2015 DARE Golf Outing dates announced

City/County DARE information

The Van Wert City/County DARE team announces its upcoming 20th annual Golf Outing. The tournament will be held on Saturday, May 9, at Hickory Sticks Golf Club in Van Wert.

The tournament will start with a 9 a.m. shotgun start. In case of rain, the tournament will be played Sunday, May 17, at 9 a.m. Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 62 will be sponsoring the outing again this year.

All of the proceeds from the tournament go back to the youth of the community by helping to fund their DARE schooling on the hazardous effects of drugs, alcohol, and violence. DARE also teaches important family values and other important aspects that children will need throughout their lives. DARE is a self-funded program so it’s through fundraisers like the golf outing that the program is able to continue to help the youth of Van Wert.

Event organizers are still in need of hole sponsors at a cost of $100. Companies or individuals who sponsor a hole will have their name put on a sign and then posted at one of the holes on the course. The sign shows sponsors are supporting the DARE Program.

The cost of the tournament is $50 per person, with four-person teams. The cost includes 18 holes of golf, cart rental, lunch and door prizes. The tournament is limited to 36 teams. Team rosters are available at Hickory Sticks Golf Club or by contacting either Officer Greg Blackmore at 419.238.2462 or Chief Deputy Keith Allen at 419.238.3866. Also if any other information about the tournament is needed feel free to contact us.

This is the 15th year that Young’s Waste Service will be sponsoring the $10,000 Hole-In-One Contest, which takes place on the No. 4 hole. On the other par 3 holes on the course, a hole in one will win a bonus prize. At the end of the tournament a chance to putt a 60-foot putt for $2,500 will be raffled off. Young’s Waste Service has been supporting the DARE program ever since their business opened. Owners Richard Riley, Rich Riley and Steve Hall said they believe in the DARE Program and what it does for Van Wert County young people.