CyberDarts

August 4, 1999

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Anaheim, Calif. The World Cup team, whose female members (Stacy Bromberg and Marilyn Popp) will be defending a World Championship earned in 1997 in Perth, Australia, will get a sendoff from both business entities and individuals in the American Darts Organization who have stepped up to the plate to help offset the expenses of travel to Durban, South Africa in October. The men's team consists of Paul Lim, David Marienthal, Dieter Schutsch and Steve Brown (the alternate for Roger Carter who is unable to make the trip.) First to step up, with a platinum sponsorship of $2,000, was Bull's Eye News. Other corporate contributors include dart promoters LB Enterprises, New York; Dart Team, an equipment supplier in New Jersey; and New Haven Dart League, New Haven, Conn., a home club of World Cup team member Marilyn Popp. Individuals and clubs have also gone to bat for the team with donations ranging from $5 to $50 each in sponsorships. (Southeast Connecticut Dart League was a club contributor). Individuals will receive ADO and/or World Cup souvenirs in exchange for their donations. In addition, the women's team received a plug in Street & Smith's Sports Business Journal in the wake of the success of the U.S. women's soccer team. Parties interested in contributing to the sponsorship effort for the World Cup team may obtain further information by calling one of the above numbers.

Brackla/Nodor Group donated special edition dart boards for the National Youth Finals this year. Inscribed with the ADO logo and the new marketing slogan -- Shoot Darts, Not Guns -- the limited quantity of boards will be available for sale from the ADO. Interested parties may reserve their board for $35 at the ADO booth in Las Vegas during next week's festivities or by contacting the ADO office. In addition, Patch Products donated CD-ROMs of its computer game, Elite Darts, to the youth finalists who will compete in Las Vegas. The game is endorsed by the ADO. And a significant contribution was recently made to the Memorial Scholarship Fund in the form of a computer to be used to maintain the trust fund's records. That tax-deductible donation was received from the editor of a regional business publication. The sport of darts has lost some notable figures this year; donations to this Memorial Scholarship Fund are one way other players can pay their respects to darters who have passed on. The fund is a registered 501(c)3 charity administered by a committee of trustees apart from the ADO board of directors.