Things have been crazy busy and crazy good around here. Summer came and went and now the fall weather makes for a beautiful time of year. Lets catch up on some of what we have going on at 18 FORE Life. Too much good stuff not to share!
The Ben Kruse Crappie Tournament
First time was a charm for Bruce and Amy Christian, Dain Bess, and a team of volunteers who made the idea of a fishing tournament happen in a BIG way. $7000 raised, 40 boats entered, and a great time by all who participated in the tournament held at Lake Wappappello. It was a wonderful day and the fishermen who know agreed the tournament was run flawlessly. Marty Poetz MC’d the weigh in, Doug Cox and Dallas Buchanan cooked some great food, and the atmosphere was perfect. This event will no doubt grow each year. Thanks to everyone who ran with this one.
Me and the Ugly C Released
Me and the Ugly C by Becky Dennington was released Wednesday, October 5th. The book is about Becky’s life during her battle and victory of breast cancer. This is an electronic book and can be purchased at amazon.com, barnesandnoble.com and omnilit.com for $4.99. If you do not have a Nook, Kindle or iPad no worries…you can download a free reader program for your desktop or laptop computers as well as your Android, iPhone or Blackberry phones. LazyDay Publishing company will be donating 100% of their profits of Becky’s book to 18 FORE Life.
Dig P!NK
Dig Pink events have popped up all over southeast Missouri. Last night Dexter hosted a wonderful event raising $5000! Picture the Bearcat Event Center tricked out in PINK, the Lady Cats wearing PINK uniforms, PINK whistles being used by the referees, a PINK volleyball used in the games, and the cheering section dressed in…you guessed it, not RED and BLACK, but PINK, including 18 FORE Life t-shirts created for the occasion! The volleyball team, coaches, and Dexter Public schools should be commended for the effort in pulling this off. Still, this would NOT have happened without the organization and work of Stacy Blocker. PINK Volleyballs memorializing and honoring folks fighting cancer were sold, a silent auction took place, and funds were raised for the charity of their choice….18 FORE Life. We’ll have photos in our website soon.
Next up, Dig P!NK events at Bernie, Bloomfield, and Richland. The uniforms, purchased by Central Gardens nursing home, will travel and be worn by the home team and this spirit of fundraising is growing contagious.
This Run’s For Vaughn
This Run’s For Vaughn raised right at $5000 this past weekend. A beautiful day to raise money for area families fighting ALS and to remember a friend, father, husband, pastor, and leader: Vaughn Wright. The bake sale raised nearly $700. The food, prepared by Doug Cox and First Christian Church Men’s Group was amazing. A big thank you to Norman Hardy and First Commercial Bank for sponsoring the Tshirts given to the participants. Nearly 100 people walked or ran the 3 mile course. Challenge yourself to join us next year….YOU can do it!
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Posted: March 30, 2012 by David Robinson
2012 Charity Golf Event Entry Form
CLICK HERE to download the 2012 Ben Kruse 18 FORE Life Charity Golf Event entry form
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Posted: November 14, 2011 by Scott Kruse
3rd Annual Claus for a Cause – November 20th
You’re invited to an afternoon of FUN and pictures with Santa! All profit from The 3rd Annual Claus for a Cause charity event will benefit the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation AND 18 FORE Life
Sunday, November 20th
3:00-5:00p.m.
Trinity United Methodist Church
704 W. Missouri St.
Bloomfield, MO 63825
For more information, you may contact Julie Dodd at 573-568-2503 or visit the following website: Â www.clausforacause.blogspot.com OR email: clausforacause@gmail.com
Click here to download the Claus for a Cause flyer.
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Posted: October 7, 2011 by David Robinson
October 2011 Update
Things have been crazy busy and crazy good around here. Summer came and went and now the fall weather makes for a beautiful time of year. Lets catch up on some of what we have going on at 18 FORE Life. Too much good stuff not to share!
The Ben Kruse Crappie Tournament
First time was a charm for Bruce and Amy Christian, Dain Bess, and a team of volunteers who made the idea of a fishing tournament happen in a BIG way. $7000 raised, 40 boats entered, and a great time by all who participated in the tournament held at Lake Wappappello. It was a wonderful day and the fishermen who know agreed the tournament was run flawlessly. Marty Poetz MC’d the weigh in, Doug Cox and Dallas Buchanan cooked some great food, and the atmosphere was perfect. This event will no doubt grow each year. Thanks to everyone who ran with this one.
Me and the Ugly C Released
Dig P!NK
Next up, Dig P!NK events at Bernie, Bloomfield, and Richland. The uniforms, purchased by Central Gardens nursing home, will travel and be worn by the home team and this spirit of fundraising is growing contagious.
This Run’s For Vaughn
This Run’s For Vaughn raised right at $5000 this past weekend. A beautiful day to raise money for area families fighting ALS and to remember a friend, father, husband, pastor, and leader: Vaughn Wright. The bake sale raised nearly $700. The food, prepared by Doug Cox and First Christian Church Men’s Group was amazing. A big thank you to Norman Hardy and First Commercial Bank for sponsoring the Tshirts given to the participants. Nearly 100 people walked or ran the 3 mile course. Challenge yourself to join us next year….YOU can do it!
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Posted: September 29, 2011 by David Robinson
Me And The Ugly C – October 5th Release
The following was posted on the LazyDay Publishing blog yesterday:
She never thought it would happen to her.
But it did.
At the age of thirty-five, Becky Dennington was diagnosed with non-invasive and invasive ductal carcinoma. Breast cancer. In an instant, her life changed all because of a single word she couldn’t even bring herself to say out loud. The ugly C word.
Share in the journey of one young woman’s fight against breast cancer, the sacrifices a family makes, the heartbreak cancer leaves in its path, and the joy found along the way.
100% of LazyDay Publishing proceeds will be donated to 18FORELife to help with those with Cancer. Please check out this wonderful organization.
We want to thank LazyDay Publishing for their contributions to 18 FORE Life. Please check out their site and digital books. And don’t forget to return on October 5th to purchase and download Becky’s book.
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Posted: August 15, 2011 by David Robinson
First Ever Ben Kruse Charity Crappie Tournament
September 10th marks the first ever Ben Kruse Charity Crappie Tournament with all proceeds going to 18 FORE Life! Dain Bess and Bruce Christian have led the way in working to organize this event at Lake Wappapello. The tournament entry fee is $100 per two man team/boat. Start time is 7:00AM and ends promptly at 2:00PM, with Redman Creek as the weigh in! Chicken wings will be furnished and Loins will be on sale for $25. The Raffles are amazing and include a Cajun Fish Fryer and a Cajun Grill (1 for $5 and 3 for $10). All participants can look forward to getting a T-shirt and having a chance at some great auction items. All proceeds go to 18 FORE Life/area families fighting cancer. Contact Bruce Christian at 624-4505 for more information and check out the entry fee included in this announcement!
Click here to download the registration form.
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Posted: June 10, 2011 by Scott Kruse
2011 Golf Event Recap
Friday night once again was electric. Â The Elk’s Lodge is a great teammate and the food was incredible. Â The late Vaughn Wright gave the Invocation through a video he made for us as a gift last year. What an inspiration and such a timeless prayer.
Shawn Green’s testimony hit home as the Bernie native gave us a recap of his battle with this horrible disease. Â NO doubt this hero is surrounded by some great people who have helped make him the man he is today, capable of kicking cancer in the pants. Brian Holman followed and amazed the audience with a lifetime of adversity, success, loss, and playing the game of life like your hair was on fire! Â The Auction was awesome this year, raising $11,110!!!! Â Gary Rhine, thank you very much for this idea. Â Also thanks to Mark Robertson for filling in as Gary beats cancer. Â The BUZZ took over from there and everyone seemed to have a fun night hanging, dancing, and singing along!
We just wish to thank everyone who plays a part in putting this on. Â Our team of volunteers, sponsors, and participants is deep into the hundreds and we appreciate all of you.
First glance at a total looks to be somewhere around $114,000.00 with more coming in! Â We do have to pay a few bills, and then the love offerings will be heading for their homes!
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Posted: June 8, 2011 by David Robinson
18 FORE Life biggest ever
Article posted on the Daily Statesman summarizing our 2011 banquet held Friday night:
http://www.dailystatesman.com/story/1734096.html
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Posted: May 27, 2011 by David Robinson
18 FORE Life Roundup!
Almost time! One week from now, many of us will gather in Dexter to Celebrate, Give and Remember throughout the weekend of June 3-4. We are excited and confident this will be one of our best events to date. Here are some things to plan for and look forward to!
The banquet is shaping up to be a great night as usual. Brian Holman is a pro and has one heck of a message.  Shawn Green is amazing in his own right and if you got to read the article in The Daily Statesman, you already understand Shawn “gets itâ€! The Live! Auction will have items in it including a Sheryl Crow signed guitar, a hood panel from Dale Jr’s 88 Car, items from John Daly, Bubba Watson, Ian Poulter, John Cena, and several others. The BUZZ will follow and close out the night of fun with some of your favorite Rock N Roll songs.
Our golf event is full! 86 teams of four have signed up. We thank those of you who pre-registered and choose to make things easier on our volunteers. If you have not paid up front, please get there early so we are not waiting on you to get through the line before teeing off. If you are using one of our carts, they will be down near the driving range and we ask that you take them back to where you got them from when the event is over so we can have them ready for the next round! There will be NO MULLIGANS this year and hopefully this will speed up play.
There will be plenty of fun, however, with the following holes worth noting:
This is going to be a wonderful weekend and we look forward to seeing everyone in Dexter. Here is to a safe, fun time together raising money for a worthy cause.
If you think of any questions, please call or email! And remember: Hit You A Good One!
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Posted: April 15, 2011 by Scott Kruse
Great Contributions!
We want to recognize a couple of contributions made to 18 FORE Life recently. We think that both of these are great examples of simple ideas that help tremendously in our fundraising efforts. Remember, it ALL counts.
We wish to thank coaches Melissa Hahn and Kara Lummukka, the players, their parents and the entire community for getting behind this event. Next year, the Dig P!NK game will be held at the Bearcat Event Center and is sure to grow and grow!
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Posted: April 2, 2011 by David Robinson
Ten Pins for Ben & Dig Pink Photos
We’ve posted photos on Flickr from Ten Pins for Ben and the Dig Pink fundraisers.
Click here for Ten Pins for Ben photos here.
Click here for Dig Pink Photos here.
Enjoy!