Dogs' Breakfast XI

Dogs Breakfast 11 Update

Nixon 11 — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 20:09:53 +0000

The 11th Annual Dog’s Breakfast featuring guest speaker, and CFL hall-of-famer, Damon Allen is right around the corner. I caught up with this year’s Chair, Mike Gartner, for a quick update on ticket sales for the event on April 28th.

“Ticket sales are going strong and we’ve once again had great commitment by the Saskatchewan community to make this year a success,” Gartner said regarding the final push for ticket sales. “With Easter and spring break coming up, we’re really pushing to have all those who have confirmed seats and tables purchase their tickets.”

Gartner mentioned that the upcoming holidays are pushing the Foundation’s preparation back a week early. He urged me to mention that anyone interested in buying a table, or individual tickets, please do so by this Friday, April 15, to help out the team that is working hard to finalize preparation.

Agenda
The Breakfast agenda is set and guests have been confirmed. There will be a star-studded cast on hand at Prairieland Park, including many former Huskies now playing in the CFL. And of course, Damon Allen will be available after the breakfast to sign autographs for the kids and those with the kid still inside of them. More information regarding the breakfast agenda, VIP guests and fan opportunities will follow in Thursday’s post.

Breakfast scholarships translate to on-field success

Nixon 11 — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 17:24:12 +0000

With the lead up to the 11^th Dog’s Breakfast building, I managed to sit down with Head Coach Brian Towriss for a quick chat about scholarships and the highly competitive nature of recruiting.

“From 10 years ago until now, we were dealing with about $45,000 made up mostly of alumni and family donations,” said Towriss of the changing atmosphere in CIS recruiting. “Now, most schools have a full scholarship program of at least 31 full
scholarships and we are able to pay up to our full cap. 51 guys on the team received scholarships in some form last year.”

As a player I experience first hand the important role that scholarships play in allowing us to be student athletes. Due to the number of hours of training in the off-season and practice during the year, it is a struggle financially because of the limited time players have to work and earn money. The scholarships help to ease the financial burden of being a student athlete and mean more to families then to the players themselves.

“If it weren’t for the Dog’s Breakfast, we would be about $100,000 short in our scholarship commitments per year and we would not be able to keep up in terms of the talent,” Coach Towriss said of translating scholarships to success on the field.

Being able to recruit three or four top prospects in the CanWest that can plug in and play right away is huge for maintaining the competitive level of the our program. With that said, the guys who come to the Huskies to develop are able to because the scholarship money helps to take care of the financial aspect of year round training.

Dogs’ Breakfast XI speaker announced: Damon Allen

The Outsider — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 17:13:57 +0000

Damon Allen is a former professional quarterback in the Canadian Football League, most recently with the Toronto Argonauts. Allen leads the alltime pro football passing chart with 72,381 passing yards; he surpassed Warren Moon’s total of 70,553 yards (in both the CFL and NFL combined) on September 4, 2006 at the annual Labour Day Classic. The 2007 season marked Allen’s twenty-third season in the CFL. He retired on May 28, 2008 at age 44.

Allen is the younger brother of NFL Hall of Famer Marcus Allen. Allen has been mentioned as one of the greatest CFL quarterbacks of all time; he has 4,220 more passing yards than second-place Anthony Calvillo as of the end of the 2010 CFL season. In addition, he stands fifteenth on the all time professional rushing list (third on the all time CFL list behind Mike Pringle and George Reed) and retired only 323 yards behind his brother Marcus.

With a quiet confidence, sense of fun and storytelling, Allen brings to audiences his unique perspective on leadership and teamwork. He might even throw one of his infamous passes into the crowd, so be ready!

Tickets now available online

The Outsider — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 15:21:37 +0000

You can purchase tables or tickets by calling 966-1002.

If you would prefer to mail your payment in, please download and print the form by clicking here.

There is also a poster that you can hang in your office, storefront, coffee room or lounge. Download and print the file by clicking here.

Thanks! See you at Dogs’ Breakfast XI!!

Dogs’ Breakfast XI: April 28, 2011

The Outsider — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 14:50:19 +0000

Dogs’s Breakfast XI will be held on Thursday April 28 at Prairieland Park in Saskatoon. The formal event starts at 7:30am, with the pre-breakfast program beginning at 7:00am.

The Huskies Football Foundation will be announcing the guest speaker in the coming weeks. In the meantime, many people have asked about purchasing tickets, so we have included a form that you can download and mail or fax in. Online ticket sales will start in a few weeks.

“The scholarship funds raised at the Dogs’ Breakfast are the lifeline of our football program,” said Huskies Head Coach Brian Towriss. “Without the amazing support of the community, we would not be a competitive football team. We thank you for your support in the past and hope to see you at Dogs’ Breakfast XI.”

All of the proceeds from the breakfast go to the scholarships for Huskie Football.

Click here to order your tickets today.

Dogs’ Breakfast 11 set

The Outsider — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 17:32:28 +0000

We will be updating the website this week with news about Dogs’ Breakfast 11.

Winning raffle numbers

The Outsider — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 19:58:39 +0000

There is one prize that remains unclaimed after the Dogs’ Breakfast this morning. The winner will receive an autographed Warren Moon jersey. The prize must be claimed by Monday May 3 at noon. The winning ticket is 424074. If you have that ticket, please email skhuskies@gmail.com. Thanks!

Auction items announced

The Outsider — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 16:31:30 +0000

With the sold out Dogs’ Breakfast 10 only two days away, the Huskies Football Foundation has announced that there will be a live auction and a silent auction at the event.

The Silent Auction will contain sports memorabilia from around North America including some Team Canada goods

There will be two items up for grabs in the live auction, a Green Bay Packers fan experience and a Saskatchewan Roughriders fan experience.

Green Bay Packers fan experience: includes a trip for two economy flight to Green Bay, two nights hotel, tickets to a Packers game, souvenirs, tour of the stadium with Ron Fisher and Packers staff, tickets to the tailgate party and other events. The winner will travel with Ron Fischer, our local Green Bay fanatic, and get a special Packers treatment to get a true sense what it feels like to be at Lambeau field.

Saskatchewan Roughrider fan experience: includes four tickets to the July 17th game against the Edmonton Eskimo’s, limo transportation down to Regina (supplied by Connoisseur Limousines), tickets to the pre-game meal, sideline pass with the Riders during pre-game and the singing of the national anthem. The winners will also receive access to the Green and White lounge during the game.

The Dogs’ Breakfast doors open at 6:45am with the pre-breakfast interviews starting around 7:00. The official program begins at 7:30 sharp on Thursday April 29 at Prairieland Park Hall E.

Dogs Breakfast 10 is sold out!

The Outsider — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 15:29:07 +0000

The Tenth Anniversary of the Huskies Football Foundation Dogs Breakfast is officially a Sell-Out!

More than 2,000 Huskies supporters purchased tickets for the best football fundraising breakfast in Canada. The April 29 event, in the largest Hall at Prairieland Park, features CFL and NFL Legend Warren Moon plus the introduction of the 2010 Huskies Recruits. The Foundation thanks all ticket buyers for their support for what promises to be the Best Dogs Breakfast of the Decade!

Doors open at 6:45am. The pre-breakfast interviews start at 7:00am with the full production beginning at 7:30. The breakfast should wind up by 8:45.

Dogs Breakfast update

The Outsider — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 19:53:25 +0000

The Dogs Breakfast takes place on Thursday April 29 with doors opening at 6:45 and the pre-breakfast program starting at 7:00. The official program starts at 7:30 at Prairieland Park. The guest speaker is Warren Moon

The Huskies Football Foundation has decided to move the breakfast into the bigger Hall E at Prairieland Park due to the number of tickets sold. Last year the event was held in Hall B because of a trade show.

Organizers have planned a program where most of the action takes place in the center of the hall so that all seats will be good. There will be even more big screens and better lighting to make sure that everyone can see.

The program will feature a few surprises along with the introduction of the new recruits and the announcement of the Huskies Football Ambassador Award.

There are still tickets available and you can get them online at the Huskies Football Foundation website.