Mud Season
Don’t forget! Center Chains Disc Golf Course is closed from Friday, March 12th to May 1st for mud season.
It’s important that players stay off the course during this time to protect and maintain the land. Just as we ask members to pack out our trash when we play or support local businesses like the Waterbury Center General Store, we’re asking everyone to work together with the community to keep the park healthy and beautiful. Thanks in advance for respecting this seasonal ban.
See you on the course in May!
Donation delivered to Chittenden Emergency Food Shelf
Burlington Disc Golf Club members Chris Young (and his daughter), Charles Chamberlain and Brendan Bush deliver half of the $3,665 raised in the Ice Bucket IV to Chittenden Emergency Food Shelf Director Rob Meehan.
Click here to see photos from the Ice Bucket.
Ice Bucket raises $3,665 on -4 temp day
The GMDGC 2010 Ice Bucket Tournament and fund raiser was a huge success raising $3,665 for the Chittenden Emergency and Waterbury Area Food Shelfs!
Thirty-seven disc golfers arrived at Waterbury Center by 9am on January 30th to brave the -4 degree temperatures for two rounds of play on the snow covered course.
It turned into a perfect day with a beautiful blue sky, lots of sun shine and not much wind. It even warmed up to a “balmy” 8 degrees mid-day. But by the end of the day, the results were clear. Anne Lewis, Pete Hess and Al Rosa we’re the big winners.
Although oddly, not one of them took home the snowboard!
More photos, winners (including who won the snowboards), and the complete scores after the jump….
Anne Lewis Wins Ice Bucket!
Anne Lewis wins the GMDGC’s 2010 Ice Bucket with the lowest two round score. Way to Go Anne!!!
$305 raised online – Can we get to $500
So far 25 Disc Golfers have pre-registered for the GMDGC Ice Bucket Tournament on Jan. 30th at Center Chains in Waterbury. The entry fee is only $20 and we’ve collected some incredible prizes for players to win. Everything from a Burton Snowboard to Skinny Pancake and Alchemist gift certificates to Sugarbush day passes and lots and lots of discs. With 20 or more players and over a dozen prizes, almost everyone will win something!!
But this isn’t just about winning cool stuff — it’s about raising a ton of dough for Vermonters most in need. The Ice Bucket is a fund raiser for the Waterbury Area Food Shelf and the Chittenden Emergency Food Shelf. Last year we raised over $2k total between player’s fees and non-player donations. So far, we’ve raised $305 online, plus an additional $152 from a generous donor who is matching online donations 50 cents on the dollar.
Can we get the online donations to $500 by next Saturday?
CLICK HERE TO CONTRIBUTE RIGHT NOW
One way to raise money is to ask your friends and family to sponsor you just like people do for Beast Cancer awareness every year for the “Walk for the Cure.” That’s what Jeff Spring did. He pre-registered for the Ice Bucket and got 2 friends (so far) to sponsor him — raising an extra $100. Another player has 8 sponsors so far averaging $20 each.
Don’t forget that everyone who gives online is eligible to win a Burton 2010 Clash 158 snowboard too. The odds to win have never been better. Let’s get to $500 by Saturday. It’s up to us to help as many Vermonters in need as we can.
Give to the Hungry, Win a Snowboard
This year, in an effort to raise more money for those in our community who need it most, we’re raffling off a Burton 2010 Clash 158 snowboard as part of the 2010 Ice Bucket event.
And the best part – you don’t even need to brave the cold for a chance to win. Just donate $20 today and you’ll automatically be entered into the raffle. All money raised will be donated directly to the Chittenden Emergency Food Shelf and the Waterbury Area Food Shelf.
Please make a donation of $20 right now.
It doesn’t matter if you are going to the Ice Bucket this year or not. What matters is that we raise a ton of resources for Vermonters most in need. So not only does your donation go to help a great cause and enter you in a raffle to win a Burton snowboard, but a generous donor is offering to match 50 cents on the dollar for the first $1,000 we raise from people who aren’t playing but want to support our fund raising drive.
Don’t let this opportunity go to waste. Contribute $20 today and make a difference for those in need.
Flyer, Prizes and More!
Wow. The 2010 Ice Bucket is off to a great start. We now have a downloadable flyer available to hand out and post up. We have a bunch of prizes lined up for players to win. And the best news of all?
A generous donor is offering to match 50 cents on the dollar for the first $1,000 we raise from people who aren’t playing but want to support our fund raising drive for the Waterbury Area Food Shelf and the Chittenden Emergency Food Shelf. This is an awesome offer and gives a real incentive for those who can’t play on Jan 30th to still support our cause.
Contribute at this link: http://gmdgc.org/ice-bucket-iv-donations/
After you contribute, pass the link on to friends, family, co-workers, and other disc golfers. These charities do great work and the always need our support. Help make this drive a huge success and get the word out.
And since the point of the player prizes is to encourage turnout and increase how much we raise for those in need, as an extra incentive to give the GMDGC will reserve one of our donated prizes for a raffle for those that donate a minimum $20 and cannot come play.
There’s more…
The 2010 Ice Bucket!!
It’s official! The Green Mountain Disc Golf Club’s Ice Bucket Tournament and Fund Raiser returns for 2010.
This full day of fun in the snow is a great way to kick off the new year AND raise some serious support for those in need in our communities. Last year’s Ice Bucket raised $2,288 for the Waterbury Area Food Shelf. This year, we’re aiming high and will contribute 100% of the proceeds to TWO, count ‘em, TWO local charities: The Waterbury Area Food Shelf and The Chittenden Emergency Food Shelf. Come one! Come All! It’s for a good cause!
The 2010 GMDGC Ice Bucket
Saturday, January 30th
Center Chains Disc Golf Course
Waterbury Center, VT
Players Meeting at 8:30 – Tee off at 9!
The Ice Bucket is unlike any other GMDGC Tournament so I’m going to go into extended detail below to make sure everyone knows how this event works. Click “continue reading” below to… well… continue reading…
Happy New Year Disc Golfers!
2009 was a great year for the Green Mountain Disc Golf Club. More new members, more courses, and tons and tons of family fun. Let’s all resolve to make 2010 even bigger and better for everyone.
Now, don’t forget to renew your membership or join for the first time.
It’s worth it. Annual membership in the GMDGC is $35 for folks 16 and older. For juniors (under 16), the cost is $20. Everyone who becomes a members gets a bunch of cool stuff. For a list of the cool stuff we gave out to members last year, just click the button above.
