FSW Athletics Announces Inaugural Golf Outing Fundraiser

Photo Credit: Eric Barreto
Photo Credit: Eric Barreto

Golf Outing Brochure (PDF) - UPDATED MARCH 17

The Club At The Strand

FORT MYERS, Fla. – The Florida SouthWestern State College athletic department will host its inaugural FSW Athletics Golf Fundraiser on Thursday, April 20 at 1 p.m. (shotgun start) at The Club at the Strand in Naples, Fla. 
 
A perfect blend of socializing and golf, the FSW Athletics Golf Outing offers the college’s valued and potential supporters the opportunity to interact with FSW coaches, student-athletes and staff. Head coaches and student-athletes from all four of the athletic programs (Baseball, Men’s Basketball, Women’s Basketball, Softball) will be in attendance, along with athletic director Carl McAloose.
 
The day will begin with registration, lunch and a putting contest from 11:30 a.m.1:00 p.m. Golf is scheduled to commence at 1:00 p.m. utilizing a shotgun start for the 18-hole, four person scramble event.

The outing will cost $650 for a single golfer and has multiple sponsorship levels, ranging from Pin Flag Sponsor ($300) to Presenting Sponsor ($10,000). All proceeds from the Golf Outing will directly benefit FSW Athletics.
 
For more information about the 2017 Golf Outing, contact the FSW Foundation at 239-489-9210 or Foundation@fsw.edu.
 
The Golf Outing Agenda
11:30 a.m. | Registration/Lunch/Putting Contest
1:00 p.m. | Shotgun Start
5:30 p.m. | Dinner/Awards
 
Golfing Options
PRESENTING SPONSOR – $10,000
• Eight (8) player entries
• Recognition on promotional & event materials as a presenting sponsor
• Corporate logo listed on FSW Athletics website
• Hole sponsorship signage
• Event signage
• Corporate banner displayed at tournament

PLATINUM SPONSOR - $7,500
• Eight (8) player entries
• Recognition on promotional & event material
• Corporate logo listed on FSW Athetics website
• Hole sponsorship signage
• Corporate banner displayed at tournament

GOLD SPONSOR - $5,000
• Eight (8) player entries
• Recognition on promotional & event material
• Corporate logo listed on FSW Athletics website
• Hole sponsorship signage

SHIRT SPONSOR - $5,000
• Four (4) player entries
• Event signage
• Corporate logo/name on golf shirt (exclusive to shirt sponsor)

BEVERAGE SPONSOR - $3,500
• Four (4) player entries
• Recognition at beverage serving area

DINNER SPONSOR - $3,500
• Four (4) player entries
• Recognition at dinner serving area

LUNCH SPONSOR - $3,500
• Four (4) player entries
• Recognition at lunch serving area

SILVER SPONSOR - $2,500
• Four (4) player entries

INDIVIDUAL PLAYER - $650 (if available)

PIN FLAG SPONSOR - $300
• Prominently featured signage at a hole

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FSW FOUNDATION
Since 1966, the Florida SouthWestern State College Foundation has supported the College in providing students an outstanding, yet affordable education.  As a result, students have an advantage when it comes to obtaining competitive jobs in our evolving and dynamic market.  Besides awarding over a million dollars in scholarships each year, the FSW Foundation also funds academic programs, new technology for classrooms, and new or improved facilities.  The FSW Foundation is a private, nonprofit organization recognized by the Internal Revenue Service as a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization and by the State of Florida as a direct support organization for FSW.

FLORIDA SOUTHWESTERN
The Florida SouthWestern State College athletic program is a member of the Florida College System Athletic Association (FCSAA) and the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA). The Buccaneers are one of 25 schools in the NJCAA Region 8 and are one of six schools in the Suncoast Conference. Florida SouthWestern State College currently supports four intercollegiate athletic programs (Baseball, Softball, Men’s Basketball, Women’s Basketball), with Volleyball coming in the fall of 2017.

Baseball and Softball began their regular season competition in 2016 at the City of Palms Park in Fort Myers. Located on the Thomas Edison (Lee) Campus in Fort Myers will be the brand new Suncoast Credit Union Arena (completed in fall 2016), where FSW’s men’s and women’s basketball and volleyball teams will compete.

THE NJCAA
The movement to form a unique sports association dedicated to America’s two-year colleges arose in 1937 when several track and field coaches gathered in Fresno, California. A year later, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) rejected a petition from 13 two-year colleges in California to grant their teams and athletes permission to compete at the NCAA Track & Field Championships.

In the spring of 1938, following the NCAA’s rejection, those same 13 two-year colleges gathered again in Fresno to organize and form an association that would promote and supervise a national athletics program exclusively for junior and community colleges…and the rest is history.

On May 14, 1938, the first constitution of the National Junior College Athletic Association was accepted by its charter members and the organization held its first national championship event a year later in May 1939.

The NJCAA has played a vital role in collegiate athletics for the past eight decades and continues to be the leader in championing academic and athletic opportunities for student-athletes. This section of the association's website is dedicated to celebrating the NJCAA's rich history and tradition as the national governing body of two-year college athletics.

For more information on the NJCAA log on to www.NJCAA.org

THE FCSAA
The Florida College System Activities Association, Incorporated (FCSAA) is a statewide non‑profit corporation regulating, coordinating, and promoting intercollegiate activities in: Athletics, Brain Bowl, Forensics, Music, Student Government, Student Publications, and Theatre.

Membership in the Florida College System Activities Association is open to any of the 28 colleges in the Florida College System. Each member institution is represented in the policy‑making deliberations of the Association through that institution's President or other designated representative. The institutional representatives constitute the FCSAA Presidents Assembly, the ultimate authority in FCSAA.

For more information on the FCSAA log on to www.TheFCSAA.com.  

NJCAA REGION 8, THE SUNCOAST CONFERENCE & THE SOUTHERN CONFERENCE
Member colleges of the NJCAA are allotted to a specific NJCAA Region upon membership to the association. Unlike other collegiate organizations that defer to conference affiliation, the NJCAA guarantees each member college's membership within the regional structure of the association. In most cases, region assignment is based upon geographic location of the college. 

The region structure of the NJCAA is the primary method used by all sponsored sports of the association in determining qualification for national championship tournaments. In certain sports, two or more regions are partnered to form a competition 'district', which is then used for national championship qualification. The organization of districts varies per sport and is formulated every two years under the authority of the association's board of directors. 

FSW is in Region 8 and is joined by ASA College Miami (Region 8 only; non-FCSAA member), Broward College, Chipola College, College of Central Florida, Daytona State College, Eastern Florida State College, Florida State College at Jacksonville, Gulf Coast State College, Hillsborough Community College, Indian River State College, Lake-Sumter State College, Miami Dade College, Northwest Florida State College, Palm Beach State College, Pasco-Hernando State College, Pensacola State College, Polk State College, Santa Fe College, Seminole State College of Florida, South Florida State College, St. Johns River State College, St. Petersburg College, State College of Florida Manatee-Sarasota and Tallahassee Community College.

The Bucs are also in the Suncoast Conference with Hillsborough Community College, Polk State College, South Florida State College, St. Petersburg College and State College of Florida Manatee-Sarasota.

The women’s basketball program is Southern Conference with Broward College, Eastern Florida State College, Indian River State College, Miami Dade College and Palm Beach State College.

For more information on Region 8 log on to www.TheFCSAASports.com.