TOPEKA KIWANIS GOLF TOURNAMENT

Sponsorship Opportunities

The annual golf tournament could not be possible without the generous sponsors. Check out the opportunities available for this year.

Tournament Registration

The golf tournament is being held on Saturday, April 20, 2024 @ Lake Shawnee Golf Course. Shotgun start at 9:00AM. Early registration is $85 per person until April 10, 2024. After April 10th, the cost is $90 per person. Registration deadline is April 15, 2024.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about our golf tournament

Q: What is Kiwanis?
A: “Kiwanis is a global organization of volunteers dedicated to improving the world one child and one
community at a time.”

Q: What type of “community services?”
A: The major emphasis of Kiwanis International and the Topeka Kiwanis Club is serving the children of the
world. The club supports many local youth programs in a variety of ways, including YWCA Girls on
the Run, Topeka Youth Court, Salvation Army, Topeka Rescue Mission, Kiwanis Builders Clubs (French
Middle Schools), Kiwanis Key Club (Seaman & Highland Park High Schools), Bringing Up Grades (BUG)
Program at USD 501 Elementary Schools, Key Leader (Youth Leadership Training Program), Area High
School Scholarships, TARC “Winter Wonderland” and others.

Q: Does Kiwanis support any worldwide service projects?
A: Yes, Kiwanis International has taken on the Elimination Project – to eliminate MNT (Maternal Neonatal
Tetanus) and work again with UNICEF to prevent the spread of tetanus to new mothers and their infants which results in painful death. Previously, Kiwanis worked with UNICEF to eliminate Iodine Deficiency
Disorder (IDD) worldwide. Kiwanis raised over $100 million to defeat IDD which was the leading preventable cause of mental disabilities.

Q: Where does my entry fee go?
A: The entry fee which you pay to Kiwanis for playing in the tournament is handled as follows: Most of the
entry fee goes for greens, carts, lunch and driving range fees which Kiwanis pays to the Lake Shawnee
Golf Course. The remaining part of your fee is divided between (1) The tournament players in the form of
cash for the winning team players on the first three teams in each flight and (2) Kiwanis service programs listed above based on requests for assistance with the emphasis on youth programs. A portion of your fees along with our hole sponsorship money is put in our Kiwanis charities budget fund for our club to use to disperse to needy children’s programs.

Q: What are the “Special Events” for which prizes are awarded?
A: Thanks to the generosity and support of numerous businesses, individual prizes will be awarded for each hole and team prizes of cash/other prizes will be awarded to the top 3 teams in each flight. Some include “Longest Putt,” “Longest Drive,” “Closest to the Pin on 2nd Shot,” and “Closest to the Pin” (On tee shots from the par 3s). Kiwanis has sponsored a “prize on every hole” for the past several years. Last year there was an additional cash prize offered on hole number four based on how close your tee shot was to the pin ($5.00/tee shot). We also sponsored a 50/50 raffle where half the raffle money collected was awarded to the lucky ticket holder and the remaining half of the money was given to the “First Tee” children’s charity organization.

Past sponsors and prize underwriters included: 1 Round of golf for 2 with cart at Firekeeper Golf Course
(Prairie Band Casino and Resort), 2 Rounds of golf with cart for 2 at Lake Shawnee Golf Course, 2 Rounds of golf with cart at Eagle Bend Golf Course, Great Life-Shawnee Country Club round of golf for 2 with cart, Gift certificates/prizes.