William Penn Life, 2001 (36. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
2001-05-01 / 5. szám
In swing Harrisburg, WPA gear up to host 18th Golf Tournament THE 18TH ANNUAL WPA GOLF Tournament will be held on Saturday, July 14, at the Dauphin Highlánds Golf Course in Harrisburg, Pa. To enter the tournament and reserve seats at the golf awards dinner, complete the form on the next page and send it to Richard W. Toth at the Home Office. Make sure you include your check covering tournament fees and dinner tickets. Hotel accommodations will be at the Holiday Inn Harrisburg East. Everyone must make their own room reservations directly with the hotel. Call (717) 939-7841. Don't delay: Make your reservations for the hotel, golf and banquet as soon as possible. Deadline for all reservations is June 22, 2001. Fees and Costs The tournament entry fee is $40 forWPA adult life benefit members and $48 for non-members. This fee includes greens fees, cart and a sandwich and refreshments at the turn. Room rates for the hotel are $73 per night for single or double occupancy. Hotel rooms will be reserved on a first-come/first-served basis and are subject to availability. Tickets for the golf dinner are $24 for adults age 16 and older, $14 for teens ages 13 to 15 and $5 for children ages three to 12. The weekend will begin Friday, July 13, at 7:00 p.m. with a reception at the Holiday Inn. The reception will feature a pitching contest and a putting contest for the benefit of the vVPFA Scholarship Foundation. All contestants who sink three consecutive putts in one turn will win a cash prize. Other prizes will be awarded to everyone making one or two putts. The 18-hole tournament tee off Saturday morning at 7:15 a.m. with tee times spread nine minutes apart. Hole-In-One Contest Of course, the tournament will feature the fun and exciting Hole-In- One Contests. This year, all eligible members who score a hole-in-one at the designated par-3 hole will win a $15,000 cash prize. Plus, if an eligible member scores an ace on any of the course's other par-3 holes, that lucky member will win a $5,000 cash prize. If a hole-in-one is not scored on the $15,000 hole, a special $500 cash prize will be awarded to the eligible member who gets his or her tee shot closest to the pin on that hole. To be eligible to win these hole-inone prizes, you must be an adult life benefit member of the William Penn Association by July 1,2001, with at least one year's premium paid. Nonmembers are not eligible for these cash prizes. However, all golfers—both members and non-members alike—are eligible for prizes to be awarded to the low gross and low net winners of the tournament and to the winners of the skill shot contests. Dinner and Auction Raffle The weekend will close with the annual golf awards dinner at the hotel Saturday. A cash bar will open at 6:30 p.m., followed by dinner at 7:30 p.m. After dinner, we will present awards to the tournament's top golfers and give away door prizes. All dinner guests will be eligible for door prizes. The grand finale—open only to WPA adult life benefit members attending the banquet-will be the fun and exciting auction raffle for a set of golf clubs and bag. Nonmembers will not be permitted to buy into the auction raffle. For those golfers arriving early and wishing to get in a practice round, you can try one of two courses. Sunset Golf Course has tee times available on Friday, July 13, between 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. Call Sunset at (717) 944-5415. Limited tee times may be available at Dauphin Highlands Golf Course after 1:45 p.m. Friday. Call (717) 986-1984. Participation in the tournament will be limited to 152 golfers in 38 foursomes. It should be another fun fraternal weekend for all who attend. Please make your reservations as soon as possible to ensure you will be a part of it. We look forward to seeing you at the first tee July 14! |W1 | 10 ttilliam I’enn life, May 2001
