A Beautiful Day for a Golf Tournament

What a beautiful day in Gettysburg! The sun is shining so why not get out on the golf course in support of local youth organizations?

The tournament begins today, May 31 with a shotgun start at 1:00 pm. Members will be arriving early in preperation for the registration at 11:00 am. Wine and cider are being provided by Hauser Winery and Bigerstaff’s Catering will be serving the golfers dinner starting at 7:00 pm.

See you on the green!

For more information, visit http://gettysburgoptimist.org/news/second-annual-optimist-club-golf-tournament-2012/

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Soccer Tournament & Optimist Club Team Up for Youth

The Optimist Club of Gettysburg and the Blue Gray Soccer Tournament are joining together on May 26 and 27 in Gettysburg to support young soccer enthusiast  from several mid-Atlantic states.  More than 2000 young soccer players from Pennsylvania, Maryland, New Jersey, Virginia, West Virginia and New York, will converge upon Gettysburg this weekend for the first of two youth soccer tournaments this year in Gettysburg. Traditionally the tournaments occur on the weekends prior to Memorial Day and Labor Day each year.

Some of the more than 40 members of the Gettysburg Optimist Club will operate two parking venues adjacent to the soccer fields at Gettysburg College and James Gettys Elementary School on Biglerville Road. Don Davis, Optimist Club Soccer Parking Chairman, leads the local “Friends of Youth” in parking the more than 1000 cars that will bring the kids and their parents to the playing fields. “These two tournaments represent a significant portion of the more than $40,000.00 that the Optimist Club raises to support the 19 youth related programs in Gettysburg each year”, says Mark Cropp, Gettysburg Optimist Club President.

The parking areas are conveniently located next to the fields of play and afford parents the opportunity to park safely and conveniently.  Many parents have several youngsters participating in the tournament, often at different locations around Gettysburg.  One price permits them to park at either lot and come and go as their needs require throughout the day.

Both lots, located at the Adams County Historic Society property on Biglerville Road and the Gettysburg Construction Company building, will open at 7:00 am and continue to operate until 4:00 pm on Saturday and Sunday. The daily parking fee for use of both lots each day is $10.00 per car.

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One Week to Tee Up Time!

Just one week remains until it is time to tee up your golf ball for the Second Annual Gettysburg Optimist Golf Tournament at the Links of Gettysburg.  Don Ferrara (donaldferr@yahoo.com), project chairman, and Daryl Aurand (darylraurand@gmail.com), Board Commitee Facilitator, are leading the charge to the tee-off and putting the final touches on the plans for this years event.

While the field of participants is filling up fast, a number of opportunities to play still remain available to interested golfers. Members who have not yet registered their foursomes should do so by Friday, May 25.  We encourage all club members to participate in this fund raising event. “This golf tournament is an important part of the Gettysburg Optimist fund raising program and it contributes signifcantly to the 19 youth related programs the club supports financially throughout the year.” says Mark Cropp (jmcropp@embarqmail.com), Optimist Club President. “If you have ever had a child or young family member in the Gettysburg area over the past 54 year’s than you and your family have benefited from an Optimist “Friend of Youth” program, he added.

The tournament begins on Thursday, May 31 with a shotgun start at 1:00 pm.  Members will be arriving early in preperation for the registration at 11:00 am. Wine and cider are being provided by Hauser Winery and Stacy Green, Bigerstaff’s Catering, will be serving the golfers dinner starting at 7:00 pm.

Information concerning the tournament, open tee times and sponsorships is available from Don, Daryl, Mark or from the Optimist Club website at www.gettysburgoptimist.com.

So, dust off those clubs and drive one long in support of the Optimist Youth of Gettysburg!

 

 

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