Here is the flyer!
The dates are set! July 28-30, 2015! Rob will be bringing back some former major league baseball players to assist in the camp. We have a confirmed list of WONDERFUL players who have agreed to help out at camp! This year: Rob Deer, Greg Vaughn, Fernando Vina, Pete Ladd, Steve Woodard, Jeff D’Amico, Jim Gantner and Cecil Cooper. It is going to be such a great event! Here is the signup sheet for the camp: Baseball Camp Registration Form
Thank you to our sponsors!
The camp will run for 3 days, with 2 camps running each day. The first age group will be ages 7-12 and that will run for 3 hours in the morning, from 10-1. The second group will be ages 13-18 with camp running from 1:30-4:30. We will be looking to take 75-100 kids in each camp, and we will have more than enough coaches (former MLB players and staff) to cover the camp.
The cost of the camp will be $125 with $10/child discounts to families (per person) if they sign up more than one child. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity and has not been done anywhere in Wisconsin before.
There are events for the adults as well. This will be a charity event to continue to raise money for Derek’s Memorial Fund and the ballparks. We will have camp all day on Tuesday, and then that night there will be a charity softball game starting at 7:00 between the former MLB players and coaches against local celebrities and sponsors. This game will be BROADCAST LIVE ON WGLR! At the end of the game, the MLB players will be removing their jerseys, signing them, and auctioning them off.
On Wednesday night, we will have a very unique Question & Answer session with the MLB players. There will be a unique meet and greet for the sponsors from 6:00 – 6:30 (everyone can eat during this time), and then the Q&A will run from 6:30 – 8:00. From 8:00 – 9:00 p.m. EACH attendee will get to meet and get autographs and pictures with EVERY MLB player that is there. We will also be running a silent auction for some very unique sports memorabilia and a couple of other items. The cost for this unique opportunity is $40 a ticket which includes food. There are only 130 seats available, and I don’t anticipate these lasting long.
On Thursday night, starting at 5:30p.m., we will have an 18-team golf scramble tournament featuring teams of four, and then you will bid to add a pro or one of the camp coaches as your 5th. This will depend on the number of players sticking around to play golf. This will be a 9-hole tournament at Hickory Grove Golf Course. The cost will run $35 per golfer. There will be a bunch of prizes and auction items, so we have so much in store. Stay tuned for more news as it becomes available! Here is the tentative schedule.
Tuesday, July 28th: 10-1:00 Camp #1, 1:30-4:30 Camp #2, 7:00p.m. Celebrity Softball Game.
Wednesday, July 29th: 10-1:00 Camp #1, 1:30-4:30 Camp #2, 6:00-9:00p.m. Q&A Session.
Thursday, July 30th: 10-1:00 Camp #1, 1:30-4:30 Camp #2, 5:30p.m. Golf Tournament.