First Annual Hammer Lambert Open

FIRST-EVER HAMMER LAMBERT OPEN RAISED $107,776! IT WAS A HOLE-IN-ONE KIND OF DAY!

By Ginger Venable, Event Manager

There were 125 golfers, 37 sponsors, and 56 volunteers that teed up at

our first-ever golf tournament at Golden Valley Country Club on Monday, June 7. With temperatures soaring to 96 degrees, we had fun in the sun and also raised $107,776 to help make life better for the people who live at Hammer. It was so hot that the winners jumped in the pool at the award ceremony! Thank you to the Lambert family: Jeff, Sue, Paul, David, and Kelly for making this event a huge success.

We made a lot of new friends for Hammer and hope they will stay connected. The people served by Hammer, like Kelly, need all of us to help them live life to its fullest.

A big thank you to ACI Asphalt and Concrete, Inc. for being our presenting sponsor and to KFAN and Golden Valley Country Club. We enjoyed box lunches from Pearson Salted Nut Roll and a fabulous BBQ dinner pool side thanks to Geritom Medical. Golf carts were provided by Wayzata BP, which also takes care of all our Hammer vehicles. See our complete list of sponsors on the next page. Thank you to ALL!

The day before the tournament, Utepils Brewing hosted a festive party in the beer garden and donated $1 for every beer sold to Hammer. Fear of Fish, featuring Kevin and Allie Borer, rocked the day with their five-piece band. As one guest of both events commented, “It is simply amazing how many people are willing to come to support Hammer! They must be doing something right.” WE LOVE OUR VOLUNTEERS

Fifty-six event volunteers braved the heat to greet and treat our guests. Thank you to the golf committee who secured sponsorships and auction items and provided priceless expertise in planning for the day:

Kevin Borer Joann Gaio Jeff Lambert Paul Lambert Pat McConnell Nate Nelson Paul Siegel Jeff Thone Tom Venable

Volunteers Pam Janczewski and Cindi Laurent braved the heat to greet and treat our guests.

The Lambert Family: Sue, Kelly, David, Paul, and Jeff with Kelly Kristo were honored to host this first-ever golf tournament for Hammer.

Alex Greene from Geritom Medical accepted an award from Paul for hosting our BBQ dinner by the pool.

Jake Hadley and Tim Perisic with Wayzata BP sponsored the golf carts (and they take really good care of our Hammer vehicles, too!). Paul and Ginger Venable, Hammer’s event manager, thanked Dan Lagermeier and the Pearson Candy Company for sponsoring our box lunch complete with Salted Nut Rolls.

The official beer sponsor, Utepils Brewing, pronounced Ooh – ta- pilz, was a sell out! Kelly, supported by Hammer, enjoyed the day driving around with her dad, Jeff Lambert. He says she is a big ham like her brother, Paul.

The winning foursome were John Frisvold and Drew Johnson from Alerus and Travis Kierstead and Josh Rapp from Prescott Therapies. This crazy foursome of Louis Lachner, Al Coleman, David Graff, and Brian Bayerkohler had a great day!

One winner was so darn hot he jumped in the pool and swam over to collect his winnings!