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Dear
Rhodes
Football Alumni,
My name is Jeff Freyder and I’m a sophomore wide receiver on the
football team. I am writing to tell you about some exciting things
happening with the team. Although the end of this year’s season was a
little disappointing, after last year’s 7-3 season and win over
Trinity, we feel like the football program is taking major steps
forward to becoming first class. Our freshman class from this past
year is loaded with talent and the team has already started preparing
for a run at the SCAC championship and a playoff run for next year.
The sense of pride on the team is very high and the goal has been set
– anything less than the playoffs is unacceptable. Along with this
sense of pride comes the old adage: if you look good, you feel good,
and you play good. Some ideas have been talked about inside the team
include buying team travel polos or windsuits so that we look more
like a team on road trips, and also team underarmour shirts for cold
games. But the most popular idea has is purchasing new home jerseys.
Unfortunately, our football budget is not enough from the school to
fund this effort. Therefore we are prepared to raise money ourselves
to help pay for it. The goal is to raise enough money to buy Nike
brand jerseys, which are extremely nice, but are a little expensive.
The alternative is TAG brand jerseys which are also very nice, and
have a new lycra mesh material that fits tight but also is durable and
stretches. I talked to a TAG representative the other day and he gave
me a quote of about $6000 for a very nice jersey set. The jerseys
would be either red or black, depending on what the coaches will
approve, although I’ve seen old pictures of Lynx teams wearing red
jerseys and I think they looked very sharp.
To fundraise, we are going to sell ads to local businesses like
Huey’s, Lenny’s, etc. In addition, we plan to sell advertising on the
field, around the fence and in the backs of the endzones to local
businesses like Huey’s and Lenny’s that already have a strong
relationship with the school and football team. We are confident that
we can raise a great deal of money this way.
To help this fundraising effort, we politely ask you, the Rhodes
Football Alumni to support us. Any donations, regardless of how small
or how large they are, that you would like to provide, we would be
more than grateful. The Rhodes Football Program is moving forward and
your support would mean a great deal to each and every player.
Besides the fundraising effort, I would personally like to invite
everyone to come to at least one home football game. In addition to
homecoming, we have our annual showdown with Trinity at home this
year, although we would love to have you for as many games as
possible. The football team appreciates all the support that we get,
but support from football alumni is even more special because we know
that you have been in our shoes. You went through the practices, the
early meetings, the heat and the cold, and we offer thanks for
everything you do for us. Just being part of the Rhodes Football
Alumni Association shows that you care about the team. We hope to see
you soon!
Thank You,
Jeff Freyder (Class of ‘07)
If you would like to contact Jeff, his e-mail address is
frejs@rhodes.edu and his
phone number is 504-957-5947.
Thanks Again,
Lane Young
Rhodes
College Football
Alumni Association
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