Golf tournament to raise funds for art center at UCM
Alumni tee off for good cause
Andrea Bartlow - digitalBurg
Issue date: 7/2/08 Section: News
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They have planned three events for fall that will get people involved and talking about the arts--and perhaps extending a financial helping han.
Dean Gersham Nelson and Associate Dean Steven Boone are planning these events to benefit the recently established "Performing Arts Fund," and start toward their goal of a Fine and Performing Arts Center.
The first of these events, "Golf for the Arts," is a tournament scheduled Aug. 16 at Meadow Lake Country Club in Clinton. Boone said the location was chosen because there are many UCM alumni living in Clinton, and he and Nelson want to include them in the project.
"Golf for the Arts" is open to 36 teams of 12 golfers each, with four levels of sponsorship available.
Usually preferred for corporations, the "Hole-In-One" sponsorship costs $5,000 and includes three teams, with 12 golfers each.
"Double Eagle," a $2,500 sponsorship, covers two teams, or eight golfers.
With the "Eagle" sponsorship of $1,000, four golfers can form one team and for $500, one golfer can sponsor a hole.
Individual golfers can participate for $125.
Boone said they hope to raise between $150,000 and $200,000 with the golf tournament.
The one-day event includes the tournament, followed by a silent auction and concludes with a banquet at the country club, as well as prizes for the longest drive, hole-in-ones and the top three winning teams from each level, Boone said.
In addition to "Golf for the Arts," the college is planning an Alumni Chorus and Big Band concert at the Union Ballroom Sept. 6 and a "Gala Dance for the Arts" at the Starlight Theater in Kansas City, Mo., Dec. 5.
The ambitious benefit series, Boone said, is the beginning of a long-term plan to integrate the fine and performing arts programs at UCM.
"The vision of a fine and performing arts center is still a dream, but we are looking toward that," Boone said. "To get there, we need to take our programs to a new level by doing more with what we have, in terms of students, faculty and staff and to provide more resources."
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