Each
year the Golden K Kiwanis Club of Decatur, IL. sponsors the Maury Doane Memorial
Golf Outing and Fund Raiser to help support worthy organizations in our
community. This golf outing and fund raiser has allowed our organization to
generate over $61,000 to donate to charity in the last six years. All of this
money is put right back into our community in the form of donations to local
organizations. Success is in the sponsorships. More than 100 supporters pay $25,
$50, $100, $250 and more to be associated with this event.
Members of our club are asked to contact
businesses where they are customers or people they know who might be willing to
sponsor a $100 sign. Signs are professionally made for these contributors and
placed on the tees. The sponsor’s names are also printed in the golf program. We
have the following classifications in the program: contributions of $250+,
Hole-in-One Club; $101/249, Double Eagle Club; $100, Eagle Club; $26/99, Birdie
Club; $25 or less, Par Club.
The golf participants are flighted into 5 equal flights with six winners in each flight. We do not use handicaps. We also
include Special Prizes, ie closest to the pin contests and closest to the line
on two holes.
The evening of the golf outing a dinner is held to recognize the winners and
to award door prizes. Participants are encouraged
to invite their spouse or a friend to the dinner.
We keep our entry fees fairly reasonable with all of the entry money being
paid out for green fees, carts and prizes. None of the entry fee money goes for
other expenses or profit.
During our club meetings, where we average about 115 members in
attendance, we give recognition to our sponsors and encourage our members to
support our sponsors which number over 100. Those having web sites are listed
below with links to their site.
Each
year the Golden K Kiwanis Club of Decatur, IL. sponsors the Maury Doane Memorial
Golf Outing and Fund Raiser to help support worthy organizations in our
community. This golf outing and fund raiser has allowed our organization to
generate over $61,000 to donate to charity in the last six years. All of this
money is put right back into our community in the form of donations to local
organizations. Success is in the sponsorships. More than 100 supporters pay $25,
$50, $100, $250 and more to be associated with this event.
businesses where they are customers or people they know who might be willing to
sponsor a $100 sign. Signs are professionally made for these contributors and
placed on the tees. The sponsor’s names are also printed in the golf program. We
have the following classifications in the program: contributions of $250+,
Hole-in-One Club; $101/249, Double Eagle Club; $100, Eagle Club; $26/99, Birdie
Club; $25 or less, Par Club. 
to invite their spouse or a friend to the dinner.