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Post by Tom on Apr 28, 2021 10:33:24 GMT -5
I don't think that this has been mentioned yet
For what it's worth, I have played in a couple of basketball ones. The local basketball one was cancelled a couple of years ago to as not to conflict with a generic athletics high end event at an exclusive club in NJ.
This one also seems to be a high end event as the price tag looks about double the last basketball one I attended
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Post by HC92 on Apr 28, 2021 10:50:05 GMT -5
Definitely a little pricey for many potential attendees. If I was going to do it, I’d want to bring my 15-year-old who is an avid golfer and HC fan. $700 is an expensive father-son day.
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Post by dharry13 on Apr 28, 2021 13:17:34 GMT -5
Coach Duff was at the last one. Unreal.
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Post by Tom on Apr 28, 2021 14:27:43 GMT -5
Cool that Duff comes
Hopkinton is a nice track. I played there in 2019 when I won a 3 some in a charity auction. I payed less than $350 for 3 people to play there. I do not anticipate playing in this tournament.
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Post by thecrossisback on Apr 29, 2021 17:59:48 GMT -5
They should bring back the basketball one. Who ran it?
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Post by rgs318 on Apr 29, 2021 18:01:55 GMT -5
There is always a place for fundraisers that promote spirit and build support for any HC team.
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Post by longsuffering on Apr 29, 2021 18:40:50 GMT -5
There is always a place for fundraisers that promote spirit and build support for any HC team. Former WBB coach BG went easy on his supporters. He held an annual bowling outing that was much more affordable than a day of golf and dinner.
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Post by rgs318 on Apr 29, 2021 18:55:00 GMT -5
That was a good move on his part...especially since he did most of the organizing himself. (I admit to some bias, since I was a high school bowling coach for some years back in the day.)
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Post by Tom on Apr 29, 2021 19:17:27 GMT -5
They should bring back the basketball one. Who ran it? It was run by the basketball society. Basically a friends of HC hoops group. Run by Rich Horan and Keith Driscoll. I think it doesn't exist anymore, Originally a group to support hoops (not necessarily money), but I think it was more or less taken over by the athletic department, and then disbanded
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Post by longsuffering on Apr 29, 2021 19:58:13 GMT -5
That was a good move on his part...especially since he did most of the organizing himself. (I admit to some bias, since I was a high school bowling coach for some years back in the day.) As I said to my friend as she headed to senior bowling for years, "stay out of the gutter." Unfortunately her small candlepin bowling lanes closed permanently due to the pandemic. I imagine golf courses had it a little easier because they are outdoors.
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Post by Tom on Apr 30, 2021 7:47:48 GMT -5
That was a good move on his part...especially since he did most of the organizing himself. (I admit to some bias, since I was a high school bowling coach for some years back in the day.) As I said to my friend as she headed to senior bowling for years, "stay out of the gutter." Unfortunately her small candlepin bowling lanes closed permanently due to the pandemic. I imagine golf courses had it a little easier because they are outdoors. If you're local to Worcester, there's still bowling in Spencer and Northboro. The place on Mill St closed. Not sure how packed those two are with leagues
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Post by Crucis#1 on Apr 30, 2021 8:56:01 GMT -5
www.telegram.com/story/news/2021/04/26/13-story-tower-planned-canal-district-worcester/7380976002/According to this article in the Telegram, a new candlepin bowling alley is in the plans for the canal district. “Earlier this year, Keane talked about plans Churchill James had for the block of Green Street between Plymouth and Gold. Those plans included 26,000 square feet of commercial/office/retail, with 12,000 square feet being used as a candlepin bowling alley. Another portion of the development will be an 80,000-square-foot residential building consisting of five stories with a two-story parking deck.” “Keane said Monday the latest evolution of the concept they have for the project still includes a candlepin bowling alley, but said after talking with community members and city officials, housing density and retail is what is really needed in the Canal District and the downtown area. He said the Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce's housing study also served as a guiding document in how Churchill James approached the project.”
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Post by Tom on May 5, 2021 13:21:28 GMT -5
On the subject of golf. . .
The reason they didn't do the basketball version of the tournament a couple of years ago is because athletics asked them not to as they were running a real fancy all athletics tournament at Baltusrol.
Well the high end all athletics tournament is back. This time in Providence (so not searching for that NYC demographic).
Only $600 per person. Way down from Baltursol's $1500 per person. However, if $350 for football is out of my price range, $600 is further outside my price range.
I also run the risk of getting tossed from a ritzy club as soon as I get there. Picture Rodney at Bushwood. I'd be out the $600 and not even get the chance to play the nice track. And I thought I was pushing it to pay $200 for the last basketball version of the golf tournament
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Post by ignatius on May 5, 2021 15:31:13 GMT -5
On the subject of golf. . . The reason they didn't do the basketball version of the tournament a couple of years ago is because athletics asked them not to as they were running a real fancy all athletics tournament at Baltusrol. Well the high end all athletics tournament is back. This time in Providence (so not searching for that NYC demographic). Only $600 per person. Way down from Baltursol's $1500 per person. However, if $350 for football is out of my price range, $600 is further outside my price range. I also run the risk of getting tossed from a ritzy club as soon as I get there. Picture Rodney at Bushwood. I'd be out the $600 and not even get the chance to play the nice track. And I thought I was pushing it to pay $200 for the last basketball version of the golf tournament I don’t know...seems to me that this is what it costs to play a private course in New England and support a D1 athletics program at the same time. If you want teams worth discussing, it takes dollars, not key strokes on a message board. If these same tournaments were to be played on a par 3 for $100 a head, the complaints would be that we’re not thinking big enough. We have the horses to support these types of events. Complaining about the price seems like a fruitless exercise.
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Post by KY Crusader 75 on May 5, 2021 15:37:11 GMT -5
On the subject of golf. . . The reason they didn't do the basketball version of the tournament a couple of years ago is because athletics asked them not to as they were running a real fancy all athletics tournament at Baltusrol. Well the high end all athletics tournament is back. This time in Providence (so not searching for that NYC demographic). Only $600 per person. Way down from Baltursol's $1500 per person. However, if $350 for football is out of my price range, $600 is further outside my price range. I also run the risk of getting tossed from a ritzy club as soon as I get there. Picture Rodney at Bushwood. I'd be out the $600 and not even get the chance to play the nice track. And I thought I was pushing it to pay $200 for the last basketball version of the golf tournament You were doing all right last time, flying under the radar, until you asked for the naked lady tees in the pro shop: cover blown!
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Post by Tom on May 5, 2021 16:21:40 GMT -5
On the subject of golf. . . The reason they didn't do the basketball version of the tournament a couple of years ago is because athletics asked them not to as they were running a real fancy all athletics tournament at Baltusrol. Well the high end all athletics tournament is back. This time in Providence (so not searching for that NYC demographic). Only $600 per person. Way down from Baltursol's $1500 per person. However, if $350 for football is out of my price range, $600 is further outside my price range. I also run the risk of getting tossed from a ritzy club as soon as I get there. Picture Rodney at Bushwood. I'd be out the $600 and not even get the chance to play the nice track. And I thought I was pushing it to pay $200 for the last basketball version of the golf tournament I don’t know...seems to me that this is what it costs to play a private course in New England and support a D1 athletics program at the same time. If you want teams worth discussing, it takes dollars, not key strokes on a message board. If these same tournaments were to be played on a par 3 for $100 a head, the complaints would be that we’re not thinking big enough. We have the horses to support these types of events. Complaining about the price seems like a fruitless exercise. Perhaps. This includes a $115 contribution to the football fund. The all athletics golf tournament includes a $300 contribution to the athletic fund. The old basketball one wasn't about money. I think the tournament only included about $25 to the basketball fund. The whole Basketball Society thing was never about money. It was all about getting locals invested in the program. The last basketball tournament was in the fall of 2017. That was the year there were no seniors on the team, but all five juniors came to the dinner as well as the coaching staff and former players. Get to interact with members of the program. Know them as people and in theory you become more invested in the program. Show up at every game instead of just the big ones. Bring someone new to the game. etc etc If you're looking to raise decent money off of these things, the price tag is going to be higher
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Post by Tom on May 11, 2021 8:04:09 GMT -5
I received an E-mail reminding me I can sign up.
One thing the school does well, is that for these on-line sign ups you can see a list of who is attending. Right now there are about 80 golfers. There are always last minute people. Even if they don't fill it, as long as they don't have a high minimum, this event should do all right,
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Post by Tom on May 20, 2021 8:30:18 GMT -5
Got another E-mail reminder which made me look. They're up to 113 registrations. I've always felt that these things get too crowded when there's more than 128. I'm assuming 113 should cover any minimum from the course, so it looks like this will be successful event.
I stated earlier that I thought the price tag was a little high, but if they're filling it up at this price, it simply proves professional fundraisers know more about fundraising than I do
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Post by football44 on May 20, 2021 9:34:00 GMT -5
Tom when the team has won 2 championships in a row and there is real excitement about the direction of the program people show up and spend the money. I'm going and looking forward to seeing a bunch of old friends.
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Post by newfieguy74 on May 20, 2021 9:53:22 GMT -5
I've run some charity golf tournaments and I remember a few years signing up 144 golfers. This is two foursomes a hole and you start getting into a situation where people who are paying a lot of money are annoyed that play is so slow. 113 is a decent turnout.
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Post by Tom on May 20, 2021 10:10:36 GMT -5
I've run some charity golf tournaments and I remember a few years signing up 144 golfers. This is two foursomes a hole and you start getting into a situation where people who are paying a lot of money are annoyed that play is so slow. 113 is a decent turnout. I've always thought 128 was a good max. One group on the par 3's. 113 is a good turnout, but we're still two weeks away. Even golfers procrastinate. I think that 113 will not be the final number
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Post by alum on May 20, 2021 10:48:33 GMT -5
I've run some charity golf tournaments and I remember a few years signing up 144 golfers. This is two foursomes a hole and you start getting into a situation where people who are paying a lot of money are annoyed that play is so slow. 113 is a decent turnout. I've always thought 128 was a good max. One group on the par 3's. 113 is a good turnout, but we're still two weeks away. Even golfers procrastinate. I think that 113 will not be the final number I agree with you about the one group on the par 3s. I have played a few where they had the full 144 and they were close to six hour slogs. The other important thing I know about running a golf outing is to get the money up front. If you let people pay on the day of the event, and it rains, those without a close connection to the charity don't show, don't pay, and you have to pay for their dinner anyway.
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Post by newfieguy74 on May 20, 2021 11:45:56 GMT -5
And also getting "free money" like tee and green sponsorships that bring in money but require nothing other than the placement of a sign.
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Post by KY Crusader 75 on May 20, 2021 14:27:39 GMT -5
Just out of curiosity-will the golf team be holding a football game to raise money for its program?
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Post by newfieguy74 on May 20, 2021 14:59:13 GMT -5
Just out of curiosity-will the golf team be holding a football game to raise money for its program? This reminds me of Steven Wright's humor (e.g., "I used to date a clairvoyant. She broke up with me before we ever met.")
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