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Posted: 07 Sep 2010 10:48 PM PDT

Staff Reports

Published: Friday, September 3, 2010 6:11 AM MST

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City offers fall football, soccer, basketball programs

The City of Maricopa is offering the following sports programs during the Fall and Winter seasons.

NFL Pepsi Punt, Pass, Kick – Ages 8-15; Wedneseday, Sept. 8; Register for free on site; Youth Soccer – Ages 4-15; registration Aug. 16 through Sept. 17; season Oct. 30 through Dec. 18; $45 per child; Youth basketball – Ages 4-15; registration Oct. 18 through Nov. 19; season Jan. 15 through Feb. 26; $45 per child.

For more information, contact community services at (520) 316-6964.

Stagecoach Days 'Maricopa Mile & 5K' run

Chances for Children AZ presents the Stagecoach Days "Maricopa Mile and 5K," scheduled for Sunday, Oct. 10. The race begins at 8 a.m. at Legacy Traditional School, with the 5k run/walk event running $20 per racer, and the 1 mile kids run at $5 per participant. The event will also house a Family Fitness Fair, with all proceeds from the race benefiting Team Fit Kids Maricopa.

For more information, visit www.maricopamile.com.

Registration currently open for City fall, winter activities

The City of Maricopa's Fall and Winter 2010-11 activity guide is now available online at www.maricopa-az.gov (under "Government," select "community services").

Activities available this fall/winter fall under the following categories: sports, health and fitness, dance and gymnastics, art and music, general interest and training and certification. In all, more than 65 activities are available for city residents to enjoy.

Download an activity guide and learn which activities are age appropriate, costs, and signup dates. For more information, community services at (520) 316-6964.

'Relay for Life' coming to Maricopa

The American Cancer Society's signature event – "Relay for Life" – is coming to Maricopa for the first time on March 25-26, 2011.

As the world's largest grassroots fundraising movement, "Relay for Life" mobilizes communities throughout the country to celebrate people who have battled cancer, remember loved ones lost and provide participants with an opportunity to fight back against the disease.

Maricopa will host the community's inaugural "Relay for Life" on March 25-26, 2011, from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m., at the Maricopa High School Football Stadium. For more information about the local event, contact co-chair Grace Gomez at (520) 568-9407 or Gwen Traylor at (313) 316-6761. For more general information about "Relay for Life," visit www.relayforlife.org/relay.

Local team seeks sponsors, riders, for 'Tour de Cure'

The WalMart/Sam's Club team, led by Maricopa resident and team captain Keith Monk, is looking for sponsors and riders for next year's American Diabetes Association Tour de Cure, presented by Charles Schwab.

The eighth annual race is scheduled for Saturday, March 12, 2011 at the Reach 11 Sports Complex in North Phoenix.

For more information on the race itself, call 1-888-DIABETES (ext. 7093) or go online to www.diabetes.org/tour, and for information on supporting or joining the WalMart/Sam's Club team, contact Keith Monk at (480) 980-3015.

Registration currently open for City fall, winter activities

The City of Maricopa's Fall and Winter 2010-11 activity guide is now available online at www.maricopa-az.gov (under "Government," select "community services").

Download an activity guide and learn which activities are age appropriate, costs, and signup dates. For more information, community services at (520) 316-6964.

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Posted: 07 Sep 2010 03:45 PM PDT

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WRESTLING OCT. 3

Pro wrestling returns to North Bay next month when Maximum Pro Wrestling holds a card Oct. 3 in the Ecole Secondaire Catholique Algonquin gymnasium.

The event will feature The Battle for North Bay with North Bay resident Dane Jarris challenging North Bay's Brett Big Daddy Hammer" Farrell.

Farrell trained at the Hart BrothersWrestling School in Calgary in 1992 and worked a short stint in the WWE as Jake Steele" in 1995 before years on the independent circuit.

The card will also feature former WWE wrestlers Sinn Kizarny" Bohdi, Stacy the Kat" Carter and Robbie MacAllister.

Tickets are available in advance for $15 at Tammie's Queen of Wings or $20 at the door.

WILDCATS CLUB TRYOUTS

The Wildcats club volleyball programs will hold tryout sessions this month, with the club planning to add two new teams this season, under-14 boys' and girls squads.

The under-14 girls' tryouts are scheduled Friday from 6 to 8 p.m. and Sept. 14 from 6 to 8 p.m. at W.J. Fricker Senior Public School.

The under-16 girls' tryouts are Wednesday from 6 to 8 p.m. and Sept. 15 from 6 to 8 p.m. at W.J. Fricker, while the under-18 girls' tryouts will be held on the same dates, from 8 to 9:30 p.m.

The under-14 and under-16 boys' tryouts run from 6 to 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 3 and Oct. 6.

All players interested in playing club volleyball are welcome to attend tryouts.

MARCEAU AT APOLLO

Longtime coach Jeff Marceau has returned to the Apollo Gymnastics club. Marceau, a former national athletes, has been coaching gymnastics and trampoline for more than 20 years. He recently returned from the Greater Toronto Area, where he has been coaching for the last seven years.

Marceau has trained many high performance athletes including Olympic silver medalists Jason Burnett and Karen Cockburn. He has also worked extensively with Canadian Olympic coach Dave Ross.

Marceau will be in charge of developing and training the competitive and recreational coaches at Apollo Gymnastics. He will also be actively involved in coaching.

The club's recreational program begins Sept. 13. Registration can be done at the facility at 195 Tenth Street. For information, call 474- 4486 or visit www.apollogym.ca.

RINGETTE FOR FREE

The West Ferris Ringette Association invites all children to come out and try ringette for free at Memorial Gardens, Wednesday at 5:30 p.m.

Parents are asked to bring their children with skates, a helmet, gloves and a smile for an hour of fun. Each child will get to experience ringette for an hour at no charge.

Participants are asked to notify Jeff Francom at 495-1470.

WFRA REGISTRATION

The West Ferris Ringette Association is holding registration dates at the Northgate Shopping Centre this week. Located near the Future Shop entrance, registration will be taken Thursday from 6 to 9 p.m. and Sunday from noon to 3 p.m.

Cash or a cheque made payable to West Ferris Ringette Association will be accepted. Registration prices for the 2010-11 season are $95 for Learn to Skate,$175 for players under age nine and $270 for players over age 10.

Hopeful Tomorrow helps underprivileged youths pursue arts, sports

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 03:07 PM PDT

By Carly Hart, Times Correspondent
In Print: Wednesday, September 8, 2010

Laura Champ started Hopeful Tomorrow so that underprivileged kids could follow their passion. The sole mission of the charitable organization is to provide scholarships for disadvantaged and at-risk children and young adults to participate in various arts and sports programs.

Champ and her son, Lee Caswell, started Hopeful Tomorrow in 2008 with a $10,000 gift from her father, in memory of her mother.

Champ, 51, had experience working with at-risk kids as a coordinator for a Kentucky family resource community center that focused on juvenile delinquency. Many of those youths were ordered by the court to participate in certain programs and, "getting them to go was like pulling teeth," Champ said.

"I thought if we could sit down and talk to the kids and find out what they are passionate about and ask them if they could do anything in life, what it would be, that would be great. We match them with a mentor in that art or sport, or whatever it may be. … They're getting the benefits of a positive role model and a positive peer group around them. They just blossom."

Hopeful Tomorrow simply paves the avenue for children to participate in arts and sports programs, she said. "It is the instructors and mentors who are the real heroes."

Based in Seminole, Hopeful Tomorrow is a nationwide charity with 350 schools participating, 273 kids currently on scholarship and 47 on a waiting list. The youngest scholarship recipient is 3, and the oldest is 20. The charity gets referrals from guidance counselors, social service agencies, law enforcement organizations, church officials and parents.

After the intake and mentor match, the charity contracts with the teachers/mentors for $75 per month (tuition is generally double that), and the kids then have unlimited access to them, whether they meet twice a week, every day after school or through the weekend. "It's a safe haven for them," Champ said. Children can participate in martial arts, drama/theater, fine arts, dance, music, gymnastics and boxing.

The organization is always raising money, and all participating schools are contracted to hold at least one fundraiser per year with kids helping out during the event.

"Whether we raise $100 or a couple thousand, it all goes right to the kids," Champ said of her nonprofit, which is staffed by volunteers with no paid salaries.

"We've streamlined all of our administrative expenses so that the bulk of the money goes directly to helping the kids," she added. Hopeful Tomorrow operates with 80 percent of funds going to provide scholarship tuition for the children.

Constantly looking for ways to raise money, the nonprofit recently held a second-chance prom, a trivia night and a bowling tournament. At every Rays' home game the charity staffs the garlic fries concession stand. A percentage of proceeds goes to Hopeful Tomorrow. "It's a fast-paced three hours," said Steve Nichols, a volunteer at the booth. "And it's a great feeling knowing that the funds raised help support the kids in the program."

The next fundraiser is Art Fest on Saturday in Pinellas Park.

The charity's board members are Robert Roemer, Champs' dad; Lee Caswell, her eldest son; Julie and Steve Lang; Laurie Reuter; Cindy Stehlen; and Joseph Ferrior.

If you go

Art Fest

Auction with 13 artists, wine tasting, wearable art fashion show, raffles, acoustic guitar by Joe Doner, bounce house, face painting, kids art contest.

When: 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday.

Where: Moulin Rouge, 10525 U.S. 19 N, Pinellas Park.

Cost: Adults $25, includes a buffet and two drink tickets. Kids $5, includes hot dog, fries, drinks and all kids activities.

Info: Call toll-free, 1-888-549-0715 or go to Hopeful

Tomorrow.org.

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