Parks & Recreation News
Friday, May 16, 2008FIFTH ANNUAL YOUTH SCHOLARSHIP GOLF CLASSIC UPCOMING
LAWRENCE – University of Kansas Men’s Basketball Coach Bill Self, along with Lawrence Parks and Recreation Department, are once again hosting a golf classic to benefit the Parks and Recreation Department’s Wee Folks Scholarship Fund.
The golf classic is scheduled for a 1 p.m. shotgun start 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.
“We appreciate Coach Self’s support of the Wee Folks Scholarship Fund,” Ernie Shaw, interim director of the Parks and Recreation Department, said. “This event assists us in living our motto of never turning a child away for the inability to pay.”
A silent auction will also be held and includes a basketball signed by members of the 1988 National Championship team who were in attendance at this past season’s recognition of the team’s accomplishments. A basketball signed by the 2008 National Championship team will also be available for bids, as well as other KU memorabilia.
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 Road; Prairie Park Nature Center, 2730 Harper St.; the Administrative Offices, 947 New Hampshire St. or South Park Recreation Center, 1141 Massachusetts St.
Business hole sponsors are also available. For information on becoming a hole sponsor or on the Bill Self/Lawrence Parks and Recreation Youth Scholarship Golf Classic, contact Roger Steinbrock, marketing supervisor, at 785-832-7940.
Prepared by Roger Steinbrock, 785-832-3458
SOURCE: Ernie Shaw, Interim Director Lawrence Parks and Recreation, 785-832-3450
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