Past Events
A Wacky Time For All at Daysprings 3rd Annual Mini-golf Classic
Competition was fierce among the corporate teams at this year's rescheduled Mini-golf Classic! Spirit wear abounded - everything from "Super Hero for the Homeless" t-shirts with matching capes to a walking tropical paradise - to win the Spirit Stick award! Several corporate teams putt it out for the grand prize, four free rounds of golf at the prestigious Hawthorn Golf and Country Club and the chance to take home the coveted travel trophy. Family teams played on a separate 18-hole course. Children of all ages enjoyed sharing the course with the Butler Bulldog and the Chick-fil-A mascots while filling their Dayspring bags with prizes at select holes.
Dayspring Center would like to thank the many volunteers and caddies (board members) who helped to give the teams the wackiest time they have ever had on a miniature golf course!
A special thanks to our Hospitality Sponsor, Chick-fil-A at the Crossing and our Corporate Hole Sponsors:
- Bottom Line Performance
- Charles Schwab Inc.
- CHUBB Group
- Citizen Energy Group
- Draper & Assoc.
- Exact Target
- Foamcraft, Inc.
- Frost Brown Todd
- Interactive Academy
- Indiana Thermal Solutions
- Krieg DeVault
- The Outdoor Patio Store
- Russell Martin & Assoc.
- Spidel Burnfin
- Willow Marketing
Highlights of the event:
Winning Corporate Foursome: Foamcraft, Inc.
Winner Hole-in-One Competition: Liz Pascarelli from Exact Target
Spirit Stick Award: Exact Target
Test Your Dayspring Knowledge Winner: Amber Johnson
A Glimpse of the Past Serves as Inspiration for the Road Ahead
25th Anniversary Celebration
Mayor Greg Ballard, Debby Knox of WISH-TV and an attention grabbing lawn display of 1,500 childlike figures helped to kick-off Dayspring Center’s 25th Anniversary Celebration on March 16! Guests gathered at All Saints Episcopal Church to hear several founding members, former volunteers and staff reflect on the early years of the Center. For founding members it was a time to reconnect to the people who helped to establish one of the few family emergency shelters in our city today. For current board members and volunteers it was a time to learn more about the Center’s remarkable history and acknowledge the service of those before them.
The 25th anniversary event also helped to raise awareness on the number of parents and children facing homelessness today. With the help of a dozen volunteers, 1,500 child-like figures were placed on the front lawn of Dayspring Center, representing the number of children homeless on any given night in our city. For 5 days, downtown commuters, neighborhood residents and businesses were reminded of the tragic circumstance of too many children in our city.
Over 25 years ago, the kind gesture of a priest opening the parish doors so the homeless could sleep on a pew marked the beginning of a life-changing mission for families with children. Today, Dayspring Center has helped over 5,000 families, including nearly 12,000 children lead a stronger, independent way of life.
