Valken Paintball Proud to Sponsor Hand of Fate

March 1, 2011

Hand of Fate has accepted a partnership with Valken Products. Since its inception, the team has placed emphasis on a functional, durable and visually appealing uniform its members would be proud to wear on the field.

Team co-founder and co-captain Rick Meatcircus Girt said, "After testing and reviewing product from several other companies, it was apparent that Valken was the most obvious choice to fill the needs of the team. What made Valken most appealing was the array of soft goods offered in our preferred MARPAT camouflage style. With team members who vary so much in size and shape as they do personality and function within the team, it was important that we were able to find items that fit each of our playing styles and still maintain a uniform look".

This year HOF will be heading to new venues, playing new games and continuing to expanding their influence throughout the region. You can find the team this year playing at Three Rivers Paintball, Battlefront, EMR, the WestPoint Spring Classic. But the team can be found most often at Pentagon Paintball in Fairview, PA.

Valken Paintball is proud to sponsor a group of hard chargers like Hand of Fate. Rick Girt and his team are sure to put their V-Tac gear through it's paces in all manner of weather; rain, snow, mud, cold. And it was that "anytime, anywhere" mentality that we had in mind when we designed our products.

Hand of Fate was established as a team in early 2007, and has been growing ever since. The team's passion is playing and growing the sport of paintball, and enjoying the camaraderie of friends and "foes" along the way. For more information on the team, visit www.hofpaintball.com

Hand of Fate represents the Tri-State Brigade of the Valken Corps. For more information on Valken Paintball's sponsorship program, email adam@valken.com or call 866 978 2553.

Fwd: Invitation to view Hand Of Fate's Picasa Web Album - HoF Practice 022711

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From: Hand Of Fate <hofpaintball@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, Feb 27, 2011 at 1:14 PM
Subject: Invitation to view Hand Of Fate's Picasa Web Album - HoF Practice 022711
To: rickgirt@gmail.com

You are invited to view Hand Of Fate's photo album: HoF Practice 022711 HoF Practice 022711 Feb 28, 2011 by Hand Of Fate View Album Play slideshow Contribute photos to this album Message from Hand Of Fate: Here's the photos Meaty took from the practice yesterday. It was a gorgeous day for paintball. Lots of sticky snow on the ground, and it was warm enough to leave the long johns at home. With a litte bit of snow falling for the first half of the day, made for some really picturesque face mowing. Check 'em out, and leave a comment or two =) If you are having problems viewing this email, copy and paste the following into your browser: https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/sredir?uname=hofpaintball&target=ALBUM&id=5578422959875863617&authkey=Gv1sRgCOmZwenv3YWaFg&feat=email To share your photos or receive notification when your friends share photos, get your own free Picasa Web Albums account.

Great day for a HoF

Great day for a HoF Team Meeting...

Game Attendance

My dear esteemed team mates...

Throughout the 2010 HoF Season, a HoF member has shown up to an event a total of 82 times. These are including only the data recorded for Mandatory Events.

There were 11 such opportunities to count toward attendance in 2010, including two chances in June: the HoFBQ and D-Day. Why anyone would have wanted to miss the HoFBQ is beyond me though.

We played in 8 games this year with 4 wins and 1 loss. The other three events were either pick up games, or we participated both sides.

The purpose of all these numbers and statistics that our number monkey (Sloppy Joe) has compiled is to show you what we have done as a team, and keep track of individual participation. These stats help determined who will get awarded the Pentagon Discount, and will also determine who will benefit from the other perks we have lined up down the road.
Also, it provides a bench mark. Lets do better next year. Lets be more involved. Everything we commit to helps further this sport that we love. Not only that, but we get to hang out with some really cool people (me).

For those of you interested, this is the break down per player who attended "Team Attendance" games/meetings.

Call Name	2010 Attendance
MeatCircus	9
Sloppy Joe	10
Drumstick	9
Kryo	9
Beefy	7
Longshanks	6
Pumpy	2
Butcher	4
Killer	6
Red Leg	4
Death Dealer	2
Haggis	3
Zodiac	3
Gimly	3
PredxSniper	1
Foot Long	1
Hanshaw	1
DO2K03	1
Wild	1

 

 

 

Take care and have an awesome Christmas.

 

Meaty and Sloppy

December Team Update...

Last weekend was the last official team game of 2010. This will have been my 4th year attending Battlefront's Toys for Tots game. There weren't many of us in attendance (Haggis, Killer, Kry0, and myself), it was to be expected as November and December tend to be real busy for most of us family folk. The important thing is we donated some toys, and got to sling some paint in the sub zero weather on snow encrusted ground. Then we promptly left and warmed up with wings and beer at Quaker Steak and Lube. Life is good, is it not? Looking back on 2010, I have to say that this has been one of the best years for the team so far, with so many more possibilities brewing for '11. While we've lost a few members, we gained a few more that have been instrumental in making this a successfull year.

 

Team Meating and Schedule

January 15th '11

We will be having a team meating to assign official ranks, go over the new discount cards, and decide on our 2011 games. If you are on the team, it is important that you make this meating. If you are on another team, or otherwise have some suggestions as to games we should attend, please feel free to email them to me. Our biggest obstacle in this area is regular games being recheduled for different months, or a field not being able to post events till the middle of the year.  

 

Spring Game at Pentagon

May 21st '11

The date has been set for our spring game at Pentagon. Put it on yo calendar. Our goal is to have two major scenarios at Pentagon each year. The theme and scenario hasn't been established yet, but a few of the guys have expressed interest in either a Halo or Command and Conquer type game. One thing is for certain though, paint will fly, and people will die (well, go to the deadbox anyway).

 

Relay for Life

July 16th '11

Sloppy Joe has been pounding the pavement, so to speak, and we have some excellent contributors for the planned Rely for Life Raffle that will be happening sometime next Spring. Details are still vague on exactly what will be up for grabs and how much we will sell tickets for. I can say that it will be well worth your contribution. Keep an eye on your inboxes, our blog, twitter, forums, Facebook, or anywhere else we're present. We'll make it known, and we're planning on being set up to sell tickets both in person and via the internet.

 

Black Hawk Down; Part Deux

September 10th '11

The inaugural game last October, Black Hawk Down, went rather smoothly and was enjoyed by all, even if it was thinly attended. We plan on fixing that by having these games regularly, and being generally awesome. Expect to have the efw kinks worked out of this one. There's even talk of having a downed helicopter structure built by the next game. If you know Sean and his creative bunker building, you know it'll look cool.

 

The HoFfenslayer

Progress is still being made on our vehicle. Some internal emails have been floating around of the progress Drumstick has been making so far, and things look good. By summer of next year HoF will be counted among the teams able to operate in a rolling death dealing capacity. If you've ever been in a conversation with myself about "paintball tanks" you know I'm not a big fan of the golfcart and cardboard variety. So far Drumstick's creation is looking fantastic. If you're a team member and haven't yet donated to the tank fund, please consider doing so. Materials aren't free. Awesomeness doesn't come cheap.

 

That's it for now. Enjoy your holiday season.

 

-Meaty

 

 

 

 

 

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November Update

Hello all,

 

Its been a while since I've sent out an update, but we're still moving and shaking.

 

Next Game

You may have recently received an invite from Google Calendars for an even that we published on the HoF calendar. This is for the Toys for Tots benefit at Battlefront on December 4th. If you haven't played all year, at least come out to this one. It'll be nice and cold, and the paint won't fly quite right, but we'll be having fun, and there will be lots of donations for needy kids. This will be the last team game of the year, so make it big.

 

Website Updates

Pictures have been put up on the website for the Blackhawk Down scenario we did back in October, courtesy of Brett Skinner and his gang. Go and check them out if you haven't already. And as always, go and visit the forums and help us keep things hopping over there. www.clevelandpaintball.com

 

The HoFinator

HoF's secret weapon has been coming along nicely. We had a build day last Saturday, and while it doesn't look like much, we're making progress. Keep an eye out on our Facebook and Twitter feeds for pics and progress reports. We're still looking for funds from team members willing to donate for materials. While Drumstick's labor is damn near free, steel doesn't come cheap and we'll need help buying it.

 

Fundraising

We've sent out a few updates to the team regarding fundraising. We've got lots of things on our plate as a team including a Relay for Life benefit, funds for the tank, and funds for away games we'd like to make next year. Daffin's candy bar sales have done well. Expect to see another round of that after Christmas. If you can help us sell, please shoot Joe or myself a message. We're also working on having a raffle. Prizes will include equipment from some of our favorite suppliers.

 

Team Organization

Next year will mark our 4th year as an established team. The past two years has seen some real growth. This past year we've picked up some invaluable members. It's time we start to solidify our oozing foetid mass into a coagulated odoriferous conglomeration. We're working on establishing our presence in our paintball scene as well as the local community as a bona fide benefactor. To do this we need a more organized and solid group. Our most involved members will be receiving ranks and benefits for their responsibility while the inactive players will be trimmed from our ranks. As always, we'll welcome new and seasoned players to work with us, but an identity will be established for those that put forth the most effort. Starting 2011, open enrollment for the team will be closed and reasonable requirements will be placed on further admission into the team. What we hope this will do is solidify our members and objectify our goals.

 

Thats all for now. See you on the field!

 

-Meaty

www.hofpaintball.com

 

p.s. If you'd no longer like to recieve updates from me about the team, reply and say so. Thanks!