The second annual Make CF History Charity Classic Hockey Tournament (and more!) is set for June 8th - 10th, 2012. And while that may seem like a ways off, it will be here before we know it. And with that in mind, planning for the 2012 Make CF History Charity Classic Hockey Tournament has begun.
The Organizing Committee will meet for the first time since the inaugural event Wednesday November 2nd to officially kick-off our planning efforts. And on the heels of a very successful inaugural event in 2011, our goal will be to top last year's event...not by a little - by a lot!
The inaugural event was..."magnificent"
Our ultimate measure of success will always be determined from the
player's perspective, feedback from whom following the inaugural event was very
positive. "One of the best tourney’s I have ever played in.", said one player. And on all accounts, our inaugural event (post-event wrap-up) was, well...simply put..."magnificent":
How do we top that?
Not easily, but certainly the inaugural event has established a foundation for us to build upon (I hope you watched the video above). And as with the inaugural event, our focus will continue to be on the player's experience - and in 2012, we will want more of them! With 6 teams in the inaugural event, our goal for 2012 is to host 16 teams, including a women's division as well as a "Battle of the Badges" division for teams consisting of firefighters and policemen. And as we did last year, we will be reaching out to teams across the greater mid-west region to
invite them in from out of town to join us.
As for our fund raising goals (which are secondary to the player's experience), we will be looking to more than double our funding raising achievement of last year. The inaugural event raised close to $11,000 (against a goal of $10,000) for CF, and therefore we will be striving to raise $25,000 in 2012.
Additionally, this year our organizing committee will be led by the Central Ohio Chapter of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. Their support has been tremendous, and now our partnership is even stronger!
Thanks to the CF Foundation, the event's official website has taken on new a looks, with new features and functionality:
Teams will be able to register online, and companies wishing to support the event as sponsors will be able to do so online as well.
And after that?
The goal of the Make CF History campaign is to raise one million dollars for the CF Foundation. The Make CF History Charity Classic will be our flagship event for achieving this goal. In the years to come, we envision pursuing world records (http://longestgame4cf.com/), as well as expanding this event to more teams and more rinks such that the central Ohio community will know that each year during the first weekend in June it is "CF Hockey Weekend" in Columbus.
Stay tuned...
