a:30:{s:9:"weblog_id";s:1:"2";s:8:"entry_id";s:3:"627";s:6:"sticky";s:1:"n";s:14:"allow_comments";s:1:"n";s:16:"allow_trackbacks";s:1:"n";s:10:"entry_date";s:19:"2009-07-19 08:49 PM";s:15:"expiration_date";s:0:"";s:23:"comment_expiration_date";s:0:"";s:8:"category";a:2:{i:0;s:2:"15";i:1;s:2:"63";}s:9:"author_id";s:1:"2";s:10:"new_weblog";s:1:"2";s:6:"status";s:4:"open";s:14:"trackback_urls";s:0:"";s:18:"versioning_enabled";s:1:"y";s:5:"title";s:28:"Construction All Star Heroes";s:9:"url_title";s:28:"construction_all_star_heroes";s:6:"submit";s:6:"Update";s:10:"field_id_5";s:28:"Construction All Star Heroes";s:10:"field_ft_5";s:4:"none";s:10:"field_id_9";s:185:"The All Star game may have made headlines for St. Louis, but the Midwest Council, American Subcontractors Association, recently put together some lifetime baseball memories of its own. ";s:10:"field_ft_9";s:4:"none";s:11:"field_id_13";s:0:"";s:10:"field_id_7";s:29:"ASA, Cardinals, USO, military";s:10:"field_ft_7";s:4:"none";s:10:"field_id_8";s:3647:"<p><!--[endif]-->The All Star game may have made headlines
for St. Louis, but the Midwest Council, American Subcontractors Association,
recently put together some lifetime baseball memories of its own.</p>
<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 16pt;\">The ASA was looking for a way to give back to active U.S.
military in the St. Louis area. The answer: Cardinals Baseball. ASA members donated
146 tickets with a face value of $9,100 to the USO. The average ticket value
was over $62 each.&nbsp; One firm also donated food and drink vouchers also
with their tickets. Military from Whiteman AFB, Fort Leonard Wood, Scott Air
Force Base, Springfield Missouri, Sparta IL</p>
<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 16pt;\">Tom McDonnell, of George McDonnell and Sons, who
coordinated the ticket effort, explained how it came about. &ldquo;At ASA&rsquo;s July 2007
meeting, the members had an open discussion about fundraisers and helping in
the community.<span>&nbsp; </span>A number of ideas,
such as a canned food drive, which was implemented over the Christmas holidays,
were floated. Hugh Young of United Rentals suggested helping USO of Missouri.&rdquo;</p>
<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><img alt=\"David Motes\" class=\"image-left\" height=\"303\" src=\"/images/uploads/features/dave-motes_1.jpg\" style=\"float: left;\" width=\"266\" /></p>
<h4>Major David Motes of the 101st Airborne, with Wife Sarah and Daughter Molly at a Cardinals/Twins game.<br /></h4>
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<p class=\"MsoNormal\">ASA received a number of emails from military, including the
following from Major David Motes: <em><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica;\">&ldquo;Ms Gillick, Mr.
Fogarty, and Team at the ASA-Midwest Council:</span></em></p>
<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><em><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica;\"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]-->&nbsp;<!--[endif]-->I am a Soldier very
recently assigned to Scott AFB, IL. &nbsp;Since 2002, I\'ve been on four
deployments to Afghanistan and Iraq for a total of 40 months. In fact, I just
returned six months ago from my latest deployment to Iraq while on assignment
with the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air
Assault).</span></em></p>
<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><em><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica;\"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]-->&nbsp;<!--[endif]-->I want to express my
sincerest gratitude for your organization\'s donation of the baseball tickets.
&nbsp;Despite the loss last night to the Twins, my family and I had a great
time! &nbsp;My daughter is just only recently getting into the excitement of
Cardinals baseball. &nbsp;We thoroughly enjoyed every moment of the game, especially when
we yelled \"charge!\" as a family in the hopes that the Redbirds would pull
out a victory.</span></em></p>
<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><em><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica;\"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]-->&nbsp;<!--[endif]-->I\'ve attached a
picture of my family at last night\'s game (from left to</span></em></p>
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<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><em><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica;\">Again, I want to thank
you for the gift of the tickets!</span></em></p>
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<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><em><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica;\">Regards,</span></em></p>
<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><em><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica;\">Dave Motes\"</span></em></p>";s:11:"field_id_42";s:41:"/images/uploads/features/dave-motes_1.jpg";s:11:"field_id_43";s:0:"";s:11:"field_ft_43";s:4:"none";s:10:"category_0";s:2:"15";s:10:"category_1";s:2:"63";}