Raising funds while having fun

Fall events offer outdoor fun while raising funds for outreach

The Bash and the golf tournament celebrated a return to being together

Bart Chucker at The Bash (top). There was a big turnout (bottom photo) and great weather. After an absence during the pandemic, the Bash (a successor to the Bluegrass Bash) resumed on a picture-perfect September evening and not only brought people together on our campus, but turned out to be the perfect opportunity for people to meet our new rector, the Rev. John Rohrs, his wife, the Rev. Andie Rohrs, and their daughter Anna.

The event was in many ways just like the Bluegrass Bash, held for several years at St. Stephen’s, but this year the entertainment was provided by the Bart Chucker Band which played all kinds of music, from Prince to Johnny Cash.

A variety of food trucks, kids activities (including a moon bounce), and the opportunity to regather with so many folks who had not seen one another in a long time, made for a fun-filled occasion. About 500 people attended, and the event raised nearly $4,000 in funding for outreach ministries, to supplement the amount budgeted from annual gifts from the parish.

Thank you to all who attended and who invited colleagues, friends and neighbors. Special thanks to the more than 50 people who volunteered, including those who manned the entrances, sold tickets for beverages and served them, and set up and broke down the event—which was followed less than 12 hours later by the farmers market! The wonderful coordinator for the Bash was Carrie Marshall.

A few weeks later, another outreach fundraiser—this one organized by Nancy Thompson—brought people to Belmont Golf Course for the annual St. Stephen’s golf tournament. Fifteen foursomes—60 players—played 12 holes of golf at the refurbished golf course, a new venue for our event. Fourteen volunteers joined Nancy at the event, which included an optional putting contest and a reception after the tournament. Entry fees and generous sponsors brought the total raised for outreach to nearly $15,000!

The vicar at the golf tournament

Thank you to these sponsors:

TOURNAMENT SPONSORS

Thompson, Siegel & Walmsley, LLC CSC Leasing Co.

RECEPTION SPONSOR

James River Air Conditioning Co.

TURN HOUSE SPONSOR

Doss, Walmsley, Walker & Hayes, Inc.

RINGER SPONSORS

Hackney Real Estate Partners Elizabeth & Tom Allen Keith & Susan Dull

HOLE SPONSORS

St. Stephen’s Outreach Committee Thomas & Missy Goode Cauthorne Paper Company, Mark &Alston Williams In appreciation for the work of

Communities in Schools of

Richmond In loving memory of Megan Elizabeth

Dibble by Ken & Sherlyn Dibble Cathy & Cameron Warner Mabel Baldwin RTW Media Audio Visual Solutions Judith Kidd Scott & Becky Boyers Anne Taylor Moorman 3Chopt Investment Partners Bubba Lawson The Rohrs Family

GIFT CARD DONORS

Ellwood Thompson’s Yellow Umbrella The Continental Beecroft & Bull