Fall = FOOTBALL!!!

I have always loved fall.  When I was younger it meant new school supplies and going back to school (I loved it for all of one day, then I couldn't wait for summer vacation!).  As I got older it meant the start of football season!  Okay, to be honest, when I was in high school that was code for DANCES, but it was fun to walk around and talk to friend during the games, too.  When I moved to Northwest Arkansas Fall meant Razorback games and calling the Hogs.  Now that I'm a bonafide Bama fan (for every game but one--can you guess which one that might be?), fall means traveling to T Town and cheering "Roll Tide Roll" as Skynyrd blares over the speakers.

I'll go ahead and apologize to half the state right now...yes, I know there's another SEC school in this state, but living here means picking sides and my side was picked from the first time I set foot in Bryant Denny Stadium (for Saban's first SEC game as Alabama's head coach--against MY Hogs!!).  Yes...I came to the game with a Razorback on my cheek and I called the Hogs faithfully from our 50 yard line, 15th row seat...but I left loving all the Bama fanfare.  To be fair, I've never been to Jordan-Hare (to be honest, I doubt I ever will).  Like I said, living here means picking sides.  Roll Tide!!

I have great news for all you Alabama and Arkansas fans!!  Our very own Melissa Lee has donated a pair of tickets for us to raffle off to the AR/AL game to be held at Bryant Denny on September 24th at 1pm.  These aren't just any tickets either.  They are on the lower level (section KK), row 51, seats 17 and 18.  I just checked Stub Hub and these tickets would currently sell for $265-$278 PER TICKET (row 51 only)!  Once the season begins, the price will go up...trust me on this!  Both teams are going to be very strong this year so this should be a fantastic game.

We are selling raffle tickets for $2 each!!  You can't beat that!  Even if you don't want to go to the game, you can sell them if you are the lucky winner!!  We'll have the drawing on September 21st so we'll have time to overnight the tickets to an out of area winner.  We can accept cash, check, or even credit card (via Pay Pal).  If you would like tickets either chase down someone on the team, or send us an email at dixiedaredevils at gmail dot com (spelled out to avoid spammers!!).  Let us know how many tickets you want and we'll make arrangements to get them to you!

Roll Tide!!  I mean Go Hogs!!  Maybe Roll Hogs??!!

THANK YOU Huntsville West Kiwanis Club

Casey and Regena accept the check from the Huntsville West Kiwanis Club!

As I've mentioned before, we have met the task of raising $15,000 dollars for the American Cancer Society in order to guarantee our entry into the 2012 Hood to Coast Relay Race.  Now we have to get to the race!  The Huntsville West Kiwanis Club has given our "Journey to the Hood" a huge head start the other day by making a generous donation of $250 to our expense fund!!  Thank you doesn't do justice to the appreciation we feel for everyone who believes in our team enough to support us financially.

One of the exciting fundraisers the Huntsville West Kiwanis Club puts on every year is the Rocket City Classic Golf Tournament.  This year the tournament will take place at Hampton Cove/Highland Course on September 15th.  There will be great prizes not to mention great golf.   The cost is a steal at $130 a person.  The funds raised will support special needs children at Merrimack Hall for Performing Arts.  ((As a side note, my daughter has volunteered for the dance classes there and has told me it is an exceptional program.))  For more information please contact Sharon Layne at sharon.layne at charter dot net (((spelled out to hide from spam bots!!))), or leave a comment with your contact information and we'll pass it on.

We're There...and yet, We Still Have a Long Way To Go...

THANKS to all our sponsors, individual and corporate, we have reached our fundracing goal!!  We have raised a whopping grand total of $15,000 for American Cancer Society!!!  This amount guarantees our entry into the 2012 Hood To Coast Relay Race!!

If you take a look at our Sponsors Page, you'll see the businesses who helped us reach this goal...but what you won't see are the countless individual contributors.  Our two biggest fundraising endeavors were Diva Night at Fleet Feet and Casey's 30th Birthday Pub Run.  The Pub Run was graciously sponsored and lead by the Huntsville Hash House Harriers.  We had a great time chasing "the hare".  Thanks to the generosity of the group, we were able to reach not only the "finish line" of the run, but also the "finish line" of the fund race as well. 

Up to now we haven't done many actual "fund raisers" in the traditional sense of the word...bake sales, car washes, that kind of thing.  But, be warned, we're about to start.  See, now that we have a guaranteed spot in the race, we have to GET THERE.  We have plane tickets, van rental, hotel rooms, food, BAND AIDS...  Wait...we don't have to buy band aids thanks to a generous donation from Hobb's Pharmacy, but you get the picture.

Along that line, you will notice there is a NEW BUTTON on the left side bar...or if you didn't, you do now, right??  Well, that's a Pay Pal donation button.  We are in the process of getting all the paperwork filed for not-for-profit status so we can't currently offer any tax deduction receipts (maybe in the near future?), however, I can assure you all the money collected will go directly to fund our race expenses.  We don't quite have a handle on the total amount we'll need just yet, but when we get that figure more firmly established, I'll post a new goal thermometer so you can track our progress!  (You can still make donations to American Cancer Society through the other "Donate" button.) 

Stay tuned for exciting upcoming opportunities to get us to the HOOD!!!  But...once again...THANK YOU for all you've done to get us this far!