I willingly admit that I am one of those individuals who has to change the channel when a Humane Society commercial comes on. A voice in my head argues every time I do it, that I should endure the heartbreak of watching these poor, innocent animals stare at me through my tv screen, begging me to take them home. And if my home (and fiance) could handle it, every last one of those little furballs would be scampering about, leaving chaos in their wake.
Alas, neither my wallet, nor my tiny home could withstand such a feat of adopting every pup and feline in need. Luckily, there are opportunities like this one – the 2nd Annual Charity Golf Tournament and Helicopter Golf Ball Drop hosted at Houndslake Country Club in Aiken, SC, which benefits F.O.T.A.S. (ie: Friends of the Animal Shelter).
An excuse to play golf on a weekday AND support a rescue for adoptable furbabies? We pretty much fell all over ourselves scampering to the table and signing on the dotted line. When we found out how many other things will be happening at this event, it was impossible to have second thoughts.
FOOD
There will definitely be no rumbly tumblys at this shindig, with breakfast by Ridgecrest Coffee Bar, lunch by Longhorn Steakhouse, and Par 3 apps by Travinia’s Italian Kitchen and Ruby Tuesday.
PRIZES
Southern Bank & Trust and Hibbitts Drug Company will be providing golfer goody bags, and there will be awards to the winners, as well as a raffle or two!
HELICOPTER BALL DROP
After the awards ceremony, these guys have managed to partner up with PRIME Steakhouse, Chesterfield Interiors, Chesterfield Salon, First Communities, and Lathan C. Burns Memorial to organize a Helicopter Golf Ball Drop! Golf balls are $10/ticket to match a corresponding ball, then the whole load of them will be dropped from a helicopter, and the first ball to drop into a hole wins it’s “owner” a cool grand!
And of course,
GOLF (AND A HOLE IN ONE CAR)
With four-player teams, the players will get to enjoy the beautiful greens of Houndslake Country Club on a gorgeous late summer Monday! All this hoopla appealed to our competitive nature, and we had to join the fun, so we added a little swing to our play with a Hole In One Car! On a PAR 3 hole, if a player gets a hole-in-one, we will give them a car. Simply put, because we just can’t complicate a cause as good as this one!
For more information on this event, which occurs on September 14, 2015, visit the events page at fotas.com
For more information on F.O.T.A.S. and how you can get involved with their organization, visit their website here.
We hope to see you guys at this awesome cause, having a great time, and saving some puppies all at the same time!
Meet Boomer, who was adopted earlier this month with the help of F.O.T.A.S.
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