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EBC Red25 Blood Drive

Dear Members and Families,
Did you know1 in 3 Australians will need blood in their lifetime, yet only 1 in 30 donate?
Or that one blood donation can save up to three lives?
For many people blood donors are their lifeline.
Essendon Baseball Club is proud to be working with the Red Cross Blood Service as a member of the Red25 social responsibility programme. The aim of this programme is to help ensure that 25% of Australia’s blood donations are secured.
It is easy to get involved:

  • Check you are eligible to donate – See if you’re eligible and learn more about how it works. If you have recently been overseas check out the map to see if you can still donate. Please note you must be 18 years or over to donate. If you still have questions call 13 14 95 to have a chat with someone at the Blood Service.
  • Donate – Join us at a group booking at the Red Cross Service at Airport West on Monday 27 August (bookings available from 4.45 pm). Contact Kay Ferguson on 0419337949 or kay.ferguson@ymail.com to secure a time.

Join our Red25 on-line tally 

We will be tracking how many lives we save so whichever way you choose to donate please make sure you.  You can do this when you log into the Red Cross Service website to make your appointment, or simply ask for your membership to be linked to the tally when you make your donation at the Centre.
Please help Essendon Baseball Club to save lives. Every donation you make can help save three lives, so imagine how many lives we can save if we all get together to donate!

Please contact Kay Ferguson on 0419337949 if you have any questions.
Australian Red Cross 
Australian Red Cross Blood Service

Regards,
Tony Cornish
President

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New Women’s Coach

MEDIA RELEASE

Monday 16 July, 2018

Duane Davenport named EBC Women’s Coach

The Essendon Baseball Club Committee has endorsed the appointment of Duane Davenport as Coach of the Women’s program for the 2018/19 Summer League season. Davenport replaces outgoing Coach and club stalwart, Bronwyn Gell, who stepped down to focus on her playing duties for the club, Victoria, and Australia.

Club President, Tony Cornish, said “We are proud to have a successful women’s program and we are excited by the fresh ideas that Duane will bring to the table. The Club is grateful for Bronwyn’s hard work in building the program to where it is today, with three highly competitive senior women’s teams and a growing number of young girls participating in junior teams. We fully support Bronwyn’s decision to concentrate on her outstanding playing career and now look forward to building on the strong foundations that have been established.”

Accompanied by his understanding of the game, Duane is an accomplished pitcher at the Geelong Baycats club, having also previously played at Essendon.

His previous coaching experience includes:

  • Assistant Coach to the Victorian Women’s White State Team
  • Assistant Coach of the Victorian Mavericks Japan Touring Team; and
  • Head Coach of U12, U14 and U15 Geelong Saints teams

EBC wishes Duane every success in his coaching tenure at the club.

Further media information contact: Vibeke Pedersen, Assistant Secretary and Conduit to the Women’s Program, essendonbc@gmail.com

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Coach Education Program

Are you interested in formalising and improving your leadership skills? Or would you like to get involved in coaching?

Like all sports, baseball needs individuals to help with coaching at a variety of levels, from T-Ball through to the Melbourne Aces. To help fill that need for properly accredited coaches BV runs CEP training during the year on behalf of BA, with the accreditation being recognised across Australia.

The CEP training schedule for July and August is as follows:

Bendigo – Level 2 Saturday 14 July, 9am – 6pm
Please email Greg Tinkler, ncas@baseballvictoria.com.au

Bonbeach – Level 3, 3 Tuesday’s starting 17 July, 6:30 pm – 10:30 pm
For more information and registration:
https://eventdesq.sportstg.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=main&EventDesqID=29410&OrgID=16724

Research Lower Plenty – Level 3, Sunday 5 August, 10 am – 7 pm
For more information and registration:
https://eventdesq.sportstg.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=main&EventDesqID=29218&OrgID=16724

All the training is based on information from Baseball Australia,
http://baseball.com.au/Get-Involved/Coach/National-Coach-Accreditation-Scheme/How-do-I-become-an-Accredited-Coach

If you’re interested or have further questions, please contact Baseball Victoria’s National Coaching Accreditation Coordinator, Greg Tinkler via ncas@baseballvictoria.com.au.

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#CL40

To our EBC community,

Thank you for taking the time to read the recent #CL40 email – the support received has been very much appreciated.

We are pleased to report that membership is now almost full, with 36 of the 40 memberships taken up by a mix of past and current players, families of current and past players, and generous supporters of EBC.

We are hopeful that membership will be filled by 30 June, but irrespective, the additional funding will make a world of difference to EBC going forward.

The first grant from #CL40 funds was confirmed at a committee meeting last week – $12,500 to support the build cost of the Chris Lane Memorial Field. I’m sure you all would agree that there could be no more appropriate place for the inaugural grant to be awarded.

If you would like to take up one of the four remaining places at a cost of $500 a year for five years (fully tax-deductible), please contact Richard King – rking@dseg.com.au

Thank you again for your support.

#EBCLOVE

Richard King

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EBC Committee 2018/19 Elected

2018/19 Office Bearers

PresidentTony Cornish
Vice PresidentLuke Abels
Vice PresidentMichelle Sadler
Secretary/Public OfficerJulie Jones
TreasurerMartin Coster
Assistant SecretaryVibeke Pedersen
Junior Co-OrdinatorKay Ferguson
Junior SecretarySally-Anne Gardner
Canteen Manager
Activities ManagersLeanne Wilson
Ground ManagerJustin Reid
Equipment ManagerDevon Wise
Clubhouse ManagerJason Kline
Uniform Co-OrdinatorKerry Kline
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Edwards Family Continues To Excel

For the past 42 years, the Edwards family has provided Essendon Baseball Club with an incredible array of talented baseball players and fine leaders.

The Bendigo-bred family has produced some of the biggest and best names in EBC history including an incredible three Life Members, (Russell, Brendan, and John), two club coaches (Russell and John), one President (Russell), three MVP’s (Russell, John, and Mark), three ABL players (Brendan, John, and Mitch), four state representatives (Russell, Brendan, John, and Mitch), and four Australian representatives (Russell, Brendan, John, and Mitch).

And now, two professional players!

Mitch, the youngest of the Edwards clan currently playing baseball, has just followed in his father’s footsteps by signing a Minor League contract. EBC has received the fantastic news that Mitch has been secured by the Philadelphia Phillies. (John, Mitch’s dad, signed with the Twins).

Mitch is the son of John, grandson of Russell, and cousin of Brendan and Mark. He spent much of his formative years playing junior baseball at Essendon and holding the important position of batboy for the Senior Team! He started T-Ball as a six-year-old and ended his junior career at EBC at Under 12 level when he followed his dad to Fitzroy when John took on the role as Fitzroy Club Coach.

Now a resident of Canberra, Mitch represented Canberra Cavalry at ABL level at the tender age of 17 before moving into a more senior position as a key player on the Sydney Blue Sox team last summer.

Baseball aside, Mitch has had to handle his share of challenges growing up and EBC is ecstatic that he has grown into a fine young man with a bright future. We wish him every success in his chosen career.