G.A.M.E. DAY!

G.A.M.E. Day 2011



GAME ON!

Join Friends of Bates Athletics and the Bates Career Development Center for

G.A.M.E. DAY
Career Guidance and Networking for Student Athletes
Panel discussion, networking exercise and
mock interview demonstration

G.A.M.E. Day is designed to strengthen connections between student athletes and alumni, while also helping students practice networking skills. Our goal is to help students understand that the leadership, discipline, commitment, desire to win, and competitive skills they develop as athletes are desirable professional skills readily transferable to the “working world.”

Sunday, May 15 2011
9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Alumni Gym

A limited number of rooms are available
at a group rate at the Hilton Garden Inn, Auburn
by calling 207-784-4433 and mention Bates Athletics.


Please click the registration button above to register online.
To register by phone please contact
Sheila Anderson at the
Bates Career Development Center
at 207-786-6233 or via email at sanderso@bates.edu

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A limited number of rooms are available
at a group rate at the Hilton Garden Inn, Auburn
by calling 207-784-4433 and mention Bates Athletics

There are other events happening on campus!

Join fellow alumni for the Volunteer Leadership Summit, May 13 & 14th
Click here for details.
and
Reunion Planning Workshop for class years ending
in 2 and 7 on May 14th.
Click here for details.

Contact Information
Primary Contact
Sheila Anderson
207-786-6233
sanderso@bates.edu

Profile: Bobcat Abroad

Bobcat Abroad: Amanda Brusca

Age: 22

Nickname: Brusca

Location Abroad: Rome, Italy

Other Countries You Have Visited While Abroad: France, Ireland and the UK with trips planned to Spain and Greece!

Institution Where You Are Studying: Trinity College Rome Campus

Favorite Class: Urban and Global Rome

Last Meal You Ate: Amazing sandwich from Volpetti’s with turkey, pesto, mozzarella and sun-dried cherry tomatoes!

Last Historic Site You Visited: Casually walked by the coliseum yesterday

Favorite National Artist (Music, Arts, Etc.): Caravaggio even though he’s a little before my time

Favorite National Athlete: Too many to choose from.

Favorite Local Eatery: La Fraschetta – best bruschetta in the world, and Taverna Fori Imperiali – pesto ravioli is the best food I’ve ever eaten in my life.

Favorite National Fashion Trend: Anything the Italians try to pass off as gym clothes, and Euro jackets

Favorite Foreign Word (in your host country’s native language): ciao!!! Applies in any situation

Describe Your Favorite Experience To Date: Visiting Ireland was without a doubt my favorite thing I’ve done abroad so far. Everything about the country was beautiful, homey, and it was just a very relaxed lifestyle. It felt like stepping back in time and was a very welcome vacation from the busy city of Rome.

What You Miss Most About Bates: Its proximity to Dairy Joy and Sunday Brunch.

Profile: Bobcat Abroad

Bobcat Abroad: Lyndsay Beaton

Full Name: Lyndsay Beaton

Age: 21

Nickname: Beats

Location Abroad: Rome

Other Countries You Have Visited While Abroad: So far I have gone to Denmark, Switzerland, Ireland, but I am also going to Spain and Greece

Institution Where You Are Studying: Trinity College Rome Campus

Favorite Class: Italian 101 or Ancient Art of Rome

Last Meal You Ate: Salad with Prosciutto and Mozzerella

Last Historic Site You Visited: St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Dublin, Ireland

Favorite National Artist (Music, Arts, Etc.): They listen to pretty much all American music so I’m not really sure what to write on this one!

Favorite National Athlete: Francesco Totti

Favorite Local Eatery: Tony’s

Favorite National Fashion Trend: Marshmallow Puff Coat, or as we like to call it the Nano-Puff

Favorite Foreign Word (in your host country’s native language): Ciao!

Describe Your Favorite Experience To Date: This is a tough one! I would either say skydiving in Interlaken, Switzerland or when I went to the Aran Islands in Ireland and biked around the island for the day with Amanda and our friend Clare! They were both absolutely amazing!

What You Miss Most About Bates: Hanging out in JB with my team and friends, eating in Commons (and not pasta!!)

Profile: Bobcat Abroad

Bobcat Abroad: Sarah Merullo

Full Name: Sarah Lauren Merullo

Age: 20

Nickname: Merullo, Skunkerullo, Rah, Surah

Location Abroad: Madrid, Spain

Other Countries You Have Visited While Abroad: France, Austria, going to Italy

Institution Where You Are Studying: Hamilton College Academic Year in Spain

Favorite Class: Poesía Contempóranea Espanõla

Last Meal You Ate: cheese omelette (for dinner….at 930 pm….thats how the Spanish roll)

Last Historic Site You Visited: Los Jardines del Palacio Real (Royal Palace gardens)

Favorite National Artist: Enrique Iglesias (I guess?)

Favorite National Athlete: Casillas, Real Madrid goalie (muy guapo)

Favorite Local Eatery: El Tigre – it’s a tapas bar that serves very large mojitos and gives you free tapas with your drink – like a huge plate of chicken wings or these delicious things called croquetas which are mashed potatoes cheese and ham all mixed together then fried.

Favorite National Fashion Trend: I’m going to go with my least favorite here: all the Spaniards wear literally 6 million layers of clothing and huge scarves – even when its 70 degrees and they don’t even look like they sweat at all...also when large spanish men carry small dogs. Also when these dogs wear scrunchies or hairclips.

Favorite Foreign Word (in your host country’s native language): phrase: EN SERIO (seriously)

Describe Your Favorite Experience To Date: Tough choice. I mean I haven’t gone skydiving or canyon jumping so Beats has got me beat (haa) with the intensity and extreme sports factor….one of the coolest experiences was going to my host mother’s grandaughter’s baptism and after-fiesta with her family. We went to a Spanish catholic baptism (I pretended to know what was going on with my host sister’s 7 ft tall german boyfriend who was just as confused as I was) and then had a celebración with tons of delish Spanish food. My host mom’s granddaughter is also the cutest thing ever and scoots around on her butt and screams the whole time. Entertainment + delicious food = great experience.

What You Miss Most About Bates: Bates field hockey tailgates. The lockerroom. Athletic wash. Speaking English all the time. Commons. TEAMMATES.

Photo Flash-Back: The Dempsey Challenge, October 3, 2010

In another community-service based activity, the team served as a “cheering squad” along the bike route during the 2nd Annual Patrick Dempsey Challenge. The 2010 Dempsey Challenge attracted 4177 participants from 38 states and five countries, employed over 1000 volunteers and raised over $1.1. Events ranged from a 5K run on Saturday to bike rides of 10, 25, 50 and 100 miles.
The Bobcats were stationed at a particularly challenging uphill along the racecourse, around mile marker 94/44/21(depending on how far each rider was going!). As a result, their cheers of encouragement were met with laughs, smiles, and thankful nods (from those too winded to speak) from the riders. Steve Mortimer, Volunteer Cheer Team Coordinator and Bates Alum '72, sent an email to the team after the event that read in part,

"I don’t know how many riders told you in person, but back at the finish, you were the talk of the Event - no exaggeration! You really made a huge difference.

Every rider I spoke with or overheard was excited about, and thankful for, the amazing support you provided - rider after rider came in talking about the great cheer team that raised their falling spirits and got them through the tough final 4 miles.

Bates Field Hockey is unquestionably the toast of the Dempsey Challenge riders! And that includes riders from almost 40 states. If they hadn’t heard of Bates before today, they know about it now!!
I tried to thank you all personally when I stopped on my way by, but you were so busy rooting riders on that I don’t think anyone even heard me yelling to you!

Please pass along my thanks, and the thanks of the thousands of riders, volunteers and workers associated with the Dempsey Challenge and Center, to your entire team. Words cannot express how important your efforts were, nor how much we all appreciate what you did for us.

You did a truly incredible thing today, and you should feel extremely proud of what you accomplished on behalf of those fighting cancer and all those who love and care about them."

Steve's sister, Leslie Mortimer, Bates class of '77 joined the Bobcat station and had these words to say about the team:

"I was welcomed with open arms by the group and had a blast spending the morning with them. I was freezing and tired, but laughing with them and participating in their antics soon warmed me up and made me forget that I'd rather have been in bed. They are a group of lovely, enthusiastic and sprited young women--much like my classmates at Bates many years ago. I admire them for getting up at the crack of dawn and for sacrificing the time they could have used to sleep or prepare for exams they had today. Being with them made me feel like a college kid again, if only for a few hours!"

Head coach Wynn Hohlt rode the 100 mile loop and raised over $1500.00 for the Dempsey Center. "The ride was a great experience and I am so glad that the team got involved too. After the shock of the early morning wore off, they had a great time! We are looking forward to being even more involved next year."

The Dempsey Challenge benefits The Patrick Dempsey Center for Cancer Hope & Healing at Central Maine Medical Center. Click on this link to learn more about “McDreamy’s” vision for cancer research and the cure: http://www.dempseychallenge.org/. GO BOBCATS!