St. Louis Elite to perform at 13th Annual Benefit Polo Match
It is that time of year again, when Epworth Children and Family Services hosts its annual benefit Polo Match and Dinner. After our first appearance last year, St. Louis Elite has been invited back to perform once again at half-time of the polo match. Our athletes will also be demonstrating some of their skills in the family fun area before the match starts, so if you are out at the polo fields make sure you stop by and say hi.
We had a blast last year, as you can tell from these photos.
It’s always a great day when we can have some fun while helping out a good cause.
Come see us this weekend in Forest Park
This Saturday (May 3) from 10:00 - 2:00 the athletes from St. Louis Elite Tramp and Tumble will be performing demonstrations in Forest Park at the American Heart Association’s Metro St. Louis Start! Heart Walk. We will be set up at the corner of Grand and Cricket, so if you are in the neighborhood please stop by.
Tramp and Tumble has successful weekend in Peoria
The results haven’t been posted yet, but our Tramp and Tumble team had a great weekend in Peoria at the 17th Annual St. Jude Benefit Meet. We’ll be posting a press release soon, as well as the complete results once they come in. Visit Ching Photo to see action photos from the meet, including these shots of Ian Miller, 2007 Level 8 Trampoline National Champion, and Natalie Altis, 2007 Level 6 Tumbling National Champion. We should have our own photos, and some video, posted here soon.As announced at the meet, the St. Jude Benefit Meet has raised nearly $1,000,000 for the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital over the past 16 years, quite possibly going over that mark with this year’s event. In addition to the money raised from the competition itself, each participating team typically donates a basket for raffle. This year, St. Louis Elite donated a basket filled with 25 Webkinz.If you don’t know what Webkinz are (I had to ask, too), rest assured that the basket was a hit with the young athletes. We haven’t heard yet how much the basket raised, but I’m sure it was quite a bit. We’ll let you know once we find out. Thanks to all parents and athletes who donated a Webkinz to the basket, and special thanks to Beth Going for the idea and Barb Ryan for putting the basket together.Update (Jan 26): Final results from St. Judes are now available.
Announcing “Meet Me In St. Louis 2008″
St. Louis Elite Tramp and Tumble is proud to present Meet Me In St. Louis 2008, a USAG Sanctioned Trampoline and Tumbling competition to be held March 29th at Lindbergh High School. We are expecting 200-300 athletes from across the country, especially from here in the Midwest, to attend for one of the last big competitions before the “post-season” (including State and Regional Championships) begins.
Putting on a meet like this requires a lot of time and effort. Though planning is well underway for the event, we are looking for volunteers to help with the preparations and conduct of the meet. If you are part of an organization like the Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, or a school organization with community service requirements, this is a great opportunity for you to meet those obligations and have fun at the same time. Who knows, you may even find an interest in Trampoline and Tumbling and join the St. Louis Elite team!!
If you are interested in volunteering or would just like more information, visit the Meet Me In St. Louis homepage. You can also call our host gym, Kids World Gymnastics, at (314) 838-5867 and leave a message for Brett Miller or Gene Kohler.
Coach Eric Miller featured in North County Journal article on kids and exercise
The North County Journal spent some time at our host gym, Kids World Gymnastics, a few days ago. St. Louis Elite Trampoline and Tumbling head coach Eric Miller is featured in the article For kids, exercise is child’s play in the January 15 Journal.
Eric Miller, 29, Cassie’s team coach, said that youth fitness is a serious business, since many kids are sedentary most of the time.
“I’d like to see kids get more exercise. When parents bring their kids here, they’re mainly interested in the health benefits,” he said. “Some kids need to lose weight, others have too much energy for their parents to keep up with, and some want to compete. We want to promote (at the gym) an environment where they say ‘Wow. This place is so cool.’”
Fredbird and Skydiving with St. Louis Elite at the Epworth Benefit Polo match
As I mentioned last week, St. Louis Elite Tramp and Tumble presented a trampoline demonstration during half-time at the Epworth Benefit Polo Match last Saturday. The video of the demonstration is available on YouTube.
Aside from the demo, the rest of the day was enjoyable as well. In addition to watching the Polo Match (the St. Louis team won!!) and letting kids in the crowd try out the trampoline, we got to hang out with Fredbird and watch our Executive Director, Gene Kohler, jump in with the skydiving team as part of the opening ceremonies.Some pictures of the event are also available on Flickr here (thanks Barb!!).
Come see St. Louis Elite at the Polo Fields
Polo fields? What, you may ask, is St. Louis Elite Tramp and Tumble going to be doing at the polo fields (besides avoiding the ‘gifts’ from the polo horses)? Helping children in the St. Louis area and getting the word out about Tramp and Tumble, that’s what.
This Saturday (June 16), Epworth Children and Family Services, in conjunction with St. Louis Benefit Polo, is putting on a world class polo match to raise funds to provide services for children and families in the St. Louis area. Gateway Kids World and St. Louis Elite TnT will be there with demonstrations set up along the sidelines, and will provide some of the half-time entertainment from the field (thus the “avoiding ‘gifts’ from horses” remark earlier).
As a team, we are interested in getting the word out about the sport of Tramp and Tumble. And as a member of the St. Louis community we like to participate in community events, especially those that raise money for worthy causes. Participating in events like this helps accomplish both of those goals.
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