One of the great fund-raising events is upon us, a 4-hour Bay cruise that takes in sights of Alcatraz, The Golden Gate Bridge, Tiburon, Sausalito, Angel Island, etc. The trip is $100, tax-deductible of course, and is Saturday, May 7, noon to 4 leaving from the north end of Fisherman's Wharf near Hyde and Jefferson.
Our rugby friends at Dauntless Charters make this unique voyage possible. We need the proceeds from this event to send many of our players to high-level rugby camps this summer and to help others with college costs. If you don't know, our program for inner-city rugby players depends entirely on grants and support from the public. Our coaches and friends all give our time for free, but keeping the program running costs a significant amount as we pay every year for practice space, league dues, subsidizing dues for players, equipment, lights, etc. We expect to be sending some of the kids to Cal rugby camp in July.
The views of the Golden Bridge and Alcatraz are worth $100. Then, you also get a lot of beer and wine, great food, excellent company, and help kids. Win x 5.
Even if you can't make the sailing trip, please donate whatever you can afford. Our program changes lives and we do it on a shoestring budget. Please see our web site for more details about the event and our program. Even $20 or $50 helps.
We strive not just to have a competitive program but to steer these young men into college and into better lives for them and their families. We insist on academic requirements for our players. Anyone around rugby benefits from the discipline, team-work, pride and sportsmanship unique to the sport. And after the players are done with high school or college, rugby has a network to help establish players in professional careers and to make friendships that will last a lifetime.We are the antidote to the win at all costs mentality. We would rather mold quality young men than win without honoring our game and opponents.
We are almost done with our fourth season and have posted a 7-1 record, quite a turnaround from the first three seasons. We outscored opponents 256 to 65 and head to the Northern California championships in our division in Morgan Hill on April 30 and May 1.
(Cruise from last year)
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