The FayRo Softball Tournament is just around the corner! Please make sure that you've marked June 16-18th on your calendar. To follow are a few tournament updates that may be of interest to you: • Sponsorships - We are still accepting sponsors for the tournament! If you are interested in being a sponsor or know of a company that might be interested, please contact Jimmie Beauchamp for a sponsorship packet. Sponsorship levels are as follows:
Grand Slam - $1500
Home Run - $500
Big Hitter - $200
• Team Registration Form - The Rotary Web site has been updated with 2006 tournament registration information. Please forward the registration link to teams that may be interested in playing in the tournament. Additional updates to the Softball Web page will continue to be made over the next few weeks.
• Volunteer Opportunities - We will be starting tournament volunteer sign up sheets at our weekly meetings. Please be sure to volunteer. Many hands make light work!
For more information or if you have questions, please contact Steve Litzinger, 2006 Softball Committee Chairman, at srlitz@us.ibm.com

Fayetteville City Tourism and the Fayetteville Chamber of Commerce are trying to help the Real Deal on the Hill basketball tournament to be held Easter Weekend, April 14, 15, and 16. 170 teams from around the country are coming in, including two with Michael Jordan's sons (MJ is coming also). The Rotary Club of Fayetteville is being asked to help provide volunteers for the Information Booth, especially on Friday and Saturday. The booth is in Walton Arena and will need to be manned and/or womanned from 8am until 10pm. We are seeking volunteers to work two-hours shifts on either Friday or Saturday.
Contact Chuck Culver at cculver@uark.edu to be abused or to volunteer

A large contingency of Rotarians gathered at Root School Saturday morning, March 11th to serve our community by picking up litter along Mission Boulevard from Highway 265 to Old Wire Road as part of the State's Adopt-a-Highway project. They also cleaned up Old Wire Road to Ash Drive as part of the City's Curb-the-Clutter program.

Many hands made light work and everyone earned a "make-up" as a bonus. Those participating were President John Threet and his son Jack, Jim Foster, Paige Mulhollan, Rich Bundsgaard, Tony Hickerson, Sreekala Bajwa, Monica Fisher-Masse and her son Sean, Anita Johnson, Roy Rom, Curt Rom, Heather Daniel, Carol Green, Debbie Winters, Laura Wilkins, Jack Butt, Charlie Platt, Steve Litzinger, Kit Williams, Ernie Woodard, Bootsie Ackerman and someone named "Brian" who signs his name like a doctor and no one can read it!

The Community Service Committee invites the club members to join with them four times per year in keeping this part of Fayetteville free of litter. Anyone interested in participating on the Community Service Committee can contact chairperson, Bootsie Ackerman.

Our club will be sponsoring two students to attend RYLA camp taking place April 6-9 at Camp Heart O' the Hills near Tahlequah, OK. Learn more about each of these outstanding students below:

Brady Long
Brady, a junior at Fayetteville High School, is a three- year letterman on the tennis team. An Eagle Scout, he enjoys many outdoor activities, including backpacking, canoeing/kayaking, fishing, and rock climbing. During the past two summers, Brady was a BSA counselor at Camp Orr and a camp director at the FHS Tennis Camp. This summer Brady will be traveling to Nykopings, Sweden as part of the Rotary short-term youth exchange program (STEP).

Karen Herrera
Karen is an 18- year-old youth exchange student from Colombia. She has been in Fayetteville, Arkansas, since August 2005, and is a senior at Fayetteville High School. Karen likes singing in the choir, dancing, being around family and friends, and going to the movies and the mall. Her favorite class in high school is French and Math. After her return to Columbia, Karen will study industrial engineering.

Additional information about RYLA can be found on the Rotary District Web site at:
http://www.ri6110.org/ryla/ryla.htm

Any club member who has a relative who is a junior at Fayetteville High School and who is interested in attending Boys or Girls State please contact Kim Smith, 444-1552 or ksmith@co.washington.ar.us. about the Fayetteville Rotary Club sponsoring the student. Boys State is June 4th - June 9th at UCA in Conway. Girls State is the same dates at Harding University in Searcy.
High school counselors should have applications and information.

Two Rotarian’s children recently competed in the Odyssey of the Mind (OM) program. OM is an international educational program that provides creative problem-solving opportunities for students from kindergarten through college. Kids apply their creativity to solve problems that range from building mechanical devices to presenting their own interpretation of literary classics. For more information: http://www.odysseyofthemind.com/
Debby Winters’ daughter, Kate Ivey competed on the 8th grade Tech Transfer team from Woodland Jr. High. Debby and her daughter, Jill, a former OM-er, coached the team. Kate's team took 1st place at regional competition at George Jr. High on March 4th.
Anne Goodman-James’ son Travis competed on the Jungle Bloke team that took 2nd place. Both teams have advanced to the State Competition that will be April 8th in Newport AR. Wish them luck!
If you have newsworthy items about Rotarian’s children, email them to dwinters711@hotmail.com.