Thadd’s Place Golf Tournament set for June 29
Published 9:00 am Monday, June 24, 2024
- Alana Shaffer, left, and Jordan Ross atop a banner with the Thadd’s Place design at the ninth hole of the John Day Golf Course during a fundraiser tournament. The Thadd’s Place design was chosen by Thaddeus Cowan Thompson’s son Nathaniel.
JOHN DAY — The fifth annual Thadd’s Place Golf Tournament is scheduled for this weekend.
The benefit tourney will take place on Saturday, June 29, at the John Day Golf Club, 27631 Golf Club Road, John Day. Registration begins at 7 a.m., with tee times at 8 a.m. and 12:30 p.m.
The event is a major fundraiser for Thadd’s Place, a nonprofit grieving center at 635 W. Main St. in John Day. It’s modeled on the Dougy Center in Portland, the only other such facility in the state.
The entry fee is $125 per person, or $500 for a four-person team. Golf carts are available.
Checks can be mailed to Thadd’s Place at PO Box 422, John Day, OR 97845. Electronic payments can be made on Venmo (using the @THADDS-PLACE account) or PayPal (using THADD’S PLACE).
For more information, call 541-620-2572 or email goodgrief@thaddsplace.org.
