RichardGraham
09-13-2005, 12:29 AM
Hi Folks,
One of the regular readers of IHC's Message Board -- SwampDonkey -- wanted to let IHC's readers know of his team's good fortune. They've negotiated a sponsorship package from Hyper. Swamp Donkey writes the following message:
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"The Swamp Donkeys are an inline hockey team based in the Merrimack Valley region of Massachusetts and New Hampshire. The core group of players have been playing together for the past five years.
"We have been participating in various local tournaments over the last three years. Thankfully, we've been pretty successful. We have normally entered these tourneys in either the Bronze or Silver divisions.
"We do indeed have a Web site. The address is <A HREF="http://www.swamp-donkeys.com" target="_new">http://www.swamp-donkeys.com</A>. Our site contains the normal schedule, statistics, roster information ad so on. We are currently working on updating the site to reflect our new affiliation with Hyper.
"When the idea of obtaining a sponsor was originally discussed, the goal was to simply outfit the entire team with matching roller hockey pants. After speaking to a couple of teams who currently receive support from industry-related manufacturers, I quickly realized that a full sponsorship package (free pants) might be a bit too much to ask for a team that competes in the 'lower levels.'
"It was at that time that I pursued the best possible deal for the team. After getting many, many unfavorable responses, we were fortunate enough to have three interested parties, but it was Benny Frank from Hyper who was determined to formulate a deal that would benefit both Hyper and the Swamp Donkeys.
We are very excited about the affiliation with Hyper and plan on extending the area in which we participate in tournaments. In January, we plan on entering the TORHS Winternationals. This will be our first major, national event and we look forward to it with cautious optimism."
Ruppy Hailey
Hyper Swamp Donkeys Roller Hockey
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Sincerely,
Richard Graham
Editor
Inline Hockey Central
One of the regular readers of IHC's Message Board -- SwampDonkey -- wanted to let IHC's readers know of his team's good fortune. They've negotiated a sponsorship package from Hyper. Swamp Donkey writes the following message:
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"The Swamp Donkeys are an inline hockey team based in the Merrimack Valley region of Massachusetts and New Hampshire. The core group of players have been playing together for the past five years.
"We have been participating in various local tournaments over the last three years. Thankfully, we've been pretty successful. We have normally entered these tourneys in either the Bronze or Silver divisions.
"We do indeed have a Web site. The address is <A HREF="http://www.swamp-donkeys.com" target="_new">http://www.swamp-donkeys.com</A>. Our site contains the normal schedule, statistics, roster information ad so on. We are currently working on updating the site to reflect our new affiliation with Hyper.
"When the idea of obtaining a sponsor was originally discussed, the goal was to simply outfit the entire team with matching roller hockey pants. After speaking to a couple of teams who currently receive support from industry-related manufacturers, I quickly realized that a full sponsorship package (free pants) might be a bit too much to ask for a team that competes in the 'lower levels.'
"It was at that time that I pursued the best possible deal for the team. After getting many, many unfavorable responses, we were fortunate enough to have three interested parties, but it was Benny Frank from Hyper who was determined to formulate a deal that would benefit both Hyper and the Swamp Donkeys.
We are very excited about the affiliation with Hyper and plan on extending the area in which we participate in tournaments. In January, we plan on entering the TORHS Winternationals. This will be our first major, national event and we look forward to it with cautious optimism."
Ruppy Hailey
Hyper Swamp Donkeys Roller Hockey
***
Sincerely,
Richard Graham
Editor
Inline Hockey Central