Hello All,

Kent & I are pleased to inform you that Frito Lay / Quaker Oats has notified me that they are willing to donate "5" computers to RSSA so that each team has a computer to give away as part of our educational campaign.  ( i.e.  monitor / CPU / keyboard / mouse ) 
 

As far as the educational campaign, this is what our goals are for structuring this event.

Kent and I understand that each team may need to structure its own educational campaign based on age and grade level, but the most important thing that we want is for it to be FAIR.  We want to make sure that EVERY child has a fair chance at receiving the opportunity to enter their name as many times a possible to WIN a computer.  ( One computer per each team will be given away at The Year End Get-Together ) 

1. Report Cards - Each player would earn chances based on the following criteria -- each "A" = 5 chances - each "B" =  3 chances - each "C" 1  chance NOTE:  Plus Marks = 5 chances  --  Check Marks = 3 chances --  Shows Improvement / Positive Behavioral Comments = 1 chance As for establishing a program as a function of improvement, we have decided that if a student raises his/her grades one grade level from one report card to the next, then their chances DOUBLE which adds extra incentive.  For example: If I had a student who had a "B" on his/her first report card and then got an "A" on his/her second report card - that shows improvement - then that student gets double chances of the grade they last received. Which in this case would be 10 chances. 
 

2. Kids Sports Newspaper Articles - Each kid who writes an article for the Kids Sports Newspaper will receive 10 chances.  Depending on the number of articles written, all articles may not be published but we plan to work with the newspaper to arrange for us to have one full page if the response for this constitutes doing so. 
 

3. Book Reading Contest - For every one ( 1 ) book read each player will receive 3 chances at the opportunity to WIN the computer.  This needs to be signed off on or verified by a parent as confirmation that the books have been read.  ( reading materials must be age appropriate ) 
 

4.  Anything else that you want to add to the Educational Campaign is up to you and team specific.
( i.e. coming to practice, giving 100%, being on time, etc. )  All that Kent & I ask is that EVERY team at bare minimum utilize #1 & #2 as stated above.  We want to be consistent with those two items amongst all of our groups. 
 

In essence, we are encouraging kids to increase their chances by taking advantage of all the options laid out.  For each chance they earn the more times their name will be put into the pool for the possibility of WINNING a computer in a drawing at the Year End Association Get-Together. 
 

Very Important Reminder:   LETS  MAKE  THIS  A  FUN  ACTIVITY   !!!!!!!!!
 

This educational campaign is something that we feel will set RSSA aside from the rest by giving each child the incentive to continue focusing on education while having fun playing basketball. 
 

Thank you for your cooperation and we look forward to another FUN and EXCITING season.