The Brain Trust

Left to right: Rich Johnson, Artie Bunnell , Gene Donner, Scott Stolte, Keith McGrath, Harry Hall, Donne Storino, Wayne Bradshaw, David Harrell, Jon Meredith, Jim Newins. Not pictured: Truba Cooper, Page Bradford and Mark Railsback (behind the lens).

Last Friday night, The Foundation Golf Committee gathered on President Storino’s back deck to strategize over pizza, beers & cigars. Golf Chairman Wayne Bradshaw provided the following summary of the evening:

Rich Johnson and Rodney Poole came through with 100 beautiful golf shirts (first class) with the Kappa Sigma crest on the front (oh , and their company logo on the sleeve). Wow! The first 100 golfers to sign up will each get a shirt.

Our Starter Keith McGrath let us know that he's already collected nearly $3,000 in early sign ups. He's also managed to arrange for a Ford F-150 to be the prize for our hole-in-one contest. Keith will also serve as our Event Bookkeeper, which we appreciate very much.

Brian Imburg’s work on the Program was outstanding, and while he was at the Beach on vacation, Harry Hall and I ate his pizza for him.

Gene Donner and Mark Railsback knocked out the Event Flyer which all agreed was a home run! You should have received one via email.

Jim Newins is handling food and making sure that we have any necessary tents and heaters and power for the band. Jim! What’s for lunch? Jim's also stepped up to help out Jim Massengil with tee-signs sponsorships. This is a big source for easy donations, so hopefully Jim & Jim make this happen.

Scott Stolte, Mr. 501(c)3, stole the show along with Rich! Scott has loaded the golfer Goodie Bags with towels, tees, and a whole assortment of super great items to definitley put a smile on the Brother’s faces when they open their Bag!

Truba Cooper, Page Bradford and Herbie Arnold are donating the Trophies on behalf of “The Zoo”, a snake pit they used to call home back in the '60s.

Donne and I have gathered some great Raffle Prizes (Jim Newins has donated over $1,000 worth of high tech goodies; Harry Hall contributed 2 HON Executive leather chairs! ). If the Raffle grows any more, we may need a separate tent just for prizes!

Artie Bunnell and Truba are handling the Mulligan Sales, and Artie has an idea for even more cheating. Its called string. Will 18 under bring home the Gold?

Lastly, a Designated Driver Program is in “the works” and will be firmed up soon.

All in all, this tournament looks destined for success. We'll continue to bring you more details as planning move along. In the meantime, call up your buddies, organize your foursome, and reserve your spot today.