Happenings @ Hampton - May 13, 2015

Happenings @ Hampton
Volume 1, Issue 2
May 13, 2015
What You Need to Know...
May 13
Scorekeeping Clinic
May 14
Scorekeeping Clinic
May 15-18
Minor Tournament
May 23
Coaches vs Managers Game #2
May 28
Gift Baskets for Silent Auction—please bring to the Office
May 30
Hampton Dance & Silent Auction
I gotta go...
Have you got
your dance
tickets yet?
The need to go to the bathroom for little kids can happen at the most inopportune
times!
younger divisions or who
is unable to go to the
washroom on their own,
parents or guardians are
responsible for escorting
and supervising bathroom breaks or designating a relative to
supervise as needed.
Hampton is a safe place, and
we all help to keep it that
way by taking care of and
supervising our kids.
If you have a child in the
May 30th
7:00 pm—12:30
am
Strawberry Vale
Community Hall
Tickets on sale @
the Concession
Victoria Goddess Run Kids Run
Hampton Little League was
a recent recipient of a grant
from KidSport Victoria, to
help with the building of
the new dugouts on Diamond 2.
day, and will be happening
at Langford City Centre
Park.
KidSport is offering 25
complimentary spots in the
Goddess run to the first 25
KidSport kids who register
using the code “kidsport”.
Hampton Little League kids
are KidSport kids!
100% of proceeds raised
from this event goes
to KidSport Victoria – Active
Girls. Kids who participate
will receive:
The race takes place on Sun-
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Brooks water bottle
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Post race snacks
To register, and
for further information, please
go to:
http://
victoriagoddess.com/event
-details/
registration/
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Happenings @ Hampton
The Ins and Outs of 50/50
If your team is playing on Diamond 1
and you are the Home team, you are
responsible to sell 50/50 tickets.
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Hampton has a license to sell 50 / 50
and as such, we have to follow the
rules set out by the Provincial Gaming Branch. The money raised is
used to pay our umpires.
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Step 1 —Get the
stuff
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Tickets are located inside the
concession; you will find the
tickets, recording book, envelopes etc.
Step 2—Get Organized
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Obtain a $15.00 float from the
cash register (ask the counter
staff)
Write down the beginning numbers in the book
Make sure you have 2 different
coloured rolls of tickets
Tickets are 3 for 2.00 and 20 for
5.00
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to the page in the book and
have them sign it
Sign it yourself
Step 3—Get Selling
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Start selling at beginning the of
the game - make 2 sweeps of
the park
During a break in the game, get
the umpire on Diamond 1 to pull
the ticket
Take the winning ticket to the
score booth to get the number
announced, typically during the
4th inning
Record the ending numbers of
the tickets in the book
Split the money into 2 envelopes, write on each envelope
the amount
Return the float to the register
Hamptons envelope goes in the
safe in the concession
The winnings envelope goes to
the front counter to be given
out when claimed
When the winner claims their
prize, staple the winning ticket
You are done!
Some notes
While selling the tickets – the winner does not have to be present to
win - the number is recorded, and if
it is not claimed - a note will be put
up on the bulletin board.
Last year we had quite a sizable pot
from a big day that wasn't claimed
that day, but about a week later, the
person had kept their tickets - and
they got about $85.00!
What’s In Your Basket?
Having a theme makes creating baskets for the Silent Auctions
much easier! Have you
thought about these?
Book theme, Movie
Night, Candy Explosion,
Beach, Gardener,
Mothers Day, Father’s
Day, Birthdays,
Spa Gift Basket, Chocolate, Picnic for Two, Ice
Cream, Sports Lover,
Fishing, Sports, Casino Night,
The Cookie Baker's Basket, Going Green , Barbeque, Coffee
or Tea theme, The Person who
has Everything, Board Silly,
Breakfast in Bed, Kid, Photographer's Gift Basket, Letter
Writer's Gift Basket, Crafters
Gift Basket, Pasta Lover Gift
Basket, New Home Owner Gift
Basket, “Adult” Gift Basket,
Bachelors Gift basket, Athlete’s basket, bagel basket,
Cheese, or ???…
Volume 1, Issue 2
Page 3
Shout Out!
Coach Ashley's positive
attitude and encouraging words are
greatly appreciated by all of the parents and kids that she coaches!
Our teen Umpires who continue to return and are great mentors for the younger Umpires. There
have been many compliments over
the years of their fairness and consistent strike zones: Colton,
Connor, Kai, Tate, and
Aiden..
Congratulations Sam Seaberg
from the Red Minors for his
and the teams first ever triple!!
Darlene Hammond, our
Treasurer and Concession Director,
spent most of Mother's Day in the
concession. She also prepared the
lovely free meal for all Moms at the
Park! THANK YOU!!!!!
To Jaylen Ormiston from
the Green Minors for some
GREAT hits this week!
To the Mini T division,
who all chip in to clear the field of all
of our practice/game equipment.
Many hands make light work! Thank
you!
We saw you, Ella Jeffery,
doing a lot of base stealing out there
this week for the Black Minors!! You are a great thief!
Look out this weekend at the Minor
tournament! The Blue Minors have the most players who
volunteered for the tournament
team! Good luck!!
The hard work from the Black
Major kids as well as Coach
Al's (and others) great coaching
is starting to really show. There have
been a few plays in the last week
that were amazing, I could have
sworn I was watching the Major
Leagues! Great Job covering the
plate!
On Saturday, May 9th a man in our
Park was pushed over accidentally
by a spooked dog and was taken to
hospital by ambulance. Thank-you
to all of the people who came over
to assist and co-ordinate help arriving. Does anyone know how this
man is
doing?
Shout out to all the helpful
parents of
blastballers!!!!
To all the volunteers who have recently stepped up to be Team
Parents for their teams!
THANK YOU! You are all playing a
critical role in communication and
organization which contributes to
the success of our community!
Thanks again to all
of the Volunteers
that make Hampton a
success!
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Pitch, Hit & Run!!!
Congratulations to all our Champions in the Pitch, Hit & Run! The Major League Baseball (MLB)
Pitch, Hit and Run (PHR) is a skills competition for boys and girls ages 7-14 giving them the opportunity to showcase their pitching, hitting and running abilities.
The top participants can advance through four (4) levels of competition, and the National Finals at
the 2015 Major League Baseball All-Star Game in New York this July
We had a GREAT turnout! Thanks to all our volunteers who helped out!!
Boys Age 7/8
Boys Age 13/14
All Around Champion
Kole McNeil
All Around Champion
Kaylen Arnold
Pitch Champion
Reese Hammond/Parker Makcrow
Pitch Champion
Kaylen Arnold/Trey Hammond
Hit Champion
Kyan Bach
Hit Champion
Kaylen Arnold
Run Champion
Kole McNeil
Run Champion
Rhys Comm
Boys Age 9/10
Girls Age 7/8
All Around Champion
Aiden Leslie Marseille
All Around Champion
Mykayla McLean
Pitch Champion
Aiden Leslie Marseille
Pitch Champion
Mykayla McLean
Hit Champion
Drew Abercrombie
Hit Champion
Mykayla McLean
Boys Age 11/12
Girls Age 11/12
All Around Champion
Cameron Thomson
All Around Champion
Mariah Grant
Pitch Champion
Cameron Thomson
Pitch Champion
Elladee Kay
Hit Champion
Cameron Thomson
Hit Champion
Maria Grant
Run Champion
River Sanoy
Run Champion
Elladee Kay
You should be dancing….
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There will be a silent auction
with amazing baskets
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There will be a cool game
where if you win, you get to
choose the basket of your
choice and get it for $20 or
less —OH MY!
 There will be spot
dances
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There will be lots of fun people!
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All monies raised goes right back
May 30th is the Hampton
Dance and Silent auction!
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There will be food
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There will be music
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There will be drinks
There will be prizes
into the kids and programs.
What are you waiting for? Tickets
are on sale now at the Concession.