The Food Bank of the Southern Tier announces that on Saturday, January 26, the 14th annual Ice Bowl Disc Golf tournament will take place at Denison Park in Corning, to benefit the Food Bank.
The tournament is being hosted by the Twenty Percenters Disc Golf Club and their goal is to exceed $2,000. Registration begins at 8:00am and costs $20, which includes a golf disc. Play starts at 10 a.m. All participants are being asked to bring a non-perishable food donation. Competitors will play two rounds with a lunch break in between with free chili for all players. For more information, you may contact Hank Foss at 607-937-8153 or e-mail hfoss@stny.rr.com.
“Every year, in the dead of winter, the tremendous warmth of disc golf emerges in the form of charitable events, called Ice Bowls. These local disc golf tournaments recognize the profound need for food and shelter within their communities by rallying support for the disadvantaged. Disc golfers donate their time, effort, food, and money to help,” said Hank Foss, tournament director. “233 Ice Bowls were held throughout the winter months of 2012, and their success was staggering. The true spirit of disc golf came forth with 13,543 participants raised $300,000 and collected over 80,000 pounds of food. This year will be bigger and better, as more-and- more local clubs get involved. We urge you to support your local Ice Bowl by donating a canned-good or some money. It will go a long way towards improving the lives of those less fortunate,” added Foss.
Each week, over 11,000 individuals visit a hunger-relief member agency served by the Food Bank of the Southern Tier. In 2011, the Food Bank distributed nearly 7.5 million pounds of food to neighbors in need across the six Southern Tier counties of Broome, Chemung, Schuyler, Steuben, Tioga, and Tompkins.
To learn more about how you can make a difference in the fight against hunger, visit the Food Bank’s website at www.foodbankst.org or call 607-796-6061.
The Food Bank of the Southern Tier announces that on Saturday, January 26, the 14th annual Ice Bowl Disc Golf tournament will take place at Denison Park in Corning, to benefit the Food Bank.
The tournament is being hosted by the Twenty Percenters Disc Golf Club and their goal is to exceed $2,000. Registration begins at 8:00am and costs $20, which includes a golf disc. Play starts at 10 a.m. All participants are being asked to bring a non-perishable food donation. Competitors will play two rounds with a lunch break in between with free chili for all players. For more information, you may contact Hank Foss at 607-937-8153 or e-mail hfoss@stny.rr.com.
“Every year, in the dead of winter, the tremendous warmth of disc golf emerges in the form of charitable events, called Ice Bowls. These local disc golf tournaments recognize the profound need for food and shelter within their communities by rallying support for the disadvantaged. Disc golfers donate their time, effort, food, and money to help,” said Hank Foss, tournament director. “233 Ice Bowls were held throughout the winter months of 2012, and their success was staggering. The true spirit of disc golf came forth with 13,543 participants raised $300,000 and collected over 80,000 pounds of food. This year will be bigger and better, as more-and- more local clubs get involved. We urge you to support your local Ice Bowl by donating a canned-good or some money. It will go a long way towards improving the lives of those less fortunate,” added Foss.
Each week, over 11,000 individuals visit a hunger-relief member agency served by the Food Bank of the Southern Tier. In 2011, the Food Bank distributed nearly 7.5 million pounds of food to neighbors in need across the six Southern Tier counties of Broome, Chemung, Schuyler, Steuben, Tioga, and Tompkins.
To learn more about how you can make a difference in the fight against hunger, visit the Food Bank’s website at www.foodbankst.org or call 607-796-6061.
