, we will take registrations anytime now. We fill up very early so beware and don't wait. Registration Forms are located in the "My Site News" portion of this website.
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 are looking forward to our 2010 tournament scheduled for July 9, 10 & 11th 2010 at the Wainwright Farms Recreation (Athletic) Complex in South Portland, Maine. Thank you to everyone involved. We are looking forward to a great tournament. Please check under My Site News for important information about this year's tournament.
Congratulations to the winners of 2009:
U-14 Bay State Thunder
U-16 New England Hornets
U-18 Nor'Easters
A special thank you to the committee that works so hard in putting this fundraiser together: Denise Cameron, Sue Hebert Gormley,Adam Hawkes, Judy Hill, Diane McCurdy, Karen Vincent, Ahlya and Kiera Whitten.
Train Kept a Rollin