2016 Buffalo Ice Bowl

[elf1225]

Hi Everybody,

It's Ice Bowl time again !!! Pre registration is now open !!!

Here is all the information you will need to participate in, sponsor, the 11th Annual Buffalo Ice Bowl Disc Golf Tournament

Eileen and I are at it again...With running the Buffalo Ice Bowl the past 10 years we have raised over $50,000.00 for Hunters Hope and approx. 4000 lbs. of food for the Buffalo City Mission !!!
Plus we have helped expose and promote disc golf in WNY and beyond.

We have set our date with the Ice Bowl instigator ( Rick Rothstein) and Ellicott Creek Park and Erie County Parks Dept
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What: 2016 11th Annual Buffalo Ice Bowl Disc Golf Tournament

Format: Random Draw Doubles, 2 divisions, Open & Amateur

Where: Ellicott Creek Park DGC, Tonawanda, NY. 14150
(Ice bowl HQ's wil be in the main casino, Closer to the Niagara falls blvd entrance

When: Saturday, February 27th.

Sign up: 8:15- 9:30am

Player Meeting: 9:45am

Tee Off : 10:00am
(Play 30 Holes, Back to HQ, Eat, Pay-out, Prizes, & Chinese Auction )

Cost: $30.00 + 3 or more non perishable food items for The Buffalo City Mission.
(whoever brings in the most food will receive a special prize)
(Cost includes, 2016 IB stamped Disc, 2016 IB Mini, Lunch, Door Prize Ticket, & a day of great fun)

There is always a HUGE chinese auction, Ace Pool, 50/50 split and more, bring extra cash with you if you can.
***Player Sponsorship*** (Like a Walk-a-Thon Pledge form)
Having or friends, family, Co-workers, etc. too sponsor you for playing in the Ice Bowl.
(Look on nrdg.org or FB for Sponsor form thread)
***We only had 14 people raise money last year, out of 116 people and they raised over $2,450.00 !!!*** (Every dollar helps)

Donations / Sponsorship:
*Chinese Auction ~ Items needed & appreciated
* Hole Sponsorship~ $50.00 in Merchandise or Cash
(all sponsors and supporters will be acknowledged at the event and more)
Players bringing in $25.00, $50.00, $75.00, $100.00 or more receive a prize,(More money, equals bigger prize) Larger prizes for top 3 money Sponsorships.

Player Preregistration is highly recommended and encouraged.
Extra 2016 Ice Bowl Merchandise is available for purchase, Look on NRDG.org or facebook for IB Merchandise thread.

Must prepay for IB merchandise on or before January 24th.
Please send your pre registration check or money orders to:
John & Eileen Mikulec
207 Cass Ave.
Cheektowaga, NY. 14206-1955

[elf1225]

Bump!

Taking player registration for the Buffalo Ice Bowl. Pre Registration is strongly encouraged. Please send check or money orders to

John & Eileen Mikulec
207 Cass Ave.
Cheektowaga, NY. 14206-1955

Also taking hole sponsorships - $50 in cash or Merch - detailed information above. Players are also encouraged to get sponsorships - like a walk a thon. Pledge from is attached on separate thread on this site and on FB.

[jimcammarata]

Hi John and Eileen-
Thanks again for running the IB - we all appreciate the time and effort you both devote to this event to make it a success each year.

Are there going to be any fundraiser rounds of doubles for the IB coming up? If so, could you post them on this thread? It's always great to have another excuse to get out and play during the winter.

[elf1225]

Hi Jim!

Yes...we have been running Sundays up at Ellicott in January (I think John had it posted on facebook). Will be there this coming Sunday. Then Anthony Hook and Rob D'Anna said they would continue running Sundays in Feb too (the 7th, 14th, & 21st)

Hope to see the Cammarata clan at the Ice Bowl!!! : )

[elf1225]

BUMP!!!!

PRE-REG, PRE-REG, PRE-REG!!!!!!
It is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!!

We will accept checks or money orders up until Feb 21st. After the 21st - cash only please. If paying in cash - get a hold of us ASAP to arrange dropping off.

John & Eileen Mikulec
207 Cass Ave.
Cheektowaga, NY. 14206-1955

Home Phone - [phone] / John's Cell [phone]

Also taking hole sponsorships - $50 in cash or Merch - detailed information above. Players are also encouraged to get sponsorships - like a walk a thon. Pledge from is attached on separate thread on this site and on FB.

[elf1225]

Just a quick update - will try to get something up on FB later as well.

11th Annual Buffalo Ice Bowl was a HUGE SUCCESS!! Thank you to everyone that came out and helped, played, donated...our event is great because of all of YOU!!! Oh...and we made the channel 4 news. There is a video link on FB.

We raised....$11,073 for Hunters Hope (at our 11th annual event...thought that was kinda cool!!). Have not had the food weighed yet but easily 200+ lbs that we will donate to the Buffalo City Mission. We broke all kinds of records...highest player attendance...126, highest $$ raised on Chinese auction...$3,740. Most temp holes at 14. Most players bringing in sponsor money...20 (I cant remember the total $$ amount but it broke a record too!)

I don't have all the break down with me but I wanted to get our total $$ raised on here. Will post more later here and on John's Buffalo Ice Bowl FB page.

Thank you again for helping us have another awesome and successful event!!!!!

John & Eileen

[elf1225]

Also quick thank you shout outs:

My husband John for all his hard work...making soup, making chili (all from scratch). Organizing all our Chinese Auction items, coordinating all the temp baskets, designing the temp holes, January fund raisers, collecting pre reg. All the day of craziness, the list goes on and on.....

Jason Jerzewski - showing up at our house at 6:15 am to help load up all our stuff and take to Ellicott. For helping unload and distribute players packs in the morning. For all his donations and help with clean up at the end of the day

Conrad Young - also showing up at the crack of dawn to help load up and get set up at Ellicott. Selling raffle tickets. Coming back later in the day to help with clean up and getting everything back to our house.

Billy T - another crack o dawn helper!! Also tons and tons of donations from companies and himself. Day of doing am registration. Helping with cards, the auction call out, clean up.

Doug Rukavina - yet another early riser that came and helped us load up and set up at Ellicott

Rob D'Anna & Anthony Hook for running 3 extra mini fund raisers for us in February and raising tons of $$$

Karl Hinterberger for spending the entire day at tourney central...helping with food prep and serving. Tons of donations.

Everyone that brought a basket and helped with set up/tear down of the temp holes.

Everyone that brought donations to the Chinese Auction....too many to list!!!!

Everyone that went out and got sponsor money!!!

John's nephew James and his fiancé Keri for being at tourney central all day helping with food prep and serving and another else we needed.

Luke's Mom and John's Mom for making COOKIES!!!!!

Huge Thank You to EVERYONE that came and participated in our event....126 Players in February!! That is HUGE!!! Over $11,000 raised...that is HUGE!!!!!

John and I thank you from the bottom of our hearts!! Thank you for making this such a great event. WE LOVE YOU GUYS!!!!!

[elf1225]

Also my Brother in law Paul - taking pictures all day. My sister and nephew Mattie for selling raffle tickets and helping with lunch and clean up.