Las Vegas Golf Courses attract Golf Marathon 2 from British
Columbia, Canada
March 2, 2013 (Las Vegas) Sunshine and great golf courses in
the Las Vegas area have a lot going for them in March – especially for Canadian
golfers. Something about wet and rainy weather in British Columbia, and snow in
most of the rest of Canada, sends golfers south.
This is why four amateur golfers decided to turn an annual
golf holiday into a charity-fundraising golf marathon. Canadians Jim Kennedy,
Lyall May, Steve Zenone, and Mike Bryant will be golfing 36 holes each day,
with of goal of 1100 holes of golf, raising funds for the BC Hospitality
Foundation “Tip Out to Help” Campaign. Golf Marathon 1, in October, 2012, saw
them play 983 holes of golf. Golf Marathon 2 added an extra day to enable at
least 1100 holes.
Normally, on a golf getaway, the fun-loving foursome would
golf one round each day, perhaps with a couple extra rounds thrown in. The
“GoGolf 4 BCHF Team” invite pledges and “tips” for their golfing endeavour.
They have promised to golf 36 holes, daily, from March 2 to 10, 2013. The
employees at Versacold Derwent Way, where Zenone and Kennedy work, have really
got into the fundraising. At time of press Versacold staff had pledged over
$500.00. The marathon is becoming a badge of honour.
This golf marathon attracted some attention in October of
2012. Golfers got it – 1000 holes of golf, in 7 days, that’s a lot of golf.
Especially when daylight is around 7 am, dark is around 5:30 pm. Golfing dawn
to dusk takes on new meaning. Even if the foursome plays well (remember, they are amateurs, and these guys
aren’t spring chickens) shooting an average score of 80, with one practice
stroke each shot, that means over 2500 golf swings in a week. People thought
this was worth pledging a penny or two a hole; and the foursome raised over
$2000.00 for the BC Hospitality Foundation.
The 2012 Tip Out to Help Campaign raised over $100,000.00.
Las Vegas golf courses thought this was a charity worth
supporting, and this golf marathon was a good cause. Most of the courses were
able to schedule the foursome in at daybreak, giving them the first tee-time of
the day. Then, after a quick bite to eat, the foursome went back out early
afternoon for round 2. March 2013, this same routine for eight days straight,
on eight different courses, will help them reach the goal. A few courses they
have played before, a few courses are new.
Jim Bolla and Par 4 Golf Management have been remarkable
supporters of the Go Golf 4 BCHF team. One hundred percent of funds raised go
to the BC Hospitality Foundation; the support of the Las Vegas golf courses
allows them to golf more rounds in their charitable endeavour. The foursome
covers all expenses themselves. They donated over $1000 as a team to the
Foundation, thanks, in part, to the generosity of the Las Vegas golf courses.
Bing Smith, Chair of the BC Hospitality Foundation, says: “The
Go Golf team makes a difference. Not only raising funds for the foundation,
but, simple awareness for the foundation. The Tip Out To Help Campaign is year
round. This golf marathon keeps us in the public eye – lets people know we are
there to help them, in times of medical need.”
Anyone and everyone are invited to pledge support or to “Tip
Out” the team. Donating online at www.tipouttohelp.com
is the easiest way. Click on the team name – GoGolf 4 BCHF – and pledge or tip
any amount. Tax receipts are issued
Primm Valley Golf Club, Badlands Golf Club, and Silverstone
Golf Club, courses managed by Par 4 Golf Management, have hosted the foursome.
They are kicking off the charity golf marathon with these three courses, March
2, 3 and 4, 2013. Sunshine, a warm welcome and great golf. Not a bad way to
raise funds for a wonderful charity.
For Further Information, please contact:
Dawn Donahue
Go Golf Events Management
dawn@gogolfevents.com
604-628-9547
Advisory Board Director, BCHF
Bing Smith
Chair, BC Hospitality Foundation
bingsmith@shaw.ca
604-329-9307
About the
Foundation: www.bchospitalityfoundation.com
Hope. Opportunity. Inspiration.
The British Columbia Hospitality Foundation (BCHF) provides
financial support for individuals within the hospitality community who are
coping with extraordinary costs arising from a serious health crisis. The
Foundation also awards scholarships and bursaries to students enrolled in
hospitality programmes in BC.
Our vision is to be the industry’s charity of choice,
providing financial support for individuals within the hospitality community
who are coping with extraordinary costs arising from a serious health or
medical crisis.
Our mission is to offer financial assistance, beyond traditional
medical benefits and insurances, to individuals within the hospitality
community in their times of critical health or medical need. As well, we are
committed to supporting the industry’s next generation by providing
scholarships and bursaries to selected students enrolled in hospitality and
culinary programs at partner schools in BC.
Who We Are:
We are a group of people who work together to help our own
within the hospitality community. Together with a number of dedicated
volunteers and partners, we raise funds to provide our colleagues hope,
inspiration, and a helping hand by providing support when they are coping with
extraordinary costs arising from a serious health or medical crisis, and that
cost is not covered by conventional medical plans, EI, or other insurances or
benefit plans.
In addition, a portion of the funds we raise provides
scholarships and bursaries to selected students enrolled in hospitality or
culinary programmes at partner post-secondary schools within British Columbia.
Tip Out to Help
Campaign:
The Tip Out To Help campaign gives every person in BC’s
hospitality industry an opportunity to help the BCHF—to help themselves.
Register yourself or a team right now and help raise funds to fill the world’s
largest tip jar. By joining your colleagues, you’ll be able to help those in
our industry who need it. Together, we can make a difference.
The Hosting Golf
Courses:
Par 4 Golf Management www.par4golfmanagement.com
Jim Bolla
702 210 6101
OB Sports Management – Coyote Springs Golf Course, Legacy
Golf Club, Painted Desert Golf Club
TPC Las Vegas Golf Course - www.tpc.com/tpc-las-vegas
Supporting Golf
Courses
The Revere Golf Club/Troon Golf www.reveregolf.com
Dennis Piekarski 702.617.5757
Las Vegas Paiute Golf Courses -www.lvpaiutegolf.com
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