Jakefest Charity Golf Tournament

Every year, Philip's Eastern District has been raising funds for charities and in the last few years, they have been raising money to support Cure Search, a charity for children with cancer. One of the VP's of Kiewit recently lost his son to cancer and ever since then, the company has been raising money for this cause. The entire Kiewit Eastern District raises money for the cause and different jobs compete against each other for the most dollars raised. Philip's job - Willis Avenue - is one of the largest and they had some very successful fundraisers, but the culmination of everything ends at the Jakefest Charity Golf Tournament. The tournament is named in memory of Jake, who was the son who passed away from cancer.

This was Philip's first year to participate in the golf tournament and they needed volunteers, so I eagerly accepted! We rented a car with some other Kiewit guys and drove to New Jersey at 5am to this beautiful golf resort. Philip headed to the golf course right away and I started organizing all of the raffle and door prizes for the awards celebration afterward. Then I headed to the course to sell drink and food tickets. It was a beautiful day and I had such a great time volunteering and realized how much I actually missed it.

The day turned out even better when Philip and I ended up winning big in the raffles. We each won a golf club valued at $200 (which I exchanged at the golf pro shop for clothes and some other items and Philip ended up selling his on Craigslist) and I also won a women's golf shirt (I think the only one there) and Philip also won a Blue ray player. It was awesome!

We had such a great time and I hope that we can make it again next year! Also, Kiewit ending up raising over $125,000 for Cure Search and $25,000 came from Philip's job. That's impressive!