The Tacoma Nomads are practicing at the Portland Ave Playfields, practices are every Tuesday and Thursday from 6:30 till 8:30 PM

Portland Ave Playfields
3513 Portland Ave
Tacoma, Wash. 98404

The Tacoma Rugby Club Store - Tees, sweats, hoodies, polos, micro-fiber performance shirts, hats and kids’ wear.

   20 % of all proceeds from the sale of all apparel goes
   to the our Youth Programs & Building Fund.

   Click on the link below - for all you gear.
   http://scrumbot.com/shop?c=69473

Do you remember when we started all the Clubhouse discussion? 1982, to be exact, when Aroma Associates purchased the little house on East 34th, where the 4 car garage served as our clubhouse. What a great time we had there, hosting everyone from our brothers at Valley to the Japanese National Team to New Zealand’s Combined Services. I still have a bottle of “Cote du Nomad” in my wine rack, made by BamBam from the grape arbor. (Can you guess what I have been saving it for??)

Do you remember why we wanted a Clubhouse back then? For the same reasons we want one today- To promote and perpetuate the Sport and Spirit of Rugby Football in Tacoma. The game we all love so much teaches us life lessons, like commitment, consistency, dedication and teamwork; helping your mate stay out of trouble; doing the right thing when others kowtow; and giving your all for the game / for the cause, for the full clock.

Do you remember when we bought the Clubhouse property? I do May 11th 1999. Do you remember all the barriers to development we were up against? City Parking Ordinances. The property was too small. Wetlands and Buffers. Neighbors. Gulches. On August 11th 2009, when the City Council vacated the streets around us, and gifted the property to us, we cleared virtually every hurdle there has been between our dream and our reality. Except one. Now we need the money!

Do you remember promising, as you drank one of Steve Page’s beers he bought you, to help build the Clubhouse? Do you remember your enthusiasm and commitment to helping? I hope you do, because now is the time to remember! Now is the time to Step Up!

We are looking for people, Nomads, with talent, time, and determination to make this Club Goal a reality. We need 100 people to step up now and buy a Clubhouse Brick for $1,000. Your donation will be saved in our dedicated Clubhouse Fund, strictly for the purpose of building the Clubhouse. We need 25 Naddies to buy a Block for $10,000. Your name too, will be placed on the Wall of Honor in our lobby, thanking donors for your tax deductible gift to the Club and the future of Rugby in Tacoma.

We need somebody to really step up and gift the Club $100,000 for a Beam, serving as the catalyst to our grant writers’ matches for the foundations and organizations we will approach. We need talented, committed grant writers and researchers too. We need fund raisers to help us solicit contributions from the public, from raffles and solicitations. We need Can-Do, Will-Do people to step up and join our efforts to build our Clubhouse. We need your talents, your time, and your determination, serving on one of our committees:

Construction Committee:
Finalizing building design, “costing” development phase options, integrating “green” approaches, coordinating club labor efforts with Interwest Construction and Development, Inc.

Fund Raising Committee:
Generating capital funds for building construction through donation solicitations, grant writing, raffles, and other creative fund raising approaches like approaching local businesses for in-kind contributions.

Oversight Committee:
Oversee efforts to construct and operate a Clubhouse at Portland Ave., including legal, financial, reporting, compliance, future operations; assistance to other committees.

There are lots of little details that must be attended to, such as in August’s Clubhouse Update…. No! You can’t have a Piggy Bank Raffle like that! That would be Internet Gambling! ….. We need lots of sharp minds and hard workers to help us have a place to watch games from, when we are old and gray.
Hey! That’s Right Now!

Email me at: SBarneyR@Harbornet.com or call me Toll Free at 1-888-391-4232 during business hours.

Step Up!
Barney Rapp
Clubhouse Chairman

Help promote Tacoma Rugby and let everybody know you’re a Nomad Rugger with a new pair of plate frames.  E-mail Kenny at KenSam1@aol.com, or Barney at TahomaScott@Harbornet.com to place your order.  Your $10.00 includes shipping, and will let everyone behind you know your favorite sport is NOT Softball!  Cash, check or credit cards gladly accepted.  We will even ship to Leggless wonders and Red Heads overseas! Get them while they last. . . . .

Dues Structure:
$500.00 Founding membership
$200.00 Club Membership
$100.00 Half Season
$75.00 Social Membership

We had 16 men’s teams and 4 women’s teams competing on the day. With Somoa One vs. Chuckanut in the Cup Final, Libery vs. Valley in the Plate Final, Tacoma vs. Western Washington in the Bowl Final and the Mudhens in the Women’s Final. Somoa took it to Chuckanut winning the Cup Final. The Liberty boys downing the Valley Men in the Plate Final. In the game of the day Tacoma losing by 2 to Western Washington in the Bowl Final with no time left. And the Mudhens winning the Women’s Final. 

Next years Tacoma Aroma 7’s Tournament and Pacific Coast Qualifier will be held on Saturday July 31st 2010. Stay tuned for more information.

Cheers,

Lexus of Tacoma at Fife
www.lexusoftacoma.com
Our passion is providing you with a world-class ownership experience. We share the thrill our customers get from owning and driving a Lexus. Whether you come in for a new or pre-owned Lexus, to have your vehicle serviced or to arrange financing, we are committed to providing a Lexus experience that keeps you coming back.

Northwest Golf Cars
253-445-1069
New - Used - Reconditioned - Rental - Parts - Service - Fleets

Beach Enterprises
253-840-9954
Home Remodeling Specialist, Kitchens & Bathrooms serving Tacoma since 1977

Henderson Hardwood Floors
253-566-0346
When Experience Counts: Rated A+ from BBB and awarded “Best of Tacoma” - 2009 Wood Flooring from the US Commerce Association, Glen and his crew have combined experience of over 95 years in the installation, refinishing and repairing of hardwood floors. Don’t cut yourself short go with the best.

Raceways Technology
253-272-7788
Underground Power & Communication Supplies
Telephone & Power Duct - Bends - Sweeps - Fittings - Spacers - Accessories
Let our technoloagy help “you” be successful

Linda’s Gardening
www.hydrolights.net
Linda’s Gardening is “The unique toy store” for gardeners. We have a great selection of top of the line products. If we do not carry a particular product of interest we will try to locate it for you. A long with gardening products we specialize extensively in product for the “back yard” pond enthusiast. Seasonally, we carry pond supplies, plants, koi and shubunkin. Our friendly, knowledgeable staff is here to serve you Tuesday through Saturday

The Swiss
www.theswisspub.com
Located in downtown Tacoma - Pool, Live Music and great food.

The Spar
www.the-spar.com
Welcome to the Spar, Tacoma’s oldest saloon. Located in the heart of Old Town in Tacoma, Washington. The Spar has made a tradition of offering great food at reasonable prices and served in a friendly atmosphere. The Spar is happy to be able to provide espresso drinks and fresh desserts at our espresso cafe. We are also able to serve families our famous lunches and dinners, so bring the kids down with you!

Puget Sound Pizza
253-383-4777
Puget Sound Pizza is a 5 star pizza restaurant with a full service lounge located in downtown Tacoma. Puget Sound Pizza is open 7 days a week for pizza and breakfast. The Tacoma News Tribune awarded Puget Sound Pizza a 5 Star review in April 2005 and most recently voted Puget Sound Pizza Tacoma’s Best Pizza for 2008.

Cattin’s - Family Dining
253-848-3494
Located in downtown Puyallup, near the Puyallup Fiargrounds

Top of Tacoma Bar & Cafe
253-272-1502
Located in East Tacoma

O’Mealy Spine and Posture
253-272-0797
Health Through Advanced Chiropractic

Stolz & Associates
www.stolzassoc.com
Stolz & Associates is a wealth management firm that provides investment consulting and advanced planning. Our consultative process addresses the unique needs of each individual client in order to provide financial peace of mind now and in the years to come. We accept new clients on a limited basis so that we have ample time and resources to devote to each one. We look forward to meeting with you and exploring the possibility of establishing a long-term working relationship.

Paramount Supply Company
253-383-3111
Tacoma, Washington

Baden Sports
www.badensports.com
Passion For A Better Game

Lipoma Firs Golf Course
Puyallup, Washington
253-841-4396

Donahue Graphics
253-691-6847
Great service and great prices, where Tacoma goes for T-Shirts.

Being the 40th anniversaries of a couple of major milestones in my life - Man’s First Walk on the Moon and Woodstock, it seems befitting our Rugby Clubhouse is taking a Giant Step for Rugby in Tacoma, and we are truly Rockin’ and Rollin’with our final plans for its development.

Hats off to Ben Anstey, who has endeavored to persevere through the gauntlet of technicalities and trivial concerns of building our Clubhouse at Portland Ave Playfields. His endurance and professional talents have brought us to this next celebration - the approval of our Preliminary Site Plan by the City Fathers.

We just received official word from the City of Tacoma our request for vacating the city streets around our property were approved by the City Council on August 11th. Metro Parks is now drafting our Parking/Easement Agreement, allowing the Tacoma Rugby Club use of their half of the vacated ‘R’ Street (‘R’ Stands for RUGBY!) plus an additional 15’ in order to meet the parking requirements for the project.

With this agreement in hand, we will request and anticipate the Planning and Land Use Department’s approval of our Preliminary Site Plan; our final hurdle before the big one - Coming up with the Money! And now is the time for all good Nomads to step up and help! We need volunteers with time and talent to pull the fund raising efforts together.

We, the Committee of One, have a number of ideas for raising funds, some of which have already borne fruit. My dear departed Nomad friend John Scanlin was the first to “buy a brick” for $1,000 in our solicitation of donations for the building fund. Jeff Page was on his heels in support. I am pledging to “buy a block” for $10,000 and hope to see others behind me. We will also be approaching businesses and foundations in search of “Pillars of Support” with $100,000 toward our cause. These donations are all tax deductible under our 501(c)-3 status with the IRS, with all funds restricted in use.

The Club is looking for others to step up with money, and time and talent to generate other efforts for financing. I am offering a 5 gallon bottle full of money to be used in an Internet Raffle- for $10 you can guess how much money is in the bottle (not counting buttons, tokens, and foreign coins) and win it! If every Rugby Club in America bought 1 ticket, we’d raise $16,000. If they each bought 10, we’d raise $160,000! Where is George Bender? We need him! We need all of you. If just each Nomad in History bought one for 10 bucks, we’d generate $9,120. Let’s add that on top of the rest, and we would raise $185,120.

And I want to Raffle off a Sports Car at the Puyallup Casino! Where are you Bobby Meyers and Spoons Hardeman? You know the manager there, don’t you? Get in contact with me and show you know how to be a Real Nomad. Step up and help build our Clubhouse! SBarneyR@Harbornet.com  

Who knows about “going green”? We want to build a sustainable, economical, and bomb-proof facility that will benefit the Club and the Community for years to come. Please step up. Buy a Brick. You can pay by credit card, and over time. Get your name on our Wall of Glory!