It’s time to recruit your golf team to support the AASV Foundation! Registration is now open for the annual AASV Foundation Golf Outing, to be held Wednesday, September 1st at Veenker Memorial Golf Course in Ames, Iowa. Last year, 56 golfers enjoyed a picture-perfect day on this well-groomed course. While we cannot promise the same weather again this year, there is plenty of room for additional golfers — so practice your swing and register to spend a relaxing day with your colleagues in support of the foundation.
Members of AASV, industry stakeholders, clients, staff, family, and friends are all invited to register a 4-person team for this fun, 18-hole best-ball tournament. Individual golfers and couples are also welcome and will be assigned to a team. Preregistration is required by August 18th.
Golfer check-in begins at 11:00 am and a shotgun start at noon kicks off the event. Golfers compete as a foursome against the challenges of the course in addition to participating in individual contests along the way. Using Scrolf electronic scoring, golfers can check their progress against the other teams as they make their way around the course.
Contests and giveaways offered by sponsors at the golf holes add to the fun – and prizes! This year’s golf hole sponsors include AgCreate Solutions, Aurora Pharmaceutical, Chr Hansen, GVL, Huvepharma, Insight Wealth Group, Kemin Animal Nutrition & Health, LeeO, Merck Animal Health, National Pork Producers Council, Pharmgate Animal Health, Phibro Animal Health, Ralco, and Topigs Norsvin USA.
APC supplies boxed lunches and Zoetis keeps golfers well hydrated with beverages throughout the afternoon. At the conclusion of the golfing, event coordinator Dr Josh Ellingson announces the team and individual contest winners during the pork dinner sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health.
The registration fee ($125 per golfer or $500 per team) includes 18 holes of best-ball golf, cart, lunch, beverages, awards dinner, and prizes. Funds raised by the event support AASV Foundation programs, including research grants, travel stipends for students attending the AASV Annual Meeting, swine externship grants, scholarships for veterinarians pursuing board certification in the American College of Animal Welfare, student debt relief scholarships, AASV member heritage videos, and more.
For a sneak peek at the golf course, visit veenkergolf.com. For more information or to register, see aasv.org/foundation/golf, or contact AASV by phone, 515-465-5255, or email, aasv@aasv.org.