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

17 Pars in Tahoe

Shane had 17 pars/birdies in his 3 rounds at the American Century Championship in Lake Tahoe this weekend, meaning we raised over $90,000 for college scholarships! Thanks to everyone who pledged, and look for an email from us soon.

Take Charge, Save Par 2012

All of us at the Battier Take Charge Foundation are extremely proud of raising over $35,000 last year through the Take Charge, Save Par initiative. The contributions went directly to scholarships for the ambitious, hard working kids in the Take Charge Scholarship program. We did all of this despite a less-than-stellar golf performance by yours truly. I am looking to build upon the 8 pars made last year at the American Century Celebrity Golf Championship and send even more kids to school this year!

Here is your chance to flex your philanthropic muscles, help some enthusiastic kids, and have a few chuckles as I chase around that little white golf ball in Lake Tahoe from July 20-22.

Please pledge to contribute a donation for every par (and birdie……as rare as it may seem) that I make during the three round tournament. No amount is too small and every last dollar will go directly to funding scholarships.  I have set my goals to eclipse last year’s 8 pars and I’m thinking BIG this year……double digits baby!

You can read all about the tournament at www.tahoecelebritygolf.com and even follow the action on NBC. So Take Charge and pledge today (below) and watch me Save Par and help some special kids reach their goals through the opportunity of a college education.

Thanks!

Now I just need to make some putts………………..

Shane

**Anyone who pledges $15 per par will receive a Battier Take Charge Foundation iPhone case. Cases will be mailed after the tournament, upon receipt of full payment.

A Note From Shane

I just want to extend a huge THANK YOU to all those who rooted the HEAT on to the Championship. It was an amazing journey full of euphoric highs and backbreaking lows. The best part of a championship run is sharing it with friends and family. I hope that all of my friends can share in this accomplishment because I would not be where I am today without their support. If anything, I am excited to live the motto of the Battier Take Charge Foundation. Do Good, my friends, and Do Well!!!!!!!

Muchas Gracias,

Shane

Meet Shane & Attend the American Century Celebrity Golf Championship in Lake Tahoe

You and a guest will have an opportunity to spend the day with Shane Battier on Friday, July 20 at the American Century Celebrity Golf Championship at Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course, including watching his round of golf, having a photo taken with him on the patio of the golf resort, seats at Shane's post-round press conference in the media center, and general "hang" time with him at Harrah's Lake Tahoe.

The 23rd Annual American Century Championship, a made-for-TV event owned and broadcast by NBC Sports, is the premier celebrity golf tournament. The tournament is a 54-hole modified Stableford format that features some of sports' and entertainment's greatest names.

The proceeds for this item benefit The Battier Take Charge Foundation.

Head HERE to bid now, and for more information. 

Highlights from South Beach Battioke 2012

Here's a great summary (and some great video) of #Battioke. We raised a lot money for some great kids. Thanks to all who made this a great night!!

 

Thank You

Dear Friends,

On behalf of my wife Heidi, our scholarship recipients, and the Take Charge Foundation, I would like to thank you for your generous support this week.

Heidi and I strongly believe education opens all doors and your contributions will go a long way in changing the lives of local Miami students. We often refer to our foundation’s catchphrase “Dream Big, Take Charge” as the perfect description of the young leaders in our scholarship program. From the University of Texas, to Northern Michigan, to Emory University, Take Charge Foundation scholarship winners are affecting positive change at their universities and in their communities. The satisfaction in giving comes in knowing that we are investing not only in the lives of students, but also in our community, which benefits every day from the college education received by these young leaders.

We thank you for your support in our foundation's mission to make a difference in the lives of young leaders. We hope this is only the beginning of a new chapter for the Battier Take Charge Foundation. We look forward to many years of helping Miami’s young leaders achieve their dreams through the opportunity of education. So please, be proud of the fact that we are changing lives one (ahem, colorful?) rendition of Sinatra at a time.

Cheers,
Shane

Special thanks to our Battioke sponsors:
Carnival
The Miami Heat
Hublot
The Treatment Center
Southern Wine & Spirits of South Florida
Eden Roc Renaissance, Miami Beach
Bud Light
Korbel
Bacardi
Brickell Jewelers
790 The Ticket
Sun Sports
MetroSigns
T-Shirt Central
Prime One Twelve
Anand Chowdhury, Miami Perfume Junction Inc.
Jim Bevell, Treatment Solutions Network

South Beach Battioke

It’s time to cut loose, have some fun and pitch in for our outstanding Miami-area students pursuing their dreams of attending college.

This is your official invitation to Heidi and Shane Battier’s South Beach Battioke. This evening of celebration will include dinner, live auction, grab bags and most importantly a Celebrity Karaoke Contest featuring your favorite Miami Heat players and other Miami sports figures. This entertaining event will serve to benefit The Battier Take Charge Foundation. This year the goal of The Battier Take Charge Foundation is to provide scholarships to deserving, hardworking students from the Miami area. South Beach Battioke begins at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 27th at the Eden Roc hotel.



Live auction items include:
-Game experience: 2 floor seats to the April 4th OKC v. Heat game, dinner after at Prime 112 with Shane and his wife Heidi, and signed, game-worn shoes
-Shane experience: Bid on having Shane come speak at your child's school (either to his or her class, or at a school assembly).



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.