Morning Coffee: USCA Grand Prix, NZ Earthquake Donation and MCA News

CQNet StoreThe Croquet New Zealand website has a page available for people that would like to donate to the Canterbury Croquet Clubs for repairs needed from the February 22 earthquake that hit Christchurch, New Zealand. The page has several photos that show the damage to the courts and clubs --
http://www.croquet.org.nz/?id=293&entityType=HTML

The 2011 USCA Grand Prix is underway and Johnny Mitchell has an early lead. Top 10 listed below or follow the link to see the full standings --
http://www.croquetamerica.com/usca/grandprix/

Rank/Name/Total Points
01. Johnny Mitchell Jr. - 11040
02. Derek Wassink - 8790
03. Richard Brackett - 6100
04. Bob Chilton - 5530
05. Michael Gibbons - 5000
06. Don Heerens - 4755
07. Ron Huxtable - 4600
08. Ted Knopf - 4310
09. Guy Brown - 4142
10. Neil Houghton - 4040

Robert Lowe won the English Silver and Bronze Medals in Auckland, New Zealand on March 7 by defeating Bob Jackson 26-0 --
http://www.croquet.org.nz/?id=357&entityType=Event

The Missouri Croquet Association announced that Matt Smith of Warrensburg, Missouri will be the new MCA president --
http://missouricroquet.squarespace.com/missouri-croquet/2011/3/7/new-president-for-the-mca.html