This was the best year yet for the Peter French Memorial March Madness Pool. It's hard to believe that this was the 9th annual pool run by members of the French Family. It was another crazy tournament with a lackluster final game! We had players enter 386 brackets in the Original Pool and 230 brackets in the Sweet 16 Pool. With half the entry fees going to Peter's Foundation, and further income from many donations, the pool raised $3,887 - the most ever! Thank you all who entered and donated. The winner of the Original Pool was Kristin Volz, followed by Betsy Kean, Steve Powers, Mike Bosco, Ben Davis, Jen Ryan, and Norm Wolbrom. Krista Sheets won the Sweet 16 Pool, with Kate Fuller Curren, Tom Ribadeneyra, and Richard Crocker coming in 2nd, 3rd, and 4th. Be sure to try your luck in 2012. You may win big money, plus help Peter's Foundation to grow!
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The Peter French Memorial Foundation made grants totaling $5,000 to the Sarver Heart Center of the University of Arizona and Johns Hopkins University for research in ARVD. Please help us find needy recipients who were former friends, classmates, athletes, or simply young adults in dire need. We know that's where Pete would want the grants to go.
Once again we ran the Peter French Memorial March Madness Pool, the eighth annual. What an exciting and crazy tournament this year! With all the upsets, most entrants probably felt they would have done better if they'd flipped a coin to make their picks. It was a very successful fundraiser, though, with 348 brackets entered in the Original Pool and 232 brackets in the Sweet 16 Pool. With half of the entry fees going to Peter's Foundation, the pool raised $2,350. The winner of the Original Pool was Kimberly Brennan, followed by Charles Sweat, Ed Schultz, Ryan Connolly, Toby Spry, and Aly Bergin. The Sweet 16 winner was Joe Murphy, with Aly Bergin coming in 2nd, and Bob Deering taking 3rd. Thanks to Van for all his work on the pool this year and to all the participants!
The Peter French Memorial Foundation made grants totaling $5,000 to the Sarver Heart Center of the University of Arizona and Johns Hopkins University for research in ARVD. Please help us find needy recipients who were former friends, classmates, athletes, or simply young adults in dire need. We know that's where Pete would want the grants to go.
The 3rd annual Love To ComPete 3v3 soccer tournament was held again at Skillings Field in Winchester on August 15th and 16th. This was the best year ever, with the tournament doubling in size to 325 competitors from 70 teams coming from as far away as VT, CT, NH, and RI. There were boys' and girls' divisions in U-10, U-12, U-14, and High School, along with a Men's Open division. It was a very busy, hot, and tiring two days, but with help from our sponsors and our many volunteers, including volunteer referees, we were able to raise $6,000 for Peter's Foundation.
Another great year for the March Madness Pool! This was the 7th annual basketball fundraiser in memory of Peter. There were 318 brackets entered in the Original Pool and 158 brackets in the Sweet 16 Pool. The winner of the Original Pool was Steve Pisarra, followed by Mary Starck, Maryanne Hughes, Krista Sheets, and TJ Miklus. Jack Quill came in 1st in the Sweet 16 Pool, with 2nd place going to Phil Murray, and Erik McMichael coming in 3rd. With half of the entry fees going to Pete's Foundation, we were able to raise around $2,000. Thank you to all who participated!
The Peter French Memorial Foundation gave grants totaling $5,000 to Johns Hopkins and the Sarver Heart Center at University of Arizona for ARVD research. We hope to give grants next year to a person or persons in dire need. Please send us referrals if you know of a worthy recipient.
Pete's Winchester High School Class of 1993 held their 15th reunion, during which they held a 50/50 raffle. Half the money collected was split between Pete's Foundation and another charity. We thank the WHS Class of '93 for their kindness and generosity!
Love To ComPete 2008, the second annual 3v3 soccer tournament, was held the weekend of August 16th and 17th at Skillings Field in Winchester. It featured divisions for GU-14, BU-14, Girls’ H.S., Boys’ H.S., and Men’s Open. Over 150 players came from all around the area, including CT, NH, and VT, and enjoyed some very competitive soccer.
All proceeds from the tournament went to the Peter French Memorial Foundation, which grants money to individuals in need and to ARVD research. This year’s tournament raised over $4,000. It was a great year for the 6th Annual Peter French Memorial March Madness Pool (run by Chris)! There were 371 entries for the regular pool and 168 entries for the Sweet 16 Pool. The winner of the regular pool was Jay Legendre, followed by Amy Elsberry, Matt Colangelo, Joe Foley, John Finnegan, Aidan Montgomery, and Mason Miller. Chris Holman won the Sweet 16 pool, with Van French in 2nd, and Robert Wile coming in 3rd. Congratulations to the prize winners, and many thanks to all the people who entered. With the entry fees plus some additional donations, we were able to raise around $2,500 for Peter's Foundation. If your teams didn't do well, try again next year!
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