Trooper Shawn Blanton Scholarship Golf Tournament

March 7, 2022

We are approaching the time we traditionally have our annual golf tournament, the tournament is usually held in June.  The date for the golf tournament is Friday, June 10, 2022 at Sequoyah National Golf Club.  We hope you can place this date on your calendar and join us again this year.  We value your support over the years and look forward to seeing you on June 10th.  This will be our 14^th  year hosting this event in an effort to raise money for the scholarship that we feel can be, and is truly a blessing to the student athletes that have received them, and will continue to receive them in the future.  We have been very fortunate to be able to increase the number and amount of the scholarships over the past years, and we hope to continue that trend.  We have also spread the giving around and we now have winners from every county in Western North Carolina.

The tournament continues to grow each year, and we are grateful for your support! We are reaching capacity early and having to tell teams we are full.  Please let us know if you are interested in participating as we anticipate maxing out again this year and don’t want you to miss an opportunity to participate.

We are reaching out to you early in an effort to secure your support for the event this year.  The golf tournament is our only fundraising effort and we are trying to make the most of it, that’s where you come in.  We will contact you as we get closer to the date, we would love to have you share your sponsorship with us at your earliest convenience, so we can get an idea of how June 10th is shaping up.  The tournament is limited to 30 teams, please sign up early to secure your participation.

Again, this year we are offering different levels of sponsorship opportunities.

Gold Sponsor – $800 (You must be signed up for these by May 16, 2022)

Banner hung during sign in and Lunch

Hole Sponsor Sign

You can place an item of marketing material in the gift bags for everyone (you must provide this) 1 – Four man Team

Silver Sponsor –$700 (You must be signed up for this by May 16, 2022)

Hole Sponsor Sign

You can place an item of marketing material in the gift bags for everyone (you must provide this) 1 – Four man Team

Bronze Sponsor – $600

Hole Sponsor Sign

1 – Four man Team

4 Man Team – $500Hole Sponsorships – $100

Putting contest sponsor – $750 (only 1 of these will be available)

This will allow your company to set up a booth and advertise at the turn on the putting green as well as conduct the putting contest. Lunch Sponsor – $1,500 (only 1 of these will be available)

Banner hung during sign in and Lunch

Hole Sponsor Sign

You can place an item of marketing material in the gift bags for everyone (you must provide this) 1 Four man Team

Prize Donations

We are always looking for donations of prizes that we can give away.  So if you would like to donate a gift certificate or an item from your company that would be great.

We hope that you will take the opportunity to do some advertising for your company as well as help raise funds for this great organization.  For more information please visit www.TrooperShawnBlantonScholarship.com or to sign up please contact:

• Tony Belcher   269-615-6078   TWBelcher@aol.com
• David Blanton  828-507-4606   Tribalmedic116@msn.com
• Jan Fitzgerald  404-217-5758   sylvafitz@aol.com

Trooper Shawn Blanton Memorial Scholarship

P.O. Box 571 Cherokee, NC 28719

The Family and The Board of Directors of the Trooper Shawn Blanton Memorial Scholarship would like to invite all senior girls who are members of their high school softball team to apply for the memorial scholarship. A NC State Trooper, the scholarship came about as a way of keeping Shawn’s memory alive and helping student atheletes in a sport he dearly loved. At the time of his death, Shawn had just finished his first year as head coach for the Smoky Mountain JV softball team.

The scholarship is open to female atheletes in, Haywood, Jackson, Macon, Swain, Graham, Clay, and Cherokee Counties, as well as the Cherokee Indian Reservation. We will be awarding five one thousand dollar scholarships. The scholarship will be paid directly to the student and she will be able to apply it to whatever her greatest need may be as she starts her college career.

To apply each girl must submit an essay to the Board of Directors to the above address. The essay will be a three hundred word minimum and should include an introduction of herself, school attended, sports played, clubs, awards, honors and any other extracurricular activities she is involved in. She should include what she plans to study in college or what her professional career might be. Tell us about any civic or community functions you are involved in and what your hobbies are.

Essay must be post marked by April 22, 2022 and selection will be made by May 11, 2022. When submitting your essay please include your acceptance letter from the school you plan to attend, also include a school transcript and on a seperate page include current contact information as only the winners will be notified. Failure to submit all requested information will disqualify you.

If you are selected as a recipient you will be required to attend the Trooper Shawn Blanton Memorial Golf Tournament on June 10, 2022, at Sequoyah National Golf Club in Whittier, NC to receive your award.

Sincerely

David Blanton

Forever G540