Approx 90 golfers took to the links and Ed Kamin's (MIke DeOrio, Sean Valcamp, Chris Crosby) ringers again won the event beating Paul Benge's ringers...120 people came to hear Pete Gitlin's group and spend money on auction items and the raffle.

The big prize was Southwest Airlines tickets anywhere.

A few other highlights were Sunstate Mechanical giving us an air conditioner to sell, Hearst an online ad program valued at $10,000 that was bought by Avnet EM for $4000, our pro Corey La Russo took everyone's money again for MTF on a par 3, and lastly our lady that helps us garner all the hotel donations, Jody Bogoshian from Helms Briscoe was given a gift from Tiffany as a thank you.

And as in the past the toys we collected were given to the Hacienda De Los Angeles with the bulk being dropped of by my co MC Richard Black and I to the Crisis Nursery the next day. Our brochure is shown...with all our sponsors listed.

Big thanks to all the folks and companies who donated items;
Hearst Media, Tiffany's, Ping, Ancala CC, Sean Fanning, Breaker's Hotel, Avnet Company Store (Art Lurie), Affy Tapple, New Angle Media, Suns, D Backs, Cardinals, Fujitsu, Brodeur, School of Ballet AZ, JW Marriott Tucson, AZ Biltmore, Steve Phillips, Tara Nichols, Verde Canyon Railway, AZ Blazin M Ranch, Larry Durbein,Pat Jewett, Verizon, wee-ko-pa Fountain Hills and Ocotillo Chandler courses, Avnet, Arrowhead CC, Vintage Villas, Roy Vallee, Jim Smith, Red Rock Resort in Vegas, Westin Resort Tucson, Grayhawk, Fairmont Scottsdale Princess, Kathy Kerschner, Garmin, Az Science Center, Az Challenger Center, Continental Golf Course, Ron White, Michaelle Maag, Patti Teter, Montelucia Resort, Rosati's, Don & Charlie's, ALS Assoc., Earthmate GPS, Barrett-Jackson, Ritz Carlton Cancun, Hyatt Regency Denver, Ritz Carlton, Beaver Creek, Colo; Hyatt Regency Resort, Trump Towers, Chicago; Superstition Springs, Lynn Monkelien, Pete Gitlin, Adam Turner, Brake masters, Frys.com, Linda Biddle, Joe Jacober, St Micro, Disneyland, Zack, Whitney Crutchley, Susan Morgan, Gary Hauser, Mike Gaeta, Mach 1, CEVA Logistics, Robin Hackett, Leslie Beaver, Four Seasons in Scottsdale, Newport Beach Marriott, and Legend at Arrowhead.

The staff at Ancala CC that helped make this a perfect day.

Thanks to everyone for coming (many from out of town) and donating funds.

It was a perfect day for 16 inch softball in Tempe, AZ.. Maple Street went on defeated beating OZ in title game 5-1 of the 5th annual Maag Toy Foundation Tournament. As important, we collected dozens of toys. All net proceeds go to buying sports tickets and toys for kids in local shelters.

It was zero zero going into the 4th. Until a two hit scored a runner on third waking up the tired teams. Cash was on the line in every game in this progressive tourney. The top 3 teams were from Yuma, AZ. In 3rd was Chunky, from PHX Rhoades Trucking, Fore Love of Golf, Maag Toy Foundation team came in 4th - 6th in 12 team event. The big surprise was the winter rusty Monsters (many from last years title team Crush) from Chicago lost two straight to AZ teams. But we thank all 4 teams from out of town for coming

"I've been running these tourneys for awhile and the interest in big ball is certainly increasing as is the caliber of play. There are 7 teams here that can compete for A nationals if there was a real national tournament. Too bad they are split this year I know the folks here are upset about that" noted Al Maag.

Lindsey Lurie is a teacher at the Liberty School in Chicago. Many kids needed jackets, gloves, hats, and scarves, not just toys. The Maag Toy Foundation was able to help with that too.

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