Dear Friends of DiscNW,<br><br>As Director of Youth Operations at DiscNW, I am thrilled to invite you to our November 17 Fall Bid dinner auction benefiting our Youth Development Fund! The Youth Development Fund finances youth activities and initiatives designed to promote the sport
of Ultimate and support the participation of underserved groups in
the sport. <br><br>I have attached an invitation with details, or you can visit our Fall Bid webpage for more information at <a href="http://www.discnw.org/events/FallBidAuction.html" target="_blank">http://www.discnw.org/events/FallBidAuction.html</a>
To help us prepare, please RSVP by November 7. After this, we will
welcome guests as space allows. We ask that guests be at least 21
years of age, but we do welcome younger persons to volunteer (email <a href="mailto:auction.dinner@discnw.org" target="_blank">auction.dinner@discnw.org</a> for information).<br><br>I thoroughly enjoyed our first auction in 2011. It was a rare opportunity
to engage with a cross section of community - from current league and
tourney participants to the originators of the sport in Seattle, from the youth volunteering to serve dinner to their parents and coaches enjoying the meal and camaraderie. I was pleasantly surprised at how sophisticated and handsome our community looked when wearing something other than athletic garb and outdoor gear. More importantly, I was blown away by the generosity of our guests, who
helped us raise nearly $15,000 for our Youth Development Fund. In the last year, this support allowed us to serve many, many youth with barriers to accessing the sport, such as financial need, gender inequity, and limited knowledge of Ultimate, through initiatives such as free or inexpensive youth events and clinics, financial aid for DiscNW youth events, and equipment and resources for new youth teams.<br>
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goals for the 2012 Fall Bid auction are similar. I hope that you can join us on that rainy, November 17 Saturday evening for an memorable and meaningful event.<br><br>
If you cannot join us, please consider a donation to the Youth Development Fund. Checks can be made out to DiscNW, with "YDF" in the memo line, and mailed to PO Box 85112, Seattle, WA 98145. Auction sponsorship and table captain opportunities are also available and are explained on the event webpage at <a href="http://www.discnw.org/events/FallBidAuction/Table%20Captains%20&%20Sponsors.html" target="_blank">http://www.discnw.org/events/FallBidAuction/Table Captains & Sponsors.html</a>. <br>
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<br>This is our first message to the new Friends of DiscNW mailing list. Per feedback collected on DiscNW's recent strategic survey, this mailing list was created to apprise our community of ways to support DiscNW and grow the sport of Ultimate. We will send messages once per month on average, though messages may be
more or less frequent depending on the time of year and opportunities
available at that time. Examples of content include opportunities to volunteer, engage in committees or strategic planning, or participate in fundraising activities. You have received this message because A) you created a user profile on the DiscNW website and participated in a DiscNW event sometime in the last six years, or B) you are a member of one of current youth or general mailing lists. <br>
<br>Our goal is to reach active members (players, parents, and coaches) as well as Ultimate "alumni" who are not currently involved on the field but who might still be interested in the development of the sport in the Northwest. However, we understand that not all former event participants may be interested in these types of activities. As such, it is easy to unsubscribe from the new Friends of DiscNW mailing list. Simply follow the instructions in the footer below my signature, or, alternatively, send a message from the subscribed email account to <<a href="mailto:friends-announce-leave@lists.discnw.org" target="_blank">friends-announce-leave@lists.discnw.org</a>>. The list will send a return message which contains a link to unsubscribe. Click on that link, or reply to that message (leaving the number in the subject line intact) to complete the unsubscription process.<br>
<br>On the other hand, if you know of other DiscNW supporters who might not have a user profile at DiscNW.org (for example, parents whose children participate in team leagues but who have not registered for camps or hat leagues via our website, or alumni who engaged in Ultimate prior to 2006), please pass this message on to them and encourage them to subscribe for the mailing list at <a href="http://lists.discnw.org/mailman/listinfo/friends-announce" target="_blank">http://lists.discnw.org/mailman/listinfo/friends-announce</a>.<br>
<br>That is all for today! Thank you for your support - whether that is via participation in events or something more. I hope to see you at the Fall Bid auction on November 17!<br><br>Warm Regards,<br clear="all">
<br>-- <br><div>Wynne Scherf<br>DiscNW Director of Youth Operations<br></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><br>