2008 DANTE BENEDETTI GOLF CLASSIC AT A GLANCE... Supporting the Next Generation of Dante s Boys

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1 AT A GLANCE... WHO: WHAT: WHEN: WHY: HOW: You, your guests and other members of the USF baseball family committed to supporting the next generation of Dante s boys. A fi rst-class golf event at Diablo Country Club. Monday, September 15, 2008 ~ 10:00AM Two reasons. To have a great day of golf with the USF baseball family and to support the next generation of Dante s boys. Contact The Dante Benedetti Foundation at dbf@pacbell.net. SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES 10:00 AM Welcome: Registration (Pro shop) Tee Prizes Practice Range Warm-up 12:00 PM Shotgun Start: Scramble format One Team Winner per Dante Benedetti & Nino Giarratano fl ights BBQ Lunch at Snack Shack All Day Beverages Men s & Women s Longest Drive Contest Closest-to-the-Hole Contests on All Par 3 s Hole-In-One Contests on Hole No. 13 5:00 PM Post Play (Clubhouse) No Host Cash Bar and Dinner Reception Fund a Need and Raffl e Dinner Awards Ceremony

2 REGISTRATION FORM Diablo Country Club, Diablo, CA Monday, September 15, 2008 Golfer Registration Form LEVEL COST DIAMOND PACKAGE* TOTAL DBF Hall of Fame (1) $1,000 Included $ Foursome (4) $1,200 $200 $ Partner (2) $600 $100 $ Individual (1) $300 $50 $ Dinner only $50ea. NA $ TOTAL $ Hall of Fame includes: Dante Benedetti Foundation (DBF) membership One golfer registration Diamond Package Wall of Fame Recognition *Diamond Package: $50 per player includes: Hole-in-One Contests Closest-to-the-Hole Contests Longest Drive Contest Gimmie tape Mulligans - (2) per player DEADLINE: PLEASE SUBMIT REGISTRATION FORM AND PAYMENT PRIOR TO AUGUST 8, 2008 CONTACT PERSON COMPANY PHONE ADDRESS ADDRESS ALTERNATE CONTACT ALTERNATE PHONE CHARGE MY: AMERICAN EXPRESS MASTERCARD VISA CARD NUMBER EXP. / Mail or FAX prior to August 8, El Pintado Rd.; Danville, CA 94526

3 FOURSOME REGISTRATION Player 1 - Please indicate if USF Baseball Alumnus Player 2 - Please indicate if USF Baseball Alumnus Player 3 - Please indicate if USF Baseball Alumnus Player 4 - Please indicate if USF Baseball Alumnus , Mail or FAX prior to August 8, El Pintado Rd. Danville, CA 94526

4 SPONSORSHIP Sponsors are vital to the success of our 2nd annual Dante Benedetti Golf Classic! Proceeds from the Classic go towards The Dante Benedetti Foundation. Help us to preserve the legacy that Dante Benedetti left the San Francisco community by supporting the development of the next generation of Dante s boys through the game of baseball. DANTE BENEDETTI TITLE SPONSOR $25,000 Sixteen (16) Golfers with Diamond Packages recognition on all marketing materials One year signage on Dante Benedetti Field Seating for twenty (20) at post-event dinner IGNATIUS SPONSOR $15,000 Eight (8) Golfers with Diamond Packages Event signage & Program Recognition One year signage on Dante Benedetti Field Seating for ten (10) at post-event dinner DIAMOND DON SPONSOR $7,500 Four (4) Golfers with Diamond Packages Event signage & Program Recognition One year signage on Dante Benedetti Field Seating for four (4) at post-event dinner GREEN & GOLD SPONSOR $2,500 Two (2) Golfers with Diamond Packages Event signage & Program Recognition Special Tee Prizes (2) Seating for two (2) at post-event dinner DBF HALL OF FAME SPONSOR $1,000 Annual Dante Benedetti Foundation (DBF) membership One (1) Golfer with Diamond Package Program Recognition Special Tee Prize (1) Wall of Fame recognition TEE OR GREEN SPONSOR $350 Tee or Green sign & Program Recognition Seating for one (1) at post-event dinner Mail or FAX prior to August 8, El Pintado Rd.; Danville, CA 94526

5 SPONSORSHIP FORM Donor Name to appear in program Contact Person Phone Alternate Contact Alternate Phone SPONSORSHIP AMOUNT TOTAL Dante Benedetti Title Sponsor $25,000 $ Ignatius Sponsor $15,000 $ Diamond Don Sponsor $7,500 $ Green & Gold Sponsor $2,500 $ DBF Hall of Fame Sponsor $1,000 $ Tee or Green Sponsor $350 $ TOTAL $ Charge my: American Express Mastercard Visa Card Number Exp. / Mail or FAX prior to August 8, El Pintado Rd.; Danville, CA 94526

6 Co-Chairs Nino Giarratano, Head Baseball Coach, University of San Francisco Kevin Cronin, USF Baseball 80 Sponsorship Ryan Sittauer, USF Baseball 02 Food and Beverage Jeff Menard, USF Director of Marketing & Sponsorship Tee Prizes and Awards Mark Johnson, USF Baseball 81 Golfer Registration - Kevin Cronin, USF Baseball 80 50s/60s John O Neil, USF Baseball 60 70s Ken Bullock, USF Baseball 79 80s - Mike Mooney, USF Baseball 82 90s Anthony Jimenez, USF Baseball 03 00s John Quine, USF Baseball 06 Parents Mitch Kim, USF Baseball 78 Junior Dons - John Quine, USF Baseball DANTE BENEDETTI COMMITTEES Dante Benedetti Golf Classic Committees Members Joe McSweeney, USF Baseball 85 Monico Corral, USF Baseball 82 Chuck Scoma, USF Baseball 83 John Quinn, USF Baseball 84 Kevin McCarthy, USF Baseball 85 Al Smoot, USF Baseball 81 Greg Revelli, USF Director of Baseball Operations For more information, contact the Dante Benedetti Foundation at dbf@pacbell.net

7 WHY WE ARE DOING THIS The Dante Benedetti Golf Classic (like the Dante Benedetti Baseball Classic) is about preserving the 40 year legacy that Dante Benedetti left the University of San Francisco (USF) and the San Francisco community. Simply put, helping kids through the game of baseball. Dante Benedetti gave numerous kids a chance in life through baseball. Over the years he sponsored as many as eight youth league teams and coached baseball at USF for 16 seasons; taking only $1 a year in salary. He had a bare-bones budget, and he often bought equipment himself when the team ran short. His USF teams were not wildly successful and never finished higher than second in the West Coast Athletic Conference. But what he really was doing was teaching life s lessons. He gave everybody a chance, said Don Russo, a San Francisco firefighter who played for Benedetti and who worked for him at the New Pisa restaurant, a chance to play, and a chance to work. And, sometimes third and fourth chances. Everybody who played for him is one of Dante s boys. We loved him. There were always kids who couldn t afford to go to college. Dante told them not to worry; he d get them a baseball scholarship. There was no scholarship; Dante paid for their tuition out of his own pocket. The USF Baseball program continues today largely due to one man s efforts. And thanks to Dante, the program is not only surviving today, but it is thriving under Coach Nino Giarratano and his staff by producing both winning teams as well as forming men for others in the Jesuit tradition. Today, Benedetti Field is an integral part of the community, serving as the home field for several Junior Baseball programs, two High School baseball teams, as well as the USF Baseball program. As school funding and Park & Recreation budgets continue to be cut, Benedetti Field has become one of the few available locations to play baseball in San Francisco. The objective of the Dante Benedetti Golf Classic is to preserve the legacy that Dante left the San Francisco community. Your generous support helps us develop of the next generation of Dante s boys through the game of baseball. For more information, contact the Dante Benedetti Foundation at dbf@pacbell.net