South Beach Battioke 2013 Highlights

Thank You

South Beach Battioke 2013 (part deaux) fulfilled it's mission of raising big money for college scholarships AND creating indelible memories for all of those who attended. From James Jones setting the tone with his amazing vocals, to LeBron and DWade melting a lucky lady's heart with a romantic serenade, to our Battioke Champion Chris Bosh channeling his inner Vegas lounge singer to bring the house down, South Beach Battioke entertained and enchanted and in the process raised over $180,000. The Battier Take Charge Foundation looks forward to helping ambitious and hard working Miami-area seniors reach their dreams through a college education. Battioke 2013 ensured that we will be able to send even more deserving students to college.

The Love Boat lived up to its promise of love, laughter, and a level of entertainment that can not be found elsewhere. It is safe to say, it has become the premier celebrity athlete karaoke event in the world. Even Triple Crown winner and American League MVP Miguel Cabrera and True Romance star Christian Slater had to see what the hype was about. Neither left disappointed. A special thanks to Christian for his fitting rendition of "The Heat is On."

Thank you to all of our partners who made this night a huge success:

Lawns by Yorkshire
Carnival Corporation & PLC
Choudhury Family Foundation
Heat Charitable Fund
MC Kitchen
Florida Blue
Yolanda and Jeff Berkowitz
MasTec
CTS Engines

Through initiatives, such as South Beach Battioke and Take Charge Save Par, The Take Charge Foundation is excited to expand the scope of our college scholarship program. We are already planning South Beach Battioke 2014...........Stay Tuned!

South Beach Battioke 2013

Don't miss the boat! Please join Heidi and Shane Battier at the Eden Roc Hotel in Miami Beach on January 21 for South Beach Battioke 2013. Individual tickets are $250 and all proceeds benefit the Battier Take Charge Foundation.





Shane and Heidi established The Battier Take Charge Foundation in January 2010 to encourage and inspire leadership qualities in young people. The Battiers believe that furthering education for at-risk students is crucial in the attempt to encourage young leaders who may not otherwise have the means to attend college. The Foundation serves to award scholarships to at-risk students who have proven themselves to be deserving young leaders.

Please note that all guests must be 21 and over.

****SOLD OUT****

Washington, DC Reception with Heidi and Shane

The Battier Take Charge Foundation was established by Duke and NBA basketball star Shane Battier and his wife Heidi to provide resources for the development and education of at-risk youth through a college scholarship program.  Shane returns to Washington on December 3 with the NBA champions, the Miami Heat. 

Reception with Heidi and Shane Battier

Take Charge Foundation

Monday, December 3

6:45 p.m. until 8:45 p.m.

633 Pennsylvania Ave, NW

Washington, DC

$150 per person

Donors of $500 or more will be invited for a special photo session with Shane.

Hosted by:

Neil Chatterjee

Janet and Calvin Hill

Debbie and Peter Kahn

John Koskinen

Joe O’Neill

Patrick O’Neill

Jim Tanner

To RSVP, please call or email Pam Poston at  202-434-5278 or pposton@wc.com by November 30, if possible. 

You can make your contribution by credit card at takechargefoundation.com or by sending your check, payable to the Battier Take Charge Foundation, to:

Pam Poston

Williams & Connolly

725 12^th Street, NW

Washington, DC 20005

Hope you can join us to support a great program.

Support the Take Charge Foundation With Canvas On Demand

Let’s give some deserving kids the holiday gift of a lifetime – scholarships to college!  Take Charge is excited to have partnered with Canvas On Demand to bring you two great ways to help support the foundation and take care of some early holiday shopping at the same time.

1)     Canvas On Demand will donate $0.25 for each Facebook “like” received on the Take Charge Foundation fundraising page.  All you have to do is “like” Canvas On Demand and spread the word by forwarding to all your friends and followers.

2)     Love a great deal?  For a limited time, you can purchase a 16” x 20” gallery wrapped canvas for just $45 (normally $127) and $10 from each voucher purchased will be donated to Take Charge.  Click here to get your special offer today. 

We appreciate your support of the Take Charge scholarship program.  

Battioke 2013

January 21, 2013

Eden Roc Renaissance Hotel

Miami Beach

Details to follow...

Thank You!

I just want to take this opportunity to say THANK YOU to everyone who participated and donated for TAKE CHARGE SAVE PAR. I don’t think it is an understatement to say this drive was a huge success. Through the unlikely number of 14 pars and 3(!) birdies, we have raised over $90,000 for the Take Charge Foundation. 100% of this money will go towards funding new scholarships in the coming years.

I have been texted and emailed by a number of my friends and supporters who were surprised at the number of pars/birdies reached this year. As surprised as you may have been by that number (compared to last year’s 8 pars/birdies), trust me, no one was a surprised as me! My caddie, Rodney Wolton, was steady and the putter was hot.  The words of the immortal Ty Webb, “Be the ball, Danny,” worked like magic!

We are motivated to do more, raise more, and help more by the success of the students in our scholarship program. I wish everyone would get a chance to meet them, because every last one of them will leave a tremendous imprint on our world. Thanks to everyone who contributed, we will able to add more great people to this list.

We are always looking for unique fundraisers. As you can tell by our signature BATTIOKE and TAKE CHARGE SAVE PAR, I have no qualms about making a fool out of myself in the name of The Take Charge Foundation. All in good fun of course. Send us your ideas for the next great fundraiser, we’d love to hear your ideas!

Thanks again for your help and support,

Shane