General Alumni Reunion in FL this Fall

I received this recently. It would be part of Nationals. I'm guessing "Alumni" means players not actively on competitive teams at this time. Oh, oh! That's me! :)

http://www.upa.org/hof/2008reunion - oh, would you look at that. They have a Hall of Fame, too. Copy Cats.

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Dear Ultimate Alumni,

Yes, there will definitely be a great Ultimate alumni reunion happening in Sarasota this fall!

Plan on being in Sarasota, FL October 31 - November 2 for some big fun!

We're still working on details and logistics etc, and we will send out more frequent emails as we get closer, but we can tell you a few things now:

Along with 3 days of great opportunities to watch some terrific Ultimate at the UPA's premiere event, the UPA Club Ultimate Championships, there will be both off-field and on-field activities for all you former legends of the game.

Off field

1. Friday night beach BBQ - same basic format as the very successful inaugural event in 2004, with food and drinks on the beach, and best of all a great opportunity to catch up with old friends.

2. Saturday evening Hall of Fame induction ceremony - indoor event, with cash bar, where we recognize the 14+ new HOF members, since the inaugural induction in 2004 ... classes of 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008. Check out the UPA website and click on Hall of Fame to learn who's in!

On field

We are planning on alumni reunion disc play and will share additional details later. We anticipate disc play to take place from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm Saturday; wrapping up prior to the start of the Club Championships semis at 1:15 pm. So bring your cleats and enjoy playing with old team mates and friends.

Please note that this will not be a Grand Masters or Women's Masters event. The UPA will kick off a new, experimental event incorporating Grand Masters and Women's Masters in 2009. The "experimental" status will be in place until there are enough teams playing and geographic coverage to justify a "Championship Series". Look forward to more information on that soon.

HELP SPREAD THE WORD

The Alumni event in 2004 was our first attempt to reach out to Ultimate alumni. We will send follow up communications to request your assistance to expand our outreach to find people who deserve to be clued in to what's being planned.

We'd also appreciate knowing if you are interested and available to volunteer either prior to or during this Alumni event. There are a myriad of details, large and small, to set up and deliver a successful event. Please contact Suzanne Fields directly via email to find out about "volunteer" opportunities!

Thanks,

Looking forward to seeing many of you in Sarasota October 31 - November 2, 2008.

Henry Thorne (henry.thorne@upa.org)

Finlay Waugh (finwa@comcast.net)

Dan Weiss (djwatnyc@gmail.com)

Suzanne Fields (suzanne.fields@kp.org)

Heather Morris Raker (hlrraker@verizon.net)

Robert "Nob" Rauch (nobrauch@optonline.net)

Melanie Byrd (Melanie@hq.upa.org)

Sandie Hammerly (Sandie@hq.upa.org)

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