2023 Foundation Golf Tournament Raises More Than $62,000

Posted on August 3, 2023 by Jenny Prosser

The 2023 LeadingAge Minnesota Foundation Golf Tournament helped raise funds for the next round of caregiver scholarships. Thanks to golfers, sponsors, volunteers, and ticket sales, the event raised over $62,000 before expenses.

The golf event was held on Aug. 1 at Prestwick Golf Club in Woodbury.

“Thank you all for participating in the tenth annual LeadingAge Minnesota Foundation Golf Tournament,” said tournament chair Laura Johnson, Sales Executive at Procare HR. Laura thanked a happy crowd of golfers, celebrating after a day of fun, comradery, and fundraising.

The day included a hole-in-one on the 14^th hole by golfer Steve Kuhns. It is the tournament’s fourth hole-in-one over the last ten years.

“As many of you know, the Foundation supports initiatives designed to transform how we care for aging Minnesotans – including building the workforce of tomorrow, developing future leaders, and furthering collaborations that transform the experience of aging,” said LeadingAge Minnesota Foundation Board Chair Lindsey Sand. “This annual golf fundraiser specifically raises money to fund a statewide scholarship program available to all members of LeadingAge Minnesota and their staff. The money raised today will help those called to serve older adults advance their skills and find continued growth in their careers as caregivers.”

Prize winners

Congratulations to all the stand-out golfers who won one of the many prizes:

• 1^st Place Team:  Keanan Franco, Julianne Fries, Mike Pietrowski, and Melissa Schneider
• 2^nd Place Team:  Scott Black, Ward Isaacson, Steve Kuhns, and Jay Portz
• 12^th Place Team: Drew Hood, Matthew Hood, Dereck Mattson, and Katie Shelander
• Longest Drive Men: Colten Greeder
• Longest Drive Women: Jennifer Mitchell
• Closest to Pin Men: Joed Saylor
• Closest to Pin Women: Julianna Fries
• Longest Putt: Scott Nelson
• Closest to the Line: Paul Johnston
• Split the Pot Winners: Matt Kern, Kevin Kelly, and Gayle Kvenvold
• Party Cart Winners: Jon Riewer and Katie Shelander

Event sponsors

Thank you to all of the sponsors who helped make the day a success:

• Electronic Leaderboard Sponsor: EduCare (the power of OnTrack)
• Foursome Sponsors: CFS Interiors & Flooring, Colliers Securities | Colliers Mortgage, Elim Preferred Services, Martin Brothers Distributing Company, Pope Design Group. St. Croix Hospice, and Ziegler
• Tee Box Sponsors: BDH, CFS Interiors & Flooring, DBS Group, Guardian Pharmacy Minnesota, Health Dimensions Group, Insight Restoration, Lument, Marcus Construction, Pathway Health, PCL Construction Services, Peterson Senior Health Consulting, Radius Living Rx, Senior Care Solutions, St. Croix Hospice, Steen Engineering, Thrifty White Pharmacy, and Voigt, Rodè, Boxeth & Coffin, LLC
• Beverage Cart Sponsors: Align Senior Care Consulting and Sterling Long Term Care Pharmacy
• Putting Green/Putting Challenge Sponsor: Sonus Interiors
• Happy Hour Beverage Tickets: CBS Construction Services and Piper Sandler & Co
• Driving Range Sponsor: Elder Dynamics
• Giveaway Sponsors: Healthcare Purchasing Connection, Kraus-Anderson, and Peterson Senior Health Consulting
• Flag Sponsors: Community Living Solutions and Ziegler

Volunteers

Events like this wouldn’t be possible without the outstanding volunteer efforts of our members pulling together to make a difference. Special thanks go to our Foundation Golf Tournament Committee:

• Dennis Anderson
• Jeff Anneke
• Brian Holbrook
• Laura Johnson
• Andy Marden
• Emily Quicksell
• Katie Shelander