: Snapper News: Shootout and Fundraiser Update

A reminder that the Melissa Brideau Fastball Fundraiser is slated to take place this week at 7pm and 9pm on Thursday June 5th at Lancaster park in St. Catharines.  The Niagara Snappers will be taking on the California Lumberkings in the early game, and the GHFL All Stars will tangle with the Lumberkings in the late game.  Please come out, support a worthy cause and enjoy some fastball action. There is no admission fee, there will be tickets available that can be used to bid on prizes, a 50/50 draw and a BBQ.  The prize list is impressive and is worth the drive to Lancaster alone.   We are hoping to have more prizes added to the list by game time on Thursday.

MVP Prize #1

-New Wilson ball glove

 MVP Prize #2

-New Easton baseball bag

 Fundraiser Prize #1

-$100 Gift certificate for Corbett’s Source for Sports

-Easton Batting Gloves

-Merle Norman Cosmetics Gift Pack

 Fundraiser Prize #2

-Niagara Snapper Prize pack

(Easton Batting Gloves, Snapper Ball Hat, Easton Ball Hat, Snapper hoody sweatshirt, GHFL t-shirt, Lumberkings t-shirt, Snapper Shootout t-shirt)

-Tupperware Gift Set 

-Duff’s Pizzeria Gift Certificate

 Fundraiser Prize #3

-2008 Easton Synergy Flex - 34 inch/28 oz from $300 retail price

-Duff’s Pizzeria Jacket

-Snappers Baseball Hat

 Fundraiser Prize #4

-$200 gift certificate for Western Corral (high end leather store in Toronto)

-Wilson Ultra Golf Bag

 Fundraiser Prize #5

-Golf Shirt, Winter Jacket and a folding chair from Niagara Fasteners

-3 bottles of ice wine from the VQA 

The Snapper Shootout also takes place this weekend at Centennial Park in Virgil, ON. For the tournament schedule and park directions please visit www.niagarasnappers.com and click on DONWLOADS or PARK DIRECTIONS on the left side of the page. 

Al Doran has accepted our invitation to attend this year and will be giving game summaries and updates throughout the weekend on www.alsfastball.com.    

Joe Todd will also be in attendance representing the ISC and will be saying a few words during the opening ceremonies as well as staying the weekend to attend the Shootout for the first time. 

There will be a special ceremony on Friday night at 8:30pm with Niagara-on-the-Lake Lord Mayor Gary Burroughs on hand, as well as St. Catharines MPP and Minister of Transportation Jim Bradley.  Both gentleman will be welcoming all teams to the area for the weekend.  Members of the Niagara Motors Fastball team that took silver in the world championships will also be on hand and will be honoured during the opening ceremonies.   

The Snapper Shootout program will also be available for free to all fans and players. This program is one that will blow your socks off, with over 30 pages of full colour photographs, statistics, schedules, team and player biographies, there is not another program like this in all of North American fastpitch.  The program is available for viewing on www.niagarasnappers.com under the DOWNLOADS section and at http://www.aerialpromotions.ca/NSSP08.html 

16 of the top teams in both Ontario and the US, $4500 in prize money to be given out, $2500 to the winner of the tournament, cold beer, hot food, live band on Saturday night.  We hope to see you there.