Alumni
Ryan Carr-alumni 1995 is doing a fund raiser. Check out his Alumni party.We are looking for the players, coaches, & officials in the games of 1956, 1961, 1971, 1986, & 2001. We will be showcasing these alumni in the parade and at half-time. Please contact us, if you have not received a mailing within the last 30 days.
If you have played, coached, or been a part of this game in any of the preceding years and are not hearing from us on a regular basis, please contact us to make sure we have a correct address for you.
The Alumni Association was formed on Friday, August 8, 1980 the eve of the 27th Annual Shrine Maple Sugar Bowl Game. The Alumni Association was formed to:
1. Serve as Area Chairman for advertising and ticket sales in communities where there are no active Shriners or assist Shriners who work in these areas.
2. Participate on Game Day as ticket takers, ticket sellers, ushers or on stadium security.
3. Help with promotion of the game through distribution of posters and through contact with the media.
4. Help with the Shrine Bowl Golf Tournament held the week before the football game.
It was also voted that dues should be collected in order to help defray expenses such as mailing. The amount of dues was set at $2.00 per year. This was later changed and is still $3.00 per year.
As a former participant with an understanding of what the game means, if you would like to help in any of these areas or have other thoughts, we urge you to contact us.
Remember that every year we are requesting the 10th, 25th, 40th, and 50th game participants to join us for the parade at 12 Noon and to be introduced at the game half-time . August of 2011 will be the years of 1961, 1971, 1986 and 2001. Make plans now to join the players of 2011 in putting a smile on a child.
If you are not receiving our mailings, it is because we do not have a proper address for you, and would be very glad to hear from you with your current address.
May 25, 2011
Dear Shrine Game Alumnus:
I
want to reach out to you regarding this year’s Shrine Maple Sugar Bowl football
game, which is now a little more than than two months away. This letter will provide details on the game
and some important items for alumni.
The 2011 Shrine
Maple Sugar Bowl Game will be held on Saturday, August 6 and, as it was last
year, the game will be held at
The parade will take place in the town of
- The game will kick off at 2:30 pm, with the
parade starting at 12:00 noon.
- We will have a tent for alumni at the game which
will be adjacent to the field. As always, I encourage you to stop by. This is a good opportunity to meet with
other former game participants.
- This year will mark the 55th
anniversary of the 1956 Shrine game, the 50th anniversary of
the 1961 Shrine game, the 40th anniversary of the 1971 Shrine
game, the 25th anniversary of the 1986 game and the 10th
anniversary of the 2001 Shrine game.
We will honor alumni from the 1956, 1961, 1971, 1986 and 2001 games
by announcing the names of those present at halftime and inviting any
former players or coaches from those years to march in the parade
preceding the game.
I hope each of you has a chance to attend this year’s
game. Enclosed please find a reply
envelope which can be used to purchase tickets for the game.
Our fundraising goal for 2011 is $25,000 and we are
currently running ahead of last year’s pace for alumni donations. Please consider making a donation of $30 or
more, although donations of any amount will be gladly accepted. As I have mentioned in prior correspondence,
as our alumni base has grown, we have become a very important part of the game
and its cause. Alumni donations last
year were a significant portion of total proceeds raised by the game. Many of you have made contributions in the
past and I strongly encourage you to continue to do so now and in the
future. Remember, our donations help
support the Shriners hospitals which provide free care to children with burn
and orthopedic injuries.
As former participants, we all had the opportunity to contribute to the Shrine game and its great cause. As alumni, I hope each of you can find a way to continue to help. I look forward to seeing you at the game.