Project MANA - A Hunger Relief Agency

Golf Fore Education 2008 Website

North Lake Tahoe Bonanza: It seems that someone is asking for money for a very worthy cause every week in Incline Village. Money for schools, money for animals, money for those who are less fortunate and money for causes which benefit diseases. Each one stands for a noble mission and needs every dollar for which it asks.

The Golf Fore Education event is no different.

Money raised from three days of golf and social activities goes into the coffers at Project MANA, the Incline Schools Academic Excellence Foundation, the American Association of University Women and the Lake Tahoe School.

Each are exemplary organizations, doing their part to make sure Incline’s children get the best education and care possible as they make their way from this village and into the world.

With enrollment sign-ups for the golf tournament low and a relatively short amount of time before the event, it’s a charity that deserves your consideration.

Forget the fact that you get to enjoy a gourmet meal on the campus of Sierra Nevada College, or that two days of golf at some of the region’s finest courses in The Championship course and Montreux Country Club is part of the package. Forget the barbecue to wrap up the weekend or any of the fun times you may have.

Remember, though, the four-year-old event annually raises tens of thousands of dollars for Incline’s children and last year netted close to $90,000 for the organizations. Remember any money collected by ISAEF goes into a fund for Incline’s schools so they can pay for technology and seek to fill the financial gaps left by statewide budget cuts and declining enrollment.

Project MANA uses its fund to provide healthy treats for Incline’s children and gives away turkeys at Thanksgiving to those who are less fortunate, perking up spirits at a time of year when happiness can be in short supply for those who have fallen on tough times.

Consider and remember each of these things when you think about participating in Golf Fore Education — it’s too important not to.