EFB FUNDRAISING TAKES A DIFFERENT APPROACH

AFTER 17 years of organizing the ANNUAL CHIP IN FOR SCHOOLS GOLF CLASSIC, the Education Foundation Board is looking in a different direction for future fund raising. While the tournament has been a wonderful forum for building camaraderie among businesses which support education, school district staff, alumni and community, it is time and effort intensive. Since 1994 the golf tournament has generated more than $450,000 to expand educational opportunities in Bloomington and funded more that 200 programs in our schools! The core organizing committee has worked hard to make this the successful event it has become but has decided to shift their efforts to a more updated and effective fund raising approach.

TOURNAMENT SPONSOR

Mark Parrish (TJ Alum)

HOLE SPONSORS

Corporate Health Systems

Mall of America Logo

Richfield Bloomington Credit Union

GREEN SPONSORS

Alumni of Bloomington Schools

Bloomington Federation of Teachers

Rotary
Bloomington Rotary Daymakers

Robert Engebretsen

Hallbeg Engineering

GOLF CART SPONSOR

SILENT AUCTION SPONSORS
Realtors of Bloomington:

Bloomington Realty

Family Realty Incc

CLEAN WATER SPONSOR

Rotary
Bloomington Noon Rotary

IN KIND SPONSORS

Bushard Photodesign

Apperts Foodservice

Diversified Snacks

Maverick Vending

Chip in for Schools Golf Classic

On August 11, 2010 the EFB held its 17th Annual CHIP IN FOR SCHOOLS GOLF CLASSIC at Dwan Golf Course in Bloomington. We had beautiful day of golf with great people at a beautiful course followed by a fabulous awards banquet at Minnesota Valley Country Club and all for a great community cause – it doesn't get much better than that.

Golfers in EFB Tournament

This golf tournament has been our one annual fundraiser and it generated more than $450,000 in its 17 year history. The money raised with the Golf Classic is used to support the EFB's Education Innovation Grants program which makes grants available to educators to encourage classroom innovation and enrichment that would otherwise not be possible.

Golfers in EFB Tournament

L-R: Sue Martell (school district staff), Bob Erickson (EFB Board of Directors) and Arlene Bush (EFB Board of Directors and Bloomington School Board)

This golf tournament has brought in over 100 golfers from the Bloomington community, the Bloomington school district teachers and staff, organization sponsors and corporate sponsors. We have also enjoyed great support from our business community whose generous donations became prizes for our raffles sales and silent auction. The businesses who contributed donations are too numerous to mention individually – just know that our Bloomington business community has truly come through for us each year!

Major sponsors for the tournament are listed on the side and deserve a HUGE round of applause for supporting this very worthwhile community event!

Jon Bushard of Bushard Photography and Les Fujitake, Superintendent of Bloomington Public Schools

Golfers in EFB Tournament

Golf Thanks