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Ready to tee off for the
Keep Kids in School Golf Tournament are (from left) Mike Divine,
Teams Committee Chair; Rick Gornto, Tournament Chair, and Becky
Reitz, Sponsorship Committee Chair, following a recent planning
meeting. |
“Keep Kids in School” is a mission for Communities In
School-Bay Area (CISBA) and also the name of the group’s fund-raising golf
tournament to be held April 12 at Bay Oaks Country Club. Golfers will play
a round at the tournament and help fund a proven dropout prevention
program – CISBA – serving 15 campuses in the Clear Creek and Dickinson
Independent School Districts.
“This is CISBA‘s first golf tournament and we wanted every person involved
to have a great time and to raise money to help these kids. A great golf
format, five opportunities to win a car, wonderful food and extraordinary
live auction items. Everyone involved is very excited about this being a
major fundraising event which we think will be a record breaker in the Bay
Area. Come out and join us on April 12 at Bay Oaks Country Club,” says
Rick Gornto, chairman of the Keep Kids in School Golf Tournament.
5 Hole-in-One Opportunities
Golfers will drive for a hole-in-one on all four of the club’s Par 3 holes
and putt competitively to win one of five automobiles from area
dealerships. Dealers participating in the hole-in-one and putting contests
are Advantage BMW, Infiniti, Lexus Of Clear Lake, Norman Frede Chevrolet,
and Clear Lake Volkswagen.
Community Drives Fund-raising
An early outpouring of support by businesses and individuals has answered
the call to help “at risk” children in Bay Area Houston at this
tournament. Underwriters for the event are Lexus Of Clear Lake and Barbara
and Dr. Greg Clariday.
Gold Sponsors to date are Clear Lake Volkswagen and friends of Tim Sims.
Silver Sponsors are Clear Lake Regional Hospital, Rick and Janice Gornto,
Amoco Federal Credit Union, Gay & Reitz Law Firm, Barrios Technology and
Johnson, Bender & Co.
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Early supporter of the “Keep Kids in School” Golf Tournament
is Clear Lake Volkswagen represented by General Manager Brent Finch (left)
shown presenting check to CISBA Executive Director Peter Wuenschel. Clear
Lake Volkswagen, in addition to being a Gold Sponsor, is donating a car for
one of the five Hole-In-One opportunities. |
Auction/Awards Dinner Follows Play
Following the 18 holes of golf, teams and other golfers will dine during
the awards presentation. The live and silent auction donations so far are
proving to be a varied and crowd-pleasing array of biddable items. Early
auction items include full Lasik surgery by Dr. William Lipsky of Advanced
Laser Vision, one week stay at any Interval International Resort in the
United States, Southwest Airlines tickets, stay at a Breckenridge, Colo.,
condominium, dinner for 10 at your home, war bird plane rides followed by
a dinner with veteran pilots, and a stay at a five-star bed and breakfast
in Victoria, B.C., Canada.
Golf Event to Include Great Auction
After the "19th Hole," a putting contest for a new Volkswagen,
golfers and their friends will dine and bid on auction items donated to
the Keep Kids in School Golf Tournament benefiting Communities In
Schools-Bay Area, a dropout prevention program serving Clear Creek and
Dickinson Independent School Districts. The tournament will be held
April 12 at Bay Oaks Country Club.
A highlight of the auction will be a Progressive Dinner for 10 prepared
by Steve Swofford of the Culinary Institute of America featuring dancing
to music provided by Mike LaTouche of Dickinson ISD.
Another dinner to be auctioned follows a War Birds plane ride with
veteran pilots as hosts.
Dr. William Lipsky has donated a $5,000 Lasik surgery for the bidders.
Lewis Jewelers is donating a watch.
Travel experiences to be auctioned off include a week's stay at any
Interval International Resort in the United States, condominium stay in
Breckenridge, Colo., a duck and geese hunting trip, an offshore fishing
trip with professional guide and a five-star bed and breakfast stay in
Victoria, B.C., Canada.
Planning the auction for the Keep Kids in School Golf Tournament are
(seated) Emmeline Dodd (left) and Tama Brantley and (standing from left)
Corey Magliolo and Rick Gornto, tournament chairman.
Taking time out from the CISBA Golf Tournament Committee meeting are
(from left) Michael Divine, Jim Sweeney, Latonia Wilson and John Gay.
Lexus Of Clear Lake Underwrites Keep Kids in School Golf Tournament
Joey Dupuis (second from
left), general manager of Lexus Of Clear Lake, presents the check that
underwrites the Keep Kids in School Golf Tournament benefiting
Communities In Schools-Bay Area, a dropout prevention program serving
Clear Creek and Dickinson ISDs. The tournament will be held from noon to
5 p.m., April 12, at Bay Oaks Country Club.
Accepting the check are (from left) Rick Gornto, tournament chairman;
Diane Gillebaard, tournament marketing, and Mike Divine, teams committee
chairman.
In addition to underwriting the event, Lexus will provide one of the
cars for the five hole-in-one opportunities and host the sponsor/donor
appreciation after party April 15 at their dealership.
Contacts and More Information
Businesses and individuals can participate in sponsorships by calling
Communities In Schools-Bay Area Executive Director Peter Wuenschel at
281-486-6698 or by email to
peterw@cisba.org. Teams and other golfers interested in joining
the event can call Michael Divine at 832-632-2273 or email to
visitingangelsCLC@sbcglobal.net. The cost for teams is $700 and
$175 for individuals.
Tournament Underwriter $15,000 +
Team of four, reserved VIP table at dinner, company logo on program as
tournament underwriter. Large scoreboard prominence, large check
recognition, hole sponsorship recognition. Company logo individual
recognition on large banner at registration, lunch and dinner, on
tournament brochures and in advertisements (CIS-Bay Area Newsletter, Bay
Area Citizen, Houston Chronicle Neighborhood News, Galveston County Daily
and on CIS-Bay Area Website). Special sponsor recognition at golf
tournament dinner and awards ceremony. Special recognition on School
Campuses where CIS-Bay Area operates its programs.
Platinum Sponsor $10,000
Team of four, reserved VIP table at dinner, company logo recognition
at registration and dinner, Hole sponsorship recognition with other
platinum sponsors, on tournament brochures and in advertisements (CIS-Bay
Area Newsletter, Bay Area Citizen, Houston Chronicle Neighborhood News,
Galveston County Daily and on CIS-Bay Area Website). Special sponsor
recognition at golf tournament dinner and awards ceremony. Special
recognition on School Campuses where CIS-Bay Area operates its programs.
Gold Sponsor $5,000
Team of four, company logo recognition at registration and dinner,
Hole sponsorship recognition with other gold sponsors, on tournament
brochures and in advertisements (CIS-Bay Area Newsletter, Bay Area
Citizen, Houston Chronicle Neighborhood News, Galveston County Daily and
on CIS-Bay Area Website). Special sponsor recognition at golf tournament
dinner and awards ceremony.
Silver Sponsor $3,000
Team of four, company logo recognition at registration and dinner,
Hole sponsorship recognition with other silver sponsors, and in
advertisements (CIS-Bay Area Newsletter, Bay Area Citizen, Houston
Chronicle Neighborhood News, Galveston County Daily and on CIS-Bay Area
Website).
Bronze Sponsor $1,500
Team of four, company logo recognition at registration and dinner,
Hole sponsorship recognition with other bronze sponsors, and name
recognition in CIS-Bay Area Newsletter and on CIS-Bay Area Website.
Hole Sponsor with Team $1,100
Team of four, sign at hole and name recognition in CIS-Bay Area
Newsletter and on CIS-Bay Area Website.
Team Sponsor
$700
Team of four players
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