St. Jude Disc Golf Charity Invitational

03/14/2017

Thank you to all disc golfers who helped make the world a better place through the St. Jude Disc Golf Charity Invitational. For more information on the status of this event please IM or email [email protected].

12/04/2016

Happy holidays to the disc golf community that supported the kids of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in 2016!

08/02/2016

SILENT AUCTION ITEM UPDATE: Please contact [email protected] for any silent auction inquiries including the Wright Life vendor vouchers.

07/28/2016

ATTENTION DISC GOLF FRIENDS: You can now access your 2016 St. Jude Disc Golf Charity Invitational fundraising center if you would like to continue sending thanks to your friends, family, and supporters of this year's event. Be sure to keep a copy for your records!***

The portal will remain open now until Monday, August 15, 5 p.m. PST. Thank you for all you've done to support the kids of St. Jude through this amazing event that raised $190,334 during Memorial Day weekend. We will continue to be in touch with you -- and incentive items are continuing to be shipped out. For information on the Wright Life vendor vouchers please contact [email protected].

Available only through Monday, August 15, 2016!

06/30/2016

Today, Thursday, June 30 is the final day to raise funds for the kids of St. Jude and have it recognized as part of what the disc golf family did this year! Many thanks to everyone who participated and spread the good news. Here are your Top 10 Individual Fundraisers and Top 10 Teams:

Top 10 Individual Fundraisers:
1 - Nate Sexton ($9,026.18)
2 - Brian Graham ($6,018)
3 - Paul McBeth ($5,775)
4 - Dan Cashen ($5,267.42)
5 - Rey Ramirez ($4,235)
6 - Peter Johnson ($3,800)
7 - Steve Ganz ($2,991)
8 - Wayne Van Patten Jr. ($2,745)
9 - Leonard Muise ($2,545)
10 - Mike Jewel ($2,103)

Top 10 teams:
1 - SexyBeastTour "Team Innova" ($21,768.60)
2 - PDGA Board & Staff ($20,444)
3 - San Francisco Disc Golf Club ($11,274)
4 - Pacific Disc Golf ($8,180)
5 - Disc Golf FUNdraiser at Crooked River Ranch ($5,111)
6 - Monterey Stinging Jellies ($4,310)
7 - Prodigy Disc ($3,649.31)
8 - Vibram Disc Golf Collectors Group ($3,429)
9 - Team DGA ($3,150)
10 - Team Hapner ($2,685)

06/30/2016

We are almost there and you have a few hours left until tomorrow Thursday, June 30 to raise money for the kids of St. Jude. It has been an INCREDIBLE journey getting to where we are with this fundraising effort. We are so proud of all of you for bringing the disc golf and St. Jude families together to be part of the answer and the global effort towards eradicating childhood cancer. A very heartfelt thank you, thank you, thank you to all!

STARTING NOW: THIS YOUR FINAL SPEED CHALLENGE. We cannot thank you all enough for being part of this incredible journey for the 2nd Annual St. Jude Disc Golf Charity Invitational! Your incredible efforts are all part of the global movement to end childhood cancer through the sport that we all love. This is your last chance to help us reach our $300,000 goal and go into hyper mode to boost your fundraising campaign starting at 12:00 a.m. (PDT) on Tuesday, June 28 and ending 5:00 p.m. (PDT) on Thursday, June 30. Every participant who fundraises at the following levels receives a prize:

IF YOU STILL NEED TO REACH YOUR GOAL you can receive the following (items below are not cumulative; challenge incentives are in addition to the regular incentive items):

* Reach your goal of $100: get one Disc & Towel
* . . . goal of $250: get a (50% off) Adidas card & one disc & towel
* . . . goal of $500: get (50% off) Adidas card, 2 discs, towel
* . . .goal of $1000+: get (50% off) Adidas card, 2 discs, towel, pair of
Yurbuds (upon availability) or mp3 clip

** Everyone who participates in reaching their goal has a chance to win a $50 Southwest Airlines gift card and “Flight” book**

IF YOU HAVE ALREADY REACHED YOUR GOAL you can still exceed your fundraising goal and receive the following (items below are not cumulative; challenge incentives are in addition to the regular incentive items):

* Increase your fundraising by $100: get one Disc & Towel
* . . . $250: get two discs & towel
* . . . $500: get (50% off) Adidas card, 2 discs, towel
* . . . $1000: get (50% off) Adidas card, 2 discs, towel, pair of Yurbuds (upon availability) or mp3 clip

**Everyone who participates has a chance to win an Innova basket**

06/28/2016

STARTING NOW: THIS YOUR FINAL SPEED CHALLENGE. We cannot thank you all enough for being part of this incredible journey for the 2nd Annual St. Jude Disc Golf Charity Invitational! Your incredible efforts are all part of the global movement to end childhood cancer through the sport that we all love. This is your last chance to help us reach our $300,000 goal and go into hyper mode to boost your fundraising campaign starting at 12:00 a.m. (PDT) on Tuesday, June 28 and ending 5:00 p.m. (PDT) on Thursday, June 30. Every participant who fundraises at the following levels receives a prize:

IF YOU STILL NEED TO REACH YOUR GOAL you can receive the following (items below are not cumulative; challenge incentives are in addition to the regular incentive items):

* Reach your goal of $100: get one Disc & Towel
* . . . goal of $250: get a (50% off) Adidas card & one disc & towel
* . . . goal of $500: get (50% off) Adidas card, 2 discs, towel
* . . .goal of $1000+: get (50% off) Adidas card, 2 discs, towel, pair of
Yurbuds (upon availability) or mp3 clip

** Everyone who participates in reaching their goal has a chance to win a $50 Southwest Airlines gift card and “Flight” book**

IF YOU HAVE ALREADY REACHED YOUR GOAL you can still exceed your fundraising goal and receive the following (items below are not cumulative; challenge incentives are in addition to the regular incentive items):

* Increase your fundraising by $100: get one Disc & Towel
* . . . $250: get two discs & towel
* . . . $500: get (50% off) Adidas card, 2 discs, towel
* . . . $1000: get (50% off) Adidas card, 2 discs, towel, pair of Yurbuds (upon availability) or mp3 clip

**Everyone who participates has a chance to win an Innova basket**

06/28/2016

Let's show the world what disc golfers did for the kids of St. Jude this year! This is the final week to reach or exceed your fundraising goal by June 30! In the meantime, here are are your Top 10 Individual Fundraisers and Top 10 Teams. Great job, everyone -- and good luck!

Top 10 participants:
1 - Nate Sexton ($9,026.18)
2 - Brian Graham ($6,018)
3 - Paul McBeth ($5,775)
4 - Dan Cashen ($5,267.42)
5 - Rey Ramirez ($4,235)
6 - Peter Johnson ($3,800)
7 - Steve Ganz ($2,991)
8 - Wayne Van Patten Jr. ($2,745)
9 - Leonard Muise ($2,400)
10 - Mike Jewel ($2,103)

Top 10 teams:
1 - SexyBeastTour "Team Innova" ($21,768.60)
2 - PDGA Board & Staff ($20,444)
3 - San Francisco Disc Golf Club ($11,129)
4 - Pacific Disc Golf ($8,180)
5 - Disc Golf FUNdraiser at Crooked River Ranch ($4,841)
6 - Monterey Stinging Jellies ($4,310)
7 - Prodigy Disc ($3,649.31)
8 - Vibram Disc Golf Collectors Group ($3,429)
9 - Team DGA ($3,150)
10 - Team Hapner ($2,685)

THANK YOU DISC GOLF FRIENDS OF ST. JUDE! THE NEXT FEW DAYS, JUNE 28-30, IS YOUR FINAL SPEED CHALLENGE: We cannot thank you all enough for being part of this incredible journey for the 2nd Annual St. Jude Disc Golf Charity Invitational! Your incredible efforts are all part of the global movement to end childhood cancer through the sport that we all love. This is your last chance to help us reach our $300,000 goal and go into hyper mode to boost your fundraising campaign starting at 12:00 a.m. (PDT) on Tuesday, June 28 and ending 5:00 p.m. (PDT) on Thursday, June 30. Every participant who fundraises at the following levels receives a prize:

IF YOU STILL NEED TO REACH YOUR GOAL you can receive the following (items below are not cumulative; challenge incentives are in addition to the regular incentive items):

* Reach your goal of $100: get one Disc & Towel
* . . . goal of $250: get a (50% off) Adidas card & one disc & towel
* . . . goal of $500: get (50% off) Adidas card, 2 discs, towel
* . . .goal of $1000: get (50% off) Adidas card, 2 discs, towel, pair of
Yurbuds (upon availability) or mp3 clip

** Everyone who participates in reaching their goal has a chance to win a $50 Southwest Airlines gift card and “Flight” book**

IF YOU HAVE ALREADY REACHED YOUR GOAL you can still exceed your fundraising goal and receive the following (items below are not cumulative; challenge incentives are in addition to the regular incentive items):

* Increase your fundraising by $100: get one Disc & Towel
* . . . $250: get two discs & towel
* . . . $500: get (50% off) Adidas card, 2 discs, towel
* . . . $1000: get (50% off) Adidas card, 2 discs, towel, pair of Yurbuds (upon availability) or mp3 clip

**Everyone who participates has a chance to win an Innova basket**

06/27/2016

THANK YOU DISC GOLF FRIENDS OF ST. JUDE! THE NEXT FEW DAYS, JUNE 28-30, IS YOUR FINAL SPEED CHALLENGE: We cannot thank you all enough for being part of this incredible journey for the 2nd Annual St. Jude Disc Golf Charity Invitational! Your incredible efforts are all part of the global movement to end childhood cancer through the sport that we all love. This is your last chance to help us reach our $300,000 goal and go into hyper mode to boost your fundraising campaign starting at 12:00 a.m. (PDT) on Tuesday, June 28 and ending 5:00 p.m. (PDT) on Thursday, June 30. Every participant who fundraises at the following levels receives a prize:

IF YOU STILL NEED TO REACH YOUR GOAL you can receive the following (items below are not cumulative; challenge incentives are in addition to the regular incentive items):

* Reach your goal of $100: get one Disc & Towel
* . . . goal of $250: get a (50% off) Adidas card & one disc & towel
* . . . goal of $500: get (50% off) Adidas card, 2 discs, towel
* . . .goal of $1000: get (50% off) Adidas card, 2 discs, towel, pair of
Yurbuds (upon availability) or mp3 clip

** Everyone who participates in reaching their goal has a chance to win a $50 Southwest Airlines gift card and “Flight” book**

IF YOU HAVE ALREADY REACHED YOUR GOAL you can still exceed your fundraising goal and receive the following (items below are not cumulative; challenge incentives are in addition to the regular incentive items):

* Increase your fundraising by $100: get one Disc & Towel
* . . . $250: get two discs & towel
* . . . $500: get (50% off) Adidas card, 2 discs, towel
* . . . $1000: get (50% off) Adidas card, 2 discs, towel, pair of Yurbuds (upon availability) or mp3 clip

**Everyone who participates has a chance to win an Innova basket**

06/24/2016

Congratulations to the following top 72-hour e-mail speed challenge winners! Let's all continue sending out emails and spreading the word to family and friends in this final last week to raise money for the kids!

* Anthony Argueta (375 emails!)
* Anthony Krzywicki (100 emails!)
* Michael Saroca (0 to 81 emails!)

And congrats to Anthony Krzywicki for also being the winner of the awesome Zuca bag!

Thank you for your support of the kids through the 2nd Annual St. Jude Disc Golf Charity Invitational! Stay tuned for information on the final challenge next week and position yourself to race to the finish line. Remember you have until June 30 to reach your personal fundraising goals and if you're on a team, a little goes a long way to reach or exceed your collective goal!

06/24/2016

A FEW HOURS REMAINING before the midweek speed challenge ends at 11:59 p.m. PDT tonight! Send out emails and spread the word to your circles -- remind everyone that we only have a week to go until fundraising for the kids through the 2nd Annual St. Jude Disc Golf Charity Invitational ends on June 30! Let's race to the finish line together. . .! The final challenge will be posted next week so stay tuned here!

HAPPENING RIGHT NOW: MISSED THE WEEKEND CHALLENGE? JUNE 21-23 IS HERE WITH THE MID-WEEK SPEED CHALLENGE #2: We are all in this fight against childhood cancer! Boost your fundraising campaign starting at 12:00 a.m. (PDT) on Tuesday, June 21 and ending 11:59 p.m. (PDT) on Thursday, June 23 just by sending emails through your Fundraising Center and encouraging family/friends to fundraising along with you and be part of this amazing effort!

* Send 15 emails: Towel
* Send 30 emails: Disc & Towel
* Send 50 emails: 50% off Adidas card, Disc, & Towel

Everyone who participates during this challenge has a chance to win one (1) Zuca Bag!

**Remember you have until Thursday, June 30 to reach or exceed your personal fundraising goal to help us raise $300,000 for the kids of St. Jude!

06/23/2016

CHALLENGE #2 ENDS AT 11:59 PM, JUNE 23: Sending emails to friends, family, and colleagues can be a very effective fundraising tool when you share your own story with them. Use your email tool in your Fundraising Center and let everyone know why you are part of this amazing fundraising effort for the kids through the St. Jude Disc Golf Charity Invitational! Your local efforts have global impact. We are in this together!

Here are your top 10 individual fundraisers and top 10 teams:

Top 10 Individual Fundraisers
1 - Nate Sexton ($9,026.18)
2 - Brian Graham ($6,018)
3 - Paul McBeth ($5,775)
4 - Dan Cashen ($5,267.42)
5 - Rey Ramirez ($4,235)
6 - Peter Johnson ($3,800)
7 - Steve Ganz ($2,991)
8 - Wayne Van Patten Jr. ($2,745)
9 - Leonard Muise ($2,400)
10 - Mike Jewel ($2,103)

Top 10 Teams
1 - SexyBeastTour "Team Innova" ($21,768.60)
2 - PDGA Board & Staff ($20,444)
3 - San Francisco Disc Golf Club ($11,129)
4 - Pacific Disc Golf ($8,180)
5 - Disc Golf FUNdraiser at Crooked River Ranch ($4,841)
6 - Monterey Stinging Jellies ($4,310)
7 - Prodigy Disc ($3,649.31)
8 - Vibram Disc Golf Collectors Group ($3,429)
9 - Team Hapner ($2,685)
10 - Team DGA ($2,680)

HAPPENING RIGHT NOW: MISSED THE WEEKEND CHALLENGE? JUNE 21-23 IS HERE WITH THE MID-WEEK SPEED CHALLENGE #2: We are all in this fight against childhood cancer! Boost your fundraising campaign starting at 12:00 a.m. (PDT) on Tuesday, June 21 and ending 11:59 p.m. (PDT) on Thursday, June 23 just by sending emails through your Fundraising Center and encouraging family/friends to fundraising along with you and be part of this amazing effort!

* Send 15 emails: Towel
* Send 30 emails: Disc & Towel
* Send 50 emails: 50% off Adidas card, Disc, & Towel

Everyone who participates during this challenge has a chance to win one (1) Zuca Bag!

**Remember you have until Thursday, June 30 to reach or exceed your personal fundraising goal to help us raise $300,000 for the kids of St. Jude!