Civic Association gets to work on its Wiffle Ball Bash fundraiser
With seven months yet to go, the North Fort Myers Civic Association has begun planning for its biggest fundraiser.
Last year’s inaugural Wiffle Ball Bash at the North Fort Myers Community Park was the most successful fundraiser in the history of the civic association, bringing in around $6,700.
Now, the question is, can they top it?
Civic President Doug Dailey believes they can. With many of the teams from last year planning to return, Dailey believes he can expand the field while making it into a one-day event.
The goal is to bring in 24 teams, with the possibility of 30 if there’s enough interest.
Next year’s Wiffle Ball Bash is set for Saturday, Feb. 8, 2020 at the North Fort Myers Community Park.
The event was used last year as a way to celebrate the beginning of Spring Training.
To be able to accommodate additional teams, the civic association plans to add more fields.
Those fields will be wider and the fences shorter to encourage more offense, a challenge last year, as was the rule of having to change pitchers after three straight walks, which produced a parade of runs for some teams without them even having to swing the bat.
The games will also be five innings with a 35-minute time limit. In the event the game is tied when time expires, it will end in a tie. Teams will have the opportunity to play five games.
The winners in each group will go to the playoffs, with the semi-finals and finals happening late that afternoon. In the event there is a tie for first within a group, run differential will be the tiebreaker.
Signarama and All-American printing will again be the main sponsor, with Ellsworth Heating & Cooling one of the two major sponsors. The cost will be $100 per team and $25 per person, who will then be teamed with other individuals on their own team.
To learn more about sponsorship opportunities or to get a team together, visit www.nfmcivic.com.
Before the rules meeting, the civic association was to hold a special meeting regarding how they would distribute the money they raise from fundraisers.
During Tuesday’s regular meeting at Victory Lane, that meeting was moved to Tuesday, July 23, at 6:30 p.m. at the North Fort Myers Recreation Center.