About RAMMS
- Legal name: "Recreation Association of Madison Meadows-Simis" schools (RAMMS).
- Corporation was formed in March 1961.
- Name recognizes Madison Meadows and Simis as the two schools with which RAMMS is primarily associated. All children in North Central Phoenix may participate.
- RAMMS' sport s activities include approximately 1,300 participants per year.
- Volleyball - 170
- Flag Football - 100
- Basketball - 400
- Baseball & Softball - 700
- Thirty members of the Board of directors, 20 League Commissioners, and around 100 Coaches volunteer a significant amount of their time each year on RAMMS activities.
- Registration fees range from $70 to $120 per participant.
- RAMMS provides scholarships (registration fee waivers) to allow eligible students to register for free.
- RAMMS has spent over $70,000 on fields and fences at Meadows and Simis over the past 7 years:
- 2004-2005: Meadows softball field $10,000; Rebuild Dugouts $5,000
- 2003-2004: Sprinklers at Simis $1,750; Shade trees at Simis $900; Basketball scoreboard at Meadows $1,080; Tools for Madison School District maintenance $500.
- $14,000 for batting cages.
- $9,000 for new fences, with $10,000 budgeted.
- $300 per year for softball and baseball bases; $500 per year for equipment and uniforms for school teams.
- $7,000 for game participation for school teams at RAMMS games.
- RAMMS pays for, and volunteers install and remove, baseball and softball fences which are used by school teams.
- RAMMS pays for maintaining and striping fields, which benefits schools' teams.
- RAMMS has honored all requests from Meadows for athletic equipment, uniforms and banners for the school teams.
- Snack bars for RAMMS activities are run by and proceeds benefit PATS (Simis) and PTM (Meadows).