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August 17th, 2009 at Mon, 17th, 2009 at 11:14 am by markklaas
Kudos to Cara Rudd. The former Miss Auburn and golf chairperson for the Kiwanis Club of Valley, Auburn, orchestrated an interesting fundraiser – a golf ball drop at Auburn Golf Course that attracted TV news
Cara Rudd shows the winning golf balls at the recent airdrop at Auburn Golf Course.
crews. The deep recession has taken a big bite out of the club’s community service fund. Looking for a way to close the gap, Rudd thought of a golf ball drop, a closest-t0-the-pin contest. “My idea,” Rudd said modestly. “I can’t believe I pulled it off.” Rather than use one of the course’s official putting greens, organizers used a makeshift putting green/pin in the middle of the 10th hole. The helicopter then made separate airdrops, about 1,000 golf balls in all. Each ball was purchased for $5. Two balls actually found the cup – Nos. 0788 and 2166, belonging to Barb Pitney and Heather Holte, respectively. They will split the $1,000 first-place prize and each will receive a free helicopter ride from Auburn-based Airwork LLC. The golf ball drop was part of a fundraising effort, “Helping Kids Out of the Rough,” for the community service-oriented Kiwanians, who held its 24th annual tournament at the municapal course. Again, a fun event for a good cause.
markklaas Mark Klaas, editor of the Auburn Reporter, is an award-winning journalist who has worked in the newspaper industry for more than 25 years. He previously worked as a reporter and editor in Idaho, Oregon and California before moving to the Puget Sound in 1993. He lives in King County with his wife, Sara, and children, Derek and Elizabeth.
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