Calling All Golfers

Ξ August 10th, 2009 | → 4 Comments | ∇ make a difference monday |

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Well, technically calling all golfers who will be in the Pittsburgh area this coming Saturday. Please consider this your official invitation to join us for the 15th Annual Grant Channell Memorial Golf Outing.

If memory serves me correctly this is my tenth year volunteering at this fundraiser. All proceeds go to help Dr. Kirkwood (at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center’s Cancer Institute) battle Melanoma cancer. Dr. Kirkwood has been able to use the over $140k we have raised to keep researchers employed and acquire new equipment.

Our outing is named after Grant Channell, a friend’s husband who died entirely too young from melanoma. You are welcome to read Grant’s story here.

Here are the details…

Saturday, August 15, 2009
New location! Olde Stonewall Golf Club
1495 Mercer Road
Ellwood City , PA 16117

Registration begins at 7:30 a.m.
Shotgun start at 8:30 a.m.

Olde Stonewall is a premier public facility and was named:

Top 50 Public Courses in US
Top 10 Public Courses in the State
PA’s #1 Public Golf Course
Golf Digest

PA’s No. 1 Rated Public Course
Golfweek

Top 10 Courses You Can Play
Golf Magazine

Refreshments and snacks will be offered during the event. After golf, a luncheon will take place along with the brief check presentation to a representative from the Melanoma and Skin Cancer Program at UPCI. The winning team, contest and raffle prize winners will be announced.

Speaking of raffle…I GOT THE STANLEY CUP CHAMPION PITTSBURGH PENGUINS TO DONATE AN AUTOGRAPHED FLEURY JERSEY. Yes, it is just going in the regular ole raffle. Just a few dollars worth of raffle tickets might get you #29′s autographed jersey. If you don’t golf, maybe register for lunch and come support the outing that way?

 

Make a Difference Monday

Ξ February 23rd, 2009 | → 5 Comments | ∇ make a difference monday |

I was reading an article in a magazine about the fact that Bet2Give will allow you to bet actual dollars. I really, truly hate gambling. Like serious hate. Yet this is something that is forcing me to think about the topic in a different way. See, all of your winnings go to a charity that you chose. Granted if you lose the bet someone else’s charity wins, but it is still a good cause, still money going to charity instead of some kerjillionaire’s pocket so that they can build another spectacular building in the desert. And the best part is if you don’t see your favorite charity on their list, just tell them and they will add your favorite cause.

From their website:

bet2give lets you use your foresight and predictive powers to champion and raise money for your favorite causes. If you bet right and make a profit, you can effectively give other people’s money to your preferred non-profit organizations. If you bet wrong and lose, your money will still go to worthy causes… but chosen by others.

The thrill of betting meets the power of giving!

bet2give vs Gambling – Because you cannot profit yourself financially or materially from your participation, bet2give is obviously not a “gambling” venue. If you are looking to bet for profit (which is illegal), you should look elsewhere. But if you’re looking to champion your favorite causes, we hope you will join us!

The Game – bet2give is a so-called “prediction market” where betting consists of buying and selling “prediction stocks” which pay off when the predictions become true. If you buy correct predictions, your portfolio grows, otherwise it loses value.

Kinda cool. Makes me sort of wish I were a gambler coz I would have made all kinds of Oscar predictions. Instead I will continue to donate to causes the old fashioned way…time and/or a check.