Friends of Shelby Park and Bottoms

The Nashville Sounds have launched the “Play Ball” project to help Middle Tennessee youth baseball organizations recover from damage sustained in the recent flooding.

The Sounds home game scheduled for Sunday, August 29, 2010 will be Jess Neely Athletics Flood Relief Night. 100% of the ticket proceeds sold only through the Nashville Sounds Foundation and this program will go directly to Jess Neely Athletics to assist in flood rec…overy. A special on-field check presentation will take place during the game announcing the total amount raised through this program.

Please follow the instructions below to assist your organization while also receiving a $12.00 regularly price reserved seat ticket for $10.00. Tickets bought through other means will not be eligible for this fundraiser.
1. Fill out the order form below.
2. Include proper payment information. Please make checks payable to the Nashville Sounds Foundation.
3. Return the completed order form to the address provided below.
NOTE: If you would like to sit together as a team, please mail all ticket order forms back together as one bulk order.
4. Once the order has been fulfilled by the Sounds Box Office, the tickets will be mailed to the address provided on the ticket order form.

Pre-Game On-Field Parade:
All ballplayers are encouraged to participate in a pre-game parade honoring Jess Neely Athletics. Children are encouraged to wear their team’s uniform shirt! Lineup will begin when the gates open on the third base side between the 327’ sign and the foul pole.

ORDER FORM (copy, paste, and print):
Payment Type: MasterCard Visa Amer. Disc. Check
Credit Card #: _______-_______-_______-______
Expiration Date: _____________________
Checks payable to: Nashville Sounds Foundation
Name:_____________________________________________
Address:___________________________________________
City/State/Zip:______________________________________
Phone:____________________________________________
Email:_____________________________________________
Organization: Jess Neely Athletics
Team Name:_____________________________________
Game Date: Sunday, August 29th at 6:35 pm
vs. the New Orleans Zephyrs
Location: Greer Stadium
534 Chestnut Street
Nashville, TN 37203
# of Guest Tickets: ____ @ $10.00 =$ _______
TOTAL ENCLOSED: =$ _______

Return the completed ticket order form to:
Heather Colvin
C/o “Play Ball” Project
534 Chestnut Street
Nashville, TN 37203

Orders must be received by Monday, August 23, 2010.

100% of fundraiser ticket proceeds go directly to assist Jess Neely Athletics in flood recovery!

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Immediately after the Flood of 2010 Metro Nashville started assessing damages to the entire greenways’ network. Some greenways were in the direct line of the flood and suffered significant damages. But other greenways faired well despite the heavy hit from the flood. Greenways for Nashville, Walk Bike Nashville, various Parks-Friends groups, and concerned citizens from neighborhoods throughout Nashville came together with our Parks Department for several clean up efforts to reopen our greenways. This Saturday (July 17), Mayor Karl Dean will celebrate the volunteerism spirit and hard work to restore our greenways.

The bike ride and walk will start on the “hill” in Shelby Park (green star on map attached) next to the Cumberland River Bike/Ped bridge. The 2-mile walk will be lead by Anne Davis and the 6-mile bike ride will be lead by Mayor Dean. Participants are encouraged to walk or ride to the event and to the start location. All bike riders are encouraged to wear helmets. Vehicle parking is available at 2 locations: Shelby Bottoms-Forrest Green Trail Head (off of Forrest Green Drive) , and Wave Country in Two Rivers Park.

WHO: Karl Dean, Mayor of Metropolitan Government of Nashville

WHAT: Celebrate Greenways post Flood of 2010

WHEN: Saturday, July 17, 2010 at 8:00 AM

WHERE: Shelby Bottoms Park (next to Cumberland River Pedestrian Bridge the “Hill”).
See attached map for walking and biking route.

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