After several years of hard work, the University of Maryland Women's
Ultimate Frisbee team (Helpful Corn) made history two weeks ago by
being the first Maryland team to ever earn a spot at the UPA College
Championships.  This National Championship features the best sixteen
University teams from North America and is the highest level of
college competition in the country.  Helpful Corn has worked hard this
semester, with 3 hour plus practices, track workouts, and conditioning
sessions. They learned new plays and studied strategy. They did
everything in their power to make themselves the best team they could,
and they succeeded, finishing the semester with a 26-3 record and one
of the longest winning streaks in the country.  While they've come
this far, now is the time when they need YOU!

As is usually the case, the Maryland Ultimate Frisbee club finds
themselves short of funds at the end of the school year. The
University of Maryland will assist them in attending the national
competition, but cannot provide sufficient funds to cover all of their
costs. Nationals is being held in Boulder, CO (May 16-18), so not only
does the team need money for the tournament fee and hotels, they need
money for airplane tickets and car rentals as well.

I'd like to ask you all, as supporters of Maryland Ultimate, to
consider making a personal donation to the ladies of Helpful Corn and
help send them to Nationals! Please think about what you can give, or
consider "sponsoring" a player by giving $35 -- the tournament fee for
an individual player.

To help send these spirited ladies to Colorado, please make checks
payable to "Maryland Ultimate" and send to Amy Hudson, the current
treasurer, at:

4310 Knox Road.
Apt. 4404-B
College Park, MD 20740

You can also go here to make a Paypal donation:
https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_donations&business=ahudson...

Details about the tournament and the competition Maryland can expect
to see at Nationals can be found at http://college2008.upa.org/.
Furthermore, Helpful Corn was recently featured in a front page
Diamondback article detailing the team's success.

If you know of any other Maryland Ultimate fans out there please
spread the word.  Any support you can provide will be greatly
appreciated.

Thank you for your consideration.
Love and Frisbees,
Cara Martin, for Helpful Corn
Helpful Corn Alum '06