Calling all card players!! Whether you know the difference between your “Fish
Hooks,” and your “Jackson Fives,” or you just like to play poker to pass the time, the
Aptos Sports Foundation has the game of the century you simply cannot miss!
Saturday, November 14th, the ASF Poker Tournament is back and this year the game
is at Seascape Golf Club.
Registration starts at 6pm and play begins at 6:30pm with plenty of food and a first-
class drink service to wet your whistle.
The Buy-In has been reduced this year to $95, but remember that’s a small price to
pay to be a part of developing future community leaders through quality athletics in
Aptos.
While it is about fun and games, there is a bigger mission at play and now the
Foundation has made it possible for you to be a part of that by creating a community
asset through charitable giving, not just in the immediate but for generations to
come. The Poker Tournament is a way to learn more about that opportunity as
well.
You will also get to hear some exciting updates on current and future projects the
Foundation is working on right now.
All the proceeds of this event will go directly to the Aptos Sports Foundation to help
our efforts to increase youth participation in sports by improving and providing
quality athletic programs at Aptos High School and its feeder schools.
Our success is based on the community stepping up to the plate, or in this case the
card table, to support those who need it the most, our kids.
Sign-up online at www.aptossportsfoundation.com (you do not need a PayPal
account) or mail a check to: Aptos Sports Foundation, P.O. Box 2405, Aptos, CA
95001.
For more information on the Foundation go to www.aptossportsfoundation.com.
There are several fields at Aptos High where students’ dreams were born, took
shape, and soared to amazing heights.
Now the Aptos Sports Foundation, with the help of PVUSD, has added another to
that list.
If you’ve driven up Mariner Way surely you’ve noticed what used to be the dirt lot,
its sole purpose a mud pit for 4-wheeling, is now a brand new athletic field!
For years, sports teams at the high school have been desperate for another practice
field. During soccer season, four different teams were sharing field time and
practicing sometimes until 10:00p.m. It was the same story for lacrosse during the
spring when the track team was on the field.
So, about two years ago, the Aptos Sports Foundation saw an opportunity and
jumped on it. A company was doing some construction work nearby and needed a
place to dump their extra dirt, we gave them a spot, and the new field at Aptos High
was born.
A lot of hard work later, and thanks to the Aptos Sports Foundation collaborative
partnership with the District, the grass field also has a marked parking lot, spacious
bathrooms, a lighted pathway, and even netting to catch errant balls.
The high school will utilize the field as a practice facility for various levels of
football, soccer, lacrosse and baseball.
Outside organizations, like the Aptos Soccer Club who is already a tenant, can rent
the field space for their competitions as well.
If you haven’t seen it, we urge you to take a drive and check it out. We also urge you
to look beyond the grass and dirt and see the possibilities of what a student-athlete
can achieve, not only during their high school career but in life.
As memories of summer linger and kids are quite literally gearing up for another school year, this time of year re-invigorates and re-energizes the Aptos Sports Foundation.
Although we’ve still been very busy throughout the summer, seeing the pod of backpacks bobbing down the street toward the bus stop, and running into to the Fall athletes around town sporting their Mariner colors and logos reminds us why we do what we do. It also should remind you why it’s important to give back, “For Our Kids.”
The Aptos Sports Foundation is funded solely through charitable giving and donations, and now we want to take that to the next step for those looking to leave a legacy in the community.
ASF has decided to enhance our legacy of charity, by developing a more robust planned giving program.
In partnership with the Community Foundation Santa Cruz County, a county wide Foundation based in Aptos, we have developed a comprehensive plan to receive charitable gifts and donations to be used for both current projects and endowment for the community of Aptos.
Each Donor will choose where their donation will go in essentially three different options of giving; whether it be for a current project fund, or toward the endowment to fund long-term projects and programs. Chair of Charitable Giving and Endowment, Brent Chapman, explains, “We are building an Aptos community asset that will benefit our kids into the future.”
The Aptos Sports Foundation goal for the newly created endowment fund is to raise $5 million in charitable donations to provide the necessary budget to build and maintain a world-class sport and athletic environment “For Our Kids,” forever.
We can’t do it alone, nor would we want to. Aptos has always been about the community pulling together, every single person extending a hand in some way to better serve the next generation. That is why we have been successful and that is why we will continue to be for years to come.
The Aptos Sports Foundation is one of the premiere ways to be a part of that; to leave a legacy that you and your family can be proud of for generations.
For more information on ways to give please visit www.aptossportsfoundation.com or contact Brent Chapman, Director of Endowment (831) 588-4822.
