Teams: Geeks so Nice

Hello Team Captains,

I want to take this opportunity to thank you for your support of Geeks on Ice and wanted to express how much I am looking forward to meeting each of you in approximately 15 days. Geeks is not your traditional hockey tournament.

Our participants participate in Geeks on Ice for three reasons: To promote health and wellness within the IT industry; to promote networking between peers and knowledge industry firms from all over Atlantic Canada; to raise funds for the purchase of computers, peripherals and software for non-profit organizations.

Holding true to our mision, I am writing to you in relation to our last goal of raising funds for non-profit organizations. Last year, our tournament managed to raise close to $7000.00 for Support to Single Parents. This investment by the Geeks community has enabled SFSP to deliver valuable services to hundreds of individuals. Your contribution makes a world of difference.

For 2007, Geeks on Ice is working with the United Way of Greater Moncton and Southeastern NB to help upgrade equipment for several local non-profit agencies with very different needs. We have set a goal to raise $6000 , but I am confident that our group can shatter that benchmark.

Like previous years, we are holding a Rising Stars "Most Charitable Team" contest during the tournament. The contest keeps track of raffle ticket purchases and charitable contributions made by players and fans. Each team will have a United Way scoreboard to report how much was contributed to the United Way. The winning team and raffle winners will be announced at Geekfest on April 21nd. HRDC has won the award for the last 2 years.

To help make fundraising a little bit easier for your organizations, fans and players here is a pledge formwhich you can provide to the United Way staff at the tournament. If you have any questions regarding the pledge sheet or purchase raffle tickets before hand, you can contact the United Way office at (506) 858-8600 or office@moncton.unitedway.ca

The raffle draw is open to the public and the top prize is 2 tickets to the Faith Hill and Tim McGraw Country Rocks the Hill Concert. Tickets are 1 for $2 and 3 for $5

We realize that not everyone can make a monetary contribution, therefore the United Way of Greater Moncton and Southeastern NB is also going to award teams with volunteer services that are offered by team representatives. Several agencies require expertise like database design, network technicians and web designers. If anyone you know is willing to contribute some time to the cause, please contact the United Way office at (506) 858-8600 or office@moncton.unitedway.ca.

For more information on the tournament and fundraiser, visit our website http://www.geeksonice.com/.

Please forward this message to your players and fans. The countdown is on, see you in 15 days!

Cheers,

Trevor Macausland
Geeks on Ice Founder
tmacausland@gmail.com
(506) 872-2348

Geeks on Ice would like to thank its 2007 sponsors Whitehill Technologies, Inc., G4 Tech TV, Government of New Brunswick, Wild Rose Inn, YourteamOnline.ca and Rising Stars. Prize donors include Red Bull and NRC.