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    Congratulations to MyBinding HGSA Teams!

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    Last week we posted about the Hillsboro Girls Softball Association (MyBinding HGSA) teams that we sponsor. Their tournament finished up this weekend with a flurry of games. The U12 and U14 brackets ended up with a two-game tournament because the rest of their games were rained out. U18, with some of their players in their final season, were able to play all scheduled games. We are excited to announce the results:

    U12 – This bracket is for fifth and sixth grade girls. Teams are named after their sponsor:

    1. ESP Painting
    2. Out of this World Pizza
    3. Cascade Tek

    And the sportsmanship award went to: Dick’s Sporting Goods

     

    U14 – For 7th and 8th grades.

    1. Blue Horizons
    2. ESP Painting
    3. MyBinding

    Sportsmanship: Crazy 7 Photography

     

    U18 – High School.

    1. Darrel Tucker Trucking
    2. MyBinding
    3. Dick’s Sporting Goods

    Sportsmanship: Cascade Tek

     

    Two girls in the U18 bracket were awarded college scholarships. Interested girls applied for the scholarship by writing an essay centering on the subject of how softball has impacted their life. Jacqueline Riddle of the Dick’s Sporting Goods team won $250 to the school of her choice. Ashley Barr of the MyBinding team was awarded $500 towards future schooling.

    Congratulations to all the girls!

    Hillsboro Girls Softball Association

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    For several years now, MyBinding.com has been a major sponsor of the Hillsboro Girls Softball Association (HGSA). This year we supported five teams of girls, ranging in age from kindergarten through high school. Three of these teams are shown above, photographed by Peter Becker of Crazy Seven Photography. Sponsorship money is used for uniforms, field maintenance and fees, gear, and more.

    “Sponsors are a key part of our success each year,” said Tarragon Agostini, a current HGSA board member. “We rely on them to help support our girls in a variety of ways. Without sponsorship, girls softball wouldn’t happen.”

    The season began in early April and ends in a few weeks, finishing off with a big tournament. Though all teams go into the tournament on an even level, it looks good for at least one of MyBinding’s teams to make it to one of the top three spots.

    Great job, girls, and good luck!!

    MyBinding.com Supports Local Hillsboro Girls Softball Association

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    MyBinding.com helps out local girls softball league again for the sixth year in a row.

    HILLSBORO, OR, April 11, 2012 – MyBinding.com, one of the country’s leading retailers of document finishing machines and supplies, is supporting a Hillsboro-based girls softball league. The Hillsboro Girls Softball Association (HGSA) relies on their sponsors to keep their teams running every season.

    “Sponsors are a key part of our success each year,” said Tarragon Agostini, a current HGSA board member. “We rely on them to help support our girls in a variety of ways. Without sponsorship, girls softball wouldn’t happen.”

    HGSA organizes teams all around the Hillsboro area. They started many years ago as the Pigtail/Ponytail league and have grown into a large organization. In an average year, over six hundred girls play on more than 50 teams coached by at least two or three coaches, sometimes more. The teams play at fields spread throughout Hillsboro city limits and the spring season culminates in a weekend tournament at the end of June. Sponsor support keeps the girls in full uniforms, pays for field maintenance and permits, and equips teams with all the necessary gear.

    “HGSA teaches the girls to play but also cultivates teamwork, self-confidence, and hard work,” said Agostini. “Through playing on a team, they are building life skills that will benefit them wherever they go.”

    MyBinding.com has been a sponsor of HGSA since 2007. Many years, they go over and above the required sponsorship by doing a private fundraiser and giving extra support. Any extra funds donated to the softball association supports the tournaments, provides food for umpires, purchases supplies, and more. At the end of every year, two outgoing seniors are also awarded a scholarship for college, paid for by sponsorship. MyBinding.com generously supports five teams, one of the many ways they give back to their local community.

    “I believe companies need to be responsible to their communities” said Mike Ware, owner of MyBinding.com. “We have a belief in repaying the community in which we live.”

    MyBinding.com supports a variety of local causes. Among them are Hillsboro Soccer Club, Hillsboro Boys Baseball Association, Oregon Thunder, University of Oregon, and a variety of local high schools, junior highs, elementary schools, and churches. They choose which charities to support in many ways, often based on a personal connection between the organization and a MyBinding.com employee.