Proceeds from all events support our scholarships and FSU

EVENTS, PAST PRESENT AND FUTURE

• This year's Scholarship application deadline is June 16, 2010. read more
  
  

• The Panhandle Seminole Club Welcomes FSU Asst Head Coach Rick Trickett, Guest Speaker , Wednesday, May 26, 2010  @  6 - 8 PM CDT , First United Methodist Church, Marianna, Wesley Center (Behind Post Office Parking Lot) - Seminole Fans Are Invited
   
  

• The Emeritus Luncheon will be held in July at the Gazebo Cafe in downtown Marianna. 
  
  

• Annual Scholarship Awards Dinner August 19 at the Marianna First United Methodist Church Wesley Center located directly behind the Marianna Post Office parking lot. Guest speaker will be the Dean of the Business School Dr. Caryn L. Beck-Dudley who became the fifth Dean of the College of Business at FSU in March of 2006 and the first female to serve as dean of FSU’s College of Business. read more
  
  

• Smoked Boston Butt scholarship fundraiser sale. Tickets will be presold in August and are available from any Board member, at Sweet Stuff Bakery (4477 Jackson St, Marianna) or by calling (850) 482-5526. Butts will be ready for pickup on Thursday, Sept 2 from 1 to 6 PM at Pelt Eye Clinic, 4340 West Lafayette St, Marianna.
  

PRESS RELEASE

RESULTS -  2010 Annual Scholarship Golf Tournament

May 4, 2010

The Panhandle Seminole Club held its 2010 Annual Scholarship Golf Tournament on April 30, 2010 at the Indian Springs Golf Club in Marianna. Sixty-seven (67) golfers participated and braved the weather to again help raise scholarship funds for deserving local students to attend Florida State University. The Club has awarded over $28,000 over the past seven (7) years to help support the pursuit of higher education.

Results of the tournament were:

• First place team: Terry Allen, Phil Register, Eddie Rodgers, Earl Armstrong;

• Second place team: Pete Klappas, Rob Eaton, Matt Melchior, Scott            Tharpe; and

• Third place team: Hunter Nolen, Dean Laramore, Jared Melvin, and Matt Milton.

Individual accomplishments include:

• Long made putt (hole #1): Dave Daigle at 61 feet 9 inches,

• Closest to the pin (hole #5): Matt Melchior at 4 feet 6 inches,

• Closest to the pin (hole #8): Denis Ferguson at 3 feet 1.75 inches,

• Closest to the pin (hole #13): Phil Register at 9 feet 3 inches, and

• Closest to the pin (hole #18): Matt Milton at 6 feet 5 inches.

The Club wishes to thank the many, many hole/scholarship sponsors. We especially wish to thank Badcock Home Furnishing Stores of Graceville and Marianna, plus Marianna Toyota, Rahal Miller Chevrolet, and Hopkins Pontiac for their donation of those prizes which were awarded to the individual winners mentioned above.  

All of our sponsors and golfers helped make this scholarship endeavor a continuing success for local aspiring students.  

PANHANDLE SEMINOLE BOOSTERS

PRESS RELEASE

FSU Annual Scholarship Golf Tournament

Hole-In-One Grand Prize

March 4, 2010

The 2010 Panhandle Seminole Club’s Annual Golf Tournament will be held Friday, April 30, 2010 at the beautiful Indian Springs Golf Club in Marianna. Come join your friends and fellow Seminoles on the links for a great afternoon of golf to again raise scholarship funds for local FSU students. This tournament, along with another fund-raiser, has helped provide $20,000 over the past five years to deserving local students and help further their education.

Registration and warm-up will begin at 12:00 Noon CST with the shotgun start at 1:00 PM CST for this four-man scramble event. Cash prizes will be awarded to the first, second, and third place teams! Additional prizes will be given for longest drive, straightest drive, closest to the pin, and so on.

The greens fee contribution of $65 will entitle each golfer to a fantastic afternoon of golf on a championship course (to help a very worthy cause), followed by a BBQ meal and football comments from former Seminole Great Keith Jones, now an announcer on SunSports Network.  

Scholarship (hole) and prize sponsorships are also available for this worthwhile event!  So support the Seminoles and help raise funds for local student scholarships to Florida State University !

For more information, contact:

Roy Baker   (850) 526-4005 or 209-1326

Tournament Director

George Sweeney (850) 482-5526  

Indian Springs Golf Club - Charlene Beebe   (850) 482-8787

GAME WATCHING PARTY

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22

6:30 PM CST

UPSTAIRS @ THE RUSS HOUSE

$ 5 FOR PANHANDLE NOLES MEMBERS (INCLUDES FOOD & BEVERAGE)

$ 7 NON-MEMBERS

(FREE To New Members Joining At This Event)

  BIG SCREEN COURTESY OF BADCOCK HOME FURNITURE

Speakers from luncheon (l-r): Dr John Fogarty of the FSU College of Medicine, Keith Jones of Sun Sports, and Roy Baker of the Panhandle Seminole Club.

Scholarship winners (l-r): Trey Dennis, John Callahan, Chelsea Carroll, Anthony Garrett.

AUGUST 2009 NEWSLETTER

Panhandle Seminole Club’s Annual Kickoff Meeting and Awards Dinner 
Thursday August 13, 2009  6:30 pm

The Panhandle Seminole Club will hold its Annual Kickoff Meeting and Awards Dinner at the Marianna Women’s Club, 2902 Caledonia Street in downtown Marianna.

The guest speakers will be Dr. John Fogarty, Dean of the College of Medicine and Clint Purvis, chaplain for the FSU football team. Dr. Fogarty will discuss the Family Medicine and Rural Health Program and Rev. Purvis will share his background insights with us on FSU football for this fall.

The club will also introduce four (4) local students who will be attending FSU this fall. Each student will be awarded a $1000 scholarship coming from monies that were raised through several fund-raisers supported by our local community. These scholarships bring the most recent seven-year total to $28,000 in support of FSU students. This year’s recipients are John Callahan, Chelsea Carroll, and Britt Dennis of Marianna, and Anthony Garrett of Greenwood.

The meeting is open to all friends of FSU with BBQ and all the trimmings provided by the club to all current members. The cost will be $5 per person for non-members.

Smoked Boston Butt Fund Raiser Occurring Now

These scholarship funds are raised through the two major annual fundraisers: a spring golf tournament and a fall smoked Boston Butt sale. The Boston Butts are pre-sold during the month of August each year. This year, delivery is on Thursday, September 3 from 1 to 6 PM at the Pelt Eye Clinic on Lafayette Street (in time for Labor Day weekend). Invest $20 now and help send a student to college. Obtain a ticket from any board member or at Sweet Stuff Bakery on Jackson Street before August 28.

Board Members:             Roy Baker             Jerry Glass              George Sweeney

Jamelia Cone            Jeannie Burleson            Tony Klappas            Lisa Pelt    

2009 ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIP GOLF TOURNAMENT

PRESS RELEASE - RESULTS

Date:                            Friday, June 12, 2009

Location:                      Indian Springs Golf Club

                                    5248 Clubhouse Drive

                                    Marianna FL 32446

Format:                        Four Person “Scramble” – “Pick your partners”

                                    Played on Modified Handicapped System – 18 hole event

1^st Place Team: Chad Plant, Jared Melvin, Hunter Nolen, FSU Coach Todd Stroud

2^nd Place Team:            Ronnie Allen, Cameron Allen, Connor Allen, Greg Weiss

3^rd Place Team: (Circle D) Sammy Basford, Brett Hewett, Jason Carter, Pat Foran

Longest-made putt on #10                    Chad Plant                   18 ft 10 inches

Closest to the pin #5                             Gino Mayo                   2 ft 8.5 inches

Closest to the pin #8                             Lindsey Roach              14 ft 1 inch

Closest to the pin #13                           Eddie Rogers                4 ft 5 inches

Closest to the pin #18                           Chad Plant                   2 ft 3 inches

2009 ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIP GOLF TOURNAMENT

 INDIAN SPRINGS GOLF CLUB 

Date:                            Friday, June 12, 2009

Time:                            1:00 PM CST  Shotgun Start  (12:00 Noon CST - Warm-Up)

Entry Deadline:            June 10, 2009

Location:                      Indian Springs Golf Club

                                    5248 Clubhouse Drive

                                    Marianna FL 32446

Format:                        Four Person “Scramble” – “Pick your partners”

                                    Played on Modified Handicapped System – 18 hole event

Fees:                            $ 60.00 per person – includes cart, green fees, prizes, and meal

Grand Prize:               2009 Chevrolet from Rahal-Miller Chevrolet Buick for hole-in-one on #18

Other Prizes:                 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd Place Team – Cash

                                    Longest-made putt on #10

                                    Closest to the pins on #s 5, 8, 13, and 18

Rules:                           USGA rules apply

Playoff:                         All ties will be broken by playoff “on the card” beginning with the first handicapped hole. *All players must have a verified handicap*.

PLEASE LIST TEAM NAMES, PHONE #, HANDICAP & COURSE AND SEND WITH CHECK OR MONEY ORDER TO BELOW ADDRESS. (fees can be paid at event)

PRESS RELEASE

Boston Butt Sale to Raise Scholarship Funds        July 14, 2008  

ONLY $20.00 EACH

 The Panhandle Seminole Boosters Club is currently pre-selling smoked Boston Butts through August 21, 2008 to support their Annual Scholarship fund. These tasty pork butts range from 8 to 10 pounds and will be ready for pick up in time for Labor Day weekend (Thursday, August 28).

The Club holds two annual events (spring golf tournament and the Boston Butt sale) to raise scholarship funds and help local students to attend Florida State University. The 2008 Award winners are Melanie Sloan, Brandi Stephens, Matthew Chambliss and Nicole Long.

Each student will receive a $1000 award from funds raised through these events in the past year by the club, a registered 501©3 non-profit corporation.

Support higher education for our local students and enjoy a fabulous smoked Boston Butt on Labor Day weekend. For more information, contact a club director (Jamelia Cone, Roy Baker, Matt Dryden, Jerry Glass, Joy Hinton or George Sweeney) or visit Sweet Stuff Bakery at 4477 Jackson Street (1 block behind Subway) in Marianna.

August 14, 2008  6:30 pm
Panhandle Seminole Club’s Annual Kickoff Meeting and Awards Dinner Thursday 

The Panhandle Seminole Club will hold its Annual Kickoff Meeting and Awards Dinner at the First United Methodist’s Wesley Center in Marianna on Lafayette Street.

The guest speaker will be Eric Luallen. Eric, a former Seminole lineman who played from 1986-89, is a play-by-play commentator for Seminole baseball, as well as a host of the football pre-game show on Clear Channel Radio. He will share his insight, knowledge and update us on FSU football for this fall.

The club will also introduce four (4) local students who will be attending FSU this fall. Each student will be awarded a $1000 scholarship coming from monies that were raised through several fund-raisers supported by our local community. These scholarships bring the most recent five-year total to $20,000 in support of FSU students.

The meeting is open to all friends of FSU with BBQ and all the trimmings provided by the club to all current members. The cost will be $5 per person for non-members.

Take this opportunity to support your local club by becoming a member. Dues are only $15.00 per year, single or family membership, with proceeds supporting our scholarship program.

Complete the on-line form at our website Panhandle Seminoles or print it out and mail it along with your check to Panhandle Seminole Club, PO Box 645, Marianna, FL 32447. Better yet -- bring it to the meeting on August 14.

                                                PRESS RELEASE

April 22, 2008

The Panhandle Seminole Club held its 2008 Annual Golf Tournament on April 17, 2008 at the Indian Springs Golf Club in Marianna. Sixty (60) golfers participated on a beautiful, sunny afternoon to again raise scholarship funds for deserving local students to attend Florida State University. The Club has awarded over $20,000 over the past five (5) years to help support the pursuit of higher education.

Results of the tournament were:

First place team: Jeff Lozano, Greg Wise, Jim Oliver, and Kenny Hamm;

Second place team: Johnny Harris, Juiett Melvin, Jared Melvin, and Matt Milton; and

Third place team: Sammy Basford, Jason Carter, Rodney Coffey, and Patrick Foran.

Long made putt (hole #9): B Bovington at 26 feet 5 inches;

Closest to the pin (hole #5): Roger Williams at 6 feet 10 inches,

Closest to the pin (hole #8): Patrick Foran at 6 feet 8 inches,

Closest to the pin (hole #13): Sammy Basford at 11.5 inches, and

Closest to the pin (hole #18): Frank Chatwood at 6 feet.

The Club wishes to thank the many, many hole/scholarship sponsors. We especially wish to thank our Premium Sponsor, Bob Pforte Dodge Chrysler, for their “hole-in-one” sponsorship of a new Dodge truck. Additionally we thank Badcock Home Furnishings of Graceville and Marianna, plus the Sweeney family for their donation of those prizes which were awarded to the individual winners mentioned above.

All of our sponsors helped make this scholarship endeavor a real success.

PRESS RELEASE  - February 29, 2008

Grand Prize of New Vehicle for Hole-in-One at Golf Tournament

The 2008 Panhandle Seminole Club’s Annual Golf Tournament will be held Thursday, April 17, 2008 at the beautiful Indian Springs Golf Club in Marianna. Come join your friends and fellow Seminoles on the links for a great afternoon of golf to again raise scholarship funds for local FSU students. This tournament, along with another fund-raiser, has helped provide $20,000 over the past five years to deserving local students.

Registration and warm-up will begin at 11:00 AM CST with the shotgun start at 12:00 Noon CST for this four-man scramble event. Bob Pforte Chrysler Dodge Jeep is again sponsoring the grand prize of a new 2008 Dodge for a hole-in-one on hole #18. Cash prizes will be awarded to the first, second, and third place teams! Additional prizes will be given for longest drive, straightest drive, closest to the pin, and so on.

The greens fee contribution of $60 will entitle each golfer to a fantastic afternoon of golf on a championship course (to help a very worthy cause), followed by a cookout and an update on FSU football by Gene Deckerhoff, “The Voice of the Seminoles”.

Scholarship (hole) and prize sponsorships are also available for this worthwhile event!  So support the Seminoles and help raise funds for local student scholarships to Florida State University !

For more information, contact:

Indian Springs Golf Club

Charlene Beebe   (850) 482-8787

Roy Baker   (850) 526-4005 or 209-1326

Tournament Director

Grand Prize of New Car for Hole-in-One at Golf Tournament

PRESS RELEASE (Update)

The 2007 Panhandle Seminole Boosters Annual Golf Tournament will be held Thursday, May 10, 2007 at the beautiful Indian Springs Golf Club in Marianna. Come join your friends and fellow Seminoles on the links for a great afternoon of golf to again raise scholarship funds for local FSU students.

Registration and warm-up will begin at 12:00 Noon CST with the shotgun start at 1:00 PM CST for this four-man scramble event. Bob Pforte Chrysler Dodge Jeep is sponsoring the grand prize of a new 2007 Dodge Avenger for a hole-in-one on hole #8. Cash prizes will be awarded to the first, second, and third place teams! Additional prizes will be given for longest drive, straightest drive, closest to the pin, and so on.

The greens fee contribution of $60 will entitle each golfer to a fantastic afternoon of golf on a championship course to help a very worthy cause, followed by a cookout and an update on FSU football by Dr. Bob LaCivita, FSU’s new Director of Player Personnel.

Scholarship (hole) and prize sponsorships are also available for this worthwhile event!  So support the Seminoles and help raise funds for local student scholarships to Florida State University !

For more information, contact:

Indian Springs Golf Club

Charlene Beebe   (850) 482-8787

Roy Baker   (850) 526-4005 or 209-1326

Tournament Director

July 13, 2007-August 22, 2007  Boston Butt Sale to Raise Scholarship Funds    click here Thursday August 9, 2007  Annual Kickoff Meeting and Awards Dinner   click here May 15, 2007 The Panhandle Seminole Club held its 2007 Annual Golf Tournament on May 10, 2007 at the Indian Springs Golf Club in Marianna. Forty golfers participated on a beautiful, sunny afternoon to again raise scholarship funds for deserving local FSU students. A highlight was the cookout with our featured speaker, Dr. Bob LaCivita, the new Director of Player Personnel for Florida State University football. He spoke of the continuing changes that are occurring not only in FSU’s recruiting strategy, but also in the NCAA guidelines. Results of the tournament were: First place team: Sammy Basford, Jason Carter, Rodney Coffey, and Patrick Foran Second place team: Juiett Melvin, Jared Melvin, Johnny Harris, and Matt Milton Third place team: Mickey Gilmore, Jay Blackwell, Michael Jackson, and Bob Taylor. Straightest drive (hole #10): Woody Hatcher Closest to the pin (hole #5): D Roche Closest to the pin (hole #8): Johnny Harris Closest to the pin (hole #13): Bob Thaxton Closest to the pin (hole #18): K. Rogers The Club wishes to thank the many hole (scholarship) sponsors. We especially wish to thank Bob Pforte Dodge for its “hole-in-one” sponsorship of a new 2008 Dodge Avenger, and Badcock Home Furnishings of Graceville for their donation of those prizes which were awarded to the individual winners mentioned above. All of our sponsors helped make this scholarship endeavor a real success. March 12, 2007 The 2007 Panhandle Seminole Boosters Annual Golf Tournament will be held Thursday, May 10, 2007 at the beautiful Indian Springs Golf Club in Marianna. Come join your friends and Gene Deckerhoff, “The Voice of the Seminoles”, on the links for a great afternoon of golf to again raise scholarship funds for local FSU students. Registration and warm-up will begin at 12:00 Noon with the shotgun start at 1:00 PM. for this four-man scramble event. Cash prizes will be awarded to the first, second, and third place teams! Additional prizes will be given for longest drive, straightest drive, closest to the pin, and so on. The greens fee contribution of $60 will entitle each golfer to a fantastic afternoon of golf on a championship course to help a very worthy cause, plus dinner catered by the always-popular Sonny’s BBQ. Scholarship (hole) and prize sponsorships are also available for this worthwhile event!  So support the Seminoles and help raise funds for local student scholarships to Florida State University ! For more information, contact: Indian Springs Golf Club Charlene Beebe   (850) 482-8787 Tournament Director  Roy Baker   (850) 526-4005 or 209-1326                         Proceeds from all events support our scholarships and FSU