YMCA Orange County - Adventure Guides' Golf Tournament

May 6, 2022

Tournament Registration

LOCATION:

Tijeras Creek Golf Club

29082 Tijeras Creek

Rancho Santa Margarita, CA

Tournament Start: 2pm

Check-in begins at 12pm
We will have 19th Hole and plated dinner following

Golf Tournament Purpose

To support the children and families in Orange County who cannot afford the various programs offered through the YMCA. We will achieve this by bringing the Orange County members of the YMCA Adventure Guides together for some great golf and, thus, supporting the YMCA's Campaign. The tournament is open to anyone who would like to join. See further down for tournament details.

YMCA's Campaign

Campaign is the name for the annual YMCA fundraising effort where monies raised go to help those who cannot afford the various programs offered through the YMCA. These programs range from pool safety, to gym membership, to child care, to elder care, to Adventure Guides and more. In the era of COVID and the widespread financial challenges faced by many, our focus on Campaign is more critical than ever before.

"Think of giving not only as a duty but as a privilege" - John Rockefeller

By the numbers over the last few years:

- Campaign has helped, on average, more than 60,000 families per year

- Of the monies raised, there is a 1-to-1 ratio between what is collected and what is given. There is $0 loss to overhead costs

- The YMCA, each year, gives more money to scholarship than it raises through Campaign

- In 2019 specifically, funds were used to help:

- 91 Adventure Guides families and 188 children

- 199 campers went to Camp ELK

-505 children received child care

- 711 individuals accessed Health and Wellness programs

- 452 people participated in pool safety programs

- 394 children were helped via youth sports programs

- 56 children earned bikes, helmets and locks through the Obesity Prevention Program

- $76k in scholarships went to Special Needs Programs

To help the Orange County Adventure Guides group contribute to the good deeds the YMCA does, we are holding our annual charity golf tournament. We are seeking sponsorship in varied levels to help keep the overhead of this event low such that the vast majority of monies raised contributes directly to Campaign. Read more about the YMCA and Campaign here.

"If you want happiness for a year, inherit a fortune. If you want happiness for a lifetime, help someone else." - Confucius

501(c)(3) 2019.pdf

Sponsorship Opportunities

Hole-in-One Sponsor

Presenting Sponsor - $5,000. Includes complimentary golf for 8 with dinner + 8 post golf dinners for spouses/guests. Special recognition at check-in and after party and on promotional advertising. Promotional material in each player gift bag. Recognition at awards dinner

Platinum Sponsor - $2,500. Includes complimentary foursome with dinner. Sponsor recognition at check-in and after party and on promotional advertising. Promotional material in each player gift bag. Recognition at awards dinner

Ball Sponsor: $1,500. Includes complimentary twosome with dinner. Sponsor recognition at check-in and after party and on promotional advertising. Ball Sponsor logo to be placed on balls in each player bag. Recognition at awards dinner.

19th Hole Sponsor: $1,500. Includes complimentary twosome with dinner. Sponsor recognition at check-in and after party and on promotional advertising. Recognition at awards dinner.

Gold Sponsor - $1,000. Includes complimentary twosome with dinner. Sponsor recognition at check-in and after party and on promotional advertising. Promotional material in each player gift bag. Recognition at awards dinner

Course Content Sponsors (Longest Drive, Closest to Pin, Putting Contest, etc): $500. Includes personalized sign displayed at contest hole. Promotional material in each player gift bag and recognition at awards dinner.

Tee Sponsor: $250. Includes personalized sign displayed at the hole of your choice (first come, first choice). Promotional materials in each player gift bag. Recognition at awards dinner

On Course Food/Beverage Sponsor: Product Donations. Includes on-course setup for service and promotion fo product. Promotional material in each player gift bag and recognition at awards dinner.

Ball Drop - details are soon to be updated

Tournament Structure & Detail

The tournament will be played in a traditional scramble format where foursomes are distributed throughout the course starting play on their assigned hole. They will play the best ball resulting from each of their 4 strokes. The lowest score at the end of the tournament wins. The highest score will also "win" something.

Tournament Contests

Putting Contest - occurs before the tournament near the driving range*

*May not happen due to Covid restrictions

Longest Drive
2nd Longest Drive
Closest to the Pin
Hole-in-One - Win A Car!
Lowest & Highest Scores

19th Hole & Awards

Happy hour follows tournament play with the awards ceremony and raffle draw taking place just before dinner. We expect the 19th Hold festivities to begin around 5:30pm.

Dinner

Dinner follows Happy Hour and Awards. We expect dinner to start around 6:30pm based on tournament speed of play, registration dependent.

Super Ticket

You will get an entry with each mulligan package (see below). The Super Ticket includes:

Selma's Putting Contest - chance to win $250, but guaranteed to win $25 or $50 based one the number of golfers
$5 Selma's Cash for each participant
Hole-in-One Vacation: Ventana Canyon in Tuscon, AZ
Hole-in-One Vacation: Mexican resort, details TBD

Mulligan Packages (Good, Better, Best)

For the folks who aren't regular golf of tournament players, below are some helpful definitions:

Mulligan - take a bad shot? Don't stress. Put the ball back on the tee, set the ball back down on the fairway or the green and try again

Grenade Balls - worried about the lie of your ball, well don't worry - be happy! "Grenade Balls” can be thrown instead of hit with a club. This may give you better accuracy and is surely an interesting spectacle on the course! Use it from a sand trap, from the ruff or to toss onto the green!

Red Tee Advantage - tee off from the red (ladies) tee box and give yourself and your team a scoring advantage by being a bit closer. This can be used once per foursome should each member have purchased the Best Mulligan Package.

Good Package - $25

Includes (1) Super Ticket and (1) mulligan

Better Package - $50

Includes (1) Super Ticket, (2) mulligans, Red Tee Advantage and (1) drink tickets at #19

Best Package - $100

Includes (1) Super Ticket, (3) mulligans, (1) grenades, Red Tee Advantage, Closest to Pin Advantage, (2) drink tickets at #19 and (2) 50/50 entries

50/50 Raffle

A 50/50 raffle will be run where the winner takes 1/2 the pot! The other 1/2 will be added to the fundraising effort for Campaign.

Raffle tickets will be prices as follows: $20 per ticket, (5) tickets for $50 and (15) tickets for $100.

Silent Auction - Click Here For Details

There are a number of exciting items being packaged together which will be available for bidding at the silent auction which will run the length of the tournament. Details will soon be shared here.

Remember - the whole point of this is for the kids....so help them through your participation!

Event Donors

The following organizations and people have been gracious enough to support the fundraising efforts of the YMCA Orange County and the Adventure Guides program. Click on the logos to learn more about them.