If you keep up with my Twitter feed (helpfully displayed on the right side of this blog), you already know that I spent much of yesterday working on things related to a golf tournament the library will be hosting in June.
In the past year, we've tried to broaden the library's fundraising efforts. We've had some success in requesting donations for the Summer Reading Club last year (thanks to all of our generous donors), and holding small to medium fundraisers such as cakewalks and our white elephant sale. The one thing we haven't tried is a large scale event-based fundraiser.
At a fundraising meeting last summer, the idea of holding a golf tournament was brought up. I liked the idea, but at this point, I'm not sure if I can even claim that I play golf. After all, I didn't make it out at all last summer and only went golfing once in 2009...
In any case, Brenda, our board chair, liked the idea and she started thinking about it. She asked Chuck, the administrator of the community centre, to help with the planning and things have been moving along since then. We had a meeting a few weeks ago where Paula and I learned more about golf tournaments and we decided on a few of the details.
At this point, I think I should (quickly) point out that certain details may change by the time of the actual tournament. The library has never held a golf tournament before, and we're learning while we plan this one. As it stands right now, we're planning a team best ball tournament for players 12+ with a field of 72 players.
All golfers out there, please stay tuned for more information, and in the meantime I'll leave you with this:
Best Ball for Books:
Golf Tournament for Literacy and your Library
Tournament: Saturday, June 11, 2011
Registration Deadline: Tuesday, May 17, 2011
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