Happy #GivingTuesday! Support DAAA!

Go Team USA!

November 29th, 2016 

Hi everyone, 

I hope you all are doing well and you had a nice Thanksgiving holiday. 

With less than 10 months to go until World Dwarf Games, I wanted to connect and provide some important updates and reminders. 

Fundraising: 

Today is #GivingTuesday. Donate today to support future DAAA National Games and Team USA by helping us hit our fundraising goal of $30,000. We've raised $16,063 so far. Only $14,937 to go! Every dollar helps.

Ways to donate: 

• Click HERE to donate to DAAA now!
• Amazon purchases: go to smile.amazon.com, select DAAA, and every eligible purchase you make will result in a donation.
• Mail a check to Dwarf Athletic Association of America, 300 Center Drive, Suite G #150, Superior, CO 80027
• Ask if your company has a corporate matching gift/donation program. Double your donation today!
• Want to create your own local fundraiser for DAAA?  Reach out to our Head of Fundraising Ted Hannes for past examples and ideas.    

Team USA Update

Registration:

• Online registration to compete at the 2017 World Dwarf Games will open at WorldDwarfGames2017.org on January 15th and close April 1st. 
• All athletes under 18 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. 
• There will be NO onsite registration and no applications will be accepted after April 30th. No exceptions. 
• The 2017 World Dwarf Games will have events for athletes of all ages including Futures (4-6 year olds), Juniors (8-15 year olds), Open (16-35 year olds), and Master (35+ years old).

Uniforms:

• Team USA uniforms will be available for individual purchase in January. 
• These uniforms will NOT be altered but will be shipped out soon after you order them so you'll have plenty of time to alter them. 

Passport:

• All American athletes and their families need to get their passport ASAP in order to get in and out of Canada smoothly. This process can take 6 months!
• Passport cards are an alternative, more affordable option. 

Transportation:

• Book your travel (flights, rental car, shuttle, etc.) to Guelph, Canada ASAP! 
• If you fly into Toronto, there is a Red Car Transportation available to bring you to dorms/hotel from airport.

Accommodations:

• Athletes can stay in the dorms or hotel. 
• Majority of athletes will stay in the dorm.
• Athletes under 18 will need to be accompanied by a parent/guardian to stay in the dorms. 
• Hotel reservations are now open.
• Dorm reservations (and dorm meal plan options) will be available in January. 

Teams:

• All American athletes that register for the World Dwarf Games on time will be placed on a team. 
• Please note, only 2 teams from each country are allowed to advance to the semi-finals so multiple Team USAs will play each other to determine which teams will advance to the semi-finals.
• Athletes are invited to start creating your teams now. However, Team USA Leadership reserves the right to change these teams to create the final rosters. 

Training:

• Athletes - start your training and conditioning NOW!
• Check out the Overall Fitness Guide created by Assistant Chef de Mission and DAAA Vice President, Ted Hannes. 
• Check out the specific training guides for each sport and contact the sports managers about questions pertaining to rules, drills and skills. 
• Contact your local news and share your training journey with your friends, family and community. Then send DAAA a link and we'll promote it on Facebook and the website!

Denver 2017

• DAAA will host a boccia event for all ages and abilities one day during the LPA National Conference June 30th-July 6th in Denver, CO and co-host the casual East vs. West Softball game. 
• DAAA will not host any other sporting events in Denver. 

Please let me know if you have any questions, comments, feedback, suggestions, ideas or if you would like to get more involved in DAAA. 

Go Team USA!

Have a great day! 

Best, 

Lucy Woika

DAAA President
Chef de Mission, Team USA

daaa.lucy.woika@gmail.com
415-244-9756