Windsor Locks High School - Coach Pat Scelza Football Field Dedication

Please mark your calendars for a very special field dedication to Coach Pat Scelza - on Saturday, November 12th - taking place before the last home game of the season!

We will begin with light refreshments at 10: 00 am in the lobby of the Windsor Locks High School auditorium, following, at 11:00 am, will be a dedication ceremony inside the auditorium, and concluding, at 12 noon, with a gathering on the football field just before the start of the game!

You are welcome to share this invitation with your families, friends, and neighbors!

Dear Friend,

On behalf of the planning committee for the Pat Scelza field dedication ceremony, I would like to request your financial support in creating a memorial that fits the magnitude of this honor. As you may already know, Pat Scelza started the Windsor Locks football program in 1970. In 1972 football officially became a varsity sport in Windsor Locks. Since its inception and until his retirement in 2010, Pat had been the only head coach in Windsor Locks. In the Central Valley Conference, the Raiders had two second place finishes. In the Pequot League Pat had four first place finishes and six runner-up finishes, resulting in one State Playoff appearance. Coach Scelza has coached 10 All-State Players and many of his players have gone on to play college football. One player had a brief career in the National Football League. While a Social Studies teacher in Windsor Locks, Pat also has coached JV girls’ and boys’ basketball and coached varsity girls’ softball as well. His softball teams won 78% of their games, winning 278 games in 18 years where he won six league titles! Pat Scelza is being honored for all of his accomplishments with the most notable being two Connecticut High School Sportsmanship Awards for football, a Lifetime Contributor Award from the Connecticut High School Coaches Association and his influence as a father figure in the lives of many students throughout his years at Windsor Locks High School.

The dedication will take place on Saturday, November 12, 2016 in the Windsor Locks High School Auditorium at 11:00 am, followed by an unveiling of the Pat Scelza Field prior to the final home football game of the season which will begin at 1:00 pm. We would love to have as many former students, players, parents, colleagues and administrators there as possible.

*Please note: The Memorial will be constructed in the Spring of 2017.

We are asking former students, parents and community members to contribute to the building of lasting memorial that will consist of a permanent structure that will hold a plaque that memorializes the contributions of Coach Scelza. The estimated cost of the project is $6,000.

There are three ways to donate:

1. Varsity Level Sponsor: donations as it relates to the construction of the memorial at $200.00 or more. Varsity Level sponsors will be recognized on a special page in the program, during the ceremony, and on a placard placed at the memorial.

2. Junior Varsity Sponsor: donations as it relates to the construction of the memorial at $100.00 or more. Junior Varsity Sponsors will be recognized on a special page in the program.

3. Friends of Coach Scelza: donations as it relates to the construction of the memorial at $25 or more. Friends of Coach Scelza will be recognized in the program.

4. Program Sponsors: You can also sponsor a personal message.

· Half page message: $75.00

· Quarter page message: $50.00

· Business card: $25.00

· One-line personal message to coach: $10.00

We would sincerely appreciate your generous help towards this endeavor. Please see the attached flyer for details about contacts for donations. Please respond on or before November 1st.

Thanking you,

Joe Oliveira, Jr.

Treasurer of the Planning Committee for the Pat Scelza Football Field Dedication