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Griffins
make MW 7's Playoffs
The
Griffins Men's Qualifier side placed third
this weekend in the Rock Hard 7's tournament
in Grand Rapids. Congratulations to the
guys for a job well done! The team moves
on to the Midwest 7's playoffs, which will
be held in Elkhart, IN this Saturday at
the Moose Lodge grounds. Please note that
no pets or alchohol are allowed on the Moose
Rugby grounds.
Here
are the directions if you're coming from
Chicago:
From
the West: (Chicago/Wisconsin) Take your
favorite and fastest route thru the city
and get on the Indiana tollway 90 east.
(90 east will turn into 80-90 toll way as
you near Indiana. Travel east toward South
Bend/Elkhart. Exit the toll way at Elkhart
#92. See below for further……
From
Toll Booth to Fields: After paying toll,
stay left. At the stop light (Cassopolis
Rd/Hwy 19) turn left or south. Travel back
over the Interstate, and continue south
thru the first light with Olive Garden/Menards
on your left as a landmark. At the next
light, turn right or west onto County Road
6. McDonalds and Marathon are the landmarks
here. Travel west on CR 6 passing the Wal-Mart
and fire station on your left. The airport
will also be on your left and when you see
the corporate tower, start looking on your
right for the Moose entrance. Enter the
Moose parking area drive between the buildings
thru the main gate. You are now on the rugby
grounds. Follow the drive around the fields
to the back parking area. Restrooms are
under the pavilion.
Everyone
come on out and support the guys this weekend
Practice
Venue Update
As
of Tuesday, August 3, practice will be held
at Peterson Park. Practice will be held
there Tuesday and Thursday evenings from
7-9 pm throughout most of fall season. Please
make a note in your calendar.
Griffin
Makes Eagles Squad!
Congratulations
go out to our center Andrew Suniula, who
was named to the US Eagles player pool to
play in this year's Churchill Cup competition.
The Churchill Cup competitions began on
June 5th in Glendale, CO, and the last match
will be this Saturday with the US against
France "A" in the finals.
GRIFFINS
1st ANNUAL WING EATING CONTEST
The
Griffins held their first Annual Wing
Eating contest last Saturday at the Black
Rock - a great time was had by all, as
players, participants' parents, friends,
girlfriends, and Old Boys cheered the
participants on to an hour of some serious
consumption of buffalo wings. Luke Aubrey,
one of our newest - and youngest players,
finished his wings off first, but it was
Jojo Bucci who ate the most - 57 wings
in an hours. Pictures
are up from this event.
Thanks
to the brave players below who participated
and sacrificed their stomachs for a good
cause, as a portion of the funds raised
will be donated to ALS for their research
for treatment of the disease. If you sponsored
any of the guys - their info is below
to contact them about turnign your pledges
in.
1.
Luke
Sassolino
2. Brendan
Brown
3. Charlie
Jacobson
4. Steve
Wolff
5. Jojo
Bucci
6. Oliver
Meade
7. Timmy
Paulsen
8. Wez
Parkes
9. Luke
Aubrey
10. Ryan
McBride
11. Keiki
Misipeka
12. Sean
Cooney
13. and finally, a last minute participant
- representing the Old Boys was our own
Bob "Monkey" Craggs
In
addition, many Old Boys were at the event
as well as during the course of the evening,
including "Chicken" George Houde,
Al Rogen, Don Hennessy, Frank Moy, Sean
O'Conor, Tom Sanders, Jay Rizzo, and Jimmy
Bracken. Stay tuned for the next Griffin
social event in the future.
Griffins
now on Facebook!
The
Griffins now have a link on Facebook - if
you are registered you can check them out
by clicking the link here.
New
Griffins Social Gear!
MADAK presents the New Chicago Griffins
Apparel! Go check it out by clicking here.
2010
Chicago Griffins Social Rugby Apparel
 
T-Shirts
$15
 
Hoodies
$32
flexfit
hats $15
knit hats $10
All
Chicago Griffins Apparel Designed by Madak.com.
To order, click here
to see the current merchandise and to place
an order.
IN
THE PHOTO SECTIONS....
Check out all the photos from the Firehouse
7's tournament.
Make
Your Life Easier with PAYPAL
We
offer the ability to pay dues and other
expenses on line through PayPal. Click on
the section "Join the Griffins"
to get more information. In addition, you
can also make donations to the club's Annual
Fund through this method.
A
final note:
Want
to be kept in the loop for all Griffin events
and activities? Send in your updated address/phone/e-mail
info (if you know of a Griffin who has moved
and wants to stay in the loop, please pass
their info on as well) to me at shedhoppet@aol.com.
This
also goes for any supporters that want info
on upcoming Griffin events as well.
Thanks - Sheryl (Griffins Club Secretary)
Website
last updated 7/22/10
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