Golf Tournament and Auction to Benefit Injured Marines

It looks like a 430-mile, four-day bike ride isn’t challenging enough for the 50 cyclists participating in this year’s Ride for Semper Fi. They decided to take on golf as well. On September 19, these cycling enthusiasts are taking a break from their rigorous five-month cycling training schedule to host a golf tournament and silent auction. This tournament will give more than 120 recreational golfers the opportunity to play at one of the country’s premier golf clubs: Las Sendas Golf Club in Mesa.

Now in its third year, The Ride for Semper Fi is a philanthropic bicycle ride that begins in Scottsdale and ends three days and 430 miles later at SeaWorld in San Diego. Fifty cycling enthusiasts, including some former Marines, will complete the journey.

This is the first year the organization has augmented its fundraising efforts by hosting a golf tournament. The organization’s goal this year is to raise $177,500 – a number that pays tribute to the year 1775, when the United States Marine Core was founded.

The Injured Marine Semper Fi Fund, the beneficiary of all funds raised by The Ride for Semper Fi and its golf tournament, is a non-profit charity that has given more than $38 million in grants to more than 15,000 injured Marines and their families. The Fund provides immediate financial assistance to defray hospital bills and recovery expenses.

The golf tournament will be held at Las Sendas Golf Club in Mesa. It was designed by Robert Trent Jones, Jr. and features beautiful views and fantastic greens on a true desert course. It is consistently rated among the top courses in the United States by ZAGAT Surveys.

Registration for the tournament is open now to the public, and named corporate sponsorship opportunities are still available. For more information, to sponsor, register, or make a donation, contact Steve Wheeler at (480) 518-1196. For more information about The Ride for Semper Fi, its golf tournament, or to make a donation, visit www.therideforsemperfi.com.

 

KIDS Rock!

Your students can plug into a great Wednesday night program offered by Red Mountain Community Church. Starting September 8 (and throughout the school year) from 7-8:30 p.m., students in Kindergarten through 4th grade will learn how to “Deal With It”. This is the program’s fall theme using Biblical illustrations to teach children how to deal with some of life’s toughest problems. Please visit the church’s website at www.RMCChurch.org to learn more about this series and to register. Red Mountain Community Church is located at Recker Road and the Red Mountain Freeway (Loop 202).

 

Come to Fall Parent University Workshops

Parent University is an opportunity to sharpen your skills as you work in one of life’s most important and demanding pursuits. Parent University provides parents and caregivers information about their vital role in shaping children’s lives.

Sessions focus on child development and effective parenting skills. The classes are presented by national consultants and prominent Valley educators. All parents and caregivers are invited. You need not be a Mesa resident to attend.

A Look at the Way Children Learn with Ronnie Armstrong of Strategic Solutions will be held on September 9 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the Mesa Public Schools Board Room, 549 N. Stapley Drive in Mesa.

Ten Steps to Positive Discipline presented by Diana Brown, based on Conscious Discipline® and the work of Dr. Becky Bailey will be a five week class on September 9, 16, 23, 30, and October 7 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the Porter Elementary Library Resource Center, 1350 S. Lindsay in Mesa.

Individual Education Plan (IEP) Basics with Vicky Rozich will occur on September 15. 6:30-8 p.m. in the SHARP Conference Room, 7302 E. Adobe, Mesa.

On September 9, 16, 23, 30 and October 7 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. parents can attend How to Talk so Kids Will Listen with Corinne DeRosa, LCSW at the Wilson Elementary Library Resource Center, 5619 E. Glade Ave., Mesa.

From 6:30-8:30 p.m. on September 16, 23 and 30 David Boe and Larry Kerb will teach Finance: A Family Affair at the Curriculum Services Center, Room 131, 549 N. Stapley Drive, Mesa. Topics will include: At 25 - Can’t save, just getting started; At 35-Family growing, mortgage, car payments, just getting by; At 45-Economic hard times affect business and investments; and At 55: Paying for college, weddings and parents lack of planning. Attend the classes and get step-by-step instructions to lead your family to less stressful times.

More workshops, information and registration available online: www.mpsaz.org/parentu.