Hi everyone, 

With December around the corner, we only have a few weeks left of softball before the Christmas break.  The committee has enjoyed seeing the games, trainings and smiling faces around the park his season and are still receiving new registrations for our junior teams. 

In this newsletter we have: 

  • Our $60 Christmas Ham or BBQ Meat Pack offer
  • Premier Men Bat Raffle Fundraiser last days 
  • Calendar Raffle details
  • Important information including dates for the Christmas break

CHRISTMAS HAM OR BBQ MEAT PACK OFFER

Courtesy of Stu at Aussie Butcher Henderson we are able to offer our members, their friends and family a delicious Christmas Ham for $60 and a BBQ Meat Packs valued at $60. 

Order yours before Tuesday 10 December and hams will be delivered to Rosedale Park on Saturday 14 December. 

Order online today www.ecbsoftball.org.nz

Thanks Stu from Aussie Butcher Henderson for making this happen, you're not only an awesome pitcher and coach but you're a legend as well!

PREMIER MEN BAT RAFFLE 

Our Premier Men Bat Raffle fundraiser is finishing soon.  1st prize could see you win the New Synergy Bat or similar valued up to NZ$699 (if you don't need a bat, you can grab some softball equipment up to this value instead) 
2nd prize is a $200 Dugout Voucher
3rd prize is a $100 Dugout Voucher

Grab your ticket online today. https://www.ecbsoftball.org.nz/bat-raffle 

CALENDAR RAFFLE 2025

Our ECB Annual Calendar Raffle is our biggest fundraiser of the year.  

This season we have again seen unprecedented growth within the club and with this growth comes additional costs in uniforms, team equipment including gearbags, balls, bats, catchers gear, helmets not to mention annual costs in storage and the replacement/upkeep of our safety equipment.   

This fundraiser helps get us over the line each year.  

Your team managers may have asked for a small donation towards the Calendar Raffle, this donation goes towards a Gift Voucher or Gift Card so each day in March we have an amazing prize to offer those that purchase a ticket. 

Once the Calendar Raffle is ready, we will be asking each player to sell a minimum of 4 x $10 tickets to family, friends and colleagues.  This raffle keeps the committee busy and each day in March they'll be out doing Facebook live draws and getting prizes to winners.  

We welcome any businesses that would like to contribute either a gift card or voucher or sponsor a prize and be named on the calendar against that prize.  

If you would like to contribute a prize please contact Suzette on treasurer@ecbsoftball.org.nz or your team coach/manager. 

To find out more about the Calendar Raffle please the link below.  https://www.ecbsoftball.org.nz/calendar-info

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

CONGRATULATIONS CHARNZ 

Congratulations to our very own Andrew ‘Charnz’ Charnley who was a finalist in the Harbour Sport Excellence Awards 2024 for ‘Volunteer of the Year’. Although Charnz didn’t take the award home, the nomination shows his dedication to our sport of softball, and we are very grateful for all he does at ECB Softball and the wider softball community.

CHRISTMAS BREAK DATES
Please see below the dates from North Harbour Softball for the Christmas Break.  Please give your coaches plenty of notice if you intend to be away during any playing Saturdays so they can make arrangements accordingly.   

Pre Xmas Comp Finish: U15/17 Girls & U17/19 Boys - Fri 13th Dec 2024
Pre Xmas Comp Finish: ALL Saturday Grades - Sat 14th Dec 2024
Post Xmas Comp Re-Start: Premier Grade, Reserves, Div 1 and Div 3 - Sat 11th Jan 2025
Post-Xmas Comp Re-Start: ALL Saturday Junior Grades - Sat 18th Jan 2025
No play weekend - Brad Rona Classic Tournament - Auckland Anniversary Weekend
Post-Xmas Comp Re-Start:  U15/17 Girls & U17/19 Boys  - Fri 7th Feb 2025 

UNIFORMS
Please respect the uniform guidelines which means, tucking in your player shirts, looking tidy and if you are wearing undershirts please make sure they are black as per uniform guidelines.  Uniform guidelines and our code of conduct for our players, coaches etc can be found online.  

TEAM REACH
REQUESTS: Please make sure you mark your attendance for games on your Team Reach groups. This helps your coach arrange their team line ups for games and also trainings.  Please also set your notifications on your Team Reach so you can be notified with any important information like diamond changes, game cancellations etc.  

IMPORTANT DATES 
Tue 10 Dec - Final day to order Christmas Ham
Sat 14 Dec - Last games pre-Christmas (pick up Christmas Ham)
Sat 18 Jan - Post-Christmas games re-start
late January - ECB Calendar Raffle Fundraiser on sale
Sat 01 - Sun 02 Feb -  U15 Regionals ECB to do put up/pack down
March - Calendar Raffle Daily
Sat 22 Mar - Finals Weekend (Return uniforms and Club Duty Day) 

If you have any questions at all please contact secretary@ecbsoftball.org.nz

 ECB Softball Committee 
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ECB Softball Contacts:
Philippa - Club Secretary secretary@ecbsoftball.org.nz 
Suzette - Club Treasurer treasurer@ecbsoftball.org.nz
Bron - Junior Club Captain jnrclubcaptain@ecbsoftball.org.nz
Greg - Club Captain clubcaptain@ecbsoftball.org.nz
Andrew - President kiwicharnz@yahoo.co.nz 
Michelle - Uniforms uniforms@ecbsoftball.org.nz
Loree and Karen - Merchandise merchandise@ecbsoftball.org.nz
Loree - Tournaments tournaments@ecbsoftball.org.nz

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