Gus Macker Moves World Headquarters Back to Belding!

The Gus Macker national offices have officially moved back to Belding, the original hometown of the Macker Tournaments.  The new location is in downtown Belding in one of the historic Belding Brothers Buildings on the corner of Bridge and Main Street.  The offices are in a two-story suite, sporting hardwood floors, gym-height ceilings and a New York-loft style atmosphere.  The structure was built in the early 1900's and is directly across the street from Belding City Hall and the Covered Village Mall.  This year's Belding Gus Macker Tournament is slated to be on Main Street (August 7-8) right in front of the Macker World Headquarters.  Here is the new address:

Macker Basketball LLC
107 E. Main Street - Suite 3
Belding, Michigan   48809

The second annual Mt. Pleasant/CMU Gus Macker Festival was held this past weekend on the campus of Central Michigan University.  The event is a combination of general public and college 3-on-3 teams, with winners taking home Gussy awards celebrating the tipoff of the 2010 Macker Tour.  All Gus Macker events raise money for local charities and this Macker benefits the new Event Center on the campus.  Gus Macker is donating $10,000 annually to this Event Center project....which is the home of CMU Chippewa basketball, wrestling, gymnastics, other sports and a total community convention center for Mid-Michigan events.

Pictured below is Tim "T.O." Otteman, Scott "Gus" McNeal, Stan Shingles, Lori Irwin, and Jay Lanctot.  T.O. and Lori are the professors for a new Commercial Recreation class, RPL 400X, which instructed 38 CMU students in event planning and operations...specifically the administration of this Gus Macker Tournament.   Stan is the "MAN" at the new Event Center and Jay "Yooper" Lanctot is the Associate Athletic Director.

A big Thank You goes out to the Mt. Pleasant Visitors and Convention Bureau and CMU Athletics for being the two major sponsors, as well as PNC Bank, LaBelle Mgt., Aramark, and WCFX 95.3.
Fire-Up Chips!
Gus Gets Fired-Up at Central Michigan University!

After months of suspense…the cities have been finalized and Mackerville has officially opened its gates for registration! Come on in and join us for what promises to be a summer full of hoops, fun and (hopefully) Nothing-But-Net!

Gus Macker will once again be working with local organizations near you to create a major-media sporting event that not only guarantees to be a good time, but your involvement benefits the community and those around you. In fact, last year 46,000 players helped generate over 300,000 charitable dollars which was donated to organizations all over the country, including: Big Brothers Big Sisters, Boys and Girls Clubs, Specialized Alternatives for Family and Youth, YMCAs and many Downtown Organizations.

You truly don’t want to miss this opportunity to hang out with Gus, win a Slam-Dunk contest, claim the Toilet Bowl Championship or take home First Place bragging rights!  Click on the “register your team” link to find your city and register your team for the Gus Macker 2010 National Tour!

The 2010 National Conference - held in Lancaster, OH, January 28-30 was a huge success . . . excitement and enthusiasm was high all weekend! Special thanks to the City of Lancaster for hosting this year’s Conference and to all of our Cities who took time out of their busy schedules to join us!!!

Congratulations to the following Communities who received special awards:
2009 Rookie Community of the Year Karen Rotkis and Ron Hanna - Lancaster, OH	2009 Gus Macker Volunteer of the Year Tim “T.O.” Otteman – CMU/Mt. Pleasant, MI	2009 GusBuster Program of the Year Kevin Curran - Quincy, IL