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o you remember your elementary school days and the clammy hands you would get waiting for your name to be called in P.E. class? The fear in your eyes, on dodgeball day, as you saw that terrifying red ball pummeling towards you at high speed? The pride you felt when you pegged the class bully right in the gut? Well, thanks to WAKA Social Sports (World Adult Kickball Association) those memories don’t have to stay in the past. Montgomery is now home to a co-ed dodgeball league for adults age 21 and up and it’s even better than your P.E. days…. it’s a party on a dodgeball court. WAKA has just wrapped up its eleventh season of kickball, completing its fifth year in the River Region. In the past six seasons alone, $20,000 has been donated to mostly local charities. This past fall, Montgomery celebrated its largest season yet with 19 teams, gaining a superleague status by WAKA, which is given to leagues with 16 or more teams. The success of WAKA’s kickball league in Montgomery has led the organizers to expand to dodgeball during the winter months. The WAKA dodgeball league in Montgomery is the first in the state of Alabama, which is only the tenth state with active leagues according to www. foamdodgeball.com. Don’t worry; they’ve taken the sting away and use soft foam dodgeballs. And the good news - as WAKA Montgomery Community Coordinator Aaron Graffius puts it, “Excellence is not required. However, you must possess a desire to work with a team, socialize, and have an all-around good time.”
A silent auction of pre-loved art and other treasures from the finest homes in Montgomery Kenneth Hayes Miller (American, 1876–1952), Leaving the Shop (aka Woman with Packages), 1934, etching on paper, Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts Association Purchase, 1982.6.1
Thursday, March 5, 2015 7 P.M. until 10 P.M. $50 per person Cocktails and hors d’oeuvres
For more information or to make a reservation, call the Museum at 334.240.4333 or visit MMFA.org JAN / FEB 2015 RSVP 49