MACBOA: Newsletter - Issue 32, September 18, 2002

Newsletter - Issue 32, September 18, 2002

In this Issue:

Remarks from the Supervisor of Officials: Donnee L. Gray
News You Can Use: Ike Relacion
Contributing Article: From Bobby Petit
Member News and Accomplishment
New Corporate Sponsor, First Genesis Group
New MACBOA-logo Fox-40 Classic Whistles
Submitting Articles for MACBOA Consideration
MACBOA Volunteers
Newsletter Contact/Information

[Photo of Donnee L. Gray.]

Donnee L. Gray

Come meet old friends and colleagues and start new friendships at the 2002 MACBOA Golf Extravaganza! We still have openings available, so if you are interested in participating, please contact Donnee Gray, MACBOA Supervisor of Officials at 301-775-4088 or 301-283-6807 today! You must talk to Donnee today!

WHEN: Saturday, September 28 at 7:00am
WHERE: Potomac Ridge Golf Course, 15800 Sharperville Road, Waldorf, MD 20601
HOTEL: See Accommodations below

Idyllic Potomac Ridge is just 8 miles from the D.C. Beltway. One rarely encounters Washington D.C. and idyllic in such close proximity without reading some sort of legal disclaimer. Potomac Ridge is in excellent condition. Greens are true, fairways beautiful.

For MACBOA Confirmed Attendees: Please meet in front of Potomac Ridge Golf Course at 7:00am. We will set up teams at that time. Tee-off is a 7:30a.m. The cost is $65/person, which includes cart fees. The fee also includes lunch at Donnee Gray’s home immediately following our golf extravaganza!

If you have not confirmed your participation with Donnee, please do so by calling 301-775-4088 today.

Directions:

From route 95 (Capital Beltway)
Take I-95 to Exit 3 on Route 210 South, (Indian Head Highway). Proceed 8 miles and turn left onto Farmington Road. Proceed 1 mile and continue straight through a 4-way stop. Farmington road becomes Berry road. Continue on Berry Road until it ends at Accokeek Road (Route 373) where you will see signs to the golf course. Take a right on Accokeek Road then first left on Sharperville road. Golf course entrance is at the end of Sharperville Road.

From Annapolis and Points East
Take Route 301 South (Crain Highway) towards Richmond, continue on 301 to just North of Waldorf. Make right on Brandywine Road. Proceed .4 mile and veer left on Route 373 (Accokeek Road) continue through stoplight. Proceed 6 miles on Accokeek Road. Then make a left on Sharperville Road. Golf course entrance is at the end of Sharperville Road.

From Waldorf and Points South
Take, Route 301 North towards Baltimore. In Waldorf make a left turn on Acton Road. Continue on Acton road and it will become Gardner Road. Turn left on Accokeek Road. Take Accokeek for 1.5 miles and make a left on Sharperville Road. Golf course entrance is at the end of Sharperville Road.

For those interested in hotel accommodations, Donnee Gray has negotiated the following: Call the Park Inn Hotel Information 6363 Oxon Hill Road, Oxon Hill, MD (301) 839-0001.

Mention that you are a MACBOA member and receive the $59.00 discounted rate. Call the Park Inn Hotel for directions from 95N. The hotel is located just minutes from Historic Old Town Alexandria Virginia and downtown Washington, DC. The hotel offers complimentary local phone calls, sprinklers and smoke detectors in all areas, wheelchair access to all areas, guide pets only allowed.

MACBOA Clinic: I have saved this for last. The mandatory MACBOA Clinic will be held at Prince George’s Community College Gymnasium on Sunday, September 29, 2002. The meeting will begin at 7:00a.m. SHARP! Late arrivals and unauthorized early departures will be fined.

Prior to working a game assignment, we must receive your current liability insurance information and Physical Certification form from your medical physician. You may contact Montrose Physical Therapy to schedule physical examinations and physical therapy assessments at REDUCED COST by mentioning that you are a MACBOA member. Please call Rene Bates, Certified Physical Therapist, Montrose Physical Therapy at their Rockville, MD location at 301-770-5886.

The last newsletter stated… "Please DO NOT FAX any of your paperwork to the MACBOA office." If you did fax documentation, the MACBOA office did not accept the fax. Please follow instructions and MAIL the documentation. Please take care of this immediately.

[Photo of Ike Relacion.]

Ike Relacion

Several MACBOA members have asked about the external E-ZPass tag/monitor installed on my vehicle. E-Z Pass is a remarkable toll collection technology that makes traveling more convenient, helps you save money through discount plans offered by many toll facilities, and helps reduce traffic congestion for everyone.

Conventional toll collection methods require you to deposit coins, tickets, and tokens at toll plazas. This hurts highway capacity because the number of vehicles that can be processed at toll plazas is limited.

With E-ZPass’ electronic toll collection (ETC) technology, account information on an electronic tag installed in your car is read by a receiving antenna at the toll plaza. The toll is electronically deducted from your prepaid toll account. Not only does E-ZPass make toll collection more convenient for you, it helps achieve a number of benefits for everyone.

E-ZPass saves you money through automatic discount programs on many E-ZPass facilities.
E-ZPass can process 250 to 300 percent more vehicles per lane, thus reducing toll plaza delays.
E-ZPass helps to reduce congestion and reduce auto emissions.
E-ZPass helps reduce fuel consumption.
For answers to frequently asked questions about E-ZPass, surf www.ezpass.com.

The Regional Consortium is an organization comprising five transportation agencies representing Delaware, New Jersey and New York. The agencies of the Regional Consortium include the Delaware Department of Transportation, the New Jersey Turnpike Authority, the New Jersey Highway Authority, the South Jersey Transportation Authority, and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.

The Regional Consortium offers E-ZPass Electronic Toll Collection technology on the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey bridges and tunnels, Delaware Turnpike (I-95), Delaware State Route 1 in New Jersey on the Atlantic City Expressway, the New Jersey Turnpike and the Garden State Parkway.

How to sign-up: You should open your account with an average of your monthly toll usage. A minimum prepaid balance of $25 is required, as well as a $10 deposit for each E-ZPass tag you order (waived for credit card customers). There are three payment options you can choose from when establishing your E-ZPass account. You can use your E-ZPass tag at any toll facility where is displayed. For information about a commercial account, please call 1-888-AUTO-TOLL (1-888-288-6865) to speak to an E-ZPass Customer Service Representative.

Once you receive your E-ZPass tag in the mail, carefully read the E-ZPass Customer Guide before you install your tag. After that, you’ll be on your way to convenient toll travel.

16 years chasing a dream, the N.B.A. Did all the right things, marketed myself and with a lot of help got into the position to be seen. Thanks but No Thanks, NO REGRETS, I TRIED. Then a 6-year hiatus to put my priorities in order. Then I was asked to referee an intersquad scrimmage and low and behold the juices started flowing. End of the season I felt the RUST was removed, but I needed to catch up on a few things, O.K. quite a few things. Someone suggested a camp, thanks Trish. To old, to fat and rusty as the Edmond Fitzgerald I attended a great camp and this season I will be ready to referee. Having never refereeing a varsity game, this season I will have a college schedule, GO FIGURE!

Get well wishes to Tommie Scott, as he recuperates from major surgery and to Charlie Stovall.

Congrats to all MACBOA staff accepting contracts from D-I, D-II, and D-III conferences and leagues for the 2002-2003 season! You have made MACBOA proud!!

New Corporate Sponsor, First Genesis Group

First Genesis Group, an affiliate of Metlife Financial Services. Life is filled with choices -- choices that require decisions. As concerned financial professionals with wide ranging experience in financial services, First Genesis Group helps clients make the right decisions for their own unique situations. First Genesis Group's basic formula is an interactive combination of planning and managing these decisions. First Genesis Group provides confidential one-on-one service. Their professionals share your concerns about protecting the future, educating our children, enjoying retirement and leaving a legacy. First Genesis Group has a strong commitment to community involvement. They are proud of their initiatives that promote financial awareness. I would like to encourage all staff to take advantage of the financial services provided for your benefit. It is never to soon to start planning for your future. If you have any questions regarding this information, please contact Kenneth J. Royster, CLU, ChFC at 757.627.6603 or via e-mail at: Kroyster@MetLife.com Web site: www.firstgenesisva.metlife.com

Order your MACBOA Logo Whistles!

Be the first to receive your MACBOA logo Fox-40 Classic Whistle while supplies last!

Send your payment of $5.00 for each whistle ordered to Ike Relacion, c/o MACBOA Logo Whistle, 21112 Archstone Way, Unit 101, Germantown, MD 20876-6996.

Thank you for your interest in submitting an article for consideration on www.macboa.org.

We accept well-written features, how-to articles, "how I did it" success stories, tips and hints, motivational articles and other articles that will help our audience gain knowledge and succeed in their officiating avocation.

We do not accept articles that are primarily advertisements. However, you may place a biographical section at the end of your article. It should be no more than 30 to 40 words in length. It would be nice if you could include a 60x60 picture of you in .gif or .jpeg format.

Below are instructions for submitting your article to the MACBOA.org web site. We ask that you read the terms of your Agreement with MACBOA.org carefully.

Please note: We only accept submissions from the original author of the articles or a publicist hired by the copyright owner to submit material here. By submitting material, you acknowledge that you are legally entitled to distribute the work and to allow it to be redistributed. (If you are a book publisher or public relations firm with copy to distribute, please include a note to that effect at the top of the article you submit.) We do not pay for articles, and do not accept articles that are primarily advertisements. However, you may place a brief resource box and contact information (but no ads) at the end of your article.

To send your article, click on the "Article Submission Form" and answer the questions and then copy and paste your submission into the space provided. We have provided a copy of the form below. Please be sure your by-line appears below the title of the article. Click on the submit button to complete the process and or cut-and-paste the completed form and your article to macboa1@aol.com.

These are some of the attributes of the well hidden job of MACBOA Newsletter Volunteer. Are you interested in working behind the scenes (screens?) to help get information to members? MACBOA is looking to grow our ranks by a couple of folks and thus, we're soliciting volunteers.

What do you do? Read postings. Write articles, membership news, coordinate interviews, cultivate sponsor relations, etc. Write e-mail back and forth amongst us to establish communication, and guidance to keep this list as valuable as possible for our membership. Although we're virtual, our presence is sensed, we hope...and appreciated, although rarely acclaimed.

We haven't a job description, nor do we know what knowledge, skills, and abilities are required, but some that will come in handy are:

having the ability to write
being thick skinned, not thick headed
being able to express your opinions, while being open minded
having at least a free hour or two a week caring for the membership

Please respond directly by e-mail to: irelacion@aol.com

[Drawing of flat screen monitor.] HOW TO CONTACT THE NEWSLETTER COORDINATOR

MACBOA welcomes and encourages news and information for the periodic newsletter. Please submit all materials to address letters of comment, article proposals and queries, or news items to:

Ike Relacion, (301) 371-8520
E-mail: irelacion@aol.com

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