Bay Metro Officials Association

Attention Officials: Bay Metro All-Sports Banquet 2008 !
We want you to join us in starting the new season! This year we have an outstanding program. Our banquet will be August 10th , Sunday. It will be held at the Horizons Conference Center located at 6200 State St. Saginaw, Michigan.
We will have two 'high powered' speakers again this year. Our 1st is Mr. Jack Roberts, who has been at the helm of the MHSAA for more than 20 years. The 1,550 member schools, 12,000 registered officials and 13,000 head coaches. He has inspired the membership to address the most critical issues of athletics and especially to improve sportsmanship. Jack's keynote talk will be about " How to make a silk purse from a sow's ear."
Our 2nd speaker is Ms, Marcy Weston, Senior Associate Director of Athletics, Central Michigan University. Most recently she has been honored with the NASO Gold Whistle Award (July 2008). Among her many contributions, she has officiated two NCAA Women's Basketball Championship games. Her keynote will be, "Make a difference  in all You Do". Both of these topics are timely and important to all of us as officials.
Horizons offers adequate (and free) parking, spacious facility accommodations and award winning deluxe buffet/desserts. While at the banquet, you will have many chances to win local gift certificates and take part in a 50/50 raffle. We will also have some 'unique' gifts that will be awarded to the lucky ticket holder(s). All in all, it looks to be a very special evening, so make a plan and attend our banquet! We kindly look forward to your support by attending your Association's banquet. Please support the Association that has supported you thru your officiating career.

Payment can be made either by using our website www.baymetroassoc.org and using PayPal, or mail your check made payable to Bay Metro Officials Assoc. Mail to: Ray Powers, 2540 Hemmeter, Saginaw, Mi. 48603 Upon receipt of your check I will send to you confirmation by either E-mail or by 1st class mail.Thanks, and hope to see you there! Banquet Chairman, Ray Powers

To all concession stand workers at the Loons games:
As you can see, there are a lot of workers for the 5 games. Your crew leader is identified on the schedule. You are responsible to contact your crew leader at least ONE WEEK in advance of your game. If you are bringing guests with you, make sure that the crew leader knows that you are in contact with those workers, and please notify your other workers that you are bringing with you. Some of you did not give me the names of your other people that you are bringing, so, please let the crew leader know the names if they are not named on the list. If you would like to bring other people with you, that is fine, but the crew leader MUST know in advance. The crew leader will let all of the workers for that game know what is expected of you, along with dress codes and anything else that you need to know. All workers must arrive 2 1/4 hours prior to game time and report to your crew leader. Crew leaders must be there 3 hours before game time. You must sign in TWICE, once with your crew leader, and once at the stand you are working. The crew leader will assign all stations to the workers. All BMOA game workers are scheduled to work the 1ST base concession stand. If there are any questions, please contact your crew leader to answer them for you. If your crew leader cannot answer your question, Mike Luptowski (Loon's contact person for BMOA) will try to get an answer for you. If you or anyone that you are bringing cannot make a game for any reason, your crew leader needs to know ASAP so arrangements can be made to replace you. Please do not send someone in you place without letting your leader know well in advance. More information will follow as we get closer to game time.