Gator Golf scores high in fundraising fun
Posted on Wednesday, July 23, 2008
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Golf club and score card wielding Kiwanis Club members and their friends and family descended upon the Gator Golf Course in Fayetteville July 12 to play miniature golf and help with Club fundraising. The grand prize of $ 250 was won by Rick Parker, president of the Siloam Springs Kiwanis Club. He donated the entire amount back to the Kiwanis Club. The door prize of a La-Z-Boy chair was won by Kiwanis Club member Wendell Skelton. “ I’m happy to report that we met and exceeded our financial goals for this tournament; it was our most profitable one to date, ” Parker said. “ Most of the contributions were made by local businesses that our Club members own or work for. Gator Golf donated the use of their golf course, which also helped us to reduce our costs and maximize profits. These funds will help a lot of children in the area. ” The Siloam Springs Kiwanis Club is a service organization that has been helping children in Siloam Springs for more than 60 years. It has 15 local youth programs. Some of them provide leadership training for teenagers, others offer assistance to needy children and the Club’s fundraising activities make it possible to award several scholarships annually. Kiwanis is a worldwide service organization that was founded in 1915 and has more than 320, 000 members in 8, 500 clubs around the world.