Archive for January, 2012
Blood Drive this Saturday
A reminder from Meyer: Hello everyone, on Feb 4th (Saturday) from 8:30am -1:30 pm we will be doing a blood drive in Saint Sebastian’s Church at 155 Washington Street, Middletown, Connecticut – 06457. As we announced at the banquet we are short by about 15 or so donors to hit the number we told the [...]
A message from the President
A message from our President and fearless leader, his honorable Kevin Mac. I’ve taken the liberty of adding a parenthetical comment or two. Mine are the ones with the brackets “[ ]“, I was going to use the curly braces, “{}”, but then you might think I’m stooping to Leone’s level. Fellow Grey, If [...]
Poetry
Thank you Eddie Carr for sharing this: Why We Play The Game By Rupert McCall When the battle scars have faded And the truth becomes a lie And the weekend smell of liniment Could almost make you cry. When the last rucks well behind you And the man that ran now walks It doesn’t matter [...]
The Banquet and the Blood Drive
Fellow Grey, This Saturday is our annual banquet. We need to have numbers confirmed by 9 AM tomorrow. Here is are the RSVP’s so far. Please check to make sure you’re on the list if your supposed to be. Also, the blood drive is coming up on February 4th. Meyer’s note is below. Let [...]
A note from Bud on the Jammer’s next event
A note from Bud Harvey, “coach” of the CT Jammers: The Jammers are going to be putting on a demo game against the Hartford Whale this Sunday at the annual Tip-A-Player event at the Civic Center from 4-7 p.m. this Sunday, January 22, 2012. A good family destination with a sports carnival for the kids, [...]
Touch Rugby in Waterbury
Grey, There is an indoor field available for Touch Rugby this winter on Hamilton Park Road in Waterbury across from the Brass Hills Mall and near the 7 Angels Theatre. It is a space frame dome and the field is available Monday through Friday in the evenings until 10:00PM. The cost to rent the field [...]
You’ll only feel a pinch…
Grey, We need your help to make our first annual blood drive a success. We need at least 50 of you, and that might be tough with some of the screening questions they ask…but I’m sure there are 50 of us that can pass the screening! Come on out February 4th to Saint Sebastian’s Church (155 [...]
Extra Extra, Read All About It, CT Grey Get the Wheel
Thanks to all of the Grey who made it to New Horizon’s Village for the 9th Annual Fight for the Wheel. A motley crew of the Grey showed up to take on the Connecticut Jammers for their annual bout. The Grey, clear underdogs in the match, scrapped and rolled through 4 quarters of Quad rugby [...]
36th Annual Ruggerfest
Team, A few clubs (Knicks and White Plains) are working to put a side together to go down to the 36th Annual Ruggerfest. If you are interested, please let Pat Malanaphy know as soon as possible. The tournament is February 25th and 26th at the Central Broward regional park. See you at the banquet (and don’t forget to [...]
Have you let Mac know if you’ll be playing for the “Wheel”?
Another reminder…The Annual Greys/Jammers match for the coveted “Wheel” is this Sunday! Kickoff is 10:00 a.m. at New Horizons Village, 72 Bliss Road, Unionville, Conn. 06085. This annual fixture is not to be missed and is an opportunity to get into a wheelchair and roll against Connecticut’s only wheelchair rugby team, the Connecticut Jammers. Email Mac if you [...]