Adams Morgan FCT Champs!

Adams Morgan Flip Cup Tournament Champions:  SQUISHY THUD

Michelle Morrone of Squishy Thud won the King of The Hill Award.

Camel Tan Wins Adams Morgan Community Service Award!

ADAMS MORGAN COMMUNITY SERVICE UPDATE!

Congratulations to Camel Tan for winning the Adams Morgan Divison Spring 2009 Charity Award!

They were the most generous team in the division in donating their food, clothing, money, and time to our charity partner for the season, Bread for the City.

Special thanks to Jennifer Glenn and Stasia Baker for helping transport all of Monday night’s clothing donations! Bread for the City and DCK appreciate all of your efforts, thanks again!

July 10 … WE’RE GOING ON A BOAT!

• Who: Entire DCK League (first come first serve)
• What: 3-hour cruise on the Cherry Blossom River Boat (see below) with an open bar
• When: Friday, July 10.  Boarding starts at 7:45 PM with a prompt departure at 8:00 PM.  Don’t be late or stuck at the dock. The boat will return 11:45 PM.
• Where: City Marina in Old Town Alexandria, VA
• Why: We’re on a Boat … with a premium bar that includes Dewars Scotch, Bacardi Rum, Jack Daniels Bourbon, Absolut Vodka, Bombay Gin, CC, VO, Heineken, Budweiser, Bud Light, Amstel Light, Coke products, Perrier Sparkling Water, Bottled water, Montevina Pinot Grigio, and Hayman & Hill Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon.
• How Much? $30 for registered players.
• How: Tickets available soon.  Ask your Division President about how to purchase tickets or keep checking back on the DCK website.

DCK Goes Nationals: Post-Game Meet-Up @ PQST

• Who: DCK League (all is invited)
• What: Post-Game Happy Hour
• When: Saturday, June 20 after the Nationals baseball game (est. 10 pm)
• Where: Penn Quarter Sports Tavern (639 Indiana Avenue @ Navy-Archives Metro)
• Why: $9 Miller/Coors Pitchers, $3 shoots, $16 Margaritas.  Also the Miller Beer Girls will be giving out 2 cases of free beer and the last 6 people at the end of the night will receive 2 Miller Beer Pen tickets to an upcoming Nationals baseball game.

DCKickball and DC101 Chili Cookoff!

The DC101 Chili Cookoff is Saturday, May 16th at RFK Stadium and DCKickball is sending a volunteer contingent to the festival! We’ve requested to be assigned to a beer truck to serve frosty beverages to fun festival-goers. Our shift is 4:30 – 9:00 pm. You also receive FREE admission to the event that begins at 12:00 noon. Some of the headliners will take the stage include The Offspring, Third Eye Blind, Shinedown, Papa Roach and Puddle of Mudd.

Ready to sign up?

Fill out a five question web form at: http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?hl=en&formkey=cm5paEhqNy0yUzZyMy01bzlvYjN5akE6MA.

Or print out a copy at http://www.kidney.org/site/203/pdf/chili_VolunteerRegistrationForm09.pdf

The 30th annual DC101 Chili Cookoff is produced in cooperation with and benefits the National Kidney Foundation. As one of the Foundation’s signature events, the Cookoff attracts tens of thousands of spectators. All proceeds from the event go to NKF programs like early detection and screening, professional education and public awareness. Over 26 million Americans have chronic kidney disease.

Full event details can be found at www.kidneywdc.org or www.dc101chilicookoff.com.

Questions? Contact NKF staffer and fellow DCK’er Mike Wilkinson at michael.wilkinson@kidney.org or (202) 244-7900×27.

Come Support Team In Training!

On your Marks…Get Set…Crawl!

Come decked out in your running best and join us for a Bar Crawl in Georgetown on March 28th to support our efforts to raise money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society’s Team In Training!

Join us at Rhino Bar at 3295 M Street at 5:30pm for Bib number pick-up, The Crawl offically kicks off at 6pm, and will take us all the way to Garrett’s at 3303 M Street! The event concludes at 11pm.

All racers will receive:
Bib number
3 Complimentary Beers and Exclusive TNT Drink Specials
One raffle ticket for the many raffles along the way
A Finisher’s Medal!

IMPORTANT: ALL CRAWLERS MUST PRE-REGISTER! To register:
Click on the link to our PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=3667763 and donate online using your credit card or PayPal account
Cost: $35.00 donation to The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.

Pass the word along to friends, the more people we have, the more fun and the closer we are to finding cure for blood cancers!

Any questions please email: ness.saraha@gmail.com or erin.mulhall@gmail.com

Parties + Special Events

Got questions about a party or event?

You can email the Adams Morgan Social Chair, Kyle West, at pk.kyle@gmail.com. Also, feel free to contact anyone on The Board.

Pre-Season Party

• WHERE: Tom Tom’s on 18th Street (2nd Floor)
• WHEN: Saturday, August 23, 2008
• TIME: 8:00pm – 11:00pm
• COST: Free for current, registered and paid DCK Admo players, $10 for guests
• WHAT YOU GET: We bought 4 kegs, so it’s unlimited beer until the kegs are kicked, and $3 rail drinks.

Free Beer

• WHERE: Grand Central
• WHO: Adams-Morgan Kickballers Only
• WHEN: September 8th and 10th
• TIME: After the games
• COST: $0.00! That’s what free means!
• WHAT YOU GET: The Board is buying one keg each night for your drinking and flipping pleasure. (Free beer won’t start until the last games have finished!)

Mid-Season Party

• WHERE: 18th & RED
• WHEN: September 27th
• TIME: 8:30pm – 11:30pm
• COST: 10$ registered kickball players, 20$ guests
• WHAT YOU GET: Open Bar: domestic beers (drafts and bottles), rail drinks (including red bull mixer), house red and white wine, a 4$ shot to be determined by 18th & RED

Free Beer

• WHERE: Grand Central
• WHO: Adams-Morgan Kickballers Only
• WHEN: October 13th and 15th
• TIME: After the games
• COST: $0.00! That’s what free means!
• WHAT YOU GET: The Board is buying one keg each night for your drinking and flipping pleasure. (Free beer won’t start until the last games have finished!)

DCKickball League-wide Flip-Cup Tournament

• WHERE: McFadden’s
• WHEN: Saturday, October 18th
• TIME: 12pm captain’s registration 1pm tournament begins
• COST: No entry fee
• WHAT YOU GET: Free Beer for official flip-cup action

End-of-Season Party

• WHEN: Saturday, October 25, 2008 from 9:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m.
  
• WHERE: Tom Tom’s on 18th Street (Second Floor) [See Map]
• WHAT YOU GET: All rail liquors with all mixers (including Red Bull), and all the Bud Light and Miller Light you can drink.
• HOW MUCH?: $0 (that’s free) for DCKickballers, $20 for guests

Adams Morgan Fall 2008 Schedule

Bye Week Schedule

Due to an odd number, every Monday one team will not play. See the schedule below. (Camel Tan does not have a bye week.)

M O N D A Y S

Week 1: Up Yours

Week 2: Excessive Force: Justice

Week 3: Who’s on Call

Week 4: Jiminy Kick-it

Week 5: Yer Mom

Week 6: Little Lebowski Urban Achievers

Week 7: Yuma & Friends

Week 8: No Nation for Retired Slackers

Equipment Duty Schedule

The board will bring the equipment to the first games, then it’s the responsibility of team captains to take all the equipment from both games and bring it the following week. If you notice popped balls, ripped bases, or you are missing pieces of equipment, it is your responsibility to notify a board member.

M O N D A Y S

Week 1: Jiminy Kick-it

Week 2: Yuma & Friends

Week 3: Little Lebowski Urban Achievers

Week 4: Camel Tan

Week 5: Who’s on Call

Week 6: No Nation for Retired Slackers

Week 7: Excessive Force: Justice

Week 8: The Board

W E D N E S D A Y S

Week 1: Potomac Pirates

Week 2: Carl Winslow’s Blue Balls

Week 3: In the Pink

Week 4: Schrute’s Beet Farm/NDA

Week 5: Bloody Show

Week 6: idkmybffkickball

Week 7: The Board

The Adams Morgan Board + Team

We are The Board

Why are we here? We’re here to make Kickball more fun for you. We’ve been working hard this last year to bring you the best kickball experience in DC. Summer 2008 was a great season and we know Fall 2008 will be great too. And don’t worry, the season will be over before election night.

We’ve got some exciting things planned, including a fabulous charity event. Since we are always looking to improve on our service to you, we want to hear from you. If you have concerns about unsportsmanlike conduct or you have an idea for a fun event, send one of us an email. The bottom line is that we’re working to keep you kicking, flipping, and having fun.

Now, meet your board:

Board Members

Kirsten “The Lovebug” Shiroma, President kirsten.shiroma@gmail.com
	My name is Kirsten (pronounced kEARsten.) Not kRIsten, not Kursten, KIRSTEN. Please feel free to call me el presidente if you can’t get the name right. This is my 3rd season as president, my 5th season playing, and I am happy to help contribute to the DCKickball FALL 2008 Season. Known to lead a few championship flip cup teams- two golden kegs, 1 division, 1 league Flip Cup is a way of life! TEAM: Chest Bumps and Ass Pats (Wednesday, Mandarin Orange) POSITION: Center Field
Justin “El Diablo” Schuck, Vice President me@justinschuck.com
	I don’t have quite the same name issues as Kirsten, but it’s JUSTIN not Jason or Jeffton or Justine. Just Justin. I’ve been playing Kickball for a few seasons now and I’ve reffed enough games to have friends and enemies on every team. I love DCK and what our mission is all about: having fun. I’m a photographer (especially for all you kickball couples getting engaged), web designer, event planner and consultant. DCK: Do you really live in DC, because I never see you? Interesting question, and a complicated one. I live between here and there, with a stopover in everywhere. No, really, kind of. I am moving away from DC, but I have so much work here and NY that I’ll always be a fixture, if not always a visible one. And because I’m a loser, read my occasionally-updated blog: JutinSchuck.com/blog TEAM: Schrute’s Beet Farm/NDA (Wednesday, Independence Red)
Dimple “The Beast from the East” Bhayani, Treasurer dimpleb@gmail.com
	I hail from good ol’ Buffalo, NY. So yes, I like the snow and no, DC doesn’t have good chicken wings. I’ve long since sold my soul to corporate America, and used the proceeds to buy jumbo slice. I’ve been playing kickball since last fall and am mainly here to have a good time (and win). DCK: Is your real name Dimple? It’s funny you ask. It’s actually Sacajawea, but I decided to go with something more common. DCK: Are your parents from India? No. It was just a muddy game of kickball gone wrong. Ps. J, i hate you for making me do this… TEAM: In the Pink (Wednesday, Frosted Pink)
Kyle “The Undertaker” West, Social Chair pk.kyle@gmail.com
	Kyle West graduated William and Mary in 2007 and promptly found himself playing kickball. He’s served the board for 3 seasons now making sure that players have a place to “socialize”. In his off time he pays the bills by working as a meeting planner for Cardiologists in DC. TEAM: Chest Bumps and Ass Pats (Wednesday, Mandarin Orange)
Alan “The Dragon” Van Grack, Ref Chair, Division Head Referee alanvangrack@gmail.com
	Alan has been playing DC Kickball since Summer 2005. He has also played in both WAKA and NAKID. He has reffed games in all 3 leagues and is excited to be the head ref of DC Kickball Adams Morgan. This season, he is a captain of the newest team, idkmybffkickball. A lifelong Washingtonian, Alan graduated from Muhlenberg College in 2005. He currently is a Research Analyst for CoStar Group and going to school part-time at Georgetown University where is pursuing a Masters Degree is Real Estate. TEAM: idkmybffkickball (Wednesday, Glacier Blue)

Honorary Board

Emily “Special Delivery” Benavides, Photo Archivist emilybenavides@gmail.com
	Emily spends her days dodging paper cuts behind enemy lines on the Hill. At night, she studies the mistakes of our forefathers at Johns Hopkins. And on Wednesday evenings, she’s Chest Bumpin’ and Ass Pattin’ her way to the Division Championship. TEAM: Chest Bumps and Ass Pats (Wednesday, Mandarin Orange)
Steve “Big Thunder” Powell, Charity Coordinator stephen.b.powell@gmail.com
	Steve joined DC Kickball in the fall of 2007 on the infamous team, “BONER JAMS ‘07 (Adam Morgan Champs Fall ‘07). He promptly infiltrated other teams during that season and when BONER JAMS left for supposedly greener pastures in the Spring of ‘08 he remained in DCK and is now on the Little Lebowski Urban Achievers. GO LLUA!! Favorite pastimes are being an official flipcup announcer, dancing to absolutely everything, and that late night goodness of an Alberto’s slice ‘o pizza with enough garlic to kill a horse. TEAM: Little Lebowski Urban Achievers (Monday, Navy Blue)

No Babies beat In the Pink 4-1 in the AdMo Championship Finals

That’s right, you heard it here last. No Babies in ‘08 defeat In the Pink in the Adams-Morgan Summer 2008 Championship title match on the National Mall. The final score was 4-1. It looked for a moment in the first inning like the babies were going to walk away with the title, but In the Pink held strong and kept No Babies from gaining another run.

Good game guys. Good game.