Well thank you to all of those who help contribute! You helped to make this a successful year. Arlington YD raised almost $5,000 and I personally raised $1800 for my own personal support. We were truly blessed.

And also, yes, I wanted to brag about myself and the many awards I won. I won the prize for highest score (775 strokes on 100 holes) and if you don’t believe me - note the picture and my amazing skills to whiff the ball (or maybe I’m a left-handed golfer with excellent form). I also won for most balls in the woods with a whopping 63. So yes, my dear friends, I made you proud. I’m always willing to make a fool of myself for a good cause.  It also tells me I don’t need to quit my day job, because the PGA won’t be knocking on my door anytime soon.

Thanks for all of your support!

Create your best caption for this pic I took yesterday at our Golf Marathon. It’s one of our students and honestly, we found the cart that way…

Today is the day for the YD Fundraising Golf Marathon. I’ll be golfing 100 holes along with a student.  So, hopefully by the end of the day, we’ll have played 200 holes combined.

Up until this point, the closest I’ve come to golfing was playing Mario Golf with my kids on the Gamecube. I rock at that, but this is another story. Either way, it should be a fun day.

It’s not too late to pledge.

Go here to pledge (Look for Valeriy Bizayayu  - he’s a Russian student golfing with me).

Go here for more info on the marathon and the Valeriy.

I’ll update ya tomorrow!

August 25th is our annual Youth Dynamics Golf Marathon. This is one of our major fund raising events for the YD ministry and staff. Typically we have golfers who are business men in the community. This year, the unexpected happened - I had a student ask if he could golf for Arlington YD. So I have a 15 year old student who is going to go and get pledges (the goal is $2500) and golf 100 holes. He’s enlisted me and his brother to help him - but this is no small task. But he believes so much in this ministry that he’s stepped up.

So here’s my request to you. Support these students in their efforts to do something amazing.

All donations are tax deductible. And remember you’re not just supporting a golfer or a ministry. You’re making sure the gospel is spread to teens in one of the most non-churched areas in the United States. The money Valeriy raises will go directly towards supporting the ministry here in Arlington. So, please consider sponsoring these two young men in their efforts.

Click here to support Valery and his brother Ruslan in his effort.

Here’s a testimony of some of the kids who have been impacted through the ministry here at Arlington YD.

Okay here’s my pitch.

I will buy one of you a free, round-trip ticket from your place of origin to Seattle and back.

The catch? You have to be willing raise money to play in a fundraising golf tournament where you play 100 holes of golf in day (6am -6pm)!

Here’s what you have to do. You go around getting people to pledge for you to golf per hole (at church, work, neighbors, etc.). You are not collecting money, just getting pledges (and addresses from pledges - our ministry will bill them once you complete the tourney). The minimum goal would be to get $25 per hold raised or $2500 total. That’s the minimum. If you raise more there are prizes - from a new set of clubs to a trip for two to Mexico.

The cause? You’re raising money to support the work of a missionary (me) who works with at-risk, rural, unchurched teens.

It’s a fun day of golfing. You get pampered plenty. Get a free trip to the Pacific Northwest. And it goes to a good cause. So, what more could you ask for?

Any one interested, email me and I can give you more info. The tournament is Monday August 25th. And like I said before, I’m willing to pay for your plane ticket…

sdelony@yd.org