Bobby Bonds Golf Classic Sponsorship Opportunities

On Monday, September 12th, the 17th Annual Bobby Bonds Memorial Scholarship Classic sponsored by New Opportunities, Inc. will take place at The Country Club of Waterbury.  Registration and lunch service will begin at 11am followed by a shotgun start to play at Noon.

Funds generated benefit our scholarship program. Since 1985, New Opportunities, Inc. has awarded scholarships for excellence in the arts and written expression for students attending school or living in Waterbury. To date, over $650,000 in scholarships has been awarded. We believe that your support will ensure that the scholastic hopes of our local deserving students are not stifled.

The Golf Tournament is the major fundraiser for the Scholarship Fund. The Tournament was founded in 1994 by the late Bobby Bonds as a way of saying “thank you” to the town in which his professional baseball career started. Over the years, the event featured celebrities from the sports and entertainment world that came together each year to raise scholarship funds for students throughout Greater Waterbury.

Due to the stalled economy, we have decided to eliminate the celebrity aspect of the tournament. While we know this is a big change to the format of the tournament, we realize that sacrificing the cost of hosting the celebrities is worth not hurting the educational prospects of the youth in our community.

We hope that we can count on your support for this event as a player or sponsor. Attached for your convenience is a Sponsorship Form listing available opportunities for you to get involved in what has been a fun-filled fall staple in Waterbury. Detailed information is available on our website at www.NewOppInc.org/golf-registration or you may contact us directly at (203) 575-4290, or golf [at] newopportunitiesinc [dot] org.

I thank you on behalf of New Opportunities, Inc. for consideration of this request. Your participation pays homage to a perennial All-Star Outfielder and “greens” the collegiate hopes of our deserving students.

Sincerely,

James H. Gatling, Ph.D. - Tournament Chairman
President/CEO - New Opportunities, Inc.