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501(c)(3) Since our inception in 2007, the Sarasota Millionaires, Inc. a non-profit organization, has been dedicated to providing pride and growth in our community. We are committed to providing success to our players both on and off the field and helping in community through our service programs. We are proud to announce our 501(c)(3) status. This will help us to achieve our goals in our community service programs.
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MILLIONAIRES SCHEDULE OPEN TRYOUTS FOR 2011 SEASON Sunday Evenings September 5th, 12th, 19th, & 26th from 5pm - 7:30pm at Booker High School 3201 North Orange Ave. Sarasota Registration Begins At 5pm And Try Outs Will Commence Promptly At 5:30pm Anyone Interested In Trying Out For The Millionaires MUST Attend At Least One Of The Sessions Veteran Camp And FINAL TRY OUT Is September 26th Tryouts Are Mandatory For All Players Looking To Make The 2011 Roster. Veteran Camp Is Mandatory For All Returning Players!! The Tryout Fee For New Players is $40. And Combine Fee For Returning Players is $30. Cash or Money Orders Only, No Personal Checks! ALL Players Must Pay The Fee In Order To Be Considered For The Upcoming Season You will need: cleats, tennis shoes, & must wear black shorts (for media purposes) A dri fit quality workout shirt will be provided at registration. You must be at least 18yrs old to tryout with the team & in excellent physical health. Please bring valid photo ID. All participants must sign a waiver and release form. Tryout Will Consist Of: Speed, Strength, and Agility Drills, Player Interviews & MORE!! Millionaires To Air TV Spots On ESPN, ESPN 2 To Promote Upcoming Tryouts
(Sarasota,
FL) The Sarasota Millionaires will begin
airing television spots later this week
to promote its upcoming tryouts and
combine sessions in September for the
upcoming Florida Football Alliance
season.
Team videographer Tyrone Mack produced two promotional spots that will air locally in Sarasota on ESPN, ESPN 2 and SNN Local News 6 for the next four weeks. Millionaires Director of Broadcasting Doug Miles voiced the spots. The Millionaires were the first minor league football team in the FFA to produce and air television spots last season to promote its home games and plans to do the same this season.
Millionaires Visit SRQ Airport For Player Contract Signings
From Left to Right: Brandon Johnson, Willie Phelps, Malachi Jackson (Sarasota, FL) The Sarasota Millionaires Football team signed three players this weekend at contract ceremonies held at the Sarasota Airport. Brandon Johnson, Malachi Jackson and Willie Phelps inked player contracts for the upcoming 2010/11 Florida Football Alliance season. Johnson, Jackson and Phelps are part of the Millionaires renowned “Blackout Defense” secondary. Phelps played during the Millionaires first year and is now back to shore up the defensive secondary. The Millionaires have visited several of Sarasota’s tourist destinations during it’s off-season contract signing ceremonies including the Van Wezel Hall, Ringling Museum, Mote Marine, Marina Jack and Classic Car Museum and now Sarasota Airport. Sarasota Bradenton International serves over one million passengers a year as a gateway to the southwest Gulf coast of Florida. Major domestic and commuter airlines provide daily scheduled service, as do seasonal international and domestic charter carriers. For more information visit www.srq-airport.com.
Millionaires Visit Sarasota's Classic Car Museum For Contact Signings
Owner Bethsaida Williams and Veteran Player Josh Evans
(Sarasota,
FL) The Sarasota Millionaires signed
five more of it’s veteran players Sunday
during a visit to the “Sarasota Classic
Car Museum”. James Williams, Adrian
Mitchell, Kareem “Primo” Smith, Josh
Evans and Thomas "TJ" Mills inked player
contracts for the 2010-11 Florida
Football Alliance season at the museum,
one of the city’s top tourist
attractions. The Sarasota Classic
Car Museum is the second oldest
continuously operating antique car
museum in the United States. It was
established in 1953 by the Horne’s
Brothers. Today it is a 501 c 3
non-profit organization featuring over
100 classic vintage automobiles. The
museum is located at 5500 N. Tamiami
Trail in Sarasota adjacent to the
Sarasota/Bradenton Airport. For more
information the website is
www.sarasotacarmuseum.org.
Sarasota Millionaires Visit St. Armand’s Circle After Contract Signings
(Sarasota, FL) The Sarasota Millionaires signed five returning players Saturday evening for its upcoming FFA season. Josh Kilduff, Ben Seymour, Dominique Grable, Greg Brown, and Brandon Post inked their player contracts at the Millionaires headquarters before heading to St. Armand’s Circle on Lido Key to take promotional photos and be interviewed on camera for the team’s media department. Millionaire players and staff are visiting several of Sarasota’s tourist attractions during the off-season in order to publicize the team and its hometown. This summer the team has taken photos and conducted videotaped interviews at Ringling Museum, Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall, Mote Marine Aquarium and Sarasota Marina. St. Armand’s Circle is one of Sarasota’s most popular destinations for tourists and residents featuring over a hundred shops and restaurants. Located just minutes away from Lido Key beach, hundreds of thousands of visitor a year make visit this unique part of Florida. Located in the center of St. Armand’s is the famous Ringling Circus Ring of Fame which pays tribute to the great stars of the Ringling Bros. Barnum and Bailey Circus which wintered in Sarasota for many years. Click Here To View Photo Slide Show and Interviews
Owner Bethsaida Williams and Veteran Player Josh Kilduff
Millionaires Sign Four Players For 2010 / 2011 Season (Sarasota, FL) The Sarasota Millionaires signed four more players for the upcoming season Friday. Veteran players Charles Harvey, Chase Barron, Gus Blanc and Andre Lewis each signed their player contracts at Millionaires headquarters. Afterwards, as part of the team’s promotional visits to Sarasota’s tourist attractions, the players and staff took pictures at Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall. The Van Wezel is known world-wide as one of the key attractions in Sarasota, having served as the town’s main performing arts center since 1970. It’s unique architectural design and purple color have made the Van Wezel one of the most popular sites for visitors to come see their favorite performers over the years. Videotaped interviews with Harvey, Barron, Blanc and Lewis along with a slide show of photos taken at Van Wezel Hall in Sarasota. Click Here To View
Owner Bethsaida Williams and Veteran Player Charles Harvey
Player Troy "Ft Myers" Green traveled from Ft Myers to sign his player contract for the 2010/2011 season. Troy played high school football at North Fort Myers High before attending Southwest Florida College. He has played with the Millionaires since the teams start up, and is a great leader on and off the field.
Troy "Ft Myers" Green warms up before a game |
Sarasota Millionaires Present the Southwest High School Football game of the
week Booker Tornadoes vs Sarasota Sailors
Millionaires Kicker Ian Kitchell Accepted To USF
 (Sarasota, FL) Sarasota Millionaires Kicker/Punter Ian Kitchell has been accepted to the University of South Florida. Kitchell, who has been the place kicker and punter on the Millionaires the past two seasons, will start classes this fall at the Sarasota campus of USF. Team owner Calvin Williams is setting up meetings with athletic director Doug Woolard and new head coach Skip Holtz with the goal of getting Kitchell a football scholarship with the Bulls. Kitchell, a standout kicker at Palmetto High School, retains his college eligibility while playing with the Millionaires in the Florida Football Alliance. “This is one of the reasons I started the Millionaires”, said Calvin Williams. “Our program is here to give our players an opportunity to move on to the next level whether it is college or a professional league. I’m very proud of Ian in his accomplishments with the Millionaires.” Kitchell will remain as the kicker for the Millionaires this season which begins in January. If all goes well, he will then report to Bulls spring practice next April to prepare for the 2011 college football season. “It’s always been a dream of mine to play college football”, said Kitchell. “Playing for the Millionaires has given me the greatest experience I could have to move on to college football.” Click Here To View Interview
Millionaires
To Take Part In Humane Society Adopt-A-Thon With Live Broadcast
(Sarasota, FL) The Sarasota Millionaires will participate in the Humane Society of Sarasota County’s 10th annual Adopt-A-Thon with a live internet broadcast of the event and player appearances on September 18th. Millionaires Hall of Fame Coach John Mackler, who works with the Humane Society, set up the team sponsorship of the event as part of the team’s ongoing commitment to community service in Sarasota County. Millionaires Director of Broadcasting Doug Miles will host the broadcast from the Humane Society which will be carried over the internet via Ustream on www.dougmilesmedia.com. The broadcast will feature interviews with staff members of the Humane Society talking about pet adoption and Millionaire players who will be appearing at the event. The event runs from 10AM to 7PM. The broadcast will be scheduled within that time frame and will be finalized shortly and posted here in a future article. Event Highlights Include... the grand reopening of the Humane Society’s newly renovated dog building, raffles and refreshments throughout the day, HSSC teen club yard sale, a goodie bag for everyone who adopts a pet that day, meet and greet with Millionaires players, a youth football clinic and the live broadcast. For more information on the Humane Society of Sarasota,
visit
www.hssc.org
or call 941-955-4131. The HSSC is located at 2331 15th
St. Sarasota, FL 34237. Sarasota Millionaires Sign Steve Pettibone, & Rosson “Pick 6” Allen To Contracts At Ringling Museum
Pictured Left: Bethsaida and Steve Pettibone - Pictured Right: Bethsaida and Rosson "Pick 6" Allen (Sarasota, FL) Steve Pettibone and Rosson “Pick 6” Allen signed player contracts for the upcoming season for the Sarasota Millionaires football club today. Afterwards, Pettibone, Allen, owners Calvin and Bethsaida Williams and Hall of Fame Coach John Mackler visited Ringling Museum of Art and Circus in Sarasota for a photo session as part of the team’s promotion of its home town. Pettibone, an offensive lineman and center, is entering his second year with the Millionaires. Allen, a defensive back who picked off seven passes last season, will be starting his third campaign with the team. Both players were voted to the Florida Football Alliance (FFA) All-Star team in 2010. For more information about the Ringling Museum visit www.ringling.org Click Here To View Player Interviews
Millionaires Hold Player Signings At Mote Marine Aquarium
(Sarasota, FL) The Millionaires football club signed quarterbacks Mike Peterson and Justin Brienich to player contracts for the 2010/11 season Wednesday at Mote Marine Aquarium and Laboratory in Sarasota. Team owner’s Bethsaida and Calvin Williams have planned player signings at various sites around the team’s hometown to promote awareness of the organization which not only plays football, but also provides several community service programs to Sarasota. Mote Marine Aquarium and Laboratory is one of the leading research facilities in the world for studying sea life. It was founded in 1955 as an independent, non-profit research organization and continues as a leader in its field. Mike Peterson has been a member of the Millionaires since the team’s inception more than four years ago. He is one of the team captains and on and off field mentors to the other players. He played high school football at Sarasota High School and junior college football in Fresno, California. Justin Brienich will begin his second year with the Millionaires this fall. Brienich also played high school football at Sarasota High School. Offensive Coordinator and Hall of Fame Coach John Mackler, plans to install a high-powered “west coast” style offense this season that will use both quarterbacks to their greatest strengths.
Millionaires Sign Team Captain Marvin “Mo” Harris For The 2010/11 Season
(Sarasota, FL) The Millionaires football organization signed Marvin “Mo” Harris to a contract for the 2010/11 season Friday evening at the team’s headquarters in Sarasota. Harris has been with the team since day one in 2006 and has been one of the team leaders both on and off the field with his community service work. Harris, who’s position is linebacker, played high school football in Sarasota. He continues to be an active member of the local community giving his time to the many outreach programs the Millionaires have instituted in its nearly five year history. The Millionaires will be holding player signing ceremonies at various locations in Sarasota in an effort to promote awareness of the team and it’s community outreach programs. After Friday’s signing at the team’s offices, Harris, his fiancé Joycelynn and team owner Bethsaida Williams marked the ceremony with pictures taken at Sarasota’s Bayfront.
Click Here To View The 2009 Millionaire Season Pictures!
ALL Sarasota Millionaires games are broadcast live on WTMY 1280 AM in Sarasota & Bradenton. Video simulcast of games on
www.Ustream.com
and
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