March 5, 2010
On Thursday April 8th we held a charity golf tournament benefitting the Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children. It was a beautiful day & we had 73 golfers. We played at Riverside Golf Club in Grand Prairie & it’s a really nice golf course. We even had Nyle Pruitt out there. Nyle is a long drive distance champion. He can hit the ball 400 yards with accuracy. It was amazing to watch him hit a golf ball. He hit one 327 yards – off his knees – straight down the middle of the fairway!
The winning team of Chad Gray, Dooley Gonzalez, Chris Schroeder, & Glen Carter won with a low score of 58. Wow! Don’t ask who scored the worst score of the day (Me, Joe T, Goose & Dean DePhillips…sorry Dean).
I am very proud to say that we raised $12,360 for the kids! You know, that’s what it’
s all about. It just makes me feel so good to be able to hand the Texas Scottish Rite Hospital that check. They do so many good things for so many children & their families. It doesn’t matter if you’re unemployed or filthy rich like my pal Joe T, they don’t charge anybody one single cent for they fine work they do. They only exist on the donations that you & I provide. I actually had a gentleman come up to me last week & he just wanted to meet me & shake my hand, when I asked him why, he said it’s because of the good things that we do for the Texas Scottish Rite Hospital. No Sir- it’s my pleasure & I wish I could do more (& I will).
I want to send out a heart felt Thank You to everyone who came out to support this wonderful hospital. Also, a big thank you to our sponsors: Andrews Distributing (Miller Lite), Safety Tubs, Viper Motorcycles, LA Fitness, West End Charities, Water Works Plumbing, Hank Ham Insurance, Mitchell Drywall, and Big Inc Printing. Without the help from businesses like these, we wouldn’t have been able to do it.
Man, I still feel good about raising that money for the kids & dang it, I’m gonna do it again next year! Thanks ya’ll & let’s make it bigger & better next year. Thanks to Stephanie Brigger & all the fine people at the Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for what you do to help our children.
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