Reminder - Houston Croquet Classic is less than 3 weeks away!

Please join us for The 24th Annual
Houston Croquet Classic benefiting the Sunshine Kids Foundation
Saturday, March 13th - starting at 10 a.m.
Strake Jesuit College Preparatory
8900 Bellaire Blvd.
Houston Texas, 77036

Croquet Tournament - Silent Auction - Raffle
Live Music provided by the Fondue Monks!
Catered Lunch - Open Bar
Space limited to first 64 teams to register - sign up early!

TICKETS: PER PERSON:
$65 in advance, $75 at the door (if available)
TEAMS: Each team consists of two people.

TO REGISTER:
To Register by PayPal go to:  www.houstoncroquetclassic.org
To pay by check, mail it to:
     Houston Croquet Classic
     P.O. Box 540306
     Houston, Texas 77254
     Checks payable to: Houston Croquet Classic
Please include how you plan to enter:
AS A TEAM: Indicate that will attend with your full name, and your partners name
JUST YOU: Denote INDIVIDUAL. We will assign you a partner if you do not indicate one.

THE LAST DAY TO PRE-REGISTER IS MARCH 10
SIGN IN BEGINS AT 10:00 AM
PLAY BEGINS AT 10:30 AM
RAIN OR SHINE

PLEASE go to  www.houstoncroquetclassic.org for information on attire, Fondue Monks info, directions, the SSK, rules and to REGISTER.

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Happy hour for the Houston Croquet Classic

We will be at Cowboy Moth at HOB, but here is a way to make your Fat Tuesday meaningful - party for a cause! LOL

To increase awareness of the upcoming Houston Croquet Classic that benefits the Sunshine Kids Foundation, we are having a happy hour at Marfreless from 6:00 to 8:00 or so on Tuesday, February 16. It also happens to be Mardi Gras, and an additional excuse to grab a cocktail or two. We will be collecting donations, encouraging registration for Croquet, and we might even have a raffle prize.

The annual Houston Croquet Classic will be held on Saturday, March 13 at Strake Jesuit College Preparatory. It's centered around a competitive, if typically poorly played croquet tournament complemented with an expansive silent auction, a fajita lunch, live music (The Fondue Monks), and a VERY open bar. If you have been before, you know that it is a lot of fun, and it also raises money for an exemplary local charity.

Mike Riccetti

Note from Lori: Marfreless is the bar in the parking lot behind the River Oaks Theatre on West Gray. there is a white outdoor staircase and a blue door. That is the infamous Marfreless. The coolest bars are hidden!

Join me for Muffin Tops Belong in the Kitchen Boot Camp!

Who is with me ladies!? ALL proceeds benefit Team In Training. When you sign up online (PayPal only) just put in my name when it asks who you were referred you! I have shopped it and this is a good deal and a chance to jump start getting HOT! It will help you get fit and help me raise funds for Team in Training! COME ON!

I am going to sign up for Wed, Thursday and Friday. This is the week after Rodeo BBQ so I will need the whipping back into shape! FORWARD to anyone you think may be interested, and please ask them to use my name as the referral.

Our Mini-Session Fitness Boot Camp is an outdoor fitness program that offers fitness instruction, nutritional counseling and motivational training - packed with fun and energizing activities designed to help you reach your fitness goals. Whatever your training goals are, this is the program for you! ALL Dtes, web site and info below!

Our camp begins March 1, 2010 and there are three options to join us:

• $20 for 1 day
• $50 for 3 days
• $80 for 5 days
  

hat you can expect from our Mini-Session Fitness Boot Camp:

• One hour a day for 1-5 days - you pick what works for you!
• Monday - Friday 6:30 PM at Memorial Park in Houston
• Motivating instruction from a Certified Fitness Trainer
• Spaces fill quickly for this unique experience!
• Have questions? http://sites.google.com/site/llsbootcamp/home
  
  CLICK HERE TO REGISTER!

All proceeds benefit:

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Please consider donating $5 to support my efforts with Team In Training: http://pages.teamintraining.org/txg/rnr10/hautechakalaka

Team in Training - A beer or a glass of wine?

On June 6th, 2010 I will be running the San Diego Half Marathon as a member of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's Team In Training program. Not only to help find a cure, but also for the personal challenge of completing a half marathon. This is quite a challenge for me at this stage in the game, but I am fortunate for my health and feel this is something I should do for those that cannot.

My goal is to raise $2,900 by May 20th. I would greatly appreciate your support of any amount. Every donation adds up and I am fortunate to have so many friends willing to support this effort. I ask that you help in a small way.

FUN WITH DRINKING, DONATIONS AND MATH - a $5 beer or a $10 glass of wine
I have 390 friends on my email list:
If everyone donated just $5 (as if you bought me a beer) we would raise $1,950. If everyone donated $10 (buy me a glass of wine?) we would raise $3,900!

Many of you have bought me a drink (or many) in the past, but this one is tax deductible!

This year I am competing I have pledged to train on the behalf of 7 year old Jack (who is currently in remission!) to help raise money for leukemia, Hodgkin and non-Hodgkin lymphoma, and melanoma research and patient services programs.

To Contribute please go to: http://pages.teamintraining.org/txg/rnr10/hautechakalaka

All contributions are 100% tax deductible, I thank you so much for all of you that support so much of the things I do.