May 12th President's Blog

Hello fellow players!

Hopefully you're all enjoying the season so far. It's been a good start for some teams and a challenging start for others - but remember we're out here for fun and the wins/losses are secondary.

We had an issue with the the lights at Sherwood last night - my apologies to those that were affected. The issue has been resolved and the lights will be available to us at 8pm effective immediately for both Nelson C and Sherwood A.

As many of you know, this league is only as good as its volunteers. I was doing a quick count of the player lists, and I estimate that over half of the league (120 guys) have either been a captain, a board member or have done volunteer work on some level for the BOSL over the years (tournaments, website, etc.) - I encourage those of you that are either new to the league or have not yet had a chance to volunteer in some capacity to come forward and lend a helping hand where you can this year. It's both rewarding on a personal level and also helps make the league and its various events run smoothly.

We have received some negative feedback on the pricing for the golf tournament. Without getting on my soap box here, if you are on the fence and/or upset because of the change from $110.00 last year to $150.00 plus HST, I wanted to point out the fact that most of the increase is going straight to the charity (Carpenter Hospice) - In addition, there are a ton of extras this year that have taken our small league tourney and turned it into an premier event.

I won't let the cat out of the bag, but there are going to be 2 or 3 celebrities involved, the hamburger/salad-type of dinner is now a Prime Rib Dinner, there will be a Silent Auction and 4 specialty hole-in-one holes with significant prizes for a hole-in-one and secondary prizes for hitting the green, mats, etc.

So your extra $40.00 is going a long way and I believe the focus should not be on the fact that it is $40.00 more than last year, but more importantly, that your $40.00 is going to a great cause and that the tournament itself has been upgraded considerably for your enjoyment.

Wayne McSpadden, Steve Moore, Mark Flood and their team have worked very hard to give our league and our community a golf tournament to remember - let's support them this year and get the word out, sign up ourselves, help them get sponsors and show the community yet again why we are the most community-minded Slo Pitch League in Canada.

That's all for now - good luck to everyone in the coming weeks!

Yours truly,

Mike Porkolab