EDPA Foundation Cup Golf Tournament
Join the fun…and for a good cause: Based upon the great success of the 2011 EDPA Foundation Cup Golf Tournament, we are announcing the second annual tournament for Event Professionals attending the Exhibitor Show in Las Vegas. The event will be held on March 4th, 2012. Tournament proceeds will again benefit the EDPA Foundation. The first three (3) winning teams will receive invitations to the Meeting Masters Championship November 14-16 (San Diego) and there will also be plenty of prizes for all levels. Various sponsorships are now available.
Basic Details are as follows:
• Format: Scramble w/Shotgun start
• Prizes and activities on every hole
• Top 3 teams qualify for Meeting Masters Championship in November 2012 in San Diego, CA
• Time: 8:30am on March 4th, 2012
• Course: Painted Desert Golf Course, Las Vegas Nevada
• Cost: $125 per player and includes:
• Cart
• Range
• Breakfast and Lunch
• Cash bar – soft drinks and tea are included
• Non-golfers networking lunch is available for $25
• Clubs are available for rental cost of $35.00
• Early bird pricing of 125.00 is available until Jan 26th, 2012. From January 26-February 28th the price increases to 150.00. March 1- 3 registration increases to $225. The cut-off for registration is March 3rd, 21012.
Space is limited to first-come/first-entered and we are now taking applications. For those interested, please complete the entry form and submit to one of the following:
E-mail to: EDPAGolf@gmail.com
Or
FAX to: 770-333-9221
Or, for those of you into “snail mail”, the entry form and check payment can be mailed to:
EDPA Golf
C/O Boothtraffic
100 Minges Creek Place a212
Battle Creek, Mi 49015
For sponsorship opportunities or if you have further questions, please contact your hosts, either:
Kraig Shetler: Kraigs@dimcom.com, 201-245-2626
Don Schmid: Donschmid@gmail.com , 224-515-6949
Chuck Michel: Chuckm@eliteexpo.com, 847-324-3840
Dave Walens: dave@brumark.com, 404.518.7766
Our Mission
Our mission is to provide financial support when tragedy strikes the families of industry members, to award scholarships to engage creative thinkers who will be the trailblazers and leaders of tomorrow and to ensure the future of the foundation and its good work.
Our Vision
EDPAF was created in 2002 by the Exhibit Designer and Producers Association to provide a clear path towards a brighter future for the exhibition industry.
We envision the EDPA Foundation as a recognized catalyst in building and strengthening the tradshow/event industry by making families stronger and trade show events more vital to the economy of our nation.
Can We Count On You
Contribution Patron Level
$10 to $100 Supporting Patron
$101 to $500 Sustaining Patron
$501 to $1000 Bronze Patron
$1,001 to $5,000 Silver Patron
$5,001 to $10,000 Gold Patron
Endowment Giving Program
$10,001 to $25,000 Benefactor
$25,001 and above Founder
With the generous support of many companies and individuals across the exhibit and event industry, Exhibit 4 Smiles and the EDPA Foundation (EDPAF) delivered gifts and smiles to more than 200 children with life-threatening diseases this past holiday season.
In collaboration with the Comprehensive Cancer Centers of Nevada and the Children’s Hospital at the University of Illinois at Chicago, Exhibit 4 Smiles and the EDPAF identified chronically ill children in Las Vegas and Chicago and matched them up with sponsors. The sponsors then purchased gifts, which volunteers wrapped and delivered at the two locations December 21 – 23. Photos and videos were shared so sponsors could see first-hand the impact of their gift.
“Thanks to the support of the EDPAF and so many people across this great industry, over 200 children in Las Vegas and Chicago had an opportunity to smile and be innocent kids again,” says Costas Varkarotas, founder of Exhibit 4 Smiles. “They felt our love and support from all over the world, and I know Exhibit 4 Smiles will only grow in years to come.”
“The EDPA Foundation is very proud to have been part of this initiative in 2011,” says David Walens, chairman of the EDPA Foundation. “I was honored to participate in the Chicago delivery and see the smiles and tears from the children and their families. Exhibit 4 Smiles grew significantly this past year, and we want to enlist the support of local EDPA Chapters across the country to help this important program expand and reach many more deserving children in 2012.”
Photos and video of the Chicago and Las Vegas gift deliveries are available on the EDPA Foundation Facebook page at 
