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Eighteenth annual Golf Tournament

by Erica Jordan
Exchange Writer

     Franklin Pierce University will be holding its eighteenth annual golf tournament July 16th at the Townsend Rindge Country Club in Townsend, Massachusetts to raise money for athletic scholarships.
    
     This event is open to anyone who is interested.  In the past this has usually involved around 144 golfers.  Typically, thirty six teams of four are created.  This is a fund-raising event in which the money comes from team sponsorships and is donated to the Don and Judy Schriefer Scholarship. "A large portion of those funds go towards scholarships for four student athletes, two male and two female, who receive the Don and Judy Schriefer Scholarship Award," said Laurie Alden, event coordinator. 

     Students who receive the scholarships are asked to help during this event so that they are able to meet their sponsors.  In 2006, the event raised around $32,000.   

     The event offers various types of raffles as well.  Different companies donate items that are used in the raffles.  One of the raffles offered is that if a person hits a ball onto the green, they get to put their name into a raffle for a "special prize."  The last
couple years, this special prize was tickets to a Red Sox game.  "Other prizes include gift certificates to restaurants, professional theater performances, overnight stays, golf outings, and sometimes golf equipment," said Alden.  Prizes are also given to first, second, and third place teams.

     "Golf is a tradition in the fundraising field, and there is lots of planning that is involved beforehand.  Laurie Alden plans it all down to a science," said director of alumni relations Peter Brodie.   

     Students are able to put their own teams together to play in this tournament, or to just solely volunteer.  However, "students are not eligible for prizes to remain in compliance with NCAA guidelines," said Brodie.  The cost of this event is $175.  This
includes a round of eighteen holes, a bagged lunch, banquet dinner, and a gift bag with a provided item.

     This year, the gift will be a golf shirt.  If anyone is interested in this event, contact Laurie Alden, Peter Brodie, a member of the golf committee, or Evelyn Buchanan, head of the department.