AAMCF GOLFERS SET OUT TO “WIN THE SKINS” AT 2008 TOURNAMENT

The American Amusement Machine Charitable Foundation proudly hosted the 9^th annual Charity Golf Tournament on Wednesday, March 26^th.  60 members of the Coin-Op industry took a break from trade show set up and meetings to enjoy a beautiful day on the fairways and greens of the Desert Pines Golf Course in Las Vegas, NV.

This year’s outing came with some surprises and a new format.  A “skins” tournament offered all golfers, skilled and not-so-skilled, the opportunity to take home cash and prizes.  The 15 foursomes were presented with a set of envelopes, one for each hole.  Golfers were instructed to open an envelope after their foursome had completed putting each green.  Envelopes revealed that hole’s winner, which varied between high and low scores and included a prize, which ranged from cash to raffle tickets to mystery gift cards. 

As golfers arrived back at the clubhouse, bearers of a mystery gift cards had the opportunity to pick a number to win the corresponding prize.  Golfers took home items such as golf balls, tees, towels, etc. donated by Brady Distributing and Firestone Financial.  Additional mystery prizes were made up of a golf teddy bear and signed Tiger Woods print from Animaland, Inc.; an iPod shuffle travel alarm clock from Redemption Plus; and a 10.2 inch portable DVD player from Sureshot Redemption.  The outing also yielded additional winners, as Tim Lacey of TouchTunes Music Corp. made the closest to the pin shot of the day on Hole #8, taking home a TaylorMade R7 Driver donated by Family Fun Companies.  David Swafford of Triotech Amusement hit the longest drive on hole #9 and was awarded an OGIO golf bag and travel case courtesy of the Children’s Miracle Network (CMN). 

Golfers seemed to really enjoy this new format, as many stated that they loved the fact that even the worst of golfers had the opportunity to win something.  In some cases, the less skilled golfers took home more. 

“The outing was very well organized.  The ‘skins’ envelopes were a good idea.  I had a great time”, stated Mike Bocelli of MEI Group.   

Raleigh Rossow of Brady Distributing boasted, “This event was ‘the bomb’.  Anyone can win something, even I got to win.”

The AAMCF would like to thank the following sponsors: Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal, Beverage Cart Sponsor; Firestone Financial Corp., premier hole and sign sponsor.  For the 2^nd year, Firestone Financial honored their “Platinum Club” members during the event with an additional $1,000.00 donation to the AAMCF.  Additional sponsors included, the Amusement & Machine Operator’s Association (AMOA), Closest to the Pin; TouchTunes Music Corp., Longest Drive; the American Amusement Machine Association (AAMA), Skins Sponsor; and Brady Distributing, hole and swag bag sponsor.  The AAMCF would like to extend our sincere appreciation and gratitude to the hole and prize sponsors; American Vending Sales, Apple Industries, BayTek Games, Benchmark Games, Bonita Marie International, Bromley Inc., Deltronic Labs, Ecast Inc., Grand Products, JVL Corp., Merit Entertainment, Pyramid Technologies, Rock-Ola Manufacturing, Skeeball Inc., The Pelican Group, and W.T. Glasgow. 
 
We base our success on the support of our members and the coin-op community, without whom we would be unable to contribute to and support various children’s charities. For information on the AAMCF and how you can make a difference in the lives of children in need, please contact the AAMCF at 847-290-9171, or visit www.coin-op.org/aamcf .

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