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| MMBC Calendar August 16, 2008 MMBC 5th Anniversary Party Messer's House Merrimack, NH August 17, 2008 MMBC Day at the Ballpark NH Fisher Cats Game 1:00 PM August 25, 2008 MMBC Meeting Guest Speakers TBA 7:15 PM September 5-7, 2008 AHL Booster Club Convention Scranton, PA October 6, 2008 MMBC Meeting Guest Speakers TBA 7:15 PM November 3, 2008 MMBC Meeting Guest Speakers TBA 7:15 PM November 30, 2008 Celebrate Jen December 1, 2008 MMBC Meeting Guest Speakers TBA 7:15 PM January 5, 2009 MMBC Meeting Guest Speakers TBA 7:15 PM February 2, 2009 MMBC Meeting Guest Speakers TBA 7:15 PM March 2, 2009 MMBC Meeting Guest Speakers TBA 7:15 PM April 6, 2009 MMBC Meeting Guest Speakers TBA 7:15 PM May 4, 2009 MMBC Meeting Guest Speakers TBA 7:15 PM ---------- More events will be added once they are finalized. Please check back with us. ---------- |
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| Rival Booster Clubs come together to raise money for local charity |
By Bill Walch (Manchester)
On May 19, 2008, the Manchester Monarchs Booster Club and
the Lowell Devils Booster Club put their team loyalties aside,
holding the 3rd Annual Trivia Challenge in Nashua, NH. The
Nashua Children’s Home, once again, were the recipients of
the proceeds.
Participant registration was held from 6:00-6:30 PM. After a
short delay, the Challenge got started near 6:45 PM. This year,
there were seven teams of 4-6 people participating. For the
third straight year, the LDBC had more teams participating in
this event. They brought some heavy hitters with them…two
of the Lowell teams were from the front office of the Lowell
Devils Hockey Club, including Executive Director, Chris Ciceri.
The Trivia Challenge is a competition consisting of three
rounds; each round is a set of eight general questions. At
least two questions in each round were hockey (NHL/AHL)
related.
In the first round Bill Walch fired off the eight questions, pausing between each to give teams time to discuss possible answers,
before they write their final choice on the answer sheet. At the end of round one, the M&M’s had garnered seven out of a possible
eight points. Three other teams ended the round with six points, two with five points and one with four.
In the second round, another eight questions. All teams knew there were 41,760 minutes in the month of February, 2008 and that
Michael Keaton played Beetlejuice in the movie. The most troubling questions in this round were “Who lead the Children of Israel
into the Promised land” and “Who won the Calder Cup for the 2002-2003 season”. Holding the lead after two rounds, the M&M’s
shot up to 13 points. Three other teams were right behind them with 11 points, with the final three with ten, nine and seven.
In the third round, the final eight questions. Apparently, the “easy” question of this round was “Who wrote the book Lord of the
Rings”, as all teams correctly answered the question. The tough questions seemed to be “What year was the AHL established”
and “What was the original filling in Twinkies”. The overall winners of the Challenge were the M&M’s, a team from Manchester
consisting of Marlene Lein, Steve Belforti and Mike & Laura Messer, thus pushing the MMBC to 3-0 vs. Lowell in the Trivia
Challenge series. The winners received one free dessert each from Martha’s Exchange, 185 Main Street, Nashua, where this
year’s event was held.
The final standings were:
18 - M&M’s (Manchester)
16 - Spanky’s Angels (Manchester)
14 - B’s in the Back of the Room (Lowell)
13 - Devil’s Aces (Lowell) & More Cowbell (Lowell)
12 - 6 D’s (Lowell)
08 - Knights Who Say Neat (Lowell)
Although only one team can win the Challenge, the real winners were the kids at the Nashua Children’s Home, as well as all the
participants of the Challenge. It was a fun time by all, while raising…you ready?...$1005 for the Nashua Children’s Home.
Congrats to everyone involved in this event.
Once the Challenge was over, we moved on to drawing door prizes. After that we drew the winners of the many raffle items
collected by both clubs. Thanks to 106.3 Frank FM (Nashua), the Lowell Devils Hockey Club, Nashua Pride Baseball, Applebee’s,
Martha’s Exchange, Pidcadilly’s Pub, Friendly’s, MMBC, LDBC, Tanya Marias, Joan Marias, Lee & Steve Doyle, Bill Walch, Tricia
Indelicato & Marcia Sicara for their donation of raffle items for this event. Thanks to Linda Lavoie, Roger Carpenter and Bill Walch
for their monetary donations to this event.
A special thank you to some very hard working people who helped put this event together. Victoria LaDuke, thank you for all the
help you gave as the MMBC worked to do its part in finding a location for the Challenge, as well as all the foot work you did in the
downtown area, with advertising and securing raffle items. Joan Marias and the Doyle crew, without you folks, there would be no
Trivia Challenge to attend. Your hard work and dedication to this event over the last three years has been endless and that is
priceless. You go well beyond what is expected each year, and I thank you for that.
See you next year!!!
On May 19, 2008, the Manchester Monarchs Booster Club and
the Lowell Devils Booster Club put their team loyalties aside,
holding the 3rd Annual Trivia Challenge in Nashua, NH. The
Nashua Children’s Home, once again, were the recipients of
the proceeds.
Participant registration was held from 6:00-6:30 PM. After a
short delay, the Challenge got started near 6:45 PM. This year,
there were seven teams of 4-6 people participating. For the
third straight year, the LDBC had more teams participating in
this event. They brought some heavy hitters with them…two
of the Lowell teams were from the front office of the Lowell
Devils Hockey Club, including Executive Director, Chris Ciceri.
The Trivia Challenge is a competition consisting of three
rounds; each round is a set of eight general questions. At
least two questions in each round were hockey (NHL/AHL)
related.
In the first round Bill Walch fired off the eight questions, pausing between each to give teams time to discuss possible answers,
before they write their final choice on the answer sheet. At the end of round one, the M&M’s had garnered seven out of a possible
eight points. Three other teams ended the round with six points, two with five points and one with four.
In the second round, another eight questions. All teams knew there were 41,760 minutes in the month of February, 2008 and that
Michael Keaton played Beetlejuice in the movie. The most troubling questions in this round were “Who lead the Children of Israel
into the Promised land” and “Who won the Calder Cup for the 2002-2003 season”. Holding the lead after two rounds, the M&M’s
shot up to 13 points. Three other teams were right behind them with 11 points, with the final three with ten, nine and seven.
In the third round, the final eight questions. Apparently, the “easy” question of this round was “Who wrote the book Lord of the
Rings”, as all teams correctly answered the question. The tough questions seemed to be “What year was the AHL established”
and “What was the original filling in Twinkies”. The overall winners of the Challenge were the M&M’s, a team from Manchester
consisting of Marlene Lein, Steve Belforti and Mike & Laura Messer, thus pushing the MMBC to 3-0 vs. Lowell in the Trivia
Challenge series. The winners received one free dessert each from Martha’s Exchange, 185 Main Street, Nashua, where this
year’s event was held.
The final standings were:
18 - M&M’s (Manchester)
16 - Spanky’s Angels (Manchester)
14 - B’s in the Back of the Room (Lowell)
13 - Devil’s Aces (Lowell) & More Cowbell (Lowell)
12 - 6 D’s (Lowell)
08 - Knights Who Say Neat (Lowell)
Although only one team can win the Challenge, the real winners were the kids at the Nashua Children’s Home, as well as all the
participants of the Challenge. It was a fun time by all, while raising…you ready?...$1005 for the Nashua Children’s Home.
Congrats to everyone involved in this event.
Once the Challenge was over, we moved on to drawing door prizes. After that we drew the winners of the many raffle items
collected by both clubs. Thanks to 106.3 Frank FM (Nashua), the Lowell Devils Hockey Club, Nashua Pride Baseball, Applebee’s,
Martha’s Exchange, Pidcadilly’s Pub, Friendly’s, MMBC, LDBC, Tanya Marias, Joan Marias, Lee & Steve Doyle, Bill Walch, Tricia
Indelicato & Marcia Sicara for their donation of raffle items for this event. Thanks to Linda Lavoie, Roger Carpenter and Bill Walch
for their monetary donations to this event.
A special thank you to some very hard working people who helped put this event together. Victoria LaDuke, thank you for all the
help you gave as the MMBC worked to do its part in finding a location for the Challenge, as well as all the foot work you did in the
downtown area, with advertising and securing raffle items. Joan Marias and the Doyle crew, without you folks, there would be no
Trivia Challenge to attend. Your hard work and dedication to this event over the last three years has been endless and that is
priceless. You go well beyond what is expected each year, and I thank you for that.
See you next year!!!
March 11, 2008 By Bill Walch
It has been a five year run for me as president of the Manchester Monarchs Booster Club. It is time for me to hand the reigns over
to someone who is more than competent to handle the daily operations of the MMBC.
With nominations coming up at the April Membership Meeting (April 7) for President, Vice President, Treasurer and Recording
Secretary, members must decide who is best to fill those positions. If you feel you could fill one of those positions, the April
meeting is your chance to be nominated by another member. The actual elections will take place at the May Membership Meeting
(May 12 – date was changed from the 5th).
For me, I have enjoyed my time as the president of the MMBC. I thank you for allowing me the opportunity of leading the MMBC for
the first five years. I hope you were satisfied with the job I have done for the last five years. In that time, I believe the MMBC was
able to donate many, many needed dollars to several organizations in need of our help.
I have to give it up to Jen Kemp. She was my rock when she and I worked together to start the MMBC from scratch. She would be
proud of what its members have done and that so many people cared about the team, the MMBC and our community. I owe her so
much for her work. She may not be here in person, but she is still a part of each of us. She is living this dream of a booster club
through us.
I want to thank all the people who were part of my Executive Boards and Chairpersons over the past five years, who have
volunteered their time to keep the MMBC running on a steady pace.
I do not intend on “disappearing”. I intend to find my niche in the MMBC and continue making the MMBC a great organization. I
thank you all for your friendship and look forward to seeing you for years to come!
It has been a five year run for me as president of the Manchester Monarchs Booster Club. It is time for me to hand the reigns over
to someone who is more than competent to handle the daily operations of the MMBC.
With nominations coming up at the April Membership Meeting (April 7) for President, Vice President, Treasurer and Recording
Secretary, members must decide who is best to fill those positions. If you feel you could fill one of those positions, the April
meeting is your chance to be nominated by another member. The actual elections will take place at the May Membership Meeting
(May 12 – date was changed from the 5th).
For me, I have enjoyed my time as the president of the MMBC. I thank you for allowing me the opportunity of leading the MMBC for
the first five years. I hope you were satisfied with the job I have done for the last five years. In that time, I believe the MMBC was
able to donate many, many needed dollars to several organizations in need of our help.
I have to give it up to Jen Kemp. She was my rock when she and I worked together to start the MMBC from scratch. She would be
proud of what its members have done and that so many people cared about the team, the MMBC and our community. I owe her so
much for her work. She may not be here in person, but she is still a part of each of us. She is living this dream of a booster club
through us.
I want to thank all the people who were part of my Executive Boards and Chairpersons over the past five years, who have
volunteered their time to keep the MMBC running on a steady pace.
I do not intend on “disappearing”. I intend to find my niche in the MMBC and continue making the MMBC a great organization. I
thank you all for your friendship and look forward to seeing you for years to come!
| Time for a Change |
