Tourneys to support shelters

August 24, 2017 at 1:00 a.m.

NWA Democrat-Gazette/BEN GOFF @NWABENGOFF Bailey Jenkins fields a ball as Richard Simmons’ Round Ballers teammate John Reynolds and his mullet back her up in 2015 during their game against Lucky and his Leprechauns in the Northwest Arkansas Children’s Shelter’s “Kickball for the Kids” tournament. Proceeds from the “Golf Classic” on Sept. 11 and “Kickball for the Kids” will support the nonprofit organization’s mission, emergency care and case management.
NWA Democrat-Gazette/BEN GOFF @NWABENGOFF Bailey Jenkins fields a ball as Richard Simmons’ Round Ballers teammate John Reynolds and his mullet back her up in 2015 during their game against Lucky and his Leprechauns in the Northwest Arkansas Children’s Shelter’s “Kickball for the Kids” tournament. Proceeds from the “Golf Classic” on Sept. 11 and “Kickball for the Kids” will support the nonprofit organization’s mission, emergency care and case management.

Northwest Arkansas Children's Shelter champions will have two opportunities to support the shelter while demonstrating their athletic prowess.

Danica Stout, shelter development director, said proceeds from the 29th annual "Golf Classic" and the eigth annual "Kickball for the Kids" will support the shelter's mission, emergency care and case management, "so kids can have hope for a brighter future."

Northwest Arkanas Children’s Shelter

Golf Classic

When: 7 a.m. Sept. 11

Where: Springdale Country Club

Registration: Starts at $2,500 per four-person team. Sponsorships available.

Kickball for the Kids

When: 8 a.m. Sept. 29

Where: Memorial Park in Bentonville

Registration: Starts at $3,000 for 10 to 12 person teams. Sponsorships available.

Information: (479) 795-2417, development@nwacs.o…

The Golf Classic on Sept. 11 has a new home this year at the Springdale Country Club. The four-person scramble will have two flights, with lunch served between flights.

Kickball for the Kids will kick off at 8 a.m Sept. 29 at Memorial Park in Bentonville. Stout said the tournament is about "team spirit, team building." Some teams choose themes replete with costumes as their uniforms. A spirit award is presented to a team after the tournament, as voted on by all teams. Two leagues will play that day -- a fun league (three games) and a competitive league (until one team wins all).

The Northwest Arkansas Children's Shelter is a private nonprofit organization offering 24-hour residential care for children and teens who are victims of abuse or neglect. Founded in 1993 with five girls as residents, the 48-bed shelter serves some 500 children annually. Residents may stay up to 45 days in a six-month period until returning to their families or being placed in foster care.

The shelter in Vaughn will host a family friendly open house from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday. Stout said shelter visitors are usually restricted to age 19 and older for the residents' confidentiality. The children of the shelter will have an off-site activity Sunday. Stout said visitors will tour the shelter and "walk through in the shoes of a child."

-- CARIN SCHOPPMEYER

cschoppmeyer@nwadg.com

NAN Our Town on 08/24/2017

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