The Romeovile Rampage women's hockey team will be hosting their second annual Mario Lemieux Foundation fundraiser at 7 p.m. on Saturday, April 2 at Romeoville's International Ice Centre.
Admission for the game against the men of Old Duffers is a donation to the Mario Lemieux Foundation.
The fundraiser will include an all ages open skate, silent auction, numerous raffles and a BBQ on the patio.
Created in 1993, the Foundation is dedicated to raising funds for cancer and neonatal research as well as Austin's Playroom Project, an initiative that creates sibling playrooms for various medical facilities.
For more information, visit www.rampagehockey.org.
Items Needed
The below is a list of items that we will need for a
successful event. If you can provide anything on this list, please
contact either Brandi
or Lee
Ann to confirm/arrange pick-up/drop-off. Please note that
these are not last minute items needed and if you can provide/confirm,
as soon as possible it would be greatly appreciated.
Raffle Tickets (1
roll--numbered)
Sharpies (10)
Red and/or Black plastic table
cloths (can get at the Dollar Store or Party City)
Charcoal (2 large
bags) = Ams
Lighter Fluid &
lighter/matches = Ams
Baskets (7 to 10 of various
sizes for raffle prizes to be packaged)
Cellophane for the baskets
Basket grass or some type
of stuffing (ie: colored tissue paper, etc)
Donation Buckets/Pretzel
Barrels(4—decorated if your creative)
Poster Board (4 large white
sheets)
Cash box (2—they will be
returned after the event)
Paper plates, napkins,
plastic forks, knives, spoons & serving utensils = Ams/Maria
Ketchup, mustard =
Ams
Chips (variety)
& Relish = Lisa
Desserts (cookies/brownies)
Hot Dogs
hot dog buns
Volunteers
Needed
Several volunteers are needed for this event and
below is a list of some of the areas we need assistance with or people
who have already volunteered.
Game check-in table =
(2 ppl. needed)
Silent Auction table =
(Valerie, Vicki, Erin)
Raffle table = (3 ppl.
needed)
BBQ set-up/cooking =
(Ams, Maria, Lisa)
Creative people to put the
baskets together
Chuck-a-Puck table (Michelle + need 2-3 more ppl.)
Skate Rental = (need 2 ppl)
CD music organization for the
open skate (Renee???)
Game referee’s = (Brandi)
Announcer =
(Coach Steve)
Donations
All type of donations are needed for the silent auction and raffle.
Contact either Brandi or Lee Ann to arrange for pick-up/drop-off of
items. Please be sure to get the donor contact information and value
of the donation.
Sponsorship dollars are also needed!! So please us the ‘media kit’
and go after anyone who you might think would have an interest. Should
you have questions or would feel more comfortable having someone else
making contact, please email Lee Ann or Brandi with info.
Well that should do but if you do have any questions,
please feel free to contact either
Brandi
or Lee
Ann.
Thanks everyone"
The following items will be offered in the Silent Auction.
They will raffle off a pair of Mario Lemieux's MLX skates
This is the first time the Duffers got a mention in the reporter since we won the men's league at Downers Grove Icearena way back when Tony, Donny, Brian and Ken were our teen age ringers. See Duffer Headlines page 1