D.A.S.H Champs Updates!!!

Alumni & Friends,

The ISSA Boys & Girls Championships commence on Tuesday, March 2016. Excelsior will have 33 boys and 42 girls (75 student-athletes) representing the school at this event. The athletes will move into our Champs Village this Friday at 4:00 p.m. and will be encamped until the day following Champs. They will have a support staff of approximately 20 persons, including coaches, cooks, chaperones, a physiotherapist, a driver, and a few volunteer past students. We will also have a couple of doctors on call.

XLCR is fortunate to be located within a two-minute drive of the stadium and to have the physical facilities that can be transformed into a mini games village, allowing us to accommodate nearly 100 persons. Unlike some other schools that are encamped at hotels, Excelsior can house its own teams. The challenge, however, is galvanizing the resources needed to support these student-athletes and staff for nine days. As agreed with the school, DASH Athletics has the responsibility of securing resources for the athletic program at Excelsior, including Champs.

DASH would like to take this opportunity to thank the individuals who have responded to our past requests and contributed materials and funding for Champs. As you can see from the performances of the teams throughout the season, they have made a significant mark on the local athletic landscape and are primed to do well at Champs. The investment made in this program over the past few years is now paying dividends. However, we do need significantly more resources to give the athletes the best opportunity to represent us well.

Contributions can be made in cash or in-kind. The material/foodstuff list is attached. Items may be delivered to the school by the basketball gym, where the camp is located. Please ask for Ms. Tanya – Chief Cook. She can be reached at 447-3613.

If you intend to donate funds, please review the following alternatives and choose the one that best suits you:

For donors in North America, Hewitt DePass is the contact.

For tax-exempt purposes, please make donations to the Alumni Association as follows:

DASH Athletics Group Inc.