(Posted: Monday, March 24 2008)
The volunteering spirit is alive and well in the disc golf community.
The Make-a-Wish Foundation recently sent a Thank You letter (view 839kb) to the Northern Colorado Disc Golf Club, members of which teamed up with the Wright Life and students at Fossil Ridge High School to send, Hannah, a five year old Fort Collins resident battling illness, to Disney World in Florida. Twenty-six participants raised $400 for the cause during a tournament held Sunday, January 6 at Edora Park in 37 degree temperatures.
Since August 2007, Northern Colorado Disc Golfers have raised $7200.00 for various charitable causes including $3200.00 for Denver Children's Hospital and $3600.00 for the Colorado Special Olympics.
In addition, local players, working with the Fort Collins Parks Dept., have donated over 75 hours of their time to re-landscaping and mulching worn sections of the park.
If you would like to get involved with these charitable activities, there will be plenty of chances to help coming up. Stay tuned to www.nocodiscgolf.com for updates on course work days, charity tournaments, and volunteer opportunities within the club.
(Posted: Sunday, Jan 20, 2008)
Clubs all over Colorado and the world are hosting charity disc golf events this winter. These are part of a worldwide disc golf fundraiser called the Ice Bowl. What they all have in common is they take place in January or February, they are to benefit a charity of some kind, and "no wimps or whiners" are allowed. The temperature, format, and beneficiary for each will vary, but under no circumstances can an event be postponed or cancelled due to weather. As of now, there are 222 events scheduled worldwide, and five right here in Colorado.
Here's the list of CO Ice Bowls:
- February 2 - Mile High Ice Bowl
- February 2 - Mad Golf 7th Annual Ice Bowl
- February 3 - FORE! Corners Snowdown Ice Bowl
- February 9 - Grand Valley Ice Bowl
- February 16 - Pueblo Steel City Ice Bowl
(Posted: Tuesday, Jan 15, 2008)
If you've got some great disc golf pictures and you're looking for somewhere to show them off, you can now create an account for the NCDGC Photo Gallery and post all those great pics for everyone to see!
There's already some cool shots in there, but we can always use more. Also, if you participated last week in the Cabin Fever Killer, you may even see some pictures of yourself. Check it out!
(Updated: Saturday, Jan 11, 2008)
2008 is here, and with the new year comes a revival of the NCDGC monthlies. Due to the small turnout of Sunday leagues last year, we've decided to instead focus our efforts on a once-a-month, larger event, instead of a small weekly gathering. Each month, the club will host a mini tournament in the area, and scores from each monthly will count toward a series total. Since its unlikely that all players will make it to each one, a players 4 worst events will be dropped, so you won't be penalized for missing a few, but will benefit from making as many as possible. Brandon has put together a schedule of dates for the season which can be viewed here. He is still looking for catchy names for a few of the events, so if you've got an idea, let him know at brandon@nocodiscgolf.com.
(Posted: Wednesday, Nov 14, 2007)
Please welcome your new club leadership for 2008:
- President - Jeff Martin
- Vice President - KC Terry
- Secretary - Shannon Anderson
- Treasurer - Bryan McEndaffer
- Director of Development - Patrick Lien
- Competition Director - Brandon Elder
We still have some areas we'll need help with, so if you're interested in assisting us, please let us know.
(Posted: Saturday, Nov 3, 2007)
