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22nd Annual Links to Literacy

The 22nd Annual

Links to Literacy 

Golf Tournament 

October 2, 2015 at Kapolei Golf Club

with Banquet and Silent Auction 

The 22nd annual Links raised over $150,000!!!

Highlights Included:

 – Million Dollar Hole-in-One – 22 Players have a chance to drive for $1,000,000.00

– Four $10,000 Hole-in-One Prize Holes

– Helicopter Golf Ball Drop – Winning Ball # 205

– Excellent Team Prizes, a Delicious Banquet, Food & Beverages throughout the course,

and much more. . .

 

 
Make a weekend out of it! The tourney is on Friday, meet the family for a weekend getaway at the Aulani, a Disney Resort, just up the road at Ko Olina. Registered golfers can take advantage of special rates for that weekend! Contact our office at (808) 536.4174 for more information. 
 
 

Helicopter Golf Ball Drop

Whether you golf or not, here's your opportunity to support Hawai‘i's 50 public libraries through the Links to Literacy Golf Tournament and a chance to support your favorite branch in particular.

On the day of the tournament, we will drop up to 1,800 golf balls from a helicopter over a designated hole at the Kapolei Golf Club! See a video from last year (pray for light winds). For a donation of $10, you will be assigned a numbered ball and have a chance to win fabulous prizes! Each of the first five balls into the designated hole will win a prize.

 

In addition, you will be able to designate your Hawai‘i library branch of choice to receive $500 should your ball be the first into (at the bottom of) the hole. This is a $500 donation to the designated library in addition to the award for the first ball into the hole.


Buy a ball online through the link provided below or call our office (M-F) and contribute by credit card over the phone, (808) 536.4174


How to Participate:

$10 Donation  –    One Ball

You may enter as many times as you'd like!

 

1st Ball – $1,000

2nd Ball – TBD

3rd Ball – $250 Gift Certificate

4th & 5th Balls – $100 Gift Certificates

 

1st Place Winner's Library Branch of Choice – $500

 

      Follow the link to Contribute for a Ball – Links to Literacy – Golf Ball Drop 2015

You do not need to be present to win. There is no purchase necessary. There is an 1,800 ball limit due to the capacity of the helicopter. Those who do not wish to contribute for a ball may show up at the golf course at 8 a.m. on October 2 to claim a ball and a chance to win. Subject to availability.


 

Preview the Silent Auction and find more information about the Links to Literacy Tournament here:  Links to Literacy – or Please click a silent auction photo category below:

21st Annual Links to Literacy

The 21st Annual

Links to Literacy 

Golf Tournament 

October 24, 2014 at Kapolei Golf Club

Banquet and Silent Auction to follow

     

The Helicopter Ball Drop Winner is # 291! It was an exciting start to the day when the helicopter arrived, circled a few times, dropped a few test balls, and then dropped the rest of the balls over the marked hole. We are thrilled that one ball did make it in. The winning library is Pahala in the Ka‘u district of Hawai‘i island.

Follow the link to Contribute for a Ball – Links to Literacy – Golf Ball Drop   

 

 

Whether you golf or not, here's your opportunity to support Hawai‘i's 50 public libraries through the Links to Literacy Golf Tournament. . .

At the 21st Annual Links to Literacy Golf Tournament up to 1,800 golf balls will be dropped from a helicopter over a designated hole at the Kapolei Golf Club. For a donation of $10, you will be assigned a numbered ball and have a chance to win fabulous prizes! Each of the first five balls into the designated hole will win a prize.


Buy a ball online through the link provided or call our office (M-F) and contribute by credit card over the phone, (808) 536.4174


How to Participate:

$10 Donation      One Ball

You may enter as many times as you'd like!

 

1st Ball – $1,000

2nd Ball – 50” LED TV

3rd Ball – $250 Maui Divers 

Gift Certificate

4th & 5th Balls – $100 Gift Certificates

 

1st Place Winner's Library Branch of Choice – $500

 

      Follow the link to Contribute for a Ball – Links to Literacy – Golf Ball Drop 

 

You do not need to be present to win. There is no purchase necessary. There is an 1,800 ball limit due to the capacity of the helicopter. Those who do not wish to contribute for a ball may show up at the golf course at 8 a.m. on October 24 to claim a ball and a chance to win. Subject to availability.


 

Preview the Silent Auction and find more information about the Links to Literacy Tournament here:  Links to Literacy – or Please click a silent auction photo category below:

20th Annual Links to Literacy

The 20th Annual

Links to Literacy 

Golf Tournament 

September 13, 2013 at Ko‘Olina Golf Club!

Banquet and Silent Auction to follow at the JW Marriott Ihilani

 

FLH President, Judge Allene Suemori (Ret.) remarks from the 19th Annual Links – "It was a beautiful day at Ko ‘Olina Golf Club. The sun was shining with light winds, great weather for golfing. The golfers were ready for a day of fun, good food, drinks, and great company in support of Hawai‘i’s public libraries. 


The day of golf went quickly and the golfers headed over to the beautiful JW Marriott Ihilani Resort & Spa Pavilion for a delicious banquet and to check out the great deals at the silent auction. Tournament Chair Alan Yamamoto did an excellent job as host. Mahalo to all of the Links sponors, donors, volunteers. and players. We look forward to seeing you all next year at the 20th annual Links tournament in 2013. 


Completed in 1913, with funding secured and provided by Friends of the Library of Hawai‘i, the Hawai‘i State Library will celebrate it’s 100th Anniversary in 2013. This milestone means that 2013 is a celebration of 100 years of public libraries in Hawai‘i . A big year for literacy and access to information in every Hawai‘i community!"

 

Preview the Silent Auction and find more information about the Links to Literacy Tournament here:  Links to Literacy – or Please click a silent auction photo category below:

Mahalo to our 2012 Sponsors

Silver Sponsors


Anheuser-Busch Sales of Hawaii

Al Narimatsu of Merrill Lynch

Paradise Beverages Inc. – MillerCoors

Securitas Security Services, USA

Honolulu Disposal / Eco Feed

Carole Kai Charities, Inc.

Pacific Business News


19th Annual Links to Literacy

 

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The 19th Annual

Links to Literacy 

Golf Tournament 

September 21, 2012 at Ko‘Olina Golf Club!

 

Good Fun and Great Fundraising for FLH

The 19th annual Links for Literacy fundraising golf tournament earned $125,000 for the Friends of the Library of Hawaii’s efforts to assist the Islands’ 50 public libraries and a lot of fun for the 65 participating teams (195 golfers total).

 

The event took place under blue skies and fair to gusty winds after a few days of rain. The greens at Ko Olina Golf Club were sleek and fast, challenging players who received awards in a variety of categories from straightest drive to best score.

 

Golf play was followed by a casual and lively banquet for 250 generously organized by the JW Marriott Ihiliani Resort & Spa and hilariously emceed by Kimo Kahoano. The first-place winning team received a getaway for each player at the Westin Moana Surfrider hotel.

 

Diners browsed among more than 200 silent auction items from lavish travel packages to homemade baskets of goodies.

 

The event was particularly memorable for the more than 30 volunteers. Asked what she’d done all day, volunteer Dianne Constantaras drawled, “Sat and watched little white balls fall out of the sky all day.” (She was a monitor at Hole No. 9, where a line drawn down the fairway tracked the straightest drive, a feat achieved by Chief Lee Wong.) Lucky for Dianne, who knows not one thing about golf, she was partners with golfer Gwen Omori. The two talked all day about everything from architecture to aspirations (Omori and her husband are trying to play a round in every state in the union before they hang up their clubs.) “We became friends,” said Constantaras.

 

Join the fun next year: Donate or create a silent auction item, volunteer for the tournament or banquet. Help make the 20th anniversary an even greater success. Email the office to be placed on the volunteer list for this and our annual booksale: Contact Us.

Article by: Allene Suemori & Wanda Adams

Important Links:

 

     2. Click here to view photos from the 2012 Links Tournament & Banquet: Photos from 2012

 

 

Mahalo to our 2012 sponsors . . .


 

 

Silver Sponsors


Anheuser-Busch Sales of Hawaii

Al Narimatsu of Merrill Lynch

Paradise Beverages Inc. – MillerCoors

Securitas Security Services, USA

Honolulu Disposal / Eco Feed

Carole Kai Charities, Inc.

Pacific Business News

 

 

The 19th annual Links to Literacy golf tournament by Friends of the Library of Hawai‘i is the second of our two major annual fundraisers. The 2012 Links to Literacy tournament will take place Friday, September 21, 2012 at Ko ‘Olina Golf Club with a shotgun start at 11:30 a.m. The fabulous banquet and silent auction following the tourney begin at 5:30 p.m. at the JW Marriott Ihilani Resort & Spa Pavillion. Many businesses in Hawai‘i and around the world donate fantastic items to be included as prizes or auction items.

 

The tournament consists of 72 teams of three players and is staffed by approximately 100 volunteers in what has become one of the premier non-profit golf tournaments in Hawai‘i. Businesses in Hawai‘i use this tournament to reward staff and valued customers, as well as to invite mainland contacts to enjoy a day of golf on one of Hawai‘i's top courses.

 

The proceeds from this tournament provide almost half of the FLH annual operating budget and go to the support and promotion of all 50 Hawai‘i State Public Libraries. The funds raised provide library enhancements not provided by the regular State budget. This includes: Summer, Fall, and Spring Reading Programs, National Library Week, supplies, continuing education grants, and scholarships for library science students. We also recognize the talent in our library system by selecting the Public Librarian of the Year and a recipient from library staff around the State for the Excellence in Service Award.


To attend this years tournament, in its 19th year, you must be a registered participant. In order to participate, you may purchase a team spot or volunteer.

 

 

If your team has already registered, please provide us with your player and banquet attendee information!

 

For more information contact us, email, or call our office at 536-4174.

18th Annual Links to Literacy

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The 18th Annual

Links to Literacy

Golf Tournament 

September 23, 2011 at Ko‘Olina Golf Club!

The 18th annual Links to Literacy golf tournament by Friends of the Library of Hawai‘i was the second of our two major annual fundraisers. The title sponsors of the tournament are Marriott Resorts Hawai‘i and Ko Olina Resort & Marina. 

The tournament consists of 72 teams of three players and is staffed by approximately 100 volunteers in what has become one of the premier non-profit golf tournaments in Hawai‘i. Businesses in Hawai‘i use this tournament to reward staff and valued customers, as well as to invite mainland contacts to enjoy a day of golf on one of Hawai‘i’s top courses.

A fabulous banquet and SILENT AUCTION follow the tournament at the JW Marriott Ihilani Resort. Marriott has been a sponsor for 18 years and a title sponsor for 11 of those years. Marriott once again very generously donated certificates in 13U.S. and international destinations as prizes and silent auction items. Airlines such as Hawaiian, WestJet, Strategic (soon to be Air Australia), and ANA also help us to provide airfare. In addition, many other businesses in Hawai‘i donate fantastic items to be included as prizes or auction items.

The proceeds from this tournament provide almost half of the FLH annual operating budget and go to the support and promotion of all of Hawai‘i’s 50 public libraries. 

The funds raised provide library enhancements not provided by the regular State budget. This includes: Summer, Fall, and Spring Reading Programs, National Library Week, supplies, continuing education grants, and scholarships for library science students. We also recognize the talent in our library system by selecting the Public Librarian of the Year and a recipient from library staff around the State for the Excellence in Service Award.

 

To attend next years tournament, in its 19th year!, you must be a registered participant. In order to participate, you may purchase a team spot or volunteer.  For more information, please contact the FLH office at (808) 536.4174.

 

Important Links:

  1. To preview the Silent Auction Items still available please follow this link: SILENT AUCTION
  2. Click here to view photos from the 2011 Links Tournament & Banquet: Photos from 2011

Mahalo to our sponsors . . .

 

Silver Sponsors

 

Anheuser-Busch Sales of Hawaii

Al Narimatsu of Merrill Lynch

Paradise Beverages Inc. – MillerCoors

For more information contact us, email, or call our office at 536-4174.

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The Friends of the Library of Hawai‘i is a nonprofit organization whose primary objective is to maintain free public libraries in the State of Hawai‘i, to promote extension of library services throughout the State of Hawai‘i and to increase the facilities of the public library system of Hawai‘i by securing materials beyond the command of the ordinary library budget. Other objectives are to focus attention on libraries and to encourage and accept, by bequest or gift, donations of books, manuscripts, money, and other appropriate material that can enrich the cultural opportunities available to the people of Hawai‘i.

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Friends of the Library of Hawai‘i is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization. Our mission is to support and promote Hawai‘i’s public libraries.

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99-1132 Iwaena St.
‘Aiea, Hawai‘i 96701

Ph:   (808) 536.4174
Fax: (808) 536.5232

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