Charity Classic still seeks teams

Organizers of this year’s Charity Classic golf tournament are close to reaching their goal, but they still are a little short.

“We need some more teams,” said Tammy Evans, executive director of Care Corps and one of the chief organizers of the Fourth Annual Charity Classic Golf Scramble presented by American National Bank of Fremont being held Aug. 1 at four golf courses in the area.

“We need about 10 more teams,” Evans said. “We have 75 teams currently. That would be double from last year. We added three more agencies. So we needed to add the volume.”

The Charity Classic this year will benefit American Red Cross of Dodge County, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Fremont, Boy Scouts of American Mid-America Council, Care Corps, Habitat for Humanity, Low Income Ministry and MainStreet of Fremont.

Evans said they are just short of their $50,000 goal.

“Those other teams that we need would put us there,”

she said.

The Charity Classic is a perfect example of how a single event can benefit more of a community.

“This is a way for many of the smaller organizations to have a good fundraiser,” Evans said. “Many of these agencies have only one staff person. Agencies want to be part of this.

“On the other side of this, it’s great for the businesses. We are combining multiple golf tournaments into one event. It’s more business friendly. Companies only send one check instead of five or six, and their employees are out of the office only one day instead of five or six. And it’s a lot of fun.”

Evans said the fundraiser is getting good sponsorship support.

“We have some great raffle prizes,” she said.

The fundraiser has three big raffle prizes. A 26-inch flat screen TV sponsored by Audio Video and Hinds Enterprises, a leather recliner from Abe Krasne Home Furnishings and a pair of football tickets to see the Huskers play Virginia Tech on Sept. 27 sponsored by Jim Rose with Husker Sports Network.

“We are getting tons of in-kind donations as well,” she said. “The printing is donated. The beer is donated from Eagle Distributing. We have other donations from Food 4 Less, Wal-Mart and the Outpost Grille and Bar.”

The shotgun start scramble will start at 1 p.m. after registration and lunch starts at noon at each of the four golf courses participating in the event: Hooper, North Bend, Valley View and Whitetail Run.

Evans said the lunches are being donated by Hormel Foods Corp. and Hy-Vee Food Store.

When the teams are finished playing they can head to Fremont City Auditorium for the evening’s hospitality event, which will include a steak dinner, free beer and soft drinks, a band and dance.

“The community is invited to that. It’s $15 per person in advance or $20 at the door. We would prefer advance tickets so that we know how many steaks we need. It’s a great deal,” she said.

People who don’t play golf can still participate during the day. Volunteers are needed the day of the event.

“We need people to help with registration,” she said. “We need help getting the carts to the teams playing. We need help with lunch and dinner. We need help handing out different prizes. And we need help picking up signs after the golfers leave the courses.”

Anyone wanting to volunteer can call Evans at 721-3125.