May 24 2011
CFJC Golf tournament raises fun and funds
See Charity Ball Drop photos from The Gazette. Golf outing team photos. Photos from the golf outing.
CORALVILLE - Dick Myers thought the day was perfect – a sunny 70-degree day. It followed a Sunday of storms and a tornado sighting in North Liberty.
"The Community Foundation of Johnson County is a wonderful organization that helps many nonprofit agencies in our area,” said the former legislator who served as grand marshal of the fifth annual Tee Off for Philanthropy / Team Up for Community golf outing.
Myers was among the 96 golfers and 24 foursomes of players who took part in the fifth annual tournament hosted by the Community Foundation of Johnson County. More than 30 volunteers, many members of the Iowa City AM Rotary, were on hand to help with registration and golfing contests for the players.
The Charity Ball Drop featuring $10,000 in prizes highlighted the day’s many activities. The Coralville Fire Department dropped more than 800 from the department’s ladder truck. The numbered balls landing in the cup drew cash prizes for winners: Toby Hyde - $500; Victor Janey - $500; Carolyn Haase - $500; Pete Wallace - $500; Mary DeValois - $500; Sonia Miller - $2,500; and Mike Heenan - $5,000.
First, second and third place winners in four flights were awarded numerous golf prizes:
1st flight, 1st place: Craig Schroeder, Joe Wegman, Tim Hawkins and Roger Baker
1st flight, 2nd place: Mick Fletcher, Chuck Skaugstad, Steve Gordon, Mitch Strange
1st flight, 3rd place: John Evans, Don Dixon, Sue Evans, Marty Tunning
2nd flight, 1st place: Craig Welt, Kent Jehle, David Winegarden, Doug True
2nd flight, 2nd place: Mike Messier, Michael Tschantz, Randy Willman, Gary Fischer
2nd flight, 3rd place: Joe McGrarragher, Randy Laing, Kurt Vitense, Sean Merrick
3rd flight, 1st place: Brad Baldes, Luke Prottsman, Rob Rindels, Doug Busch
3rd flight, 2nd place: Scott Pantel, Scott Friauf, Tracy Klein, Gordon Parker
3rd flight, 3rd place: Matt Grause, Jason Weeks, Andy Swanson, Jason Wagner
4th flight, 1st place: Dick Myers, Les Finken, Terry Dahams
4th flight, 2nd place: Yvonn Wernimont, Terry Anderson, Myra Davis, Patti Brooke
4th flight, 3rd place: Cory Tweden, Blayne Magdefrau, Mike Cook, Gordon Dean
Contest winners included the following golfers:
Hole #1 closest second shot – Lloyd Gladden; Dan McGivern, Dave Winegarden
Hole #2 long drive (men only) – Lloyd Gladden, Dan McGivern, John Evans, Randy Laing
Hole #4 long put – Mitch Strange, John Moreland, Andy Swanson, Chuck Whitman
Hole #5 closest to pin (women only) – Barb Davis, Myra Davis
Hole #8 long drive (women only) – Sue Evans, Terri Anderson, Patti Brooke
Hole #9 closest to pin – Michael Tschantz, Bill Kline, Chuck Skaugstad, Kirt Ferden
Hole #10 long putt – Chuck Skaugstad, Craig Welt
Hole #14 closest to pin – Brad Goodfellow, James Wachendorf
Hole #15 closest third shot – Friauf/Pantel/Klein/Parker, Jim Davis, Jason Wagner
Hole #18 long drive – Matt Grause, Tracy Klein, Dave Winegarden, Mitch Strange
This year's event benefited United Action for Youth (UAY), Hometown Heroes fund and the Community Foundation’s own operating fund.
Many of the golfers practiced putting before the tournament in hopes of winning one of three prizes for a hole-in-one – a car from Carousel Motors or motorcycles provided by Hawkeye Harley Davidson and Iowa City Motorsports.
Raffles and contests make the tournament special and our sponsors know they are supporting a great cause, said Casey Cook, CFJC Board president. “The foundation is one of the area’s best-kept secrets." It's a homegrown community organization that engages and serves a lot of people."
UAY offers numerous programs and services to assist youth and families including youth development, counseling and prevention programs that make use of young people’s talents, creativity, and energies.
Hometown Heroes benefits at-risk, under-privileged school-age children in Johnson County offering scholarship grants to provide learning opportunities to attend academic, artistic and athletic summer camps that encourage and reward positive behavior.
The Tee Off / Team Up committee members included Casey Cook, Joe Wegman, Luke Prottsman, Rochelle Dietiker, Greg Turner, Tim Krumm, Terry Dahms, Mike Messier, and Adam Veldhuizen, who served as an intern from the University of Iowa marketing area.
The Community Foundation of Johnson County is the preferred vehicle to build a stronger community through philanthropy. The foundation has granted more than $3.4 million throughout its 10-year history and encouraged nearly $420,000 in in-kind contributions from Foundation supporters. Volunteers have contributed more than 26,000 hours to support the Foundation’s philanthropic efforts. With nearly $6.5 million in endowment assets and $4.45 million in bequests, the Community Foundation administers its endowed assets for 58 agencies and 104 different funds at a minimal cost of only 1.249 percent to accomplish its goals – build an endowment for the greater community good.
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