Papanui Softball Club:
A brand new committee going through
cartwheels to try and get players into teams ready to start
the new season No - not really cartwheels but a lot of effort
is being put in.. We need to thank a lot of people for their
assistance last season. We say goodbye to Anne Marie Hoogenboezem,
Margaret Cuttance and Adreanna Duncan from committee and thank
them for all the work they have given our fine club.
Also need to put a vote of thanks to
all the financing we received from Scottswood Trust, NZ Community
Trust, Lion Foundation, Eureka Trust and Pub Charity Trust.
Also others who helped with financing on our Sponsorship side.
Special thanks to Boyd Chamberlain Architecture, Kevin Mackley
Carriers, Colin Sutherland Finance Brokers, Dave Taiepa &
Whanau Carpetlayers, Woolbrokers and Gary Clarke Plastics.
A special thanks to all who supported
our ham raffles.
Now don't forget our garage sale which
we will be holding on Saturday 15 September at 8.30 am in
the morning.
Your Executive is:
Brett Williams as President with
Brendon Terrey as Vice President.
New Club Captains for the older grades
are Jo Harris and Jo Nation. Thanks for your help guys.
Debbie and Darren Vaeulaga are continuing with the Gear Custodian
role. I am sure they are finding it much easier this season
as they were responsible for a mammoth effort getting all
our gear and uniforms back last season.
Your Executive is – Colin Sutherland, Caroline Leigh,
Susanah Leigh, Racheal Cumming who in tandem with Dale Terrey
is taking over the roles of Senior Club Captains. A welcome
to Ingrid Te Mete, Sue Harrison and Karen Calder who will
be assisting Lesley.
Your Chief Executive Officer is Lesley Byrne. For more info
on the exectutive go check out the profiles page.
Papanui Softball Club would like to take this opportunity
to thank Tony Butler for all the work he has done as groundsman
over the years and also thank Brendon Terrey in getting the
skin diamond ready to be played on this season. The batting
cage is still a thorn in our side with work we are doing on
it being hindered by vandalism. Fortunately some of the players
are using the cage for batting practice without the pitching
machine.
Don’t forget our noticeboard outside the front
door of the clubrooms
This will be upgraded weekly once we are able to get
someone responsible to take over the upgrading of this.
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Club Day:
We will give you more information
once we have arranged this.
Club Picnic:
We have not set a date for this
as yet but please keep your eyes on this notice because as
soon as we have a date set we will be letting you know.
Xmas
Raffle:
Christchurch
Park Physio Clinic
Is there for Papanui Softball Club and
its players
They will assess and treat our players for free on ACC
They can complete all ACC paperwork – you don’t
need to see a doctor to make a claim.
They can refer for X-rays etc.
They can deal with minor first-aid at the clinic.
Clinic hours are as follows:
Monday-Friday 9 am to 7 pm
Saturday mornings (times as arranged)
Call in and see them for advice and treatment or phone Megan/Hamish
on
385 1966.
You will see Hamish at most of the premier
games and is there to help you. Thankyou Hamish.
Silver
Club Mark Club (04/10/05)
The Papanui Softball Club has been awarded
the Silver ClubMark Award. Congratulations to Lesley Byrne
and her committee for the work they have put in to completing
this. Papanui are the first softball club in Canterbury to
achieve the Silver ClubMark status. Well done!!
The ClubMark scheme covers strategic planning, health
and safety issues and policies, financial planning and sustainability,
coach development, communication, volunteer recognition, responsible
alcohol use, Smokefree promotion, injury management, first
aid, Sunsmart and Inclusive environments. Being a ClubMark
club signals to the wider community that the Papanui Softball
Club is a well organized, viable and healthy organization
that values each of the aforementioned areas. This has been
maintained.
At last call the Papanui Club was the only softball club
with a Club Mark.
Keep in
Mind
John Williams Memorial Tournament. This tournament is set
down for the second weekend in February. A great success last
season and look forward to even better things the season coming
up.
Brian Henry Waine Memorial Cup Game – we will be trying
to regain the trophy from the Richmond/Keas although it will
not be hosted by our club this season.
Take
a walk around Papanui Domain with me
For those of you who have children we
have swings and slides outside the clubrooms beside
the new boxing gym and toilets. There are plans to upgrade
the playground but that is in the future. On the front corner
of the clubrooms there is a box that the draw for each week
is put in. Have a look to see who and where you are playing
and any events happening in the club.
Papanui High School is at the back of our ground behind the
creek.
These people are very helpful if we have an overspill and
need to use their grounds but please let a club captain know
if you are using them. And as we walk towards the skin diamond
that has been on the park for over 30 years we appreciate
the wonderful setting under the trees and with seating for
people to watch the trainings and games.
And now the problematic batting cage which is still in the
throws of being built. There is still a major effort being
put into this and this time we are making no promises when
it will be up and running. It would just be tempting fate
to do so.
Tony Butler is our groundsman and will help where he can but
please respect his wishes with regard to use of the diamonds.
He is there to ensure we have diamonds still to play on at
the end of the season.
And after having walked around the diamond
it is time to walk into our clubrooms to sit and chat with
team members and opposition playing members. This clubrooms
is your clubrooms and we welcome everyone to come in and be
part of the camraderie of the Papanui Softball Club.
Softball
in Canterbury:
I have discovered that unless we
are involved in anything other than our own particular area
of the game we are unaware of what else happens in softball
in this part of Canterbury.
All T Ball is played at Hay Paddock which is at the Hagley
Park between Moorehouse Avenue and the commencement of Blenheim
Road. As is under 11 softball and under 13 softball on Saturday
mornings. All other junior softball, under 15 and under 17
is played at Smokefree Ballpark on Saturday mornings. Under
19 junior softball is played at Smokefree Ballpark on Monday
nights. For newcomers to Canterbury and there are some of
them, Smokefree Ballpark is on Pages Road behind Cowle Stadium.
Now when it comes to softball on Saturday afternoons, there
is always softball at Papanui Domain. The adjacent clubrooms
are open from 3 pm on Saturdays for anyone who would like
to come and watch some softball of a good standard and come
into our clubrooms to make themselves known. We at Papanui
welcome our parents and junior players to the clubrooms and
also people from away from Christchurch. It would be great
to see some more of our players who never seem o get near
our clubrooms too.
Papanui has a fine facility with playing fields and adjacent
clubrooms, something few other clubs are lucky enough to have.
WE WILL BE PUTTING MORE INFORMATION ON
LINE ONCE WE HAVE OUR TEAMS ORGANISED AND ARE UP AND RUNNING.
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