Great fundraiser turnout

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Red Sky Golf Club, courtesy of Vail Resorts, was host to SalvationArmys Fifth Annual Kettle Tournament, June 5.

While the weather did not cooperate for us this year with drizzlingrain all day, our supporters, all 100 of them, showed up ready toplay for our cause. We thank all our participants for braving theelements. This support means so much to our agency. Many of ourplayers have played in our tournament for the past five years andwe thank them from the bottom of our heart for their continuedsupport. We may miss a few names here but they include, Stan andMary Ellen Cope, Gail Malloy, John Appleby, Ed Levy, Rick Pirog,Bob Rulon, Perry Longo, Larry Brooks, Belinda and Erick Monson,Nancy and Craig Denton,and Scott Young.

Straight from a major fire in Eagle, Dan Smith drove up theSalvation Armys new emergency canteen. acomplete commercialkitchen capable of serving 2,000 meals a day, it looked mightyspiffy sitting out in front of Red Skys beautiful clubhouse.
Prizes were given to the first and second teams in three differentflights matched accordingly by handicaps so plenty of playerswalked away with great prizes . We had a few close calls on ourHole In One car, a 2008 GMC Acadia, sponsored by Perry Longo of HMBrown, however no one was able to claim the car this year.

Players dressed in red to support us (our color) and the team ofBrandon Levy, Kyle Denton, Todd Pirog and Brian Bevan won handsdown in their red socks and put-together knickers. Team NationalVelvet, Carl Dietz, Bill Simmonds, Tommy Landenauer and JerryHinsel came dressed to the nines in red Kettle shirts and matchingwindshirts. Dave Peterson was the highest bidder on the CoorsBrewing open auction item. Hes taking 10 guests to an Avs gamenext year sitting in the Coors Box. Way to go, Dave, and thank youCoors Brewing Company!

Our prizes were donated by Adams Rib Mountain Country Club, BrushCreek Dry Goods, Coors Brewing Company, Coyote Vision,Cordillera,Carniceria Tepic, Country Club of the Rockies, Eagle Ranch GolfClub, E-Town, Fiestas, Gore Range Brewery, Grouse Mountain Grill,Jeff Hansen and Red Sky Golf Club, Junipers, Los Amigos, MainStreet Grill, National Velvet, The Ore House, Paddy ODays,Riverwalk Wines and Spirits, Russells, Satos, Sweet Basil, VistaRestaurant, Sonnenalp Golf Club, West Vail Liquor Mart. Thank you!

The Kettle Tournament is one our main venues for fundraising andone of most important fundraisers held throughout the year. Thenumber of individuals and families coming into our agency seekingfinancial assistance and food supplementation continues to increasemonth by month. The Kettle Tournament helps our agency meet thesegrowing needs.

We are indebted to our wonderful dedicated sponsors who supportedus this year. Coors Brewing Company was our presenting sponsor andWells Fargo Private Banking was our dinner sponsor.

Thank you also to our corporate sponsorships that included: KettleSponsors: CME, Community Banks of Colorado, Dave Peterson Electric,First Bank of Vail, Dutch and Shelley Stortz, Triumph Development,Vail Valley Emergency Physicians. Bell Ringing Sponsors: AlpineBank, Land Title, National Velvet, Charlie and Mary Beth OReilly,R & H Mechanical, Slifer Smith and Frampton, U.S. Bank. Adopt AFamily Sponsor: Dundee Realty. Basket Sponsors: Allen Insurance,Ascent Physical Therapy, Castle Peak Automotive, Colorado businessBank, Mauriello Planning Group and Rocky Mountain Reprographics.

Thank you to the Vail Daily, NCR Broadcasting-KTUN-The Eagle andThe Zephyr-KZYR for our media sponsorships. Thank you RockyMountain Reprographics for the great job in making our signs andbanners, thank you Jeff Hansen, Chris Lai and the staff at Red SkyGolf Club for hosting our event and doing a tremendous job in therain, and thank you Vail Integrative Medical Group for helping ouraches and pains prior to the event . Jennifer Ellis took some greatphotos despite the rain. Thank you Vail Resorts for recognizing theneeds of our agency and allowing the use of the Fazio Course forour tournament.

We thank our dedicated volunteers who were posted at their stationsin the rain for hours at a time: Doni Beck, Nancy Dooher, MarthaBevan, Mignon Souto, Eric and Belinda Monson, Patti Kravitiz,Laurie Mullen, Bert Roy, Steve Wodlinger, Dan Smith, Brian Johnsonand George Roberts. The organizing committee of Tsu Wolin-Brown,Joann Carhart Levy, Mary Appleby, Mary Ellen Cope, Belinda Monson,Tom Korchowsky and Nancy Denton, thank you all!