Who's going to the Frisco Feeding Frenzy IV (updated 5/26)

[wheatsailor]

Thank you all for making this year's Feeding Frenzy a success.

Your kind donations went to:

Vicki Britt - $4,500
National Breast Cancer Foundation - $1,500
Alzheimers Association - $1,500
Family of a Fort Hood, TX Victim (TBD) - $1,000
Amyloidosis - $500
Total - $9,000

Here is the link to post and find pictures: viewtopic.php?f=2&t=82470


Special Thanks to Mr. Play, the Pharms, Pirate Nurse for helping organizing this little party with a purpose.

Also a Big Big THANK YOU to every who help with the set up and stepping in where needed. It would have gone as smoothly without you.

I don't have the numbers on how much we received from everyone's donations from the wristbands, auction, dunk tank and other events that took place but I will get them posted as soon as I know.

Again a very big thank you from all of us to those that attended. We hope you had a wonderful time.

Who: Everyone who reads this is invited to attend
What: All-Day Pre-Concert Tailgate Party
When: Saturday, May 22, 2010
Where: Pizza Hut Park in Frisco, TX
Why: To Have a Party That Matters

Overview

This party will be strictly BYOB. Everyone must maintain individual care, custody, and control of their alcoholic beverages at all times. There can be no group consolidation of coolers or open access to alcohol. This policy will be strictly enforced. Thank you in advance for your support and understanding.

Everyone will pre-pay for food, with the extra going to charitable causes. Price for a wristband is $15.00 ($16.00 using paypal). We will keep track of how many people pay, and buy according to the number of people attending.
When we buy the food, we will buy enough for 100 or so extras. The extra wristbands will be available first-come first-served, while supplies last. If you pay online after Monday 5/17, we will put the wristbands in an envelope and mark it as paid with your name on it. Your envelope will be at the sales table for you to pick it up. If we have any wristbands left, they will be available at the sales table for $20.00 the day of the tailgate.

Registration and Payment

Registration is now open at the Parties that Matter website. You can register and pay here all in one convient place. You may also order your T-shirts at the same time. To get there, click here:

http://www.partiesthatmatter.org/

Upon completing registration you will get a message:

After we have reviewed the information you have submittted, you will receive an another email with instructions where to send your payment, if applicable.

This is referring to those who want to send a personal check and need Lori's name and address to send the check to. When she reviews the information and find they want to pay by check, she will send them her home address.

If you are using PayPal, you can go to the Parties That Matter website and submit your payment there, no further instructions are needed.

Charity Challenges

RinglingRingling has graciously offered to do the following and I quote from page 2:

"I have had the beard since 1994, I doubt anyone remembers what I look like w/out it. If we raise $20,000 for the charities, the beard comes off. And as a further incentive: if we raise $30,000, I'll finish the road to bald, and shave my head too." Thank you R2

Hats off the Phritz01, who will need a one as well sunscreen after shaving his head when we reach $20,000.

SMALL CHANGE CONTAINER DECORATING CONTEST!

Let your tropical imagination run wild! Decorate any container of your choice in true Parrothead fashion and use it to store all your small change between now and Frisco. Convert the change to $$ to donate for charity and bring your empty container and donation to Frisco. The containers will be put on display and the top 3 designs will be awarded a prize! The judging will be based on design only, so you can be in the running even if you just had a small amount of change. It all adds up!

Volunteers

We will need volunteers to help with various things before and during the event. Please PM or email (wheatsailor@cox.net) me if you would like to help out. We need volunteers for the following:

Day of the Feeding Frenzy
Sales table (1 hour shifts)
Silent Auction Table (1 hour shifts)
Food set up and tear down
Grill duty (1 hour shifts, 5 per shift)
Dunking booth (shift length to be determined)

Sales Table Volunteers

9 -10am
Garnet Bimbo
gpblxbeach

10-11am
Phirefighter Parrothead (2)

11-12pm
srkmrd - JC
browneyedgrltx

12-1pm
CoHushPuppy
PirarticalMadge

1-2pm
Bianna H. (Ozzy)
Sean S. (Ozzy)

2-3pm
fins2the left-Kelli
fins2the left-Kevin

3-4pm
Kyle & Chris Green (Ozzy)



Silent Auction

There will be a silent auction again this year. Piratenurse is the go to person on this one as well as being the head cheerleader for the charity challenges. She needs someone with a laptop that has a mobile internet connection as well as help monitoring the auction.

If you have items you would like to donate or have questions about the auction please contact her.

Auction Table Volunteers

11-12pm
piratenurse
steelguitarman

12-1pm
cabbana chick -Tammy
cabbana moma-Jan

1-2pm
Kathy(Ozzy)
Judy(Ozzy)
Kris(Ozzy)

2-3pm
Pharmgirl

3-4pm
scrapperrock grandma (scrapperrock)
4-5pm
piratenurse
steelguitarman
springparrot
just shari
scrapperrock
Miss April (scrapperrock)
Rockin'Rhonda (scrapperrock)



Tailgate Entertainment

Food on Saturday
The grills will be manned from 11AM to 5PM. After that the food will be in covered trays or you can fire up a grill and cook your own. We will have a shift board at the grill area, and we ask that everyone report to their shift at least 5 minutes early to ensure a smooth transition.

We will need about 30 volunteers working in one hour shifts, 4 on the grills and one for relief / carrying food to the tables.

If you would like to help, please send a Private Message or an email to Jim aka wheatsailor at buffettnews.com

Grill Assignments
11-12pm
srkmrd crew
Don Barrett
JC Barrett
Damon Reed
Rachel Adair
Ray Struck

12-1pm
phlip phlop repairman
Chad (phlip phlop repairman)
5 o'clock Gerald
a1a keet
landshark lover

1-2pm
Len Tidwell
Darla Tidwell
Ozzy
Chris (Ozzy)
clearlakeparrot

2-3pm
Bcspoon
Dave & Patty Green(Ozzy)
frognot
JohnMc

3-4pm
Kent Chucumber Gibbons
Mr. Play
Wheatsailor

4-5pm

Dunking Booth
We will have a dunking booth at the tailgate again this year, with all net proceeds going to the charities. Last year the dunk tank brought in an estimated $2,000! Prices will be set at 3 shots for $5, $10 from a line closer to the target, or you can walk up and push the target for $20. If you would like to volunteer for a slot, please send an pm or email to Jim aka wheatsailor at buffettnews.com

Dunking Booth Voluteers
Time to be determined

Boys from Boston crew
srkmrd -don
srkmrd -damon
fins2theleft
txaggirl91??????
Megan O. (Ozzy)
Shannon W. (Ozzy)
Anne and Dave Henderson (Courtesy of Ozzy) Thanks to Ozzy and his friends!!!

Gumbo Cookoff

For the Chefs out there - bring your best Gumbo to be judged by your friends by donations.
Time TBD.



Friday Night Phlocking
Friday Night Phlocking 5/21 - 7PM Until ???
We usually have around 250 people at the Fox Sports Grill in the Shops of Legacy.
This is about 6 miles south of PHP near the tollway, just south of the Plano/Frisco border.
The address is;
5741 Legacy Drive
Plano TX 75024

It is a sports bar / night club / restaurant. They did not charge any rental fees for this. Everyone will pay their own way in the bar and restaurant, so we do not have to worry about a huge bar tab for the group.


Pizza Hut Park Location

Frisco is a growing suburb about 20 miles north of Dallas, right on the Dallas North Tollway. This is a toll road. You can get more info about rates and other information here; http://www.ntta.org/

The address for Pizza Hut Park is;
9200 World Cup Way
Frisco, TX 75034

Here is a map of the area:


Parking information

We are planning to be at the Dr Pepper Victory Center between the Green Lots. I am in contact with them and hopefully be able to secure the east Green Lot for RV parking on Friday and Saturday.

RVers please PM me if you want to park Friday and Saturday. I will ask for more details later. I need to have an idea of how many we will have.
If you have questions, please ask here first and I will get you the answer.

Parking prices are $30.00 per space this year.
Here is the link to PHP parking policies for the show:
http://www.pizzahutpark.com/Home/tabid/ ... fault.aspx


From I-635, take the Dallas Tollway north.
Go all the way to Main St. in Frisco, and exit there.
Stay on the service road and go past Main St.
Turn Right on Technology.
The Green Lots will be on your Left at the Dr Pepper Victory Center.

We will have the big picninc shelter closest to the L-shaped lot for cooking;



The Green Preferred lot on the west has 144 spaces and the Green Lot on the east has 95 spaces. For overflow parking, the northern Red West Lot has 169 spaces and the L-Section of the Green Lot has 150 spaces. So there are 239 spaces in the green lots surrounding the shelters and 319 spaces in the overflow lots for a grand total of 558 spaces near the shelters.

The picnic shelters are circled on this map. So everyone knows, it's a third of a mile from the green parking lots to the stadium.




T-Shirts

We will have custom T-shirts again this year. They are quality, 100 percent cotton white tees. No other colors or special requests. T-Shirt price will be $25.00 (26.00 thru paypal). Last day to order T-shirts will be 3/31/10.

Here is the design for the back:



Hotel Info

Here are most of the hotels within 10 miles of Pizza Hut Park;

Comfort Suites at Pizza Hut Park - Sold Out but there is a waiting list
(972) 668-9700
9700 Dallas Parkway
Frisco, TX 75034
0.3 miles

Embassy Suites
(972) 712-7200
7600 Hammons Dr
Frisco, TX
1.4 miles

Holiday Inn Express-Frisco
(972) 668-9400
4220 Preston Rd
Frisco, TX
3.3 miles

Hampton Inn
(972) 712-8400
3199 Parkwood Blvd
Frisco, TX
3.6 miles

Hilton Garden Inn
7550 Gaylord Parkway
Frisco, TX 75034
(469) 362-8485
3.8 miles

Budget Suites Of America
(972) 370-1111
5289 State Highway 121
The Colony, TX
5.5 miles

Marriott
(214) 473-8834
7200 Bishop Rd
Plano, TX
5.5 miles

Marriott-Dallas Plano Legacy
(972) 473-6444
7120 N Dallas Pkwy
Plano, TX
5.5 miles

Marriott
(972) 473-6444
7120 Dallas Pkwy
Plano, TX
5.5 miles

Courtyard-Legacy Park
(972) 403-0802
6840 N Dallas Pkwy
Plano, TX
5.9 miles

NYLO
972-624-6990
8201 Preston Rd.
Plano, TX
6.1 miles

Candlewood Suites
(972) 618-5446
4701 Legacy Dr
Plano, TX
6.3 miles

Comfort Suites
(972) 668-5566
4796 Memorial Dr
Lewisville, TX
6.4 miles

Days Inn
(972) 548-8888
1208 Pecan Valley Dr
Mckinney, TX
6.7 miles

Residence Inn-Dallas Plano
(972) 473-6761
5001 Whitestone Ln
Plano, TX
7.0 miles

Towneplace Suites
(972) 943-8200
5005 Whitestone Ln
Plano, TX
7.0 miles

Ameri Suites-Plano
(972) 378-3997
3100 Dallas Pkwy
Plano, TX
7.7 miles

Holiday Inn Exp-Dallas N Tllwy
(972) 403-1112
3101 N Dallas Pkwy
Plano, TX
7.7 miles

Extended Stay America
(972) 378-9978
2900 Dallas Pkwy
Plano, TX
7.9 miles

Intercontinental
(972) 964-3139
3517 Seltzer Dr
Plano, TX
8.4 miles

Budget Motel
(972) 542-5531
4129 Saint Albans Dr
Plano, TX
9.0 miles

[phjrsaunt]

You da man, wheatsailor! Thanks for closing the "rumors" thread and showing the map to the "who's going to" thread. Thanks in advance for all you're about to do, too.

I am beyond bummed that I can't get to Texas this year (is there an emoticon for "beyond bummed???). Several pholks had mentioned in the "rumors" thread that they'd like a t-shirt, even though they can't attend in person. Please add me to that list.

I'm sure everyone has ideas about what goood cause any money should go to; if may be so bold, may I suggest that proceeds (at least part of them) go toward our Vickster's medical bills? Would be most appropriate since she has always been such an integral part of the FFF tailgate. Just a thought. My feelings won't be hurt if y'all decided to do something else.

Party like it's 1999, and have phun and make some magic phor your pal, Auntie

[sunseeker]

OK WS - if someone isn't able to get a wristband (they sell out too quickly) can those folks bring their own food and use the grills or at the very least tailgate in the same area?

[pema]

hope so

[wheatsailor]

You da man, wheatsailor! Thanks for closing the "rumors" thread and showing the map to the "who's going to" thread. Thanks in advance for all you're about to do, too.

I am beyond bummed that I can't get to Texas this year (is there an emoticon for "beyond bummed???). Several pholks had mentioned in the "rumors" thread that they'd like a t-shirt, even though they can't attend in person. Please add me to that list.

I'm sure everyone has ideas about what goood cause any money should go to; if may be so bold, may I suggest that proceeds (at least part of them) go toward our Vickster's medical bills? Would be most appropriate since she has always been such an integral part of the FFF tailgate. Just a thought. My feelings won't be hurt if y'all decided to do something else.

Party like it's 1999, and have phun and make some magic phor your pal, Auntie

Thanks for your support and I'm sorry you won't be able to join us this year.

The T-shirts will be available to order thru the Parties That Matter web site when they become available whether you can make it or not. It all goes to very good causes.

We have always donated to worthy causes as well as taking care of our own. Vickster certainly will top the list this year. We are in the early stages of this and have not discussed where the donations will go.

[pair8head]

Cool beans I can't wait.

[wheatsailor]

OK WS - if someone isn't able to get a wristband (they sell out too quickly) can those folks bring their own food and use the grills or at the very least tailgate in the same area?

I don't believe that running out of wristbands or food has ever been a problem. Should that happen (heaven forbid), we will take your solution into consideration. We have donated leftover food to various organizations in the past.

As far as tailgating in the same area, it is a public space and we cannot deny anyone being there. We have gone the wrisband concept to ease planning, not saddle anyone with extra expenses, and most importantly provide help to charities and our BN friends who are going thru tough times.

I hope this has answered your questions.

Jim

[sunseeker]

Yep Jim that does....I guess I just thought you all had more then 100 people last year come out (I seem to remember Mr. Play estimating it at 300 -400) but my memory is BAD these days...

[wheatsailor]

Yep Jim that does....I guess I just thought you all had more then 100 people last year come out (I seem to remember Mr. Play estimating it at 300 -400) but my memory is BAD these days...

Last year I think it was around 800. The 100 that is mentioned is for late arrivals or someone needing extras at the last minute.

btw - I have the same memory issues, so don't feel lonely.

[sunseeker]

AHHHHHHHHHHH GOTCHA!!! I thought you were only going to have 100 wristbands TOTAL!! Pay no attention the the bleach blonde idiot from NC.....

[pair8head]

Yo Wheat check your pm's

[piratenurse]

Woooohoooo! At last, the FFFIV thread has started! All is now right with my world. I'm ready to start doing something to help. I'm just not sure what yet. Oh well, I guess I'll start off with RR's challenge. I believe it had a little something to do with hair removal if enough charity money was raised. I had suggested a little leg waxing as well, but I don't think he took me up on it. I will pledge $50 now and submit it once we figure out who is going to oversee the donations. I triple dog dare all y'all to match it!

[SchoolGirlHeart]

My son might be upset if I missed his college graduation. Y'all have a great time!!!

[ragtopW]

I don't know.. five years in a row in Texas??

that's crazy talk I mean traveling all by my lonesome
to the big city and all..




























what the heck.. let's do this...

[pair8head]

I don't know.. five years in a row in Texas??

that's crazy talk I mean traveling all by my lonesome
to the big city and all..




























what the heck.. let's do this...

Hell of an idea.

[dawgfan]

Room booked @ the Embassy Suites, car rented, flight to be booked on show confirmation. Wife and I are in!

[VanillaGrl]

[jedivet]

I am not sure yet. We shall see. I'd love to, but I'm not sure I can financially.

[~Hippolyte~]

Hi, my name is ~Hippolyte~ and I'm planning on coming to Frisco this year.



just wanted to get that out of the way, with all my confusion last year, seems I may have surprised a couple of you....maybe.

[springparrot]

As far as I know, we are IN!!
The May date does kinda mess up our vacation plans, but I'm thinking vacation will have to wait a day or 2