Registration open for Bob Cup golf tournament benefiting Clallam Mosaic
Published 1:30 am Wednesday, July 11, 2018
Created in memory of long-time Sequim resident Robert “Bob” Duncan, registration is now open for the third Bob Cup Golf Tournament, set for Saturday, July 28 at The Cedars at Dungeness Golf Course, 1965 Woodcock Road.
The tourney is a benefit for Clallam Mosaic, a local non-profit celebrating 20 years of empowering people with special needs.
In addition to being a husband, father and avid golfer, Duncan was an Alaska Airlines pilot and enjoyed being known as “Cap’n Bob” as captured in a commercial with Seahawk quarterback Russell Wilson. Duncan, along with his wife Mary Jane, was committed to helping Clallam Mosaic obtain a permanent home for day programs and respite activities.
Mary Jane Duncan, the organizer of the tournament and a Clallam Mosaic board member, dedicates all raised funds to both developing “Mosaic House,” and toward programs for individuals with developmental disabilities.
Cost is $100 per player and includes an onsite barbecue lunch. Non-players may attend the barbecue for $20 with advance registration and $25 at the door. Registration forms are available online at www.clallammosaic.org/bob-cup/. Secure payments and donations can be made online through Clallam Mosaic’s Square Marketplace at squareup.com/store/clallam-mosaic.
Player/team check-ins begin at 7:30 a.m., with a shotgun start at 9 a.m. The barbecue lunch and live auction begin at 2:30 p.m.
The winning team will take ownership — for one year — of the “Bob Cup,” with their names engraved below previous years’ winners. The 2017 winners were Wanda Synnestvedt, Greg Miller, and Ron and Cathy Grant.
The Bob Cup “is suitable for awkwardly drinking a Guinness,” Mary Jane Duncan says.
Alaska Airlines has donated two round-trip airline tickets to anywhere the airline flies (excluding Cuba). The tickets will be auctioned live during the barbecue lunch beginning at 2:30 p.m.
Other prize opportunities include: a long drive award; KP (closest-to-pin) awards on selected par-3 holes; Putt for Wine, held on the practice green (winners will take home wine from Olympic Cellars), and a put a “ball in the boat” on the pond at hole No. 17.
In addition, each entrant receives a raffle ticket and may win one of the many prizes donated by local sponsors. Additional raffle tickets will be available for purchase by all attendees.
Last year’s tournament raised $20,240 toward the $200,000 base price for building the “Mosaic House.”
“While we are extremely grateful to the organizations and churches that have allowed us use of their facilities for low cost, we dream of a time when we can have our own facilities,” Priya Jayadev, Executive Director of Clallam Mosaic, says. “One where we can have our name hanging on the door. One that allows us to grow our offerings, and allows us the opportunity to offer drop-in service — a Mosaic House.”
The building would house Clallam Mosaic’s classes, which include cooking, art, theater, fit and strong, living stronger, rec club and photography.
For more information about the Bob Cup Golf Tournament or to register, go to www.clallammosaic.org/bob-cup, call 360-681-8642 or email to bobcup@clallammosaic.org.
About Clallam Mosaic
Since 1998, Clallam Mosaic has provided a space where individuals with special needs can continue to grow, offering year-round educational, recreational and leisure opportunities as well as one-on-one services to get individuals into the community.
The organization also hosts Clallam County’s Parent to Parent chapter which supports both families and caregivers.
Four families started Clallam Mosaic, then called Special Needs Advocacy Parents (SNAP), upon realizing the “void” that awaited individuals with developmental disabilities post secondary education.
In 1999, SNAP offered its first weekly class, rec club. Now, Clallam Mosaic offers 12 to 18 hours of classes per week.
The courses encourage healthful living, arts and culture, and lifelong learning that both retains and expands knowledge from the public school system.
For more information about Clallam Mosaic, visit www.clallammosaic.org.
