2000 Turkeys update
If you enjoy hitting the links and want to support 2000 Turkeys, you can do both this Monday at Washington Country Club.
Golf buddies Joe Manning and Aaron Wrubleski looked at Monday’s weather forecast – 73 degrees and partly sunny – and decided to play a round. While mulling over what to play for, the pair settled on a donation to 2000 Turkeys.
And they’re inviting other golfers to show up, starting at 10 a.m., to participate in two-man matches, 9 holes per match. Players should agree on a donation amount before they begin, and the loser of the round pays the donation.
There is no registration fee, and it is not a formal outing. Wrubleski said it’s simply a chance for players to get together and play a round of golf “with the proceeds going to a great cause in our community.”
“Any golfer will tell you that there has to be some ‘skin in the game.’ The skin happens to be a meal for members of our community that need a little help this time of year,” Wrubleski wrote in an email.
Washington Country Club is normally closed on Mondays, but is opening the Pro Shop and pulling out the carts for use on the course.
Wrubleski said players can register twosomes that will be partnered with other twosomes, giving golfers an opportunity to meet other people in the Washington County community, or foursomes.
The 2000 Turkeys board loves this idea. The 2000 Turkeys campaign is, more than anything, a community effort driven by individuals, businesses, organizations, families and schools who want to help provide Thanksgiving dinner for their neighbors in need.
All proceeds from 2000 Turkeys are given to the Greater Washington Area Food Bank to “put a Thanksgiving dinner on every table” of Washington County families who meet the qualifications established by the food bank.
Wrubleski is asking anyone interested in playing to email 2000turkeygolf@gmail.com so he and Manning can get an idea of how many golfers are planning to participate. Provide the names of players, amount on the line, a preferred tee time after 10 a.m., and the area golfers are from. There is no minimum donation amount.
Groups will go off until around 2:30 p.m.
Wrubleski recapped expectations for Monday: Show up around 9:30 a.m. and check in with him; pay your green fees; have a few drinks – pop, water or beer; talk a little trash; play your match; have the loser pay him.
The 2000 Turkeys golf outing won’t be the only friendly wagering taking place over the next couple days.
My 14-year-old son Michael and I are going head-to-head this weekend in our Family Fantasy Football League (FFFL), so he changed his team name to 1,999 Turkeys.
It’s because, he said, I’m going to come up short this week.
Well played, Mike.
Yes, his team, which sits in first place at 5-1, is formidable.
But even if my Russell Wilson-led Momma’s Boys lose to 1,999 Turkeys this weekend, the 2000 Turkeys campaign wins because Mike and I have placed a bet on the game, with the loser making a donation to 2000 Turkeys.
The 2000 Turkeys board thanks the community, which to date has donated more than $10,000 to the campaign, and closer to our goal of raising $100,000. 2000 Turkeys captures the spirit of the holiday season, and we’re proud Washington County has embraced the campaign year after year.
Please keep coming up with fun and creative ways to raise money to donate to 2000 Turkeys. Or, just open your checkbook and make a donation. We are grateful for every single contribution.
Please make checks out to 2000 Turkeys, P.O. Box 2000, Washington, PA, 15301. Or, drop off a check at the Observer-Reporter or WJPA Radio.
Thank you to the following for their generous donations:
Daniel Halulko, $50
Cindy Brookman, $25
William Craig, $25
Joanne Duntz, $25
William and Marlene Rhoades, $25
Perry and Dorothy Pinto, $100
Nancy Pigford, $20
David and Darlene Stotka, $100
Marie Pollok, $25
Catherine Dhanse, $25
Dr. and Mrs. Glenn C. Hurley Jr., $50
Harry and Barbara Ann DeWitt, $25
Bob and Shirley Donaldson, $50
Michael Vereb, $50
Mark and Susan Nickler, $50
Washington High School 50s, 60s and 70s Reunion in the Park, $500
Audrey Bunner and Tracy Hapeman, $50
Carol Barnes, $50
Roy Zoog, $100
Robert Hill, $40
First Baptist Church, $100
Ethel Cummins, $25
Richard and Carol Ann Earliwine, $30
Sam and Kimberly Strimmel, $100
Morris Harvey Sr. and Patricia Harvey, $100
The Koehler family, in memory of Harold Koehler, $25
Jack and Kathy Egers, $30
William and Linda Wolfe, $25
Frank and Darlene Tragone, $25
Theresa Sharpe, $25
Roger and Peggy Dankowsky, $20
John and Virginia Ullom, $25
James McDonald, $300
Mary Korsmeyer, $100
Bob and Rhonda McDonald and family, $40
Charles Crouse, $50
Washington Rotary Club, $250
Ed and Donna Sukel, $50
Lynford and Cathleen Lynch, $75
Frank and Jan Hixenbaugh, $50
Louis and Ruth and Vore, $200
David and Deborah Dague, $100
Dr. Dominick DeFilippis, $10
Emmanuel Fuller, $10
Anonymous, $50
George and Carol Kabay, $50
David and Mary Beth Baker, $30
David McKenery Sr. and Jane McKenery, $50
Heidi Pankopf, $50
Jeffrey Grossi Sr., $30
Ronald and Trudy Kosey, $50
Nick Brosick Jr. and Mary Ellen Brosick, $50
Gloria Suzanne Kline, in memory of Eric Kline, $50
Janice Pinkney, in loving memory of Ralph Pinkney Sr. and Ralph Pinkney Jr., $25
Elden Morris and Pamela Jones, $50
Russ and Rosemary Orenchuk, $60
Saundra White, $50
Ken and Lynn Randolph, $40
Kenneth and Catherine Shingle, $30
Joseph Crivella and Tammy Caesber, $100
Linda Hainer, $20
Dominick and Donna Trimarki, $50
Carol Pankas and family, in memory of John Pankas, $100
Martha Polen, $25
Paul and Marie Taylor, $25
David and Barbara Castora, $20
Steve and Louvilla Skariot, $50
Gary Uchal, $50
Jay and Joan Helsel, $50
Michael and Terry Wheatley, $25
Dick and Margaret White, $100
Albert Nagy Jr. and Patricia Nagy, $50
Luz and Kathy Armenini, in memory of Harry and Kay Shumaker, $25
Thomas and Jacqueline Wilkinson, $100
Joseph and Eva Brown, $25
Bruce and Beth Graham, $20
Klaus and Melvina Behrens, $100
Herman and Rose Marie Bell, $50
Anonymous, $20