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The Inaugural Bill Innes Memorial Sorta Scottish Heritage Golf Tournament and Dinner is a silly event I dreamed up about a year ago. There is a group of volunteers that meet on Friday evenings (or early Saturday mornings in the dead of summer) at our church to mow the grass. The facility has quite a bit of lawn space, so it takes many man hours to get this all done. It is far to big of a job for one person to handle by themselves and the ground is not level enough for a riding mower to do an attractive job. There is something about a freshly mowed lawn however, that is beautiful.
Late last summer I had the idea that we should mow the lawns into a golf course. Not a huge course, but more like the kind you may have made for yourself or your child in your own yard. Pee-Gee balls (the plastic practice balls) would make a perfect ball to fit in the confined space. And it would be for fun anyway.
So this idea fermented for about a year until I was suddenly inspired by the prospect making an event that would have wide appeal to the entire spectrum of the church's congregation. Hmmm. What do we Presbyterians excel at? What are we known for?
FOOD! (that's how the dinner part come into being)
Bill Innes was a former member of Covenant Presbyterian Church who was adored by so many. He was known for his kind heart, the sparkle in his eye and how much he loved a good laugh. He wasn't afraid to laugh at himself, either. One day I realized that if Bill's name was attached to the event, more people would pay attention. By the way, Bill was born in Scotland. Scottish heritage is another important thing to many Presbyterians. So I added "Sorta Scottish Heritage" to the event name, because it is golf. Sorta.
This weekend I spent a few hours mowing 18 "holes" into the playground and back yards f the grounds. Jennifer Tiemann was a huge help on this as well. Church leadership approved the event and now it is time for game on.
People are lined up for the dinner preparations. Games of skill and chance will be taking place elsewhere on the grounds for those who don't want to golf, and I am hoping to erect some actuall bleachers for the event as well.
I have more work to do on this, so I have to run. The bleachers comment made me realize I need to email the mayor of Carrollton (who knew Bill) and ask if the Parks and Rec Dept has any they can lend....
More later. I promise.
Late last summer I had the idea that we should mow the lawns into a golf course. Not a huge course, but more like the kind you may have made for yourself or your child in your own yard. Pee-Gee balls (the plastic practice balls) would make a perfect ball to fit in the confined space. And it would be for fun anyway.
So this idea fermented for about a year until I was suddenly inspired by the prospect making an event that would have wide appeal to the entire spectrum of the church's congregation. Hmmm. What do we Presbyterians excel at? What are we known for?
FOOD! (that's how the dinner part come into being)
Bill Innes was a former member of Covenant Presbyterian Church who was adored by so many. He was known for his kind heart, the sparkle in his eye and how much he loved a good laugh. He wasn't afraid to laugh at himself, either. One day I realized that if Bill's name was attached to the event, more people would pay attention. By the way, Bill was born in Scotland. Scottish heritage is another important thing to many Presbyterians. So I added "Sorta Scottish Heritage" to the event name, because it is golf. Sorta.
This weekend I spent a few hours mowing 18 "holes" into the playground and back yards f the grounds. Jennifer Tiemann was a huge help on this as well. Church leadership approved the event and now it is time for game on.
People are lined up for the dinner preparations. Games of skill and chance will be taking place elsewhere on the grounds for those who don't want to golf, and I am hoping to erect some actuall bleachers for the event as well.
I have more work to do on this, so I have to run. The bleachers comment made me realize I need to email the mayor of Carrollton (who knew Bill) and ask if the Parks and Rec Dept has any they can lend....
More later. I promise.
posted by Kurt at 10:38 PM
1 Comments:
Wish I could tee it up with y'all. Sounds like a real fun time.
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