UNITED STATES QUAD RUGBY ASSOCIATION
2005
TO: Atlantic
Sectional Championship Teams
FROM: Tom
Hamill, AJ Nanayakkara, Pat Thieringer
RE:
Atlantic Sectionals Details
DATE:
February 2, 2005
Congratulations on qualifying for the USQRA Atlantic Sectional Championships! The Magee Eagles welcome you to Philadelphia (home of the NFC Champions, the Philadelphia Eagles). We hope the following information will assist you in your plans:
DATES:
Friday, March 11 2:00 – 10:00 PM
Saturday, March 12 9:00 – 5:00 PM
GAME SCHEDULE:
To be finalized and forwarded to teams by
February 6, 2005
LOCATION:Carousel House, Belmont and Concourse Drive, Philadelphia, Pa. 19133.
MEALS: Dinner will be provided at the gym on Friday. Continental breakfast and lunch will be served at the gym on Saturday.
TRANSPORTATION: Please complete the attached form to notify us of your specific transportation needs. We are utilizing lift vans from Magee Rehabilitation, the Philadelphia Department of Recreation and Inglis House. Teams may fly into Philadelphia International Airport, which is about 25 minutes from the gym. Transportation will be provided from the airport to the hotel and from the hotel to the gym throughout the weekend.
Arrival: We ask that you plan on arriving Thursday evening or Friday morning.
Departure: We ask that you plan on leaving after 7:00 PM on Saturday or anytime on Sunday.
HOTEL: The host hotel will be the Wyndham Franklin Plaza. It is the most wheelchair accessible facility to center city with 20 wheelchair accessible rooms, many of them with roll-in showers. It is only three miles from the gym.
Each team is responsible for reserving their own rooms. Please note that your are reserving under the WHEELCHAIR RUGBY block when calling for reservations to receive the $119.00 rate. Reservation #: 1-800-996-3426.
CLASSIFICATION: We are arranging a classification panel. Please notify us of all athletes that will need classification or reclassification.
REGISTRATION: Please e-mail rosters, team history and team pictures to AJ at N_ajantha@hotmail.com to be included in the tournament program.
DIRECTIONS TO THE GYM FROM THE HOTEL (16th and Race Street) : Turn left out of parking garage onto 16th Street North. Go 2 lights to Vine Street Turn left onto Vine Street Follow Vine Street until it merges with the parkway – this occurs at 20th street Merge into the center lanes of the parkway going towards the Art Museum (This will be a right hand merge) Follow parkway in front of the Art Museum Stay in center of traffic. Far right goes to the expressway, and far left turns back into center city Philadelphia. Follow lane for West River Drive. BE CAREFUL --- traffic merges from 3 lanes to 1 Stay on West River Drive to first light. You’ll see signs for the Zoo. Turn left onto Sweetbriar Cutoff. Go to the top of the intersection and turn right at the Light. (There is no street sign here). Follow this road around until you hit Belmont Avenue. Turn right onto Belmont Avenue, and right again onto N. Concourse Blvd. Carousel House is on your right.
If you have any
further questions, we can be reached at the following numbers:
Tom Hamill Tel: 856-491-4210
th_adalaw@best.mail.us
Pat thieringer
Tel: 215‑587‑3412
pthieringer@mageerehab.org|
AJ Nannayakkarra Tel: 215-205-3076
N_ajantha@hotmail.com
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