Obviously a lot has happened over the last week and the 2012 Turkey Bowl is responding to Hurricane Sandy and the destruction she has caused on Long Island. As a result this year’s annual event will take place on the weekend of 11/17 and 11/18 and will have a few changes. All information will be available on BOTN by Wednesday. Here are the specifics for this year’s event: 1.Teams will play on their normal LIJSL day(one day - Saturday or Sunday) 2. The fee will be $250 per team and each team will need to register on Sports Signup (link will be available on BOTN Wednesday) 3. Each team will play two 50 minute games 4. All games will be played on Town Of Bay turf fields throughout the Town of Oyster Bay  5. The tournament still has the same attitude with no standings and an emphasis on sportsmanship, fair play and helping our community 6. We will have boxes at all fields were we ask all players to bring 2 cans of food and 2 pieces of clothing(new or close to new). We will also have a box collecting unused toys(you know the ones, the ones sitting in the back of the closet) 7.All monies….100%…..will go towards families in need! There are no administrative costs! BOTN is donating advertising and will be making other contributions, Sports Sign-Up is donating their normal fees and we have other companies lined up to help with this cause. 8. As in the past we will need volunteer refs and all teams should be prepared to supply a parent (we all have one) that learn from officiating a game-just in case. 9. Our goal is to raise $50,000! 10. As in the past, please contact me (soccerdale1234@aol.com) with names of families that could use help. 11. Please pass this information on to all teams in your club. BOTTOM LINE….Long Island is a great place, with families with big hearts. Let’s all get together and make a difference! More information to follow! Brian Mulcahy