Tony Elliott Foundation To Hold Golf Scramble

July 28, 2017 at 3:38 p.m.

By Staff Report-

The Tony Elliott Foundation has announced a charity golf scramble to be held on September 18 at the Tippecanoe Lake Country Club in Leesburg.

All proceeds from the event will be used for the foundation’s mission of financially supporting worthy recipients in the racing community.

The cost to enter is $400 per foursome and will include the scramble, lunch and beverage cart.  Awards will be given for first, second and third place. The event also includes a clubhouse cocktail reception and silent auction. Please email Shane Hartle at  [email protected] to register your foursome.

If a company or organization is interested in sponsoring the event, corporate sponsorship is available at $500, $1,000, $2,000 and $3,000 levels.

The Tony Elliott Foundation is 501c3 nonprofit and 100 percent of all funds collected are disbursed back into the racing community. The foundation operates with an all-volunteer staff. A select committee reviews all applications submitted to the foundation. Over $23,000 has been awarded to worthy recipients in just two years.

For more information please contact the following:

Corporate Sponsorship: Tom Lowe, [email protected]

Donations and Entry Fees: Kim Elkins, [email protected]

Elliott, along with Charlie Smith, Scott Smith and Scott Bibler,  was killed in a plane crash in October of 2015 while travelling to the Notre Dame-Clemson football game.

Elliott, 54 at the time of the crash, was a Warsaw Community High School graduate and sprint car racing legend.

Elliott won United States Auto Club (USAC) national championships in 1998 and 2000, and also won eight track championships at Kokomo Speedway.

Elliott is a member of the Warsaw Speedway Hall of Fame, the Little 500 Hall of Fame, and was inducted last month into the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame in Knoxville, Iowa.

The Tony Elliott Foundation has announced a charity golf scramble to be held on September 18 at the Tippecanoe Lake Country Club in Leesburg.

All proceeds from the event will be used for the foundation’s mission of financially supporting worthy recipients in the racing community.

The cost to enter is $400 per foursome and will include the scramble, lunch and beverage cart.  Awards will be given for first, second and third place. The event also includes a clubhouse cocktail reception and silent auction. Please email Shane Hartle at  [email protected] to register your foursome.

If a company or organization is interested in sponsoring the event, corporate sponsorship is available at $500, $1,000, $2,000 and $3,000 levels.

The Tony Elliott Foundation is 501c3 nonprofit and 100 percent of all funds collected are disbursed back into the racing community. The foundation operates with an all-volunteer staff. A select committee reviews all applications submitted to the foundation. Over $23,000 has been awarded to worthy recipients in just two years.

For more information please contact the following:

Corporate Sponsorship: Tom Lowe, [email protected]

Donations and Entry Fees: Kim Elkins, [email protected]

Elliott, along with Charlie Smith, Scott Smith and Scott Bibler,  was killed in a plane crash in October of 2015 while travelling to the Notre Dame-Clemson football game.

Elliott, 54 at the time of the crash, was a Warsaw Community High School graduate and sprint car racing legend.

Elliott won United States Auto Club (USAC) national championships in 1998 and 2000, and also won eight track championships at Kokomo Speedway.

Elliott is a member of the Warsaw Speedway Hall of Fame, the Little 500 Hall of Fame, and was inducted last month into the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame in Knoxville, Iowa.
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