Ravens Nest No. 36 ELMWOOD

Charities
Suggestions for fundraisers are very much needed and always welcome! Just bring up your ideas at one of our meetings! For more information about these charities, please see Missy or Laureen.

Holiday Food & Toy Drives
The food drive is under way! Please put non-perishable food items in the big tub in the dining room window. We are still working on finding a family in need of our help this holiday season. If you have any suggestions, please let us know!

Basket of Cheer
Time’s a-wastin’!! The drawing will be held on Sunday, November 12^th. Sell those tickets and turn ‘em in! Somebody’s gonna be set for their holiday party…or at least an hour or two!!

Volume 1, Issue 3 October, 2006

Inside This Issue
	Pub Crawl
	Charities
	Holiday Food & Toy Drives
	Basket of Cheer
	COUPON!
Pub Crawl Nest #6’s first Belair Road Pub Crawl was lots of fun for everyone and a successful fundraiser for Maryland Special Olympics. Thanks to everyone who participated and pledged!

Check out our FIRST full-length feature article!

Football 101 – November 2005

By Melanie Cook

What more could we ask for? A bright sunny Saturday, a chilly November morning, and a truck full of girls with football on their minds! With Toni at the wheel, Traci & Melanie riding shotgun, we headed for M & T Stadium for the first Raven’s Football 101.

Arriving early, we joined a line of purple-clad ladies with thoughts of Todd Heap and Matt Stover dancing in our heads. After paying $20.00 for admission, we were given generous goodie bags, including a purple jersey backpack, and official NFL Sports Maps. Finally, we broke free of the crowd and the three of us stood staring from the portal. We felt very small as the huge stadium surrounded us.

What a thrill it was to run down the stadium steps and onto the field! It is enormous from that angle, especially when we see it mostly on TV! We all took turns lying down on the 50-yard line for photos and giggles. Then, it was time to get down to the business of football. Each group of girls was assigned to an assistant coach for 10 minutes of training, after which we rotated to another coach for the next lesson. We learned passing, throwing, and kicking in a fun and non-competitive atmosphere.

After a couple of hours “on the field”, we rested up in the locker room. It was exciting to see the player’s uniforms hanging above each locker, and we were allowed to take photos but not to touch anything. Melanie found that out the hard way!

From there we headed inside the stadium for more fun events. Traci suited up as a football player, complete with padding, helmet and cleats. Melanie suited up as Poe (the mascot) with gigantic shoes, and purple bird head and beak. It smelled very bad but we had fun anyway!

Several players were on hand for photos and autographs. Toni & Traci maneuvered their way to the front of a long line, and got photos of Traci & Jamal Lewis. After that excitement, we were done for the day and headed home to the Elmwood for adult refreshments. Traci purred the whole way home.

If you need more stuff:

From the Ravens website: “This year, the 2006 Ravens Women's Festival is on Monday, November 13th from 6 to 10PM! New name - same great event! Enjoy a night out with friends while learning basic football skills, listening to fan forums, watch Monday Night Football and play football on the Ravens field. Be sure to continue checking BaltimoreRavens.com for all the latest details! Cost: $25.00

Join the Elmwood ladies for an evening out. Even though it is a weeknight, we are thinking it will be fun to be out on the field with the stadium lights on!