tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722038588624707692024-03-13T20:08:38.165-07:00Mattawan Consolidated Schools KICK-IT TournamentThis blog will keep you informed about the upcoming KICK-IT tournament for Mattawan Consolidated Schools. It will take place on Saturday, October 8. ALL PROCEEDS GO TO CURESEARCH to find a CURE for Childhood Cancer!KICK Childhood Cancer OUT!http://www.blogger.com/profile/06749077649338510770noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372203858862470769.post-79545924927597947952011-11-02T12:49:00.000-07:002011-11-02T12:49:47.357-07:00It's AMAZING.<iframe width="459" height="344" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/tYkfEgCyZ5c?fs=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe><div><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; ">* If you want your Mattawan student to play in next year's Kick-It Tournament, please look to sign-up during the FIRST week of school.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; "><br /></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; ">* Next year's KICK-IT is scheduled for Saturday, October 6</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; "><br /></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; ">* If you want to help/volunteer/sponsor/donate to next year's event, please contact Amanda Schripsema at <a href="mailto:aschripsema@mattawanschools.org">aschripsema@mattawanschools.org</a></p></div>KICK Childhood Cancer OUT!http://www.blogger.com/profile/06749077649338510770noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372203858862470769.post-86120831733033022002011-10-06T03:25:00.000-07:002011-10-06T04:01:53.044-07:00Mattawan KICK-IT! Information<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="344" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/42lqlQ021bo?fs=1" width="459"></iframe><br />
* IF YOU WERE NOT ABLE TO SIGN-UP TO PLAY BUT WANT TO HELP, PLEASE GO TO <a href="http://www.kick-it.org/events/mattawan-schools-kick-it">this link</a> and CLICK ON "DONATE TO THIS EVENT" -- AN ELECTRONIC RECEIPT WILL BE EMAILED TO YOU FOR TAX PURPOSES AND DONATING ONLINE AT THIS SITE IS COMPLETELY SAFE!<br />
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<div class="im" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #500050; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">* There will be adults at the Middle School parking lot (drop off lot) to direct students where to go. The main baseball field (FIELD #1) is where the "HOME BASE" is stationed with a concession stand, silent auction, and WALK OF HONOR (dedicated to all of our district childhood cancer warriors).</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">* Please note that T-shirts will be passed out at the event once your son/daughter meets the coach at field ONE (NO PAYMENT IS NECESSARY, THANKS TO OUR DONORS!). </div></div><div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">* Players: PLEASE remember a water bottle!</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div></div></div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">9-10:30 = Middle School kickball games</div></div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"> - Coach Treiu and Coach Haines will run these games at Field One </div></div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div></div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">10:30 a.m.-12:00 = Later Elementary games</div></div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"> - Coach Miller and Coach Ostrander will meet all players at Field One and assign teams a field.</div></div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div></div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">12p.m. - 1:30 = Early Elementary School games</div></div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"> - Coach Snow and Coach Cooperider will meet students at Field One for the game</div></div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div></div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">1:30- 3 p.m. = High School games</div></div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"> - Coach Bussies will meet all players at Field One and assign teams a field.</div></div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">3-4:00 p.m. = Staff Kickball Game</div></div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"> - Staff will meet at Field ONE to split into teams and play. ALL PARTICIPANTS and public: please return to the event to cheer on your teachers!</div></div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div></div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">4-5p.m. = Closing Ceremony</div></div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"> - We will honor each of our students in the district battling childhood cancer. We request EVERYONE in our community to come out and cheer on each child to show how we support them in their battle. Let's circle around each family and help them to feel empowered and cherished.</div></div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div></div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"></div>KICK Childhood Cancer OUT!http://www.blogger.com/profile/06749077649338510770noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372203858862470769.post-70181092353661385772011-09-29T10:23:00.000-07:002011-10-06T03:25:51.096-07:00KICK-IT DETAILS<div class="im" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #500050; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><div><br />
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* There will be adults at the Middle School parking lot (drop off lot) to direct students where to go. The main baseball field (FIELD #1) is where the "HOME BASE" is stationed with a concession stand, silent auction, and WALK OF HONOR (dedicated to all of our district childhood cancer warriors).<br />
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* Please note that T-shirts will be passed out at the event once your son/daughter meets the coach at field ONE (NO PAYMENT IS NECESSARY, THANKS TO OUR DONORS!). </div><div><br />
* Players: PLEASE remember a water bottle!<br />
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</div></div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">9-10:30 = Middle School kickball games</div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"> - Coach Treiu and Coach Haines will run these games at Field One </div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br />
</div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">10:30 a.m.-12:00 = Later Elementary games</div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"> - Coach Miller and Coach Ostrander will meet all players at Field One and assign teams a field.</div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br />
</div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">12p.m. - 1:30 = Early Elementary School games</div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"> - Coach Snow and Coach Cooperider will meet students at Field One for the game</div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br />
</div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">1:30- 3 p.m. = High School games</div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"> - Coach Bussies will meet all players at Field One and assign teams a field.</div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br />
3-4:00 p.m. = Staff Kickball Game</div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"> - Staff will meet at Field ONE to split into teams and play. ALL PARTICIPANTS and public: please return to the event to cheer on your teachers!</div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br />
</div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">4-5p.m. = Closing Ceremony</div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"> - We will honor each of our students in the district battling childhood cancer. We request EVERYONE in our community to come out and cheer on each child to show how we support them in their battle. Let's circle around each family and help them to feel empowered and cherished.</div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br />
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</div>KICK Childhood Cancer OUT!http://www.blogger.com/profile/06749077649338510770noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372203858862470769.post-29831653660776103842011-09-01T08:25:00.000-07:002011-09-05T19:03:58.542-07:00Informational BrochurePlease click <a href="https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=true&srcid=0B0lMRin20GKfOGE3ZDdhOTItNDk3NC00MjRhLTg2NmYtNzAwY2VmMDYyNmU2&hl=en">here</a> to view the informational KICK-IT brochure which will be emailed out to every student in our district on Thursday, September 8! THANK YOU!<br />
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For help with registering to be a kickball player for the tournament (grades Young Fives through 12th grade), please click <a href="http://mattawankick-it.blogspot.com/2011/08/how-do-i-register.html">here</a>.KICK Childhood Cancer OUT!http://www.blogger.com/profile/06749077649338510770noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372203858862470769.post-82613816975391202792011-08-31T20:30:00.000-07:002011-10-05T08:14:00.371-07:00How do I register?THANK YOU for registering to play on Saturday, October 8! We would like to have all of our players registered by Monday, September 12. <br />
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****PLEASE NOTE: DUE TO GENEROUS DONORS, WE NO LONGER NEED YOU TO PAY FOR A T-SHIRT! Coaches will hand out shirts when your son/daughter arrives to the field.<br />
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<div style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;">1. Go to <a href="http://www.kick-it.org/events/mattawan-schools-kick-it">http://www.kick-it.org/events/mattawan-schools-kick-it</a></span></div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br />
</div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;">2. Find school (Early Elementary, Later Elementary, Middle School, or High School) and click on the red button "SIGN UP"</span></div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;">3. When it asks "Would you like to make a personal page?" Click "YES!"</span></div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;">4. When you are signing up, you need to type in your first name, last name, email address, address, password for your donation page, and phone number (you may use your parent's information, too, but YOUR NAME).</span></div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;">5. Click the red SIGN-UP button.</span></div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;">6. It'll ask you, "</span><span style="color: #333333; line-height: 15px;"><span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;">Are you sure that you want to join the Mattawan Early Elementary (or Later, or Middle School, or High School) team for the Mattawan Schools KICK-IT! event?"</span></span></div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="color: #333333; line-height: 15px;"><span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="line-height: 15px;"><span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;">7. Click "JOIN"</span></span></span></div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="line-height: 15px;"><span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></span></span></div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="line-height: 15px;"><span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;">8. Welcome to your fundraising page! Now you may personalize your fundraising page, add a picture, attach it to facebook, email it to your friends and family, etc.</span></span></span></div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="line-height: 15px;"><span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></span></span></div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="line-height: 15px;"><span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;">9. We recommend you make a fundraising GOAL for yourself to see if you can reach it. Next to "Goal", just type in how much you would LOVE to earn for the cause!</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333;"><span style="line-height: 15px;"><span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;"> THANK YOU! </span></span></span></div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="line-height: 15px;"><span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></span></span></div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="line-height: 15px;"><span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;">If you are having any problems registering, please contact one of the following people:</span></span></span></div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="line-height: 15px;"><span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;">- Early and Later Elementary: <a href="mailto:bcochran@mattawanschools.org">Beth Cochran</a></span></span></span></div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="line-height: 15px;">- Middle School and High School: <a href="mailto:ngarman@mattawanschools.org">Nancy Garman</a></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="line-height: 15px;"><span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;"><br />
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