Redwood City Señors Softball Club, Inc.

 

CLUB NOTES--FALL 2003

 

ANNUAL MEETING OF THE CLUB

The Annual Meeting of the Club’s members will be held on Monday evening, January 12, 2004 at 7 P.M. in the auditorium of the Veteran’s Memorial Building in Redwood City.

 

All members are encouraged to attend the this meeting, which will include election of officers, the annual financial report, and discussion of other issues that members may wish to present at the meeting.

 

The Club now has grown to about 300 members (about a 40% increase over the past three years) and enjoys a strong financial position which is necessary expand the activities provided to the membership.  A dedicated and active Board of Directors is, therefore, required to steer the Club in the future. 

 

Members interested in helping direct the Club in its activities are encouraged to be candidates for election to one of the positions on nine-person Board of Directors.   If you have an interest in being a candidate for the 2004 Board, please contact Jack Hoover, George Stallos or Mark Kaufmann.

 

 

CLUB CHRISTMAS PARTY

Be sure to set aside the evening of Saturday, December 6 for the Club’s annual Christmas Party.  This year’s party for Club members and their guests will be held from 6 P.M. to 10 P.M. at the Veteran’s Memorial Building in Redwood City.

 

The party will include dinner, dancing, presentation of awards, and a raffle.  As you know, funds from the raffle help support the many activities conducted by the Club during the year, so your participation in the raffle, whether or not you attend the Christmas Party, is strongly encouraged.  As in our past raffles, you need not be present to win the raffle prizes.

 

Further details on the 2004 Christmas Party, raffle tickets, and the sign-up form for those wishing to attend are enclosed.

 

 

CLUB DUES FOR 2004

The Club’s Board of Directors has decided to maintain annual Club dues at $35.  Remember that 2004 dues must be paid by year-end 2003 if you wish to participate in any Club activities during the upcoming year, including daytime play.

 

The form that should be used when paying your 2004 dues is included with the Christmas Party information.  All members are encouraged to pay their 2004 dues at this time so that your participation in next year’s activities will not be impaired.

 

For those members who wish to participate in the Club’s Winter League, 2004 dues must be paid before the start of the season.

 

 

2003-04 WINTER LEAGUE

This year’s Winter League is tentatively scheduled to begin on November 18 at Hawes Park in Redwood City.  Games will be played on Tuesday nights each week through February.

 

Enclosed with these Club Notes is a sign-up form for the 2003-04 Winter League.  If you are interested in playing, complete the form and return it by November 10 to:

 

                        Redwood City Señors Softball

                        PO Box 3904

                        Redwood City, CA 94064. 

           

You also can express your interest by e-mail to Mark Kaufmann at [email protected] or George Stallos at [email protected].

 

Teams will be set based on the individual responses, and you will be notified of your team and the game schedule prior to the start of the season.  For those Summer League players who already have signed-up for the Winter League, it will not be necessary for you to re-submit the sign-up form.

 

As noted above, Club members who wish to play in the Winter League must pay their 2004 Club dues ($35) before the first game.

 

 

DAYTIME PLAY AT MITCHELL FIELD

For those Club members free during weekdays, please remember that daytime play continues on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays at Mitchell Field in the Red Morton Park complex throughout the year, weather permitting.  Batting practice begins about 9 A.M.; games get underway promptly at 10 A.M. and usually end no later than noon.  Members wishing to participate during the week should be at the field by 9:45 A.M. to ensure that they are assigned to one of the teams playing that day.   

           

As we head into the rainy season, remember to check the Club’s message machine to learn if there will be play that day.  The number is 650-363-1140.  This number also should be called to determine the status of Winter League games that might be threatened by adverse weather conditions.

 

 

2004 SUMMER LEAGUE

The Club completed its second Summer League in early September.  The the Club has enjoyed the close cooperation of the San Carlos Parks and Recreation Department in providing the facilities necessary to conduct league play.  The 2003 Summer League included five teams--up from four teams in 2002--and was again under the direction of the Summer League Commissioner, Mark Kaufmann.  Nearly 90 players participated in the weekly games, which were played on Tuesday evenings. 

 

As in the previous season, 2003 Summer League games were spirited and competitive.  The Summer League provides an opportunity for those Club members to play during the week in the summer months and is an impoortant source of new members.

 

 

WEBSITES      

Club members are reminded that there are two helpful websites that can be accessed to obtain important, on-going information on the activities of the Club and the NCSSA.

 

                        Redwood City Señors--www.geocities.com/rcsenors

                       

                        Northern California Senior Softball Association--ncssa.info

 

The NCSSA website is a particularly useful for those members interested in obtaining detailed information on the Club-affiliated tournament teams.  The site contains the results from each of the NCSSA tournaments, win-loss records, rankings, tournament schedules, and roster information.

 

The webmasters for these sites, Brenda Guzman and Bob Strand, are to be congratulated for providing easily accessible information for our members.