JOIN US for the charity flip cup tournament sponsored by the New York City Social Sports Club to benefit the football teams in Burundi! Come out for beer, competition, Zoya’s birthday and Norway’s (sort of) independence day and help raise money for the boys and girls of Ruyigi Province.
What: NYSSC Summer Flip Cup Tournament
Where: Boss Tweeds: 115 Essex Street (between Rivington and Delancey), New York, NY
When: Saturday, 17 May 2008 from 2 – 5pm
Bring: 3 friends to form a team of 4! Entrance fee is $30 per person and benefits… you know who!
Click through to REGISTER and learn more about flip cup, NYSSC and ways to invite your friends!
Don’t forget to register
Register your team online before the fun starts on the 17th! Visit the NYCSSC registration page to sign-up your team for the flip cup tournament: https://login.ezfacility.com/APP/OnlineRegistrations/Register.aspx?CompanyID=618&GroupID=37304.
More details about the tournament
Teams of 4 – $30 each player includes Bud Light from 2-5pm.
Teams can be co-ed or single gender.
Team check-in begins at 1:30pm, games begin at 2pm. All teams must be
present by 1:45 pm to get on the game schedule.
3 games in a match. 3 matches guaranteed for each team.
Top 8 teams advance to a Finals Bracket.
Not a fan of beer? Hate competition? Join us anyway!
Even if your not up for the friendly flip-cup tournie come out for the fun. You can cheer on your favorite team and consider making a donation directly to the Kids in Burundi Football Fund.
Invite your friends on facebook
Visit our events page on facebook and find teammates (you can do that here in the comments section too!).
What is Flip Cup?
Flip Cup is a team-based drinking relay race. In front of each teammate is a cup filled with beer. A player and her opponent should have the same amount of beer. At the start of the race, the first member of each team drinks his or her beverage. When finished, the cup is placed right-side up at the edge of the table and the player tries to flip it upside down onto the table. If he or she is not successful on the first try, the cup must be reset and re-flipped. Only after the first teammate successfull flips the cup may the next person proceed. The team that drinks and flips all of its cups first wins (via Wikipedia, of course).
Thanks NYSSC!
Thanks to the folks at the NYC Social Sports Club for picking this little project to support! They organize fun social sports in New York. It’s a social club for schoolyard games and co-ed teams. Check them out and join an inner-tube water polo team or revisit middle school kickball humiliation.
Lastly…
Wish Zoya a Happy Birthday! She played a big role in making this happen and is sharing her b-day with everyone who comes out for flip cup and Kids in Burundi!
If you’re Norwegian, join us in your funny hats and pre-game (or will it be post-game by 14:00?) for Burundi. Celebrate the fact that Norway recently opened an embassy in Burundi and is leading calls for peacebuilding there!
