10AM to 4PM Both Days at McCormick Place Site

New Year's Jam - December 27-28, 2008
-Sunday and Monday
-10 to 4, Both Days
-Free to All Spectators!
-Rooms at the Hyatt (not a requirement), usually $300+, only $89ish
    (See details below.)

Come out and shred with us!  
    -Freestyle
    -Four-Square
    -Two-Square
    -Footbag Net Demonstrations

Our primary focus is to reach out to specators!  We need to staff a booth
that is dedicated to the footbag experience.  Our demonstrations are a
time-structured event with 15-minute footbag demonstrations running on the
hour and an interactive area where kids learn to play footbag.

We are looking for volunteers to help with teaching the interested spectators
how to play footbag.  

This event is free for spectators, but in order to give out a footbag to
each of the spectators that try the sport we are trying to raise money to 
purchase footbags to give away over the weekend.

We are asking a voluntary donation of $10 or more from each player, and if you
know anyone who would like to donate more, to go directly to providing
footbags for each participant, we can arrange larger donations to be tax-deductible
through IFPA.

This year's event takes place at McCormick Place in Chicago (as a part
of "Chicago Sports Fest" - New name for event, and now only 2 days long), Illinois on
December 27th  
and 28th.  

The Holiday Sports Fest is an event designed to introduce all kinds of
sports to the general public, and each sport has an interactive area where
kids can try them out.  Some sports also have major tournaments going on,
such as Volleyball, Soccer and 3-on-3 Basketball, and of course, footbag.

With Free Admission and discounted parking for the event, this is a great event
to bring the family to.

I want to thank the generous sponsors who I anticipate will be on board
this year: Freedom Footbags, footbag.org and Foot-C Net.  Regardless of whether they
sponsor the event, we are greatful that they have shown such consistent
support of the sport of footbag over the years, and I believe they deserve
such recognition.

NYJ Schedule:
-Sunday:   Youth Outreach, Jam all day
                   Jam all night too, at Hyatt
-Monday:  Youth Outreach, Jam all day
                   Jam all night too, at Hyatt

25th Annual Midwest Regional Footbag Championships - EVENT SCHEDULE:
-Sunday:   Sick 1, Sick 3, Rippin' Run, Doubles footbag net, 4 Square
-Monday:  2 Square, Circle Competition
                   Novice Tricks & Consecutives Challenge
Prize Money Event - Midwest Regionals

Hotel Info:
 HYATT REGENCY McCORMICK PLACE
 2233 S. Martin L. King Dr.
 Chicago, IL 60616-9985
Connected to the event site through tunnels, this hotel is an AWESOME deal
for only $89ish a night!  Be sure to tell them you are with the "Chicago
Sports Fest".  Last year, there were NO rooms available at the last minute... so call them
direct NOW 
at:
Tel: +1 312 567 1234 and ask for Reservations.  Be sure to identify yourself as someone
making reservations for the Chicago Sports Fest to get the super-low rate!
http://mccormickplace.hyatt.com/property/index.jhtml

If the footbag.org/events website doesn't answer your questions, 
contact me directly.

Check modified.in for discussion about this event.
http://modified.in/footbag/viewtopic.php?t=20609&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0

See ya there!

Scott Davidson
enlightener