Krystal Ebel Memorial Golf Tournament

A Successful Tournament!

2008-09-14T16:43:00.008-07:00

Thanks everyone for making the Third Annual Krystal Ebel Memorial Golf Tournament a huge success. Everyone had a wonderful time golfing and raising money for a great cause. Together we raised over $12,000 for the scholarship fund! All the funds raised will go directly toward high school scholarships given in memory of Krystal.

Thank you to everyone for your participation. Thank you so much for helping us keep Krystal's memory alive through this tournament and the scholarship fund. We couldn't do this without you!

Congratulations to our winning foursomes:

First Place Foursome:
* Danny Dew
* Mitch King
* Curt Bellar
* Warren Schmella

Second Place Foursome:
* Jim Gasparro
* Scott Haymaker
* Glenn Zeldin
* Tim Flaherty

Third Place Foursome:
* Jeff Nolan
* Don Beaver
* Bob Kish
* Gregg Ryan

Fourth Place Foursome:
* Lynn Porter
* Adam Kagasoff
* Jerry McClean
* Mark Lum

Raffle Tickets Available Now!

2008-08-28T13:57:00.002-07:00

The Third Annual Krystal Ebel Memorial Golf Tournament and Raffle will be held on September 7th, 2008. Some fantastic raffle prizes have been donated by local businesses, and it will be a fun event. Raffle tickets are available now -- $10 for 5 tickets, $30 for 20 tickets. Contact Denny at 480.586.1924 to purchase tickets if you will not be attending the tournament but would still like to enter the drawing. You need not be present to win, but please include your first and last name on the back of the ticket as well as a contact telephone number.

We could not hold this tournament without the generous support of our hole sponsors and raffle donors. Please do your part to patronize these local businesses as a way of thanking them for supporting this event and honoring Krystal’s memory.

Raffle Prizes Include:

Four Nights in Puerto Vallarta from Strategic Alliance Travel
Golf Foursome at Superstition Mountain Golf & Country Club
One Night Stay, Round of Golf, and Dinner for Two from Apache Gold Casino
Chiropractic Exam and Consultation($250 value) from North Scottsdale Family Chiropractic
½ Off Orthodontics from Anderton & Garner Orthodontic Specialists
Spa Treatments from Hand & Stone Massage Spa of Scottsdale
One Hour Massage from Massage Envy
Dinner for Two at Texas Roadhouse (Stapley & US60)
Dance Lessons from Arthur Murray Dance Studio (Alma School & Baseline)
Laser Tag for Four from Laser Quest (Alma School & Baseline)
Dog Grooming from Poochini Grooming (Dobson & Guadalupe)
Beer Ingredient Kits from Homebrew Depot (Alma School & Baseline)
52 Piece Socket and Ratchet Set donated by AutoZone (Dobson & Guadalupe)
Pedicure from Warner Nails
Starbucks Coffee Boxed Gift Set (Dobson & US60)
Athletic Apparel, Sports and Golf Equipment donated by System Sensor

Plus Great Gift Certificates From:

Nello’s Pizza (Alma School location)
Best Buy (Alma School & US60)
La Parilla Suiza
Big City BBQ (Alma School & US60)
Red Lobster (Alma School & US60)
Z Café (Alma School & Baseline)
Happy Cleaners (Alma Sch & US60)
Cost Plus (Alma School & US60)
Old Chicago (Alma School & US60)
Nello’s Pizza (Scottsdale location)
Rubio's (Stapley & US60)
Papa John’s (Alma School & US60)
Arizona Car Wash
….And Many More!

9/7/2008: 3rd Annual Krystal Ebel Memorial Golf Tournament

2008-07-18T09:46:00.010-07:00

Mark your calendars! This year's Krystal Ebel Memorial Golf Tournament will be held on Sunday, September 7th 2008 at Ocotillo Golf Resort. We are looking forward to a wonderful tournament with great golf, gift bags, raffle prizes, and a fun awards dinner/ceremony after the tournament with live music provided by the Off the Record Band. All proceeds from the non-profit event go toward the Krystal Ebel Memorial Scholarship Fund, which awards college scholarships to Dobson High School seniors. We are looking for golfers, hole sponsors, volunteers, and raffle prize donations so please contact Denny (480.586.1924) if you are interested in joining us this year. Included in the price of golf is admission to the awards dinner as well as a gift bag filled with high-quality goodies (including an embroidered tournament polo shirt and a $20 gift card to the PGA Tour Superstore). Deadline for player signup is September 1st.

A special thanks to Benson Systems, which is again sponsoring the overall tournament. We are also grateful to Arizona Greens who have donated a fantastic putting green to the raffle, and to Berge Volkswagen/Mazda who are giving away a chance at a VW Beetle! We appreciate all the folks who have sponsored a hole, donated time or raffle prizes, golfed with us, and supported our efforts to keep Krystal's memory alive through the scholarship fund and tournament. Thanks to your generosity, we have given away $11,000 in scholarships so far. A big thank you to all of you, and we hope that you will again participate with us this year!

Keep monitoring this website for more information about the tournament!

Thanks,

Krystal's Family

Thank You Notes

2008-06-25T12:51:00.001-07:00

We are in the planning stages of the 3rd Annual Krystal Ebel Memorial Golf Tournament. Please contact Denny Ebel if you are interested in volunteering to help plan this year's event.

We received some lovely thank you notes from our scholarship recipients and wanted to share them with all of you who participated in the 2nd Annual golf tournament. Thanks to all of you who helped to make this year's scholarship awards possible!

"Thank you so much for choosing me as a scholarship winner. This award really means a lot to me and I feel very honored to have received it. I will never forget the true meaning behind this scholarship and hope that the future winners do the same. Thanks again for everything!"
~ Shawn-tae Greene

"Thank you so much for this award. It will open up a great opportunity for me to attend college and eventually go on to medical school. I hope to honor Krystal's memory by studying hard in school and fulfilling her dream and mine to become a doctor. Thank you again for this opportunity."
~ Jennifer Boles

"Thank you for choosing me as a recipient for the scholarship in memory of your daughter, Krystal. It is a privilege to represent her. Again, thank you."
~ Lilian Serpas

Krystal Ebel Memorial Scholarship Winners

2008-05-31T12:47:00.001-07:00

We proudly announce the three winners of this year's Krystal Ebel Memorial Scholarship:

Jennifer Boles
Shawn-tae Greene
Lilian Serpas

The scholarships were announced at an awards ceremony held at Dobson High School. Each of these deserving students will receive a $1000.00 scholarship to attend an in-state university. Congratulations!

2nd Tournament a Huge Success!

2008-01-15T12:39:00.000-07:00

An enthusiastic thank you goes to all the golfers, volunteers, hole sponsors, and prize donors who helped to make the 2nd Annual Krystal Ebel Memorial Golf Tournament a fantastic success. Everyone had fun at the tournament and we were lucky to only have a few drops of rain despite gray skies and chilly weather. Most importantly, together we raised more than $10,000 for the Krystal Ebel Memorial Scholarship Fund! The money raised will go towards scholarships for Dobson High School seniors who will attend an in-state university -- a great cause! Again, thank you so much to everyone who contributed in some way to the tournament's success. We hope you'll join us again next year!

2nd Annual Tournament Photos

2007-12-15T11:31:00.001-07:00

Here are some photos from the 2nd Annual Krystal Ebel Memorial Golf Tournament. Everyone had a great time raising money for the scholarship fund!

Group Photo
Ted Tees Off

Clowning Around

VW Bug Hole in One Contest

Spectators Denny and Jim

Sandquist-Waxman Foursome

Volunteers Jamie and Renee Chill Out

Updated Tournament Details

2007-12-06T12:50:00.000-07:00

The 2nd Annual Krystal Ebel Memorial Golf Tournament will be held on Sunday, 12/09/07 at the Ocotillo Golf Resort. Please visit their website at http://www.ocotillogolf.com/.

Tournament Time Line
7 am - Volunteers arrive and set up
8 am to 9 am - Golfers arrive, Tournament Registration
9 am to 2 pm - Tournament Play (with a shotgun start)
2 pm to 3 pm - Lunch and Awards Presentation (including raffle drawings)
3 pm to 5 pm - Live musical entertainment and dancing!

(We will update this time line with a new blog post if there are any changes.)

Still Need Players!

2007-11-02T09:47:00.001-07:00

We only have 35 days left. There is a sense of urgency. We need everyone to reach out for more players now. Because every player will receive a shirt at the tournament, the sizes need to be given to the shirt manufacturer and the golf course needs to know how many players in the next two weeks.

Hole Sponsorship Update

2007-11-02T09:10:00.000-07:00

Great news! We now have 24 hole sponsorships! There are still hole sponsorships available, and there are also sponsorships available for 2 longest drive holes, 2 longest putt holes, 2 closest to the pin holes and hopefully 2 hole in one holes (we only have one so far).

If you are interested in sponsoring a hole for the 2nd Annual Krystal Ebel Memorial Golf Tournament, please contact Denny right away - before someone else snaps them up! Denny36(the at sign)yahoo(dot)com or (480) 586-1924.

Thank you very much to our 24 wonderful sponsors who have already committed to our cause!

Golf, Anyone?

2007-10-31T14:59:00.000-07:00

We really need to fill all our player spots! The success of this tournament depends on filling all 216 spots. Please join us to in this wonderful fund raiser for the Krystal Ebel Memorial Scholarship Fund and to enjoy a wonderful day on this beautiful course!

Tournament is Sunday, December 9th, 2007 at the Ocotillo Golf Resort (www.ocotillogolf.com).

Please contact denny36(the at sign)yahoo(dot)com for more details.

Help us! Play Golf, Sponsor, Volunteer

2007-10-31T14:56:00.000-07:00

This year, the tournament will be held on Sunday, December 9^th at Ocotillo Golf Resort.

We are currently looking for hole sponsors. A sponsorship costs $200 and includes a large company sign on a given hole, any banner you can provide for the arches in front of the Ocotillo Club House, and the word of mouth advertisement this type of donation carries. So far, we have sponsors for eighteen of the twenty-seven holes.

We are also looking for gift certificates and other prizes that can be raffled off at the conclusion of the tournament. Arizona Greens donated a free backyard putting green, and dozens of restaurants and other companies have donated various raffle prizes.

Our tax accountant Badowski & White has filed all the necessary paperwork for a tax ID# and we should have that information in the next couple of weeks. Required forms have also been filed with the Arizona Corporations Commission. Most costs for this non-profit event are tax deductible.

Please let us know if you are interested in participating as a sponsor, player, or volunteer. You can also help by donating raffle prizes or purchasing raffle tickets.

We appreciate any assistance you can provide in this endeavor and are eagerly awaiting your response.

Please contact Denny Ebel at
denny36(the at sign)yahoo(dot)com to:

_____ Sponsor a Hole ($200)

_____ Play in the tournament ($125 per player or $500 per foursome)

_____ Volunteer at the tournament

_____ Donate raffle prizes

_____ Purchase raffle tickets (5 tickets for $10 or 20 tickets for $30)

Please make checks payable to: Krystal Ebel Memorial Fund.

Letter to 2006 Golf Tournament Participants

2007-10-31T14:50:00.000-07:00

Hi Everyone,

I would like to thank all of you who sponsored, participated, or helped in the First Annual Krystal Ebel Golf Tournament last September. We raised over $15,000 for the scholarship program. Our family selected three students from Dobson High School, and each received a $1000 scholarship in Krystal's name. Over the past two and a half years, we have given out eight scholarships to Dobson Seniors. However, our goal is to build an endowment that will grant scholarships to high school students for many generations to come.

We have made many other accomplishments over the past year, as well. First, we helped to persuade the Mesa and Peoria School Districts to close their campuses at lunchtime. Also, we have promoted the Drive Kind program with donations from bracelets and magnets www.drivekind.com. In addition, many Dobson students have attended Driver’s Edge, a free hands-on driving class out at Firebird Raceway. Recently, we helped to pass HB 2033, the Teenage Driving Act, through the Arizona State Legislature. Although we have accomplished much, we still have a long way to go.

Our Second Annual Benson Systems Krystal Ebel Memorial Golf Tournament promises to be even better than last year. First, we will be moving the tournament to Sunday, December 9th. That way we won't have to compete with the Cardinal's schedule, and it will be a lot cooler. It also happens to be the 3rd anniversary of Krystal's passing.

Another change is that we hope to expand the field to use all 27 holes at Ocotillo Golf Resort this year. This will allow for 216 players to participate in the event.

We will also need to find more hole sponsors than last year. Benson Systems has agreed to be our corporate sponsor, and we have kept the contact information for all of our previous sponsors and raffle prize contributors.

Finally, we plan to make this year’s tournament even more organized than last year. We will be asking for help earlier, forming committees, and working in teams to accomplish goals. We’ll need to rally sponsors, sign up players, sell and distribute raffle tickets, and facilitate all the other aspects of the tournament to ensure that it is successful.

Again, we cannot thank you enough for your commitment to this event. After losing Krystal, we have been absolutely touched by the support of our family and friends. This tournament is just another way that we celebrate and honor Krystal’s memory, and we are so happy that you want to be part of it. www.krystal-ebel.memory-of.com/

Sincerely,

Krystal’s Family

Krystal's Legacy

2007-10-31T14:40:00.000-07:00

We have tried to do some other things in Krystal’s memory, as well.

We encouraged the Mesa & Peoria School Districts to have closed campus lunches.

We have supported Driver’s Edge, a free hands-on driving class, which is held at Firebird Raceway by professional race car drivers each year.

We created a website called www.drivekind.org, which promotes safe driving habits and gives ideas for keeping kids safe while driving.

Recently, we helped to pass HB 2033, the Teenage Driving Act, through the Arizona State Legislature.

Last year, we hosted our first golf tournament to raise more money for the Krystal Ebel Memorial Scholarship Fund.

Origin of Krystal Ebel Memorial Scholarship Fund

2007-10-31T14:11:00.000-07:00

In December of 2004, we lost our daughter Krystal in a lunchtime car accident. Krystal was brilliant, funny, creative, and a joy to be around. She was wise beyond her years and helped so many people in the short time she spent on earth. The accident happened just a few weeks before her sixteenth birthday. Her family and friends were lucky to have known Krystal, and we all still miss her very much. You can visit Krystal’s website, http://krystal-ebel.memory-of.com/, where her friends and relatives post photos and stories about her life.

At the time of her death, we had people donate money to a Dobson High School Scholarship Fund in lieu of flowers. So far, we have given $8000 in scholarships to Dobson students.