Shades Mountain Park

Tax Deductible Year-End Gifts Welcome at SMP

Adam Kelley — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 19:44:45 +0000

This is a perfect time for you, your employer or business to close out your books with a TAX DEDUCTIBLE donation to a NON-PROFIT organization. For more information contact Treasurer Jamie Steele at jsteele@go2cpa.com.

Next Board Meeting, Jan. 5th at 7 p.m.

Adam Kelley — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 19:25:45 +0000

January 5, 2009
7:00 pm	to	9:00 pm

The SMP Board meets the first Monday of each month in the Board Room.

Board Announces Registration Dates and Fees; Shades Mountain Park to Celebrate 50th Anniversary in 2009

Adam Kelley — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 19:23:18 +0000

As 2008 draws to a close, Shades Mountain Park would like to wish you and your family all our best. This will be our final email communiqué of the year, and we hope you are using and enjoying the newly-redesigned website at www.shadesmountainpark.org. There have been several park improvements since the Fall season ended and we are confident that 2009 - the Park’s 50th season! - will be our best year ever.

Here are three updates from the park we want to share with you:

1) Registration for Spring baseball

2) SMP merchandise

3) Year-end donations

1) Registration

Cost per child this Spring will be $160 ($135 for T-ball) with a maximum family registration fee of $350. The registration fee includes hat, jersey, socks, trophy, team picture, ticket to a Barons’ game and admission to Park Day.

There are two ways to register:

In-person registration will be held Jan. 10 and 17 (times TBA) at Regions Park. This is a great time to try visit and we encourage this method of signing up. It’s quick and a lot of fun.
You may also register online (any time between now and Jan. 17) through the City of Hoover Parks and Recreation Department at http://www.ci.hoover.al.us

2) SMP Merchandise

Anyone wanting to purchase SMP-branded merchandize - swag as our kids might call it - may contact Charlene McNiel at 837-9163. SMP’s popular orange/black hats are $20, the new, gray “50^th Anniversary” long-sleeved shirts are $18 (youth) and $20 (adult). The orange or black Shades Mountain Baseball shirts are on sale for just $10. We also have the orange “Washington National” style shirts for only $15. Check or cash only, please.

3) Year-end Donations

This is a perfect time for you, your employer or business to participate in the Park’s banner program. For 2008, it is a great opportunity for company’s to close out their books with a TAX DEDUCTIBLE donation to a NON PROFIT organization.

For 2009, this is the perfect time to get included in an organization’s marketing budget for the upcoming year. The Banner Packages include the following:

President’s Package - $500:
- - 1 Banner
  - Advertisement on the SMP website
  - Advertisement in the park directory
Executive Club Package - $400:
- - 1 Banner
  - Advertisement on the SMP website
Player’s Club - $300
- - 1 Banner

Please keep in mind that for every package you sell, you will receive a SMP gift card of either: $100 (President), $75 (Executive) or $50 (Player) to use on registration fees or merchandise.

To take advantage of this opportunity, please contact Steve Fulmer at stevepamfulmer@bellsouth.net. He can also be reached at home at 428-4470 or work; 916-5286.

Remember, it takes ALL members of SMP to make OUR park a BETTER park for OUR KIDS! See you in January!

Board Holds December Meeting; SMP Creates LinkedIn Group

Adam Kelley — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 14:43:24 +0000

The Board held its December meeting on Monday, Dec. 1, and plans are already underway for the upcoming Spring baseball season. News from this meeting will be shared with SMP members later this week via an email blast and this site.

Also, SMP recently created a new group on LinkedIn, a the web’s largest business networking site, that connects you to people with similar interests and goals. SMP members can get introduced to other youth baseball enthusiasts, share items of interest, seek advice from peers and request personal references. Click here (or copy and paste in your browser) for a link to our group:

http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=1412167

Happy Thanksgiving from SMP

Adam Kelley — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 15:55:42 +0000

Happy Thanksgiving from Shades Mountain Park to you and yours, and be sure to mark Jan. 10 and 17 on your 2009 calendar for Spring Baseball Registration. The December Board meeting will take place Monday, Dec. 1st at 7 p.m.

8-Year-Olds Get a Pitch on Pitching

Adam Kelley — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 19:56:37 +0000

Special thanks to Joel Berg, Chuck Cuppett and John Parker for leading a pitching clinic for our 8-year-olds Sunday. More than 30 kids attended the event and spent about an hour and a half learning some basic fundementals of pitching. The purpose of the clinic was to give children who may be interested in pitching a headstart before they move into player pitch as 9-year-olds in Fall 2009.

December Board Meeting

Adam Kelley — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 16:53:16 +0000

December 1, 2008
7:00 pm	to	9:00 pm

December Board meeting will be held Monday, Dec. 1st at 7 p.m. in Board Room

Wanted: Baseball Umpires

Adam Kelley — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 17:11:40 +0000

Anyone interested in officiating in the Shades Mountain Umpires Association for the 2009 spring season should contact Lance Weems weemsl@ci.hoover.al.us or Bill Wilder wilderb@ci.hoover.al.us.

Spring Baseball Registration

Adam Kelley — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 16:28:47 +0000

January 17, 2009

At Regions Park. Times, TBA.

Spring Baseball Registration

Adam Kelley — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 16:27:59 +0000

January 10, 2009

At Regions Park. Times TBA.