GOLFING TO
GIVE BACK
The 44th Annual Ben & Betty Zarda Family & Friends Golf Classic
You’re invited to the 44th Annual Ben & Betty Zarda Family & Friends Golf Classic! We are returning to the amazing Canyon Farms Golf Club, a premiere golf destination in Lenexa, Kansas. Canyon Farms is a par 71 course that offers challenging play for golfers at every skill level. The event will be held this spring on Monday, May 5, 2025 and will continue to be a shotgun start format.
Families who rely on free or reduced-cost lunches throughout the school year to help feed their children turn to Catholic Charities’ food pantries, monthly mobile food distributions and our Kid’s Summer Food Program for extra help during the summer months. Unfortunately, that’s also a time when donations are down and our pantry shelves are growing empty. Thanks to the generosity of the tournament’s Fund-A-Need, we can provide families the food assistance they need. The impact of the Golf Classic on hungry families in our community is incredible. Since 1981, the event has raised over $4 million for Catholic Charities Foundation of Northeast Kansas.
The Annual Ben & Betty Zarda Family & Friends Golf Classic benefits our food assistance initiatives, including the Kids Summer Food Program which distributed
41,097 meals & snacks
during the summer of 2024.
Event Details
The 44th Annual Ben & Betty Zarda Family & Friends Golf Classic
May 5, 2025
Canyon Farms Golf Club
17501 West 87th St. Pkwy
Lenexa, KS 66219
Order of Events
Practice ranges and registration opens
10:00 AM
Lunch, catered by Go Chicken Go
11:00 AM
Shotgun Start
12:00 PM
Fund-A-Need: Playing with Purpose
Help Fight Food Insecurity
Your donation can help Catholic Charities of Northeast Kansas feed families in need next summer!
The Legacy Lives On
archbishop joseph f. naumann with the zarda family at the 43rd annual ben & betty zarda family golf classic
We are excited to return to beautiful Canyon Farms this year for the 44th Annual Golf Classic! If you joined us last year, you know the first-class accommodations and service that Canyon Farms provides. And if you’re thinking of joining us this year for the first time, you should – but hurry because we may sell out again!
Ben’s motto of ‘raising funds while having fun’ is still our top priority and this year will be no different as we celebrate this year’s Golf Classic on Cinco de Mayo! Most importantly, this year’s event will again support the critical need for food during the summer months for the thousands of women, men and children who come to Catholic Charities every day for help.
Join us on May 5, 2025 for a great day on the course!
Thank you,
The Ben & Betty Zarda Family and Friends
Sponsorship Levels
All players, regardless of sponsorship level, receive lunch, gifts, round of golf and a Cinco de Mayo happy hour social after play.
includes 8 players
- Premium starting location at beginning of course
- Prominent recognition on all event signage, banners on course, in printed program, on website and in 2025 invitation
- Prominent recognition at the lunch and happy hour
- Exclusive Hope Hero recognition in our May eNewsletter
- Feature on all 4 of our social media platforms
- Opportunity to add branded item to player swag bag
Includes 8 players
- Premium starting location at beginning of course
- Prominent recognition on all event signage, banners on course, in printed program, on website and in 2026 invitation
- Prominent recognition at the lunch and happy hour
- Exclusive Hope Hero recognition in our May eNewsletter
- Feature on all 4 of our social media platforms
- Opportunity to add branded item to player swag bag
Includes 8 players
- Premium starting location at beginning of course
- Prominent recognition on all event signage, banners on course, in printed program, on website and in 2025 invitation
- Prominent recognition at the lunch and happy hour
- Exclusive Hope Hero recognition in our May eNewsletter
- Feature on all 4 of our social media platforms
- Opportunity to add branded item to player swag bag
Includes 4 players
- Prioritized starting hole location
- Prominent recognition on all event signage, banners on course, in printed program, on website and in 2025 invitation
- Prominent recognition at the lunch and happy hour
- Feature on all 4 of our social media platform
- Opportunity to add branded item to player swag bag
Includes 4 players
- Recognition on all event signage, in printed program and in 2025 invitation
- Feature on all 4 of our social media platforms
- Prominent recognition at lunch and happy hour
Individual, $500 per registrant
*Please note that Donor Advised Funds cannot be accepted to purchase sponsorships or tickets that include goods or services.
Hole Sponsorships
- Recognition on event signage and program
- Feature on all 4 of our social media platforms
- Prominent recognition at lunch
Only 1 Available
- Exclusive sponsorship of the Hole-in-One challenge on the course
- Collaboration with Catholic Charities team on prize options for the Hole-in-One
- Exclusive activation opportunity at the Hole-in-One hole to promote your business or company
17 Available | More than one can be purchased
- Logo exclusively shown to players upon their arrival at a single hole on the cart’s GPS device
- Invitation for two guests to attend afternoon happy hour
- Hole sponsor sign at chosen hole
*Hole Sponsorships do not include round of golf
Summer Food Drought
During the summer months the number of individuals who use our food pantries increases by 27%. During the same timeframe, the amount of food and monetary donations we receive decreases nearly 50%. We refer to this as the Summer Food Drought.
41,097 NUTRITIOUS MEALS & SNACKS
NEARLY $10.8 MILLION
worth of food was distributed to hungry individuals and families through our food assistance programs.
Registration & Fund-A-Need Information
Registration is now closed. Please contact Lindsay Hamilton at [email protected] or 913.433.2068 with questions.
Thank You to the Sponsors of Our 2024 Golf Classic
Founding & Presenting Sponsor
The Ben & Betty Zarda Family
2024 Underwriting Sponsors
Delta Innovative Services, Inc.
Excel Constructors
INTRUST Bank &
Charlie & Marla (Zarda) Chandler
Leo and Helen Rieke
Lilli Zarda & Phil and Amy Connealy
2024 Benefactor Sponsors
Automatic Systems, Inc.
Bank of Labor
Board of Public Utilities of KCK
Cerris Inc.
Coldwell Banker Regan Realtors
Country Club Bank
Go Chicken Go, Inc.
G.W. Van Keppel Company
Aaron and Erin Kuhlmann
Lead Bank
McAnany Construction
McGilley Memorial Chapels
Northwestern Mutual
The Scott and Nancy (Zarda)
Sayler Family
Schier Products
Sioux Chief Manufacturing
The Mark and Karen (Zarda)
Sneed Family
Straub Construction Company
The Crown Group
The Miller Group
Mr. and Mrs. Bernie Zarda
2024 Hole Sponsors
AB360 Industries
Construction & Planning Services Inc.
JS Robinson Fine Homes &
Nancy and Jeff Robinson
Dogwood Wealth Management
Lockton Companies
McCarthy Auto Group
MHC
Outdoor Bank
R/S Electric
Tom James Company & Jake Gillen
2024 Fund-A-Need Supporters
Anonymous
A.L. Huber, General Contractor
Mr. and Mrs. A. Kent Best
Nick Bono Sr., Abbey-Simons Co.
Mr. and Mrs. John L. Brown
Ms. Patricia Castellano
Mr. Warren D. Cawley
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas G. Ciocca
Mr. and Mrs. Dustin DeWitt
Steve and Cindy Ehart
John J. Sullivan, Jr. Charitable Trust
Mr. Jeffrey C. Kembel
Michael and Susan Lally
Rita and Mel Lavery
Ralph and Jan Lewis
Timothy and Anita Link
Pat and Mel McAnany
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Merwald
Mr. and Mrs. Jack A. Newman, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. David Prather
Mr. and Mrs. Colby L. Rieke
Randy and Mary Sheridan
Ron Wosel, C & R Manufacturing Inc.
Special Thanks to the Golf Classic Committee
Marla Zarda Chandler
Phil Connealy
Kristen Fanning
Craig Gaffney
Pat McAnany
Colby Rieke
Dana Zarda Rieke
Nancy Zarda Sayler
Michael Scott
Sean Scott
Karen Zarda Sneed
John Southard
Ernie Straub
Bernie Zarda
Lilli Zarda
