Friday, April 27, 2012

2012 Play It Forward Golf Tournament Update


The 2012 Play It Forward Golf Tournament was a success!  We had a very successful fundraising day and had 17 teams join us.  Everyone walked away with a door prize…and a few walked away with some great Silent Auction items which included a Brinkman Grill (donated by Home Depot), a 2 night cabin stay (donated by the Turbyville Family), Pat Summitt & Cuonzo Martin signed basketballs, UT Football Tickets on the 50 yard line (donated by the Daniel Family), and 2 Budweiser and Bud Light coolers (donated by Eagle Distributing).  The golfers were treated to a box lunch from McAlister’s Deli, a t-shirt, a goody bag, and drinks (donated by Food City & Coca-Cola).  After the golfing was over, there were chips and salsa donated by Salsarita’s.

Fox Chevrolet sponsored four Hole in One Contests, with the prime prize being a red Camaro if you could sink it on the first shot on Hole 16.  Alas, this year no one won the Camaro.  Triax Data sponsored the Longest Drive (won by Tom Clark) and the Closest to the Pin (won by Steve Strange) Contests. 

The winners of the golf tournament were Jonathan Brooks, Scott Neal, Tom Bourne, & Jimmy Gallyon.  Rather than wearing green jackets as done at the Masters, they each donned a brightly covered poncho for a picture.

Check out the slideshow of the day’s events below. 

We couldn’t have raised the money, nor had such a successful tournament without the following great sponsors and donors!

Major Sponsors

QSM
Fox Chevrolet
Triax Data
Bailey
Globus
Food City

Gold Hole Sponsors

Todd’s Lawn Care
M.G. Newell
Admix

Silver Hole Sponsors

Anderson Instrument Company (Jeff Tocio)
Knox Trailers, Inc.
The Grussing Family
Coverall of Eastern Tennessee
Papa John’s
Irish Times
The Sain Family
Bearden Benz Repair
Webster Motors
The Hernandez Family
Walker Stainless
Bryant Research

Door Prizes

Holston Hills Golf Shop
SPX
Regal Cinemas
Irish Times
Gondolier
Dead Horse Lake Golf Course
Applebees
Target
Dutch Girl Cleaners
McAlister’s Deli
Phoenix BIG Cinemas
Hi-Line
HGTV
Chick-Fil-A
Papa John’s
Fox Den Country Club
Fox Chevrolet

Goody Bag Items

Bailey
Chick-Fil-A
Salsarita’s
McScrooge’s
Hi-Line
MasterCraft
HGTV
Little Debbie

And a huge thank you to all of our golfers!

Birthday Blankets

The fun continues...all while doing something to help others.  Sharon and a bunch of friends take time to celebrate each person's birthday throughout the year.  Normally they go out to the birthday lady's favorite restaurant.  However this time Sharon wanted to do something different.

She invited all of her friends over to her house for lunch, and she asked each lady to donate the cost of their "normal" lunch to help fund fleece blankets for the children in Guatemala.  Not only did they enjoy each other's company while celebrating Sharon's birthday, but they also took time to make the fleece blankets!  In all, they completed 20 blankets!!





Please let us know if you might want to make blankets with a Girl Scout troop, church group, or for a birthday celebration.  We'll help you get started - it's easy!