3rd Annual Camp Taloali Deaf Youth Camp Fundraiser @ Jerry Miller DGC May 19-20
 

It's happening!
New DGA discs in the players pack, Squalls, aftershock, hurricane, and the new undertow!
Calapooia pint glasses for every registered player plus free beer from a keg or two!
Glass mini's for first 50 registered amateurs!
A mixture of the temp layouts from the 2nd Annual Camp Taloali fundraiser and the 2nd annual falling leaves tournaments.
1st round - 21 holes safari + temp holes = Par 72
2nd round - long 18 on original Jerry Miller DGC - Par 56
3rd round - 24 holes safari + temp holes = Par 82
Let's fundraise money for a biggggger playground! Last year's tournament paid in full for a new playground structure that was installed last July.
CTP contest after tournament for DGA mini basket, discs, and other prizes.
Using NWsignups this year and should be up and running by next weekend, thanks to Mike!
We are working in April to put in teepads and a couple new alt pin placements that will be used for the first time during the tournament.
Let's git'r'done!

Nathan

Registration is UP! Thanks to speedy Mike Rideout!

cant wait for this one!

Work Party April 21-22. Free cabin Saturday night for those who help out. We want to work on cement teepads and a couple alt pins. If you can help with donations or connections to materials to make this happen, feel free to contact me.

Registered so far
MPO
Nathan Boyes
Jason Back
Shaun Kirk

Adv AM
Michael Ray

Adv Masters
Ron Owings
Don Alexander

FPO
Tracey Tasselli

Intermediate AM
Robert Littrell
Lee Hartman

Recreational AM
Ed Johnson

Temp holes on the main grounds will be marked with flags for tee placements and basket placements by April 22nd, but shooting for end of the first week of April so everyone has a fair chance to walk or play the layout.

A full metal mini basket from DGA will be up for grabs in the traditional "30 minute CTP" contest at the end of the tournament, unlimited throws $1 each for 30 minutes, winner at end of 30 minutes gets the basket. There will be 3 baskets out there for the CTP contest, each having it's own prize.

Also I am adding a DGA Machlite portable basket to either the AM payout prize or the CTP 30 minute contest. Sign up! Spread the word, let's fill this baby!

Discs have been ordered for the player's pack.
Sparkle Hurricanes - have 7 Hurricanes in my bag
Sparkle Aftershocks - the bread and butter of my midrange game
NEW Pro Undertow - Curious how this works, been told this is between a sidewinder and a leopard.
Pro Squall - have 3 of these in my bag

discs arrived for players pack. There are 2 baskets up for grabs this year instead of the 1 mini basket as in past 2 years. One is the gold mini basket and one is the mach lite.

online registration is here
http://store.northwestsignup.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1&produc...

Cash in hand yes is fine.
$35 for amateur divisions
$50 for open, masters men
$40 for women open and masters
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The sparkle hurricanes are in neon green, orange, and blue. The 2011 runs were only yellow. These are new colors for the hurricanes...

What percentage of the entry fee goes towards the payout?

Entry fee - $4 (pdga mandatory towards fundraiser) - 25% (pdga mandatory towards fundraiser) - player package items value - trophies = what's left for payout.

It's a fundraiser, you will get your money's worth and then some...

I love the fundraising concept but last year I came second in adv masters and won nothing which left a pretty bad taste in my mouth so I will not be returning this year.

Playable???
 

Heading down that way Monday morning, wondering if the course is ready for play?

Right now I am at CT work party, and I asked Nathan. He said yes.

$35 - $4 = $31 - 25% = $23 - player pack disc = $8 - Trophies ($300) = $0 left for payout.
What you did win was a $20 (wholesale) wooden disc trophy with beautiful engraving and helped build the first new playground structure at the camp in over 20 years.... which has been highly popular... Was that not enough? Please email me at snap7times@gmail.com on how I could find a way to reduce the money fundraised and create a payout... I want to hear how I could improve... thanks

That's some of the numbers. How many trophies were given, how many people entered etc. are all questions that should be answered when it comes to full disclosure of distribution of prizes.
Nathan, I am not looking for a public fight and am not even expecting you to answer these questions here but to answer your question on how you could improve I would suggest letting people know that it is a trophy only tournament. That way people could have an educated choice as to the merits of entering the tournament. This year instead of entering I will donate $100 to a charity close to my heart ($35 entry + a tank and a half of gas that I won't be using) and spend that particular weekend at home.
I do very much commend you on all your charity work and am not trying to begrudge it as it is very honorable, I just feel that as I mentioned, I would rather have known it was a trophy only tournament before I entered it. :trophy:

Here are some more numbers in my attempt to be as clear as I can be.
18 trophies were given out, 3 in each division for 6 divisions, looked at the PDGA report, paid $360 to Gary Holte for the trophies. 51 people played. Revenue for the tournament was $2,928 and expenses was $3,099 for a loss of $171 from my pocket.
I did my best to explain that it was a fundraiser for a new playground and PDGA Charity Sanctioned, which clearly state the required PDGA player fees + 25% minimum taken out for the fundraiser itself. So really it was a super players pack + trophies. I'm guessing the word in the name of the tournament "fundraiser for Deaf youth" is not enough, but I will try harder. Thanks for the feedback.

Anyways, the course is getting better and better. Alt pins were put in on holes 1 and 15, both are about 100 feet farther back. Lots of wood was chipped and spread out. New pro pad and pro fairways were mowed and cleared on 2, 7, 10 and 14...

A bunch of us from Bend are planning to make the trip over :yay: !!!! cash the day of ok? sounds like a good time :yay:

I agree that TD's should disclose payouts beforehand, and will admit the payout was weak. On the other hand, Nathan works really hard to make this one of the most enjoyable events of the year (cabins, bonfire, coffee, killer woods course, river right there). For $35 I will show up every year i can to support any charitable cause. It is hard to pay out when you don't make any money. There are other TD's who make money and put it straight into their own pocket. Give the guy a break, think of it as pay to play on a sick course w/ new friends. Or you could just sit @ home and play your x360?
J-

And I have to admit, the trophies kicked ASS didn't they!? The last 2 years trophies have been among the best I have personally ever seen so plft :) heh.
If you think about it, if we would have had 9 more players, that would have added a huge chunk of change to the finances. but hey lets get 80 this year... and a quick rewards ceremony so you on the road by 4pm instead of the usual 2 hour wait at other tourneys? ;) pflt pflt.. anyways negative outside the window. Really busting my ass now, my right hand man is gone for a personal family emergency and now doing this all by myself so help me if you can on friday and saturday etc.... bring good quality baskets if you have them. Rubber teepads and good carpet are nice if you have them. More than needed is better than not enough...
let's not forget the TWO baskets we have up for grabs this year instead of the one traditional gold mini basket for CTP unlimited $1 throws for half an hour that is INFAMOUS ;) The 2nd basket is a DGA mach lite portable worth $150! Still wondering if I should give it to the Am champion or have both baskets up for CTP at the end? Hmmmm...
All trophies will be mini sized so that everyone can use their trophy for a mini for the rest of their life... 1-3rd place...

And canned beer only please, no glass...
Email me at snap7times@gmail.com your full name, pdga nbr if have (pdga $10 non member WAIVED by myself for this tourney), and division playing in...

http://www.pdga.com/tournament_results/85214%25261772630576

we are at 30 players now... lets get 80