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Pitch 2010

We will try to start registration even earlier for 2011.
We already have TX Gold teams that are ready to register with us!!

Thanks to our Teams

Thank you to everyone for coming and making our 5th annual event so special. Each of you made the difference in our success of our mission. But we want you to know also how meaningful it has been for each of us to be at the parks and have you all tell us how special the event is to you. Those words just make our hearts soar! Thank you for telling not just the coordinators, but for those that told the gate volunteers and the scorekeepers, etc.

You have our gratitude for your donations, your dedication, support, your truly big hearts and the spirit that you share with the rest of us!

Event Photos

Please check our photographer's website for weekend photos:

Legacy House

Thanks, Kenny and your staff for helping us with this project!

Thanks to our Volunteers

Thanks for the very long hours that you put in during Pitch for the Cure weekend....and before! It was hot and hot and hot! To all of you parents, players, coaches and friends, cousins, survivors, co-workers, nephews, etc. THANK YOU for being there and working through all that you did! You're all ROCK STARS!!

There's nothing that can't be done, if we raise our voice as one.
- Michael Jackson

Your Stories

What were your favorite moments at Pitch for the Cure? Share your stories with us for our newsletter and website! eventchair@pitchforthecure.org

Contest Corner

Wonder who won all those contests?

STL Esprit 12U won the 12U Fundraising Division AND was our Fundraising Grand Champion Winner with a team donation of $1,700! Thanks so much and CONGRATULATIONS! (Check out their pics.)

The winner of the Favorite T-Shirt Contest was Hardcore Softball! Great job! (Check out their pic, too.)

You can check out the rest of our winners of the results page of our site!

Scouting at PFTC

When we know in advance that college coaches or scouts will be here, we will let you know. For 2010, we knew shortly before opening day that a local AR school was sending an assistant coach to watch at Gary Hampton park.

Afterwards, we found out that a scout for the Florida Gators was present and approached a team coach about a player on their team. We didn't know it in advance or we would have shared with you. We're really pleased for this girl and hope that things go the way she'd like.

It just goes to show you that each player, coach and parent should always be on their best game! You never know who might be watching!

A Special Tribute Ceremony

On Saturday night, we rocked through our ceremonies event. First Erick from OK Prowlers performed a special Native American blanket dance that raised money towards our benefit. It was quite a treat! After that, we announced contest winners and handed out awards to those that were present as well as took photos.

With all the awards handed out, that's when we began our tribute ceremony. Candy Ward spoke for us as she read each name with honor..... Each time a name was read out loud, one of our Chicks released a pink balloon into the sky. We continued though all the list and all the balloons until we had honored all 37 names.

More photos are available on the Legacy House website.

Save Lives

You can make on online donation to help prevent breast cancer

More Event Shirts

Our event shirts are always a big hit at Pitch for the Cure. This year was no exception. Thanks for the great response! Our 2010 pre-event shirt sales were more than triple that of the 2009! We increased the number of shirts we had available at the parks for sales and yet we still sold out.

We've had requests to sell additional shirts, so for a limited time we will do just that! Instead of ordering them from our regular online ordering system, please drop us an email with your request. To see the four choices of colors and sizes (Adult & Youth), visit this page: 2010 Shirts and then email us. (Deadline is August 15th.)

HELP - Hotel Survey

If your team attended Pitch for the Cure, please help us out by providing us with some information about your hotel information! This quick survey will help us get ready for next year.

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Our Great Vendors

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Past PFTC Newsletters

If you are new to the newsletter list, or if you need to check an old newsletter...
Check out the archived newsletters for PFTC '10.

At the Heart of What We DO

Pitch for the Cure is a girls' fastpitch softball tournament that raises funds for Chicks Charities but also has additional global ambitions attached to it. We connect regional youth to fight against breast cancer and empower girls to be active for change in their communities.

The 5th Annual Pitch for the Cure is presented by Northwest Arkansas Fastpitch Softball Association dba Springdale Chicks, in special partnership with Susan G. Komen for the Cure Ozark Affiliate.

Special Ceremonies

Would you look at that BIG CHECK!! On Sunday, we were thrilled to present a check to the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation in the amount of $37,500.00! Some of you can remember that first donation in 2006 of $10,000 and how awesome that felt, right? Well, this year's donation brings us to a five year total of $100,000!! You should hold this close to you and be proud of what you've done, whether this was your first, second or fifth year to attend Pitch for the Cure.

Recycled Materials

Look at everything we kept out of the landfill spaces! Our recycling project made a huge forward leap this year with the help of: Coca Cola, the Girl Scouts Diamonds - Springdale Service Unit and Wendy Cravens with the Benton County Recycling Center.

Each year we bring more "GREEN" features to our event. This year was our best effort in keeping recyclable materials from entering landfill space.

Thank you to everyone that participated...especially those of you that did your part by depositing your bottles into the bins!! In 2011, the goal will be even higher!!

What About Your Online Photos?

Did you take some weekend photos at Pitch for the Cure? Or is there a team mom that took documented everything from beginning to end and has online photo albums? Oooo...maybe videos! We'd love for you to share them with everyone!

Let us know where your pics sit online and we'll make one collaborative page of links with the team names. Maybe we'll even pic a few to feature. Show us your team's silly, serious, sleepy, or sideways sides! We know you have them.

Send us the FlickR, YouTube, ShutterFly, etc. links and we'll collect them all and post them: eventchair@pitchforthecure.org

First Pitch

The first pitch of Pitch 2010 was a great time for me, (Gina). I'd like to share the story with you all on how this lady came to be the one to throw this first pitch....the same way I've shared it with our own organization.

In 2006, I met Traci Hardig at our first Pitch for the Cure tournament where her daughter was playing. My immediate impression of her: super smiley, very friendly, vibrant, huggable, outgoing, funny....and tough. That last quality was one that she would most definately need. Traci had just been diagnosed only a month earlier with breast cancer.

That year we had an autographed version of the "I Run For Life" CD by Melissa Etheridge in our silent auction. The song had only been out for six months, so it was very current and fresh. For those of us that were already in a campaign against breast cancer or touched by it in any way, the song was very relevant. Because of my cousin's battle with breast cancer, I was after that CD! Traci and I bid against each other and I won. Now every time I see the CD at home, I feel bad that I'm the one that has it but it also makes me think of her. It makes me remember that every time I saw Traci, I just wanted to scoop her up and hug her.

I've kept track of how things were going each year for Traci. Her daughter, Jessica, hasn't missed a PFTC. Traci had cleared breast cancer once, but it came back and in 2009 went into her bones. While she was fighting it the second time, Jessica's team (Team Arkansas '95) had to come without her. The team not only placed a full page ad in the program book for Traci in 2009, but they also won 1st place for 14U in 2009. They went home and dedicated the trophy to her also! How sweet was that?!

So a month before our 5th anniversary event, Traci gets a clean scan of health! She is surviving breast cancer. What a blessing! I tell you, she was downright giddy when we asked her to throw the first pitch for us.

It was so thrilling to have her join us on Field 1 and throw out that first pitch of the tournament. Her daughter and close friends were over. There was a crowd drawn, the umpires presented it well and the coaches were awesome afterwards. It was very moving AND she darn near thew a strike! She really did a great job and it was just very special. In 5 years, I would say it ties at the top of best PFTC memories for me.

Great job, Traci! I am so proud of you and deeply blessed to know you through these years at Pitch for the Cure!

At times our own light goes out and is rekindled by a spark from another person.
Each of us has cause to think with deep gratitude of those who have lighted the flame within us.

- Albert Schweitzer

And the Winner is....

Congratulations to our division winners....

8U	1st Place	Dirt Devils '01
	2nd Place	Impact
	3rd Place	Diamond Divas
	4th Place	Boom '01

10U	1st Place	Thunder '99 Black
	2nd Place	OK Rockers
	3rd Place	Wildcats
	4th Place	OK Thunder

12U	1st Place	Muskogee Impact
	2nd Place	Panther Pride '97
	3rd Place	Esprit '97
	4th Place	OK Hotshots

14U	1st Place	Owasso Stars
	2nd Place	Firebirds
	3rd Place	OK Elite
	4th Place	OK Hitt

16U	1st Place	AR Blast
	2nd Place	OK Canes
	3rd Place	Aces Fastpitch
	4th Place	Nemesis

18U	1st Place	OK Bombers
	2nd Place	Tulsa Fire
	3rd Place	Thunderbolts
	4th Place	OK Rage

You can click the division links to visit the USSSA website for a full team placement list.

Raves

"Kylie and I just wanted to thank you for the wonderful tournament this past weekend. I hope all your hard work paid off. Pitch for the Cure is such a great cause and I hope your goal was reached or exceeded. We enjoyed the week and and did very well."

"We had a great time and you all did an awesome job! We will be back again next year for sure!"

"I wanted to let you know the tribute ceremony was the highlight of our weekend. Thank you for making it such a memorable moment!"

"Thank you for all of your hard work on the tournament. It is a first-class tournament!"

"Thanks it was a great tournament!!!!!!!!"

"I can not say enough good things about the tournament this past weekend. The organization, friendliness, competition and umpiring were excellent. I do not know how you do this but you and all of the workers are to be complimented. This comes from a team that lost their first three games.

"And you put on an awesome tournament AGAIN!! We always love coming to Arkansas for a Great cause! Keep it up!"

"Thanks for hosting a great tournament and for contributing to a great cause. Our team and families had a wonderful experience again this year."

"Again thank you all for such a wonderful tournament and for a great cause."

"Enjoyed the tournament this past weekend. Thanks again for a well run tournament"

"Thanks for a great time,
Aces Fastpitch"

"Thanks for putting on another great tournament!!!"

"What a FUN weekend playing for a good cause!!!!! "

"Pitch for the Cure - brought out some of the best competition in Oklahoma and Arkansas and each and every player is better because of it."

"As always, it was a well run tournament."

"What an amazing donation! I am honored to be a part of it all!"

From Alison Levin at Komen for the Cure: "I am speechless with the amount of money you all raised for our mission!!!! Thank you doesn’t seem to be enough to say!!! ..... You all did an impressive job making this event look seamless……congratulations on another outstanding tournament."

A Special Thanks to Our Incredible Sponsors









Frank & Timi Ray		Ozark Delight Lollipops
SnowFlakes Shave Ice	Best Sports Fayetteville	Pigtail Pals

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