20th Annual Dawn of Hope Golf Classic
The Dawn of Hope Golf Classic will be held on August 27, 2007 at the Johnson City Country Club with a shotgun start at 12:30 p.m. Outback Steakhouse will provide lunch beginning at 11:30AM. The format is a two-person team select shot. Player fees are $125 per person with two mulligans included in the price. Sponsorships are still available.

For more information on playing or sponsoring the 2007 Golf Classic you can:
email the Dawn of Hope Foundation
or fill out the Player Registration Form or Sponsorship Form.
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The $10,000 Big Spring Break Drawing and Silent Auction winners are.....

Mr. and Mrs. Garland Fields of Kingsport and Mr. and Mrs. James Price of Bristol each left the 3rd annual Big Spring Break Drawing and Silent Auction $5,000 richer splitting the $10,000 grand prize. On Thursday, April 12, 2007 the Dawn of Hope Foundation hosted the exciting event at the Holiday Inn in Johnson City. The event was a great success raising over $25,500.

The format of the event was a reverse raffle with the last ticket drawn winning the grand prize and every 25th ticket drawn winning $150. The winners of the $150 dollar cash prizes from Johnson City were John and Wendi Carter, Dan Eldridge, Mike Ferguson, Penny Rutledge, and Carol Sloan. Other winners included Richard Prescott of Corinth, Texas; Linda Phillips and Rick Story of Jonesborough, Doug Long of Church Hill, Christy Schaffer and Keith Wilson of Kingsport, K.D. Moore of Bristol, and Charles and Shane Odom of Elizabethton. Congratulations to all our winners!

Everyone had a great time listening to musical talents of Lightnin’ Charlie Dolinger as they awaited the announcement of the grand prize winners. Josh Smith, Newschannel 11 Morning Show Anchor and Dawn of Hope Foundation Board Member, served as emcee of the event while Miss Jonesborough, Erin Eberhart kept the crowd energized. Dawn of Hope participants Donna Fulkerson, Arthur Nave, and Randy Huffmans helped with the event by drawing the tickets from the raffle drum.

The event could not have been possible without the dedication of the event’s planning committee. They were Sam East, Duke Hall, Tom Harris, Jacob Higginbotham, Tim Jones, Jim Jordan, Harvey Justice, Jim Reed, Rob Sampson, and Josh Smith. Executive Director Lee Chase praised members of the committee for their successful undertaking of the event. In addition, he thanked members of the Dawn of Hope Foundation Board of Trustees and the Dawn of Hope Board of Directors for selling 332 raffle tickets with the top seller, Jim Reed selling 82.

The night’s festivities included a silent auction featuring goods and services from tri-cities businesses. Proceeds from the raffle were allocated to pay for the the cost of the renovations above the $1 million Capital Campaign goal. The total cost of the renovations totaled over $1.35 million to the Dawn of Hope at Stratton. If you would like more information on the 2008 event, please call the Dawn of Hope Foundation at 423-722-1689.

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The mission of the Dawn of Hope Foundation is to educate individuals and organizations about the existence, needs, and purpose of the Dawn of Hope, Inc. and to generate and manage resources, which will enhance the quality and scope of services provided to adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities in Northeast Tennessee.