HomeMy WebLinkAboutII (D) Ocoee Force AAU Baseball Team Request for Additional Support Agenda 11-17-98
Item II D
OCOEE FORCE
AAU TA ILL
November 12, 1998
Mr. Ellis Shapiro
City Manager of Ocoee
150 North Lakeshore Drive
Ocoee, FL 34761
Dear Mr. Shapiro:
I am submitting this request for financial assistance on behalf of the parents
and their children who make up the Ocoee Force AAU Baseball Team. Our
team has been together almost for one year and many if not all of our
players live in Ocoee and surrounding area. We have won a tournament in
Jaxsonville, placed third in a recent tournament in Ormond Beach, and now
are headed to Winter Haven December 4-6 for the state tournament. Our
team is seeded third going into this three day event and has hopes of
coming out victorious.
The city of Ocoee provided our team with an initial gift of$500 in the early
part of this year and for that are truly grateful. We are requesting an
additional gift of$500 which will enable our team to go to the state
tournament. All funds are used for the players hotel, entry fees, and meals.
This group of 14 and 15 year old young men are learning valuable lessons
about working together as a team to accomplish their goals, and celebrating
in the effort rather than just the outcome. I thank you in advance for your
consideration and look forward to your response on the 17"'_
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Martin Y. Bemsti YL