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Speaker Set for 18FORE Life Banquet on May 31st, Reserve Your Tickets Now
April 10th 2024 by Dee Loflin
"We have an incredible lineup for this year's 18Fore Life banquet," commented Scott Kruse. "Your support has never been needed more as we pile up up close to 60 names on the waiting list, that's $60,000 that is needed!"
The 18FORE Life banquet will be held on Friday, May 31st at the Elk's Lodge. Tickets are $30 each so be sure to reserve your tickets now!
Professional Cellist Jenn Cornell will perform prior to dinner at 6:00.
Keynote Entertainer/Speaker will be Mack Dryden. He is a hilarious comedian and cancer survivor. He has even survived an African prison!! That will be an entertaining story.
"This dude is funny and will not only have use in stitches," stated Kruse, "But he will inspire and motivate with his message!"
The Love Offering recipient guest speaker this year will be Cody Fulkerson. He is a Dexter native and cancer survivor and will give his testimony. "If you haven't met Cody, you will be inspired by his determination, courage and faith!" continued Kruse.
Coach Jame Frakes will "Toast to Ben". He was Ben's college baseball coach at Dyersberg State. "Coach Frakes will have a couple of stories from some of Buzz's wilder days in college," Kruse said.
As always SEMO Selfie with Chad and Melanie Calvert will keep the funding with great music, karaoke, and of course the selfie booth. Silent Auction-some amazing autographed prints and other nice items will be available to bid on.
CELEBRATE~GIVE~REMEMBER "We are pushing towards $4 MILLION in Love Offerings!!!!!!!"
The Ben Kruse 18 FORE Life Charity Golf Event is our staple event and the reason this charity organization was founded. In the fall of 2000, four friends stood around a kitchen late one night-early one morning and discussed the thought of organizing a golf tournament. They acted on the idea and in 2001, the first 18 FORE Life golf tournament took place on June 23rd! The goal of the charity, at the time, was to raise money for The V-Foundation. The group of volunteers quickly stumbled onto the idea of sending love offerings to area families fighting cancer. The immediate response from letters and thank you cards were impactful and proved something special was possible. In 2004, founder Ben Kruse was taken from us in a tragic accident. . The golf weekend is a party full of hugs, handshakes, laughter, smiles, and memories shared. Our tag line is Celebrate | Give | Remember and we are proud to say all of this is accomplished in a big way every first weekend in June as 500 banquet attendees and 386 golfers gather for a guaranteed great time
Last Updated on April 10th 2024 by Dee Loflin
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