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Come Join US For The Open Door for Teens
15th Annual ODFT Golf Marathon

October 7, 2011

Golf Marathon Forms

Pledge Form
Golfer Letter
Golfer Waiver Form
ODFT Fact Sheet

ODFT News Letter
ODFT Brochure

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GOLF WITH A PURPOSE

The time has come for our 100 holes of fun in the sun to help the homeless, abused and the working poor get out of the “Sand Trap” of poverty and despair. Now in its 15th year, the “Open Door for Teens Annual Golf Marathon” is a fun-filled, challenging day for 15 - 20 avid and not so avid but adventurous, dedicated golfers!

Each golfer collects pledges from friends, families and business associates in order to reach his/her goal. (We encourage each golfer to raise at least $2,500.) Some golfers have raised $6,000 to $8,000 and some only hundreds of dollars. We welcome all who choose to support our needy teens and young adults and our counseling ministries. Every dollar adds to the next and adds up to sizable contributions.

We own the course for the day and you will have plenty of room for those long drives and playing through with out obstacles to get the 100 plus holes played.

The entry fee is $100.00 (we are flexible on this if you are raising pledges) plus pledges per hole or flat amounts raised from friends, family, and business associates. Please reserve your spot in this year’s Marathon today by calling us to R.S.V.P.

Open Door for Teens, Inc. raises all its funds from the private sector, and relies upon contributions from individual donors, non-profit organizations, and businesses as its primary source of financial support. In the Marathon golfers ask friends, family members, and business associates to sponsor them as they play. We’ve found that, rather than rallying to a faceless cause, “people support people,” so, in this method of raising funds, there’s a very high response rate.

The 100-Hole Golf Marathon is an individual scramble format with a shotgun start (all players tee off on different holes).

The actual playing of the marathon is simple: each player plays their own ball (ergo, the individual scramble format); each player hits two shots from the tee until the ball is holed out. Players will actually complete 50 holes. Because they are playing two shots from each location, this qualifies officially as a 100-Hole Marathon.

This format is not overly demanding and, the way it’s designed; almost anyone can complete the event. It’s not necessary to be an avid golfer. Age also should not be an issue as long as you are young at heart and like to have fun.
Thank you for considering playing and raising funds to support our ministry.

Yours in service together with Christ for the community,
Paul J. Keenon, Executive Director

ODFTinc@ameritech.

Keep 2Cor 9:6-15 in mind as you consider your role in fund raising. Also, consider the opportunity you give to your friends to help the work of the Lord and the rescue of teens and their families from despair.