Fund-Raiser for Pakistan Flood Relief

GE Volunteers

2010 Greenville Badminton Tournament Fund-raiser for Pakistan Flood Relief

Oct. 2, 2010 (Saturday) 9:00am-6:00pm The Pavilion, 400 Scottswood Road, Taylors, SC 29687

Goal:  Fund raising for Pakistan flood victims: >1650 dead; 4000 villages washed out; 20 million people & 1/5 country affected; 3.5 million children at risk of disease…  100% tournament proceeds/donations go to American Red Cross for the flood relief. Tournament Format: Tournament format will depend on the number of people signing up. Preliminary plan:  Group round robin (short matches) to “filter” players into 3 divisions: . Gold division: higher ranked players from RR (Round Robin) compete in this division . Silver division: intermediate ranked players from RR compete in this division . Bronze division: lower ranked players from RR compete in this division  Single elimination rounds (longer matches) for each division.

Timeline:  8:30am: courts open for practice  9:00am: group round robin (doubles followed by singles)  12-1pm: Free lunch for all participants! (matches continue during this hour)  1-6pm: Elimination rounds for each division (doubles followed by singles)

Location & Registration: The Pavilion Recreation Complex (See registration form for details) Sponsors:  GE Asian Pacific American Forum (www.ge.com/apaf)  GE Volunteers (www.gevolunteers.com)  Greenville Chinese Culture Association (www.greenvillechinese.org)  The Pavilion – Greenville County Recreation District  Greenville Badminton Club (http://greenvillerec.com/pavilion-2/badminton)  India Association of Greater Greenville (www.iagg.org)

Each Player Must Sign and Submit the Following Registration Form!

Greenville Chinese Culture Association GE Volunteers

Registration Form 2010 Greenville Badminton Tournament Fund-raiser for Pakistan Flood Relief

Time: 9:00am-6:00pm, Oct. 2, 2010 (Saturday) Location: The Pavilion, 400 Scottswood Road, Taylors, SC 29687

Registration:  Deadline: Thurs., Sept. 23  Email registration form to [email protected]. Make check payable to “GCCA – Pakistan Flood Relief” and mail to Tong Zou, 300 Garlington Road, 200-D, Greenville, SC 29615.  Questions? Contact Tong Zou 864-254-3947 or George Meng 864-254-4490.

Registrant’s Name: ______Email: ______

Singles Entry (Check only one event as appropriate if you wish to play Singles): Men’s Women’s Senior Men’s (>50) Senior Women’s (>50) Boy’s (<18) Girl’s (<18)

Doubles Entry (Check up to two of these events as appropriate if you wish to play Doubles): Men’s Doubles Or* Women’s Doubles Mixed Doubles *You can only check one of these two Doubles events. Partner Name:** ______If you do not yet have either Partner, leave that Name blank and we will try to provide a partner for you.

Partner Email: ______

Donation ($20 per person per event suggested): Singles Donation: ______Doubles Donation: ______Mixed Doubles Donation: ______Additional Donation: ______Registrant’s Total Donation: ______

Disclaimer: By my participation, I hereby relieve “the Pavilion”, Greenville Chinese Culture Association, GE Asia Pacific American Forum, GE Volunteers, Greenville Badminton Club, India Association of Greater Greenville and the tournament organizers of any liabilities for injury to myself and/or property damage or loss. I agree to comply with all decisions of the tournament officials.

Signed ______

** Each Player must fill out his or her separate Registration form

Greenville Chinese Culture Association SOS: Please Help!  >1650 people dead  4000 villages washed out  20 million people & 1/5 country affected  3.5 million children at risk of water-borne diseases  100% tournament proceeds/donations go to American Red Cross for the flood relief