Your Invitation

Dear Coaches,

On behalf of the Kanata Little League Baseball Association and the Scott Tokessy Memorial Gold Glove Tournament Organizing Committee, we would like to take this opportunity to invite your team to participate in the 16th Annual Scott Tokessy Memorial Gold Glove Tournament.
 
The tournament is open to Minor (9/10 year olds), Major (11/12 year olds) and Junior (13/14 year olds) teams at both the "A" and "B" competitive levels. The tournament is traditionally held on the Ontario Civic Holiday long weekend in August each year. This year's tournament will be held from Friday August 3, 2012 to Sunday August 5, 2012 in Kanata, Ontario.
 
Dedicated to the memory of the young athlete from Kanata, the tournament was established in 1996 in memory of Scott Tokessy, a twelve year-old boy who died suddenly of an irregular heartbeat after hitting a home run for his house league team in May of that year. This tournament is a lasting tribute to a young man who exhibited all the characteristics and ideals of Little League Baseball; sportsmanship, fair play, hustle and dedication.
 
Since 1996, this charity event has developed into one of the premier Little League Baseball Tournaments in Ontario. Last year's tournament raised $10,000 bringing the total donation to the Cardiology Department at the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO) to $255,000 since the tournament's inception, where it is used to fund equipment purchases and research.
 
Enthusiasm about the Scott Tokessy Memorial Tournament continues to grow each year as the tournament becomes more widely known both locally and further from home. Local teams from Districts 2 and 6 compete alongside teams from Southern, Central and Eastern Ontario (including the Ottawa Valley), Western Quebec and northern New York State. Many coaches return with their teams to the tournament each year.
 
We also have other activities during the weekend such as raffle draws, food concessions and souvenir concessions.
 
This year's tournament will involve a total of 48 teams with an "A" and "B" divisional format. The age of the players must be as follows:

• Minor Born between 01 May 2001 to 30 April 2003

• Major Born between 01 May 1999 to 30 April 2001

• Junior Born between 01 May 1997 to 30 April 1999.

There will be 3 games guaranteed with both a Championship and Consolation Final for all Divisions. 

Please note that Little League International has a moratorium on the use of composite bats in all of its baseball divisions. You should consult this Little League news item for details on which bats are allowed. 

The cost per team is $375 CDN ($375 USD) payable in advance, plus 4 new baseballs. Registration fees will include a chance for one participating player of all participating teams to win a brand new baseball glove, which symbolizes our tournament. Completing the registration by entering your team's participating players guarantees an entry for each player into the draw.

 Deadline for registration is July 8, 2012.

Note:  The tournament is always sold out so please register early to avoid disappointment.

Registration begins April 1st and can be completed as follows: 

1. Complete and submit the required team information on our Registration page.


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2. Contact the Tournament Registrar, Sharron Ladouceur, at: laddscd@sympatico.ca 
   or (613) 836-5750.

Looking forward to seeing you at this year's tournament.
 
Sincerely,

Lionel Dubois
Tournament Director
E-mail: lionel.dubois@kllba.ca