Buffaloes Win, 52-0

At two games in, the Budd Bay Buffaloes' season is off to a stellar start! Coming off of last weekend's 100-10 home win against ORSU, the Buffaloes' headed down to Battleground, WA for their first away match of the season. Despite Saturday's early fall sun adding a lot of heat to the action, and several close attempts by Battleground, all the scoring was done by the men in Blue and Gold. Tries from Joel Swenson, Taylor Briscoe, Tyler Norton, Jonathan Thomas, Nick Mckenna and Antonio Sitama all added to the final total of what was a very well played match.

Some other news for the week:

We need coaches! You don't need to have tons of free time, or rugby experience, to help fill this void! Parents, Old Boys, Old Gals, Old Friends, New Friends, etc, if you're available for even an hour a week, we could use your help in guiding our teams toward success. With over 100 active players, 4 or 5 coaches just doesn't cut it any more. If you're at all interested, please contact our Coaching Director, Pete Sullivan, for details. And again - no experience is necessary!

We need volunteers! Are you looking for a great cause to support? Perhaps you're a high school student who needs to find a fulfilling community service project? Or someone who just feels strongly about helping out others in need through rugby? As you may recall, Budd Bay Rugby has partnered with Helping Hands Noramise to sponsor a youth rugby team in Haiti. There are a number of projects that we need to tackle in order to get this program off the ground. We estimate this could take an individual about 2-3 hours a week, but the more the merrier! Please let Dan Smith know about your interest.

We need youth! Our inaugural season of the Rookie Rugby program was a huge hit last year - and we want to keep that momentum going. To that end, we'd love to recruit some some of our Barbarians and Steelheads - especially Juniors and Seniors - who are interested in helping support this great after-practice event. This is another volunteer opportunity, not to mention a superb resume builder! Of course, we need a few adults as well, so don't let age stop you from volunteering! Please follow up with Dan Smith or Trevor Anderson for more information.

And finally, membership registration is open for players and supporters. If you are a supporter and are interested in joining any of our teams for social events, be sure to sign up for the Social Membership, at only $75.00. Where else can you find such a deal for free food and drinks at all socials for a year? If you'd just like to keep up on club events and help support the club, sign up for a Supporter Membership for only $35.

Keep up to date! Read the minutes from the last BBRFC Board Meeting

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Buffaloes, Vote for your Favorite Eagle!

I hope you had a great summer, and are ready to get back into rugby full tilt now that the first tournament is behind us! That's right, last weekend the men competed against a number of D2 teams, and played fantastically! They had two wins and a tie - no losses - to finish 3rd overall. A really great effort for these guys playing up a division. As for divisional play - that kicks off this weekend, at home! The Buffaloes will be hosting ORSU at Rainier Vista at 1:00 pm. Join them on the field, and at their social afterwards at Cheers.

Membership registration is open for players and supporters. If you are a supporter and are interested in joining any of our teams for social events, be sure to sign up for the Social Membership, at only $75.00. Where else can you find such a deal for free food and drinks at all socials for a year? If you'd just like to keep up on club events and help support the club, sign up for a Supporter Membership for only $35.

Hit Register Online below for all the details.

And finally - show our favorite national player some support! Scott Lavalla, a former Barbarian and current USA Eagle is one of several players up for some recognition. And as of right now - he is the leading vote getter! If you have 10 seconds to spare, go to this web site, look in the upper left, and vote for your favorite USA Eagle abroad: http://www.thisisamericanrugby.com.

Coaching Director, Senior Teams Registration

One of the most important aspects of our volunteer organization is our coaching staff. Without them, we'd have a bunch of athletes running aimlessly around, kicking balls into the road, and otherwise causing havoc! The time and effort put in by our coaches is enormous, and it seems only appropriate that they receive all the assistance that we can provide. To that end, the board is please to announce the creation of the position of Coaching Director.

The coaching director will oversee the coaching staff, provide technical and logistical support, and work to develop a larger base pool of available coaches. To read the full description of the position, check out the Director of Coaching General Responsibilities and Job Description. And if you are interested in the position, please apply using our Volunteer Application, and plan on attending our next board meeting on Wednesday, August 15th at 6:30. We will be making a selection at this meeting, so all applications must be recieved prior to that meeting.

In other news, Registration of the 2012-2013 for the Buffaloes and Bandits, as well as the Supporter Membership, is up and running. You can register here. If you registered last year, use the same log in and password, most of your information has been saved!

Finally - I will begin transition from the President's account to the Secretary's account shortly. We will try to monitor the President's email account, however, until the club has a President, responses may be slow or missing altogether. Of course, if you are interested in the position, PLEASE attend the upcoming board meeting!

Looking forward to a great upcoming season. And I hope to see some of you at Lowes in Lacey for the Barbarian's Car Wash today!

AGM this Sunday

Final reminder (unless I send another one tomorrow) - Budd Bay Rugby's Annual General Meeting will be held this Sunday, from 1-4 pm, at the meeting room at Cabela's. You can order lunch and bring it in to the meeting room if you'd like.

We have a lot to get through - so please be prompt! Some of the items we will be covering include:

• Season Wrap-Up
• Changes to the By-Laws
• Increases in Dues
• Awards
• Election of new Board Directors

Rumor has it that there may have been a glitch in the Matrix and not everyone received notification. So please spread the word and make sure all your friends know to attend!

Vote, Projector and Cabelas

Don't miss out on your last chance to vote! The Budd Bay Brother and Sister are given out to the single outstanding Male and Female who best exemplified the spirit of Budd Bay Rugby over the year - based on your votes! Click here to vote. Deadline for voting is 7/11, so get them in before it's too late!

Does anyone have a projector that we could borrow for the AGM? We've found a location, and it comes with a screen, but no projector! We'd like to save on printing costs by projecting the materials instead of printing out packets.

As for the location - the AGM will be at 1:00 pm at the conference room at Cabelas. That's right - you can get lunch, drinks and any fishing supplies you might need all while helping to set the course for the future of Budd Bay Rugby!

See you there!

Reminders and New Info

One week until the AGM! I hope everyone is planning on attending. I've run into a little hick-up on the location, so please bare with me while I sort that out. I promise to provide at least an hour's notice...

Of course - the date hasn't changed - next Sunday, July 15, from approximately 1-4 pm (contingent on location availability!).

There will be a lot of important items discussed at the AGM, including:

• new Buffaloes season schedule, 
• new RugbyWA registration requirements, 
• changes to the structure of the board and the bylaws, 
• changes to the Dues policy, 
• budgets for the upcoming season, and
• election of a new President and other officers.

We need your feedback - and more importantly - we need the assistance of volunteers to step up in to these roles!

A few other items to wrap up this gorgeous weekend we just had:

Barbarian Garage Sale Fundraiser:
Barbarians are having a fundraiser garage sale on Sat, July 21st at:
1220 Devon Lp NE, Oly

Donations will be accepted starting 7/17. Contact Della Durr at mom4jo@comcast.net for more info.

Interested in being a host parent?
If you are interested in hosting a Japanese student, please see the following request for help:

I am writing to you in hopes that Budd Bay Rugby might be able to help us with an urgent need for volunteer host families for students from Okinawa. The Okinawa Times Newspaper and Compass USA are bringing 60 teens from Okinawa to Olympia July 23 to August 20 and we are still in need of 7 more volunteer families to host these amazing kids and their adult escort.

In the past rugby clubs have been very open to hosting students. Would it be possible to check with Budd Bay members to see if anyone would be willing to open their hearts and homes to one of the student below?

The students participate in English classes and activities Monday-Friday from 8-5 at the United Olympia church. They would be with their families in the evenings and on weekends. We ask families to simply make the student a member of their family for the few weeks they are here. No need to make special plans. Although families are volunteers, we do provide a $40 per week stipend to help offset the cost of food for the student. Families can host for either 2, 3 or 4 weeks, whatever works for their schedule.

Any help you could possibly lend would be greatly appreciated.

Hina is 13 years old. She is from Ginowan City and has two older brothers and a dog. Her hobbies include playing violin and she belongs to a tennis club. Her favorite subjects at school are English and PE. She hopes to become an interpreter one day. She is looking forward to visiting an American shopping mall.

Riho is 14 years old and has a 10 year old sister. She loves to sing and hopes to be a singer one day. She wants to improve her English so that she can write songs in English. Her hobbies include playing the piano,volleyball and tennis. She is looking forward to making American friends.

Nanami is 15. She is looking forward to making lots of American friends. She enjoys going to the movies, shopping, cooking, listening to pop music and watching soccer.

Rinna is 13 years old and she has a 9 year old brother. Her hobbies include singing and playing the drums. She likes to play badminton and watch baseball. She is looking forward to learning about the American culture.

Haruka is 14 years old and has a 10 year old brother and a 16 year old brother. She loves ballet and practices every day, while also studying hard at school. She likes listening to classical music and plays the piano. She also enjoys swimming, soccer and baseball. In her spare time she likes doing puzzles, shopping, cooking and going to movies!

Ayane is a cheerful humorous 15 years old boy. He is looking forward to improving his English skills and learning about the history of Seattle. His hobbies include baseball, playing piano,going to the movies and cooking. He enjoys listening to classical, jazz and pop music. He wants to be a doctor in the future.

Escort: Eita Matsudo is a kind 40-year-old junior high computer teacher who lives in Okinawa with his wife and 2 sons. He is chaperoning the group and he enjoys studying English and overseeing his school's karate club. He also enjoys movies, reading, and surfing.

Thank you so much for your help.

Local Coordinator

Audrey Edwards
360-790-8822
aedwards93@yahoo.com

Annual General Meeting

Next up in our busy summer schedule is the Annual General Meeting, or AGM. This is our year-end meeting where we address some of the bigger issues that are facing the club, enact new policies, and vote on new board members. Look for a more detailed agenda coming out next week, however, there will be some important topics discussed such as changes to the number of board members, increases in the dues, and elections of serveral new board members (including President!). So, if you're interested in having input on any of these items, please plan on attending! The AGM will be on Sunday, July 15th, at 1:00 PM. Stay tuned for a location.

PLAYERS: Its time to vote on the Budd Bay Brother/Sister. This award is given out to the single outstanding Male and Female who best exemplified the spirit of Budd Bay Rugby over the year - based on your votes! Click here to vote. Deadline for voting is 7/11, so get them in before it's too late!