Blue Devils to Hold Bottle Drive Saturday

The Coginchaug Regional High School Varsity Softball Team is seeking community and corporate support to participate in the ESPN Softball Spring Training in Orlando, Florida. This premier training opportunity is being sponsored by Champion® and the team will attend in April 2011 during the school’s Spring break.  The team is asking consideration for financial support from the Community through their fundraising efforts. The trip would consist of five days, four nights in which the team will have practices and two games a day, playing a total of six games. Some of the games played will count toward our season record. Twelve varsity players will be attending, and their coaches, Head coach Ann Moscovics and assistant coach Hank Hiller.

 The team’s goal is to raise enough funds to defray the entire cost of all attending players and coaches. We continue the process of fundraising and are contacting local businesses to ask for support. Any help that the community, local businesses, and families can give us to take advantage of this great opportunity would be much appreciated.

The team will have the opportunity to bond during the trip, and it will surely enable them to grow and improve athletically, carrying this forward to have a very successful softball season.  The CRHS softball team will represent our school well and will do so with pride!

The players, coaches, and parent group are deeply involved in several fundraising activities.

So be on the lookout for our players at various events around town, including candy sales and donation drives at locations around town.

We have two special premier events on our upcoming schedule:

Bottle/Can Deposit Drive – Saturday, Feb. 26, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.

Please bring all your cans and bottles to Strong school (right in front) this coming Saturday. The players will take care of any sorting that needs to be done.  Bring those bottles and cans down and save yourself the hassle of the redemption centers.  Let the team do it for you, and the money goes to a good cause!

Pancake Breakfast/Flapjack Fundraiser - Saturday, March 6 at Applebee’s in Wallingford

The players will be waiting tables as Applebee’s opens for a special fundraising breakfast just for the team and its supporters!  See any player or parent to purchase tickets, or email the committee chairs listed below.  There will also be a Silent Auction, raffles and other fun activities!  We are seeking local area businesses to donate items for the silent auction.

Other upcoming events include:

Wiffle Ball Tournament – to be held at CRHS for the student body -- date to be determined.

CRHS Student Pajama Day -- date and approval pending.

Any companies, organizations, or families that wish to contribute or need information please

contact any of the committee chairpersons via email:

John Esposito – espojw@aol.com

Sue Delvecchio – suedel@snet.net