Registered: Nov 2005
Location: Plymouth, MN
Posts: 154

Hello everyone,

The Fort Wayne Curling Club will be hosting Men�s and Women�s Cash Spiels in Fort Wayne august 16th � 18th.

The women�s event is an Order-of-Merit points eligible women's cashspiel for 12 teams with a cash purse of approximately $6K. The guarantee will be for 4-5 games (pool format) + playoffs (6 teams) on a professionally prepared ice surface using Ontario's championship curling stones (25 second ice, 4 feet of curl expected). Entry fee will be $800 per team and 4 meals will be included (2 on Friday and 2 on Saturday).There is a reasonable chance that play will begin at 6 or 8 pm on Thursday evening (August 15th), if we have a full field of men's and women's teams.

The Men�s event will be 8-12 teams with a cash purse of $3K (perhaps more, depending on sponsorships). The guarantee will be for 4-5 games (pool format) + playoffs (with 4-6 teams qualifying) on a professionally prepared "SLAM quality" ice surface using Ontario's championship curling stones (25 second ice, 4 feet of curl expected). Entry fee will be $650 per team and 4 meals will be included (2 on Friday and 2 on Saturday), including steak dinner Saturday night.

Practice ice will be available on August 15th prior to play. I am in the process of organizing details with Derek Brown and others.

Hotel booking information is located on our website under the summer bonspiel tab. Please call or book hotel rooms online ..... Do this as early as possible if you wish to stay at the TownePlace Suites, which is situated next to our ice facility. Both of our bonspiel hotels are excellent up-to-date facilities (Marriott TownePlace Suites or the Hyatt Place). Other options include the Country Inn and Suites or the Holiday Inn.

Most of the entry cost is used to cover ice rental, professional ice prep (by Ontario's Ice Team) + meals, hence the lower prize purse than may be the norm. The FWCC organizes the cashspiel for your training benefit and enjoyment, and for our club to "break-even".

Please let me know if you are interested in attending (also, if you are unable to do attend please). You may send entry checks to:

The Fort Wayne Curling Club
c/o Jerri Mead
6622 Constitution Drive,
Fort Wayne, IN 46802

** If there are other teams you know of that might have interest in this event, please pass this information on to them (plus send me their contact info). This will help ensure that you will have a full field.

Thanks for your support!
Greg Eigner
Cashspiel Chairman
gregory.eigner@gmail.com

website: www.fortwaynecurling.com

Last edited by VanillaIce on 06-10-13 at 09:20AM

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