Chicago Sandblast is a co-ed beach ultimate frisbee tournament and in our seventh year, our player-participants voted to raise money and awareness for Habitat for Humanity.

Habitat for Humanity is changing lives. Working in partnership with low-income families to build decent homes they can afford to buy, Habitat helps to break the cycle of poverty and hopelessness. By the end of 2005, more than 1 million people worldwide will live in decent, affordable Habitat for Humanity houses.

I have attached a one-page guide for you to setup a custom Active.com fundraising page for your team and for your players to create their own under your team. For new teams and captains, I assure you that this process is very simple and effective for doing our part to give back to the community. I feel that this is a unique and valuable part of Sandblast and encourage you to reach out to me with your questions and comments. Please encourage your players to check their charitable gift-giving policies at work because many will match employee contributions.

I also want to emphasize the point above that every one of the 48 Sandblast teams is REQUIRED to raise at least $150. If you and your team have not raised the $150 by the Friday night Captains meeting, you will be responsible for making the donation. For example, if your team raises $100, you will be responsible for the $50 balance. If your team raises $200, you will not be responsible for any balance. If you do not raise the $150 and do not pay the balance, you will not be allowed to play over the weekend.

I appreciate that there may be a concern over the cost of participating at Sandblast and I would not have implemented this program without the support and feedback of other captains like yourselves. I want this to be a positive thing for how you, your team and the event are giving back to the community, so I again encourage you to get in contact with me regarding your questions and comments.

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