Parks & Recreation News
Wednesday, June 4, 2008TIME RUNNING OUT TO REGISTER FOR FIFTH ANNUAL GOLF CLASSIC
LAWRENCE – Time is slipping away for teams and individuals to register for the fifth annual Bill Self/Lawrence Parks and Recreation Youth Scholarship Golf Classic, benefiting the Lawrence Parks and Recreation Department’s Wee Folks Scholarship Fund.
The golf classic is scheduled for Friday, June 13, at Eagle Bend Golf Course, 1250 E. 902 Rd.
The Bill Self/Lawrence Parks and Recreation Youth Scholarship Golf Classic is set up as a four-person scramble and will be flighted with awards for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place finishers in each flight. Cost to participate is $125 per individual or $500 per 4-player team.
Cost includes: green fee, golf cart rental, lunch, gift bag, drinks, awards and dinner. Registration begins at 11 a.m. with free range balls provided prior to lunch. Lunch will be served at noon. Dinner and awards will be held at 5:30 p.m. Meals are being provided by Salty Iguana, of Lawrence.
Lawrence Parks and Recreation annually awards over $15,000 in scholarships to children for participation in its programs through the Wee Folks Scholarship Fund.
Individuals may enroll online at www.lprd.org. Registration forms are also available at all Lawrence Parks and Recreation facilities, including: the Community Building, 115 West 11th St.; East Lawrence Recreation Center, 1245 East 15th St.; Holcom Park Recreation Center, 2700 West 27th St.; Lawrence Indoor Aquatic Center, 4706 Overland Dr.; Eagle Bend Golf Course, 1250 East 902 Rd.; Prairie Park Nature Center, 2730 Harper St.; the Administrative Offices, 947 New Hampshire St. or South Park Recreation Center, 1141 Massachusetts St.
A few business hole sponsors are also still available. For information on becoming a hole sponsor or for more information on the Bill Self/Lawrence Parks and Recreation Youth Scholarship Golf Classic, contact Roger Steinbrock, marketing supervisor, at 785-832-7958.
Prepared by Roger Steinbrock, 785-832-3458
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