Now that was memorable!
Some news and notes the day after…
- The results from Week 1 will be posted on the Growler website soon: https://growlervolleyball.com/volleyball-events/growler/ CAPTAINS: Please review these scores for accuracy, and if you have any concerns, please let me know, and I’ll help rectify them with the other captain. I need to resolve it now and not after the final GPI comes out and it’s too late.
- Thank you to all who attended last night and to all the players… it was quite an experience. Once again Mother Nature proved to be an additional combatant on the Springdale sand. Before the storm it was a great atmosphere; afterwards it was a calamity of events, to be sure. Extra special thanks to all the volunteers who made everything possible and those that literally “braved” the 9-9:45pm timeframe when our little village was being attacked by the wind and rain. We showed what I’ll call a “healthy disrespect” for the storm, and protected our house as safely as we could… and maybe not as safely as we should :) Regardless, we lost some “inventory” (that can be replaced), and no one was hurt at the event or trying to get home. So I’ll take it. We have come up with a plan to get all teams to two games played, and that has been communicated to the captains. Basically 12 teams will play 6 games at some point in the next few weeks (maybe Tuesday), and we’ll get Night 1 results fully completed.
- Thanks to our sponsors… especially the food and beer sponsors specific to Night 1 (Ruckus, Sharkey’s, City BBQ, Salt N Lime, Jersey Mike’s, Wicked Links, and Long Beverage). The first wave of food ran out right before the storm and Wicked Links rolled in just in time to get the heck out of there and save some dogs for the Jr Growler :)
- Player Pavilion was once again a hit! Note… in Weeks 2 and 3 we will have beer, water, Gatorade, and soda available in the pavilion. Jersey Mikes (food) will return in Week 4.
- We have 3 host locations next week (Greystone, Lake Park, and Springdale). Please do whatever you can to keep the rain away!! I may be sacrificing a chicken to Jobu.
- Volunteers, you are doing great. Please continue to sign up for volunteer duty on the website and let Cristine or I know if you have any questions or concerns. Again, Week 2 is at all 3 pools, so plenty of opportunity to come out and help if you can! (https://growlervolleyball.com/volunteer/).
- Junior Growler REMINDER: this Saturday, August 1st – Go here for details and how to register: https://growlervolleyball.com/volleyball-events/junior-growler/
- TONIGHT don’t forget to run by Crooked Hammock… we missed out on some fellowship last night with the rain, so make up for it here:
Remember to show this on your phone or print the bottom and bring to Crooked Hammock. They just today agreed to provide some beer for this year at one of the event nights!!
- Lastly, I sent an email out last week to try and spark more participation on the St. Baldrick’s website… I gave the same message to the captains on Sunday night. Looking pretty good… 194 participant pages vs. 185 last year. In addition, the money raised just topped 93K on the St. Baldrick’s site!! We were are 84k last year and 81k in 2021 Let’s keep it going!! Keep imagining what we can do…
- To that end, at the captains’ meeting we discussed how to get help on starting a fundraising “plea.” In 2027 we are going to provide something for everyone “Custom” for Growler, but in 2026 there are plenty of resources via St. Baldrick’s. If you are wanting to start fundraising and just need a kick start, please check out these resources: 2026 Fundraising Guide AND St. Baldrick’s Foundation
Looking forward to the next 3 Tuesdays! Please reach out with any concerns!
Bill Speri
wmsperi@gmail.com