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Subject: Ottawa Ultimate - More land purchase info.
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>Hello,
>
>Just in case anyone is interested in this corner of the world, I am
forwarding along some mail that I've received from Canada, about their
efforts to raise money to buy land for playing Ultimate. The Ottawa
Ultimate League is very large (over 100 teams) and is therefore running out
of space to play. Their solution is to buy some land of their own to help
out in their predicament. Although, most of these details are in the note
below .. So, read on ...
>
>Susan Green
>
>>-----------------------------------------------------------
>>Contents:
>>
>>- A request from the sales committee.
>>- The Land Deal: Summarized In 200 Words Or Less!
>>- Personal comment from Mike Harley.
>>- Land Purchase Sales Committee, contact list.
>>- General News and Info.
>>
>>-----------------------------------------------------------
>>If you enjoy Ultimate, please invest 1 hour, sometime over
>>the next two weeks, to do the following:
>>
>>- Take 10 minutes to read this and any other information
>> you may have received about the land purchase.
>>- Take 10 minutes to ask any questions you might have from
>> any one of the members of the sales committee.
>>- Take 15 minutes to help pass this info along to other
>> Ultimate players and to talk to them about the land
>> purchase.
>>- Take 15 minutes to think about everything and decide if
>> you wish to help buy the land. If you decide to help
>> please mail a cheque to:
>> OCUA c/o Mike Harley,
>> 77 #2 Hamilton Ave.,
>> Ottawa, Ont., K1Y 1B8
>>- Take 10 minutes to tell us about this and any other
>> Ultimate issues you have some feelings or concerns about.
>>
>>This is a great opportunity for Ottawa Ultimate. It would
>>be appreciated if every player in Ottawa could give one
>>hour of their time contemplating this idea.
>>
>>-----------------------------------------------------------
>>The Land Deal: Summarized In 200 Words Or Less!
>>
>>- We are trying to sell one thousand $200 shares to raise
>> $200,000 for the purchase of our own Ultimate fields.
>>- Buying a share is NOT a donation. Over the years, OCUA
>> will be buying shares back for $225 dollars with its
>> surplus income until it owns all of the shares. If you
>> choose to keep your shares that is fine too!
>>- A share is roughly equivalent to 4356 square feet or a
>> little larger than a standard building lot. Not bad for
>> $200!
>>- While we need to sell all the shares by April 1, 1997 (to
>> determine if we have raised the purchase price), the
>> cheques for those shares should be post dated May 13,
>> 1997. This should give you enough time to file your tax
>> return and receive your refund to allow you to cover the
>> amount of the cheque.
>>- Each share gives you one vote in any and all decisions to
>> be made by the land holding corporation.
>>-----------------------------------------------------------
>>Comment:
>>
>> This is a personal comment about this land purchase and
>>Ottawa Ultimate in general.
>>
>> I hope no one is getting offended or tired of hearing about
>>this land purchase we are trying to raise funds for. After
>>the team captains decided to proceed and try to raise the
>>funds for the purchase, the sales committee had a total of
>>about 6 weeks to contact all of the Ultimate players. With
>>1200 players to contact and a phone and email database that
>>is 1 year old (and incomplete) we realized that to get this
>>done would be very difficult.
>>
>> Remember that OCUA (and Ultimate in general) is organized
>>and "run" by volunteers. These people are doing what they
>>can to make sure everybody can play Ultimate and that the
>>sport continues to thrive and grow in Ottawa. While there is
>>a board of directors for OCUA managing how the league is run
>>it relies totally on the input and opinions of every
>>Ultimate player in Ottawa. They cannot do everything
>>themselves and cannot respond or fix problems they do not
>>realize exist.
>>
>> This land purchase is an example of trying to get something
>>done the Ultimate way. There was a team of volunteers on the
>>land purchase committee who spent an amazing amount of their
>>personal time last fall and winter. They analyzed the future
>>of Ottawa Ultimate and its needs and possible options with
>>respect to fields around the Ottawa Area. They presented
>>their proposal to a meeting of team captains on Feb. 11. At
>>that meeting all of the captains present asked questions and
>>eventually voted to proceed to the next step. The next step
>>was to see if we could raise the purchase price for the land
>>from the sale of shares in the corporation that would
>>purchase the land. A second set of volunteers are now trying
>>to get the word out to all of the players in Ottawa and see
>>if these shares can actually be sold.
>>
>> Ottawa Ultimate is supposedly the largest city league and
>>possibly the third largest Ultimate organization in the
>>world (behind the UPA and the WFDF). I feel we might be
>>starting to take this for granted and should think for a
>>moment. What would it be like if there was no one organizing
>>the league? What if you had to struggle to get a pickup game
>>every Sunday? Talk to people from Halifax, Fredericton, and
>>other beginning Ultimate cities and see what they have to go
>>through to play Ultimate. I have received many responses
>>from other Ultimate players around the world who are very
>>interested in how we succeed with this land purchase. Some
>>of these other players may even be buying shares. We are
>>in some ways leading the way for many other Ultimate
>>groups and organizations. They will watch how we do and if
>>we succeed I am sure we will inspire others around the
>>world to try as well.
>>
>> I believe this land purchase is a great idea, it could work
>>and it would make sure Ultimate can grow and proceed in the
>>future. But then I am a fairly rabid Ultimate player and
>>thought this 10 years ago.
>>
>> I would like to hear some other opinions about this purchase
>>and any other Ultimate concerns. While looking over the many
>>new teams and players I realized that I may be out of touch
>>with what the vast majority of players think and feel about
>>Ottawa Ultimate.
>>
>> Remember - like in life - you get out of Ultimate what you
>> put into it.
>>
>>
>> Thanks for your time.
>>
>> Mike Harley
>> mharley@achilles.net
>> (H) 722-9411
>>
>>-----------------------------------------------------------
>>Land Purchase Sales Committee:
>>
>>NAME HOME PHONE EMAIL ADDRESS
>>Mike Hall-Jones 224-5761 mhalljones@aol.com
>>Craig Fielding 729-8715 cfielding@cyberus.ca
>>Nick Roberts 729-9227
>>Ken Lange 225-0301 lange@cs.ualberta.ca
>>Dave Brown 860-TOUR ocua@ottawa.net
>>Robert Matz 744-5281 Robert.Matz@nrc.ca
>>Mike Harley 722-9411 mharley@achilles.net
>>Rod Nicholls 594-3933 nicholls@uottawa.ca
>>Peter Bruton 233-8026 peter.bruton@geocan.emr.ca
>>
>>Web Site http://www.cyberus.ca/~ocua
>>
>>-----------------------------------------------------------
>>General News and Info:
>>
>>- If there are any non OCUA Ultimate players who wish to
>> help us out, we have talked it over and think that would
>> be great. If you can, make your cheques out to $200.00
>> canadian per share. We would also like you to proxy your
>> votes over to OCUA for any decisions that need to be made
>> while you are not in Ottawa. If you happen to be in Ottawa
>> you are more than welcome to vote on your own.
>>
>>- Any cheques issued for the Purchase of shares should be
>> made out to Scott & Aylen In Trust. All cheques from
>> Canadian players should be post dated May 13, 1997. Any
>> cheques from players not residing in Canada should be
>> post dataed May 1, 1997.
>>
>>- If you wish to just mail us a cheque you could sent it to:
>> OCUA
>> c/o
>> Mike Harley
>> 77 #2 Hamilton Ave.
>> Ottawa, Ont.
>> K1Y 1B8
>> If you do mail a cheque please make sure to include with
>> the cheque a home and work contact number and your e-mail
>> address.
>>
>>- Open House: Tuesday, March 25, at the McNabb community
>> center (Gladstone and Bronson) (7pm - 10pm). Sales
>> committee representatives will be available to explain,
>> answer questions, and receive cheques :). Ask for more
>> information if you are interested.
>>
>>- We do parties (or team meetings). If you have an
>> upcoming team meeting or party and you would like someone
>> from the sales committee to come and talk about the land
>> purchase just let us know.
>>
>>-----------------------------------------------------------
>>This is the third batch email post to all Ottawa/Hull area
>>Ultimate players. It contains all new information (and lots
>>of fiber, specially if you print this out).
>>
>>We wish to continue to use this batch email post as an
>>additional method to pass land purchase information along.
>>If you wish to be removed from this list please let Mike
>>Harley (mharley@achilles.net) know and he will remove you
>>from the list.
>>
>>Thank you again for your time and help!
>>Mike Harley
>>
>>-----------------------------------------------------------
>>
>>
>>
>>------------------------------------------------
>>Ultimate doesn't build character.
>>It reveals it.
>>------------------------------------------------
>
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