Yes Ladies and Gents,
The Spring 2009 DCCityball season is officially underway! And despite the fact that I missed my first opening day in 17 years, that means ITV is back as well.
First I would like to welcome any new teams/readers to the DCCityball zone, and of course a big welcome back to our loyal returning teams.
(Also, before we get started, a HUGE thank you to all the readers who helped this ridiculous little esoteric blog get over 10,000 hits! That's awesome.)
Now, as some of you may know, the 2009 season did not begin exactly as planned -- the pre-season warm up charity softball tournament was, in fact, rained out. But no fears! It WILL be made up, and made up soon. For those of you in the dark, our fearless Commish had set up a wonderful double elimination tournament a few weeks back to a) get the old and new teams acquainted b) get some early season softball goin c)benefit a great non-profit organization, Bartending4Change, started by DCCB's own David Sack and Salim (Unspellablelastname).
While administering to the logistics of such a wide-scope project is no easy task, Dave and Salim (before ultimately deciding to choose their own Non-profit) had the unenviable task of sorting through the voluminous worthy non-profit and charitable organizations here in the District of Columbia.
Some organizations considered, but ultimately rejected included:
- Carpenters with Asthma
- Intramural Umpires Union of America (Brian Fitzpatrick Chapter)
- Fun with Lupus!
- Hot Dog Fingers
- The Center for American Groin Strain
- S.O.S. (Sailors opposing Scurvy)
- Living with Scampers
- Habitat for Sean Hannity
- Give Kids Guns
- The AARP
- Reading isn't that big a deal
- Farm AID
- SHAMWOW!
- Victims of Dateline NBC Stings
- Victims of Hornet Stings
- Hunt Pandas Now
- P.F. Chang's
- Anti-Anti-Defamation League
- Preventing Disaster Relief
and finally the precursor to Bartending4Change
- Drink this or little kids get sick
Anyway, they finally decided to form B4C and on a serious note I'm extremely proud to have attended the majority of their functions -- they've worked with some really excellent local organizations providing funding for everything from childhood literacy to safe havens for battered women/children.
In that vein, Thursday April 16th at Bourbon in Adams Morgan, Bartending for Change will be teaming up with a wonderful organization called BookFruits for an extended and generous HAPPY HOUR.
Here is a little bit about BookFruits, an excerpt from their About Us section:
Book Fruits is a literary and literary educational organization. Book Fruits leverages the power of words for social justice. Book Fruits conducts writing workshops, publishes innovative texts, and donates a substantial portion of the revenue from these activities to charities that provide material services.
We believe that reading and writing give us richer, better informed, and more complex lives. But all too often, marginalized communities are written to, or about, or on-not from. At Book Fruits, we've seen that all people benefit from living in close proximity to the written word. Through our writing workshops and our independent press, we give people the power to tell their own stories. This vital service raises silenced voices, giving them access to language-rich worlds.
They do some really great things for the community, helping to give DC's quieted voices a place and a method with which to speak.
I myself will be unable to attend because of class, but I SINCERELY URGE you to go and invite as many friends as you can. It's a great way to meet some folks in the DCCityball community and have fun/drink for a wonderful cause and.... ALL TIPS and DOOR DONATIONS will go DIRECTLY to BookFruits!
To learn how to get involved with BookFruits and/or what you can do to help, please visit here, and for more information on Bartending4Change or any of their events, you can contact Commissioner Dave Sack or Salim Bhabhrawala of the Swingers team.
Anyway, thanks for reading. Till next time...
Loosen your wallets
- Play ball
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