5th Annual Golf Tournament

Sponsored by

The Stockbridge Valley Educational Foundation

Sunday, September 12, 2010

Shotgun start 11:00 a.m.

Barker Brook Golf Course

Oriskany Falls, NY

$70 per person includes

18 Holes of Golf

Cart

Hot Dogs/Hamburgers on the Turn

Steak Dinner

Contact Lee Mennig 495-6468

Or

Mike Oot 495-2585



Several months ago, the Disney Company, in conjunction with the Hands On Network announced that a free admission to the Disney Parks would be given to each registered volunteer who performed a volunteer service for an enrolled charitable organization.

The Stockbridge Valley Educational Foundation was enrolled with Hands On in the Disney program and posted the recent Dinner Theater as a "opportunity" for registered volunteers.

Well, the dinner was a great success and so was the program.  We had 13 volunteers from other communities around the state show up and work with us on both sessions of  the dinner and they were a tremendous help to the Foundation members, washing dishes, preparing beverages and just generally doing what ever was needed.

The day before the dinner we received notice that the program was no longer allowing registrations, that they had met their goal of signing up or awarding park tickets to one million volunteers.  

This is a good example of a major corporation reaching out to benefit even small organizations and communities like our own.

It was a pleasure meeting the volunteers and we are grateful for their help.

I can barely stifle my outrage!

Mark Titus is a Junior walk-on for the Ohio State basketball team and is the chief (and only, despite his adoption of other 'nom de blogs', i.e "The Villian") blogger at Club Trillion. 

Mark had declared himself a candidate for the NBA draft and had a pretty good theory backing up his declaration:  He's a popular guy, his blog has had over a million hits and this, in and of itself ought to make him a tantalizing choice for a pro team.

 Alas, it's not to be, Mark says that to his knowledge, he is the only player in history to have the NBA demand  that he withdraw his name!  Mark will be returning to OSU for his senior year, having had the good sense to avoid signing with an agent ( which would have invoked the proverbial collegiate death penalty)

 Mark will do very well, he's a funny guy with a unique take on life and his blog is good reading.

Cougar Chorus, Crunch and Cowbell Fever

March 11, 2009:  Well, who would have thought it.  Someone guess what these things have in common.  C'mon, you can do it.  And, what is that Crunch thing anyway?

 Well, did you know that the Stockbridge Valley Chorus had been invited to  perform the Star Spangled Banner at the opening of the Syracuse Crunch v. Toronto Marlies game on March 11, 2009?  

What a night, the Chorus was spectacular, harmonizing beautifully as they navigated the heights of the Anthem and striking just the right notes at the peak of "...land of the free...", singing so capably as to provoke cheers and applause well  before the song was finished.  The kids were great, they were well prepared and well received.  Congratulations to them and to Mrs. Belanger for their hard work and success; they brought honor to SVCS with their performance, and with their behavior.  

After the Anthem, the choir and the SVCS family fans that traveled with them all had a chance to sit and watch a great game, the Crunch beating the Marlies, 3-1.  Who knew that a hundred people would bring cowbells to a hockey game? Or that they would be, via video,  exhorted to action by none other than cowbell fever sufferer Christopher Walken. 

This was a lot of fun, the Crunch do a great job of building a high energy atmosphere with loud, driving music, fans beyond description (Big Sexy?) and of course cowbells galore.  If you didn't do it this year, do it next.  The kids of the Chorus deserve to have local support and it's a great time.