Cops for Kids
By Tammy Mast
Children’s Smile Center
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The 11th Annual Cops for Kids Buddy Bass Tournament, one of the largest annual fishing tournaments on Table Rock Lake, is set for Tuesday, May 5th at State Park Marina. New this year, is a two-person scramble golf tournament at Thousand Hills Golf Resort on Wednesday, May 6th. Participants can enter one or both tournaments. Both tournaments benefit Catch a Dream Foundation and Children’s Smile Center.
The fishing tournament is now open to all fishermen. An affiliation with law enforcement is not required. Three flights will have a staggered departure based on the sequence of registration between 6:30 AM and 7 AM. Checkins are between 3 PM and 3:30 PM. All contestants are eligible for a draw prize of a Nitro Z7 with Mercury 150 Outboard Motor. Cash prizes are awarded for first through tenth places. Fishermen can register by going to www.copsforkidstournament.com
The golf tournament is a two-person scramble with a shotgun start at 9 a.m. Entry fee is $175 per team that includes golf, cart, goodie bag, prizes, light breakfast and lunch. To enter, golfers can sign up online at www.catchadream.org/golfforkids/.
The mission of Cops for Kids is to provide financial assistance to non-profits dedicated to children, believing that community programs targeted out the youth can make a true impact on children’s growth, development and future success.
Catch-A-Dream Foundation is a national charitable non-profit 501(c)(3) foundation that provides once-in-a-lifetime dream hunting and fishing trips to children across the United States and Canada, age 18 and younger, who suffer from life-threatening illnesses. Through these adventures and exposure to outdoors-minded people who care, the program instills in these children a message of encouragement at a time when they need to know that hope does, indeed, exist.
Children’s Smile Center is a local nonprofit organization that provides preventive and primary dental care at no charge to the families of children ages 1-19 and expectant mothers with active Medicaid who reside in Stone, Taney, Christian, Barry, Lawrence and Dade Counties. Children’s Smile Center has offices in Ozark, Aurora and Branson West.
For more information contact Tammy Mast at 417/582-5439 or .