GREAT FUNDRAISING IDEAS: Neighborhood golf tournaments
The 2008 MESCHEWSKI OPEN: Neighborhood golf will never be the same again. The Meschewski Open has got to be the best example of a backyard / neighborhood charity golf tournament in the world. Every year John Meschewski and his family put on a 36 hole tournament through the neighborhodd. In the last five years they've raised $50,000 for charity.
THE GOLF COURSE: The Open hosts two 18 hole courses that this year accomodated 200 players. The top players from each round went on to a playoff and the winner of the play off wins the tournament.
WHAT I LIKE ABOUT THE OPEN: This is the only tournament of its kind, that we know of, that actually brings out the lawn mowers and cuts the fairways. They then cut the greens, put in a real golf hole and flag, then draw a 5ft cirlce with lawn paint around the hole. So if you land in the circle without getting in the hole, you just add one stroke and pick up your ball. This makes playing the course super fun and super fast.
If you would like to create your own tournament, check out the other blog entries as well as our golf video and teaching/instruction section for more info.
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The Meschewski Open written by James,
November 29, 2008
How awesome is this? This is a fantastic video and is such a great thing for golf and charities. I would like to organize one in my neighborhood.
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Traditional fundraising written by Howard,
March 17, 2009
If you are looking for more traditional type product fundraisers you might take a look at Easy Fundraising Ideas.
