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.