Alumni Tourney T-Shirts!!!

First off, gotta give some quick love to the Gulls on their 56-48 dub over Oak Harbor. After a midweek setback against Mountlake Terrace, the fellas pulled it together against the Wildcats and got a nice home victory heading into the Holiday break. If you're curious where the Gulls stack up with the rest of the league, the current WesCo 3A standings can be found here.

On the Alumni Tourney front, a lot of positive news is flowing. On top of EHS Blue and Gold coordinating this year's event by booking the facility and providing the liability insurance, the Everett School District has agreed to waive any union custodial fees that are usually required for hosting an event on school district property. No big deal, right? Well, the fees are usually $40 p/hour during the event time, so I for one am grateful that we won't need a financial source for this expense. On the school district front, much thanks to ESD AD Robert Polk for facilitating this concession. The efforts of EHS Blue and Gold also need to be recognized, especially Ross Rettenmier, Ross Johnson, and Allan White. Without their backing, we would not have a tournament...it's as simple as that.

Now to the information that's relevant to the title of this post:) At our first Alumni Tourney Committee meeting back in October, it was bantered about that providing t-shirts for alums at the Tourney would be a pretty solid way to show support for the event. But again, how would we fund this? Well, thanks to the efforts of Dave Rucker ('88), H&L Sports, and Screen Printing NW, the t-shirt idea has been made a reality! Below is the art work Dave & Co. came up with that will appear on the tee; I personally think it's pretty fresh (click on the image to enlarge):

I can't stress enough that without Dave stepping up and putting in his time and resources, this would not have happened. It's a prime example of what has continued to floor me throughout this process: the absolute passion and dedication people have for this program. Collectively, we all care GREATLY about not only the December 31st festivities, but the current and long-term viability and success of Everett Basketball. Whether it's been phone conversations, emails, planning meetings, Facebook...it's been unreal. Let's keep this moving, and between Alumni Appreciation Night and the Alumni Tournament, have one awesome celebration of Seagull hoop to end 2010.