Golf Tournament for Betty's Builders

I spent this morning at Clark Construction's office putting together bags with golf goodies (golf shoes, shirt, golf balls, sun glasses, and golf baseball hat) for all the golfers that will playing this Friday, September 23, at The Journey, Pechanga's golf resort and casino.

We barely were able to load all the stuff we will be giving away, into our Ford Explorer.  It was packed to the top, from side to side, every space taken.  We could not even see out the rear view mirror but had to use the side mirrors.  Luckily the traffic moved well so it was not necessary to change lanes very often.

Upon returning home, the top tier of stuff was removed and brought into the house or garage.  The bottom layer stayed in the Explorer.

The vendors used, for the shirts and shoes, need to go back to school and learn how to count.  We didn't receive enough of the correct sized shirts or the correct sizes in golf shoes.  We did have plenty of golf balls and sun glasses.

We had ordered the golf shirts and had the Betty's Builder's logo put on the sleeve and on the golf hats.  We haven't received the golf hats yet so this will be a last minute stuff into bags when they arrive.

This tournament is the first one of its kind for us.  We are doing this to raise money for the National MS Society.  It looks like, at this point, that we will be able to give a check to the Society for about $43,000.  We haven't finished collecting money though, from raffle tickets, mulligans, and a reverse auction that will be held after dinner.  A reverse auction is one in which we are asking for money, to provide needs for those who are living with MS and can't afford it any other way, from the audience.  A sample would be asking a $100 for a wheelchair or $7500 for 2 or 3 scooters.  All the added money will then be added to our present amount with the final total amount going to the Society.  We are hoping to get to $50,000.

Lunch and dinner will be provided.  There also will be contests for the longest drive, closest to the hole, best score, etc.

As I said, this is the first year for this event.  Plans and thoughts are already flying for next year and doing the tournament even bigger.

During all the speeches during dinner, I have been asked to speak and give my story, as well as, tell how the Society has helped me.  I have started to write things down but so far it isn't going very well.  I haven't liked my beginning sentence so the flow is not there yet.  Telling my story can start back many years or within the last 10 years.  I may touch upon how I was diagnosed and then move to the present.  I don't know what I want to do with this.  I better figure it out soon as the golf tournament is this Friday.