Conrad Scholarship Fundraiser Slated For Monday
July 27, 2017 at 3:42 p.m.
By Dale [email protected]
Kim was a longtime kindergarten teacher, a cheerleading and gymnastics coach, and a real estate agent.
Stephen, a 2003 Wawasee High School graduate, had been a standout athlete for the Warriors, particularly in golf. He helped others with their golf game, and is remembered for his fun-loving and full-of-life attitude.
The Syracuse community was stunned when the Conrads were killed in an automobile accident on Christmas evening in 2016 at an intersection known as “crazy corners.”
If anything positive can come of the tragedy, it’s that the Conrads are still giving back.
On Monday, Maxwelton Golf Club, where the Conrad family has been members for years, will host the first annual Kim and Stephen Conrad Golf Fundraiser.
Net proceeds from the event will go toward the Kim and Stephen Conrad Scholarship fund.
A college scholarship will be awarded to a Wawasee High School graduate who excelled in golf, basketball, cheerleading or gymnastics.
Another scholarship will be given to a Wawasee graduate who plans on becoming a teacher.
“It was such a tragedy,” Bob Carlson, owner of Maxwelton Golf Club, said of the accident. “Everyone wanted to do something, and this is kind of what it evolved to. Hopefully everyone will look back and say that this fundraiser is good, that it worked. There’s going to be young people that, not only this year but for several years to come, are going to be helped.
“I think this shows the spirit that Kim and Stephen had as they lived their lives.”
Entry fee for the scramble with a shotgun start is $400 per team and includes lunch for all players.
There are three divisions – men’s, women’s and mixed.
There will be a 50/50 putting contest, longest drive for both men and women, long putt, closest to the pin, and a hole-in-one prize on No. 8.
There’s an 8 a.m. tee time and a 1 p.m. tee time.
“With Kim, her favorite saying was ‘it’s all good,’” said Reena Carlson, who owns the course with her husband. “She would love the fact that they made something that she would consider very good from it. Kids are going to have a chance at a scholarship. It’s about helping the kids, and that’s what Kim was all about.”
Steve Conrad Sr. was driving the car and survived the accident.
He’s gone through extensive rehab, but was playing golf at Maxwelton Wednesday afternoon and will also play in the fundraiser Monday that bears his wife’s and oldest son’s name.
“My wife being a school teacher, and she was a cheerleading and gymnastics coach ... give was her middle name,” said Steve Conrad. “If it took all night to do something, or if the girls had a problem, or any child, she was there for them. Just eight months or so ago, she went to a girls house that wanted a little help on cheerleading ... it was 9:30 at night. Time meant nothing. Helping the kids is what it was all about.
“Stephen, he just loved golf. He’d be playing today. I know he’ll be playing Monday. I know a part of him will be at the course with us Monday, and my wife will be here, too. If anybody had a question on their golf game, Stephen would be right there helping as much as he could.”
Kim was a longtime kindergarten teacher, a cheerleading and gymnastics coach, and a real estate agent.
Stephen, a 2003 Wawasee High School graduate, had been a standout athlete for the Warriors, particularly in golf. He helped others with their golf game, and is remembered for his fun-loving and full-of-life attitude.
The Syracuse community was stunned when the Conrads were killed in an automobile accident on Christmas evening in 2016 at an intersection known as “crazy corners.”
If anything positive can come of the tragedy, it’s that the Conrads are still giving back.
On Monday, Maxwelton Golf Club, where the Conrad family has been members for years, will host the first annual Kim and Stephen Conrad Golf Fundraiser.
Net proceeds from the event will go toward the Kim and Stephen Conrad Scholarship fund.
A college scholarship will be awarded to a Wawasee High School graduate who excelled in golf, basketball, cheerleading or gymnastics.
Another scholarship will be given to a Wawasee graduate who plans on becoming a teacher.
“It was such a tragedy,” Bob Carlson, owner of Maxwelton Golf Club, said of the accident. “Everyone wanted to do something, and this is kind of what it evolved to. Hopefully everyone will look back and say that this fundraiser is good, that it worked. There’s going to be young people that, not only this year but for several years to come, are going to be helped.
“I think this shows the spirit that Kim and Stephen had as they lived their lives.”
Entry fee for the scramble with a shotgun start is $400 per team and includes lunch for all players.
There are three divisions – men’s, women’s and mixed.
There will be a 50/50 putting contest, longest drive for both men and women, long putt, closest to the pin, and a hole-in-one prize on No. 8.
There’s an 8 a.m. tee time and a 1 p.m. tee time.
“With Kim, her favorite saying was ‘it’s all good,’” said Reena Carlson, who owns the course with her husband. “She would love the fact that they made something that she would consider very good from it. Kids are going to have a chance at a scholarship. It’s about helping the kids, and that’s what Kim was all about.”
Steve Conrad Sr. was driving the car and survived the accident.
He’s gone through extensive rehab, but was playing golf at Maxwelton Wednesday afternoon and will also play in the fundraiser Monday that bears his wife’s and oldest son’s name.
“My wife being a school teacher, and she was a cheerleading and gymnastics coach ... give was her middle name,” said Steve Conrad. “If it took all night to do something, or if the girls had a problem, or any child, she was there for them. Just eight months or so ago, she went to a girls house that wanted a little help on cheerleading ... it was 9:30 at night. Time meant nothing. Helping the kids is what it was all about.
“Stephen, he just loved golf. He’d be playing today. I know he’ll be playing Monday. I know a part of him will be at the course with us Monday, and my wife will be here, too. If anybody had a question on their golf game, Stephen would be right there helping as much as he could.”
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