1st Annual Warrior Day Golf Outing - 7/28

[CrackedSidewalksSays]

[Cracked Sidewalks] Save the Date:  1st Annual Warrior Day Golf Outing

Written by: NY Warrior

This summer Marquette great Bo Ellis will host an important golf outing to honor his late daughter, Nikki -- and we wanted to post early details on the event.

The 1st Annual Warrior Day Golf Outing will be held on Monday, July 28th at The Bog in Saukville, Wisconsin.  Proceeds from the event will benefit the newly created Nicole "Nikki" Ellis Foundation.    Nikki Ellis, a Marquette graduate like her father, was just 24 years old when she passed away after a brief illness.

This is an event that Marquette hoops fans can't afford to miss.  Former Marquette stars are turning out in droves to support Bo and the new foundation -- here's a list of former players already committed to play in this remarkable event:

• Jim Boylan
• Ron Curry
• Dave Deisman
• Travis Diener
• Jerry Homan
• Robb Logterman
• Maurice Lucas
• Jim McIlvaine
• Tony Smith
• George Thompson
• Marcus Washington
• Jerome Whitehead

The format is built for the fan --- there will be one former player in each of the 36 foursomes.  The day of golf will include dinner, pictures, a silent auction and additional programming.

For now, mark your calendars for July 28.  We'll provide registration and additional information on the 1st Annual Warrior Day Golf Outing to support the Nicole "Nikki" Ellis Foundation soon.

http://www.crackedsidewalks.com/2008/04/save-date-1st-annual-warrior-day-golf.html

[warthogdriver]

Anyone from Indiana coming up for this?

[77ncaachamps]

Anyone from Indiana coming up for this?

He should be. I heard he pledged to be there.

[Gwaki]

Hmm I 'd go for this

[MUUWUWM]

Any idea on the course or the entry fee?

Anyways count me in.

[lscrimenti]

How do I register for the golf event, 7/28, supporting The Nikki Ellis Foundation?
Sincerely,
Joe Nethen  jnethen@wi.rr.com
5679 N. 27th Street, MKE, WI 53209, 414-322-5069

[rugbydrummer]

so being the med nerd that i am, does anyone know what nicole's autopsy results concluded?  i'm struggling to come up w/ a differential for sudden liver enlargement, but for sure fulminant hepatic failure is on my short list....  maybe Budd-Chiari syndrome or pulmonary embolus, who knows. 

[MR.HAYWARD]

Anyone from Indiana coming up for this?

 I want to!!!!!!!

[CrackedSidewalksSays]

Full Details on 1st Annual Warrior Day Golf Outing

Written by: noreply@blogger.com (NY Warrior)

As we first reported several weeks ago, this summer Marquette great Bo Ellis will host the first annual golf outing to honor his late daughter, Nikki, a 2000 Marquette graduate.

The 1st Annual Warrior Day Golf Outing will be held on Monday, July 28th at The Bog in Saukville, Wisconsin.  The golf outing in Nikki's memory will benefit the Nicole Ellis Foundation, a 501(C)3 corporation.  All proceeds will benefit the American Liver Foundation, Marquette Men's and Women's non-revenue sports, and the proposed Hank Raymonds Educational Center.

Supporters are asked to provide a $350 donation which includes 18 holes of golf with a former Marquette Warrior basketball player and a host of other perks.  If you can't make the golf outing, that's fine too -- $100 donations will be accepted for the dinner, which includes a silent auction and raffles.

The list of former MU greats participating in this event is remarkable, and includes (among many others):

• Mark Anglavar
  
• Jim Boylan
  
• Brian Brunkhorst
  
• Tom Copa
  
• Ron Curry
  
• Dave Delsman
  
• Jerry Homan
  
• Robb Logterman
  
• Dean Marquardt
  
• Jim McIlvaine
• Ulice Payne
• Anthony Pieper
  
• Tony Smith
  
• George Thompson
• Brian Wardle
  
• Marcus Washington
  
• Steve Voboril
  

Folks, it's time to jump in and join this great cause, and to support Bo and his family, who have been such a big part of the Marquette community for many, many years.

For full registration details and the complete list of  participating MU alums, please click here for the official .pdf  -- thanks to MUScoop for hosting the document.

We'll keep you posted on the event.

EDIT:  Added wiki links for each former player

http://www.crackedsidewalks.com/2008/05/full-detalils-on-1st-annual-warrior-day.html

[spiral97]

No Wiki entry for Steve Voboril.. is he a former player?  Is he THIS Steve Voboril?

[NYWarrior]

No Wiki entry for Steve Voboril.. is he a former player?  Is he THIS Steve Voboril?

I believe he's a former basketball team manager ....... he's been a driving force behind setting up this event, so I figured he deserved the plug since he's a legendary manager 

[Henry Sugar]

I believe he's a former basketball team manager ....... he's been a driving force behind setting up this event, so I figured he deserved the plug since he's a legendary manager 

You mean like this guy? Nice picture...

http://wiki.muscoop.com/doku.php/men_s_basketball/tim_blair

[mu_hilltopper]

Jock sniffers.

[Jules1993MUWarrior]

I tried to email the address on the link but have not received a reply.  Does anyone know who is organizing the event?  I worked in the MU basketball office with Bo and would like to attend/volunteer if needed.  Thanks!

[rocky_warrior]

You might just give them a call.  Here's the full contact information from the PDF

Please send registration to:
The Nicole Ellis Foundation
Attn: Lauralei Lehmann
15885W.National Ave.
New Berlin, WI 53151
OR
email, phone, or fax registration to:
nicoleellisfoundation@yahoo.com
PH: 262-786-5433 ext. 2225
FAX: 262-785-1202

[Jules1993MUWarrior]

Thank you!  I must have missed the phone number earlier.  Any idea on the turnout?  I hope this is a big success and well attended.  I like to golf and was going to ask my dad to play with me, however I may be of better use donating and volunteering.  And conning my dad into playing and paying as well

[spiral97]

If someone who is going can take and post pics that would be cool

[CrackedSidewalksSays]

Warrior Day Golf Outing Update

Written by: noreply@blogger.com (NY Warrior)

Don't forget, the 1st Annual Warrior Day Golf Outing will be held on Monday, July 28th at The Bog in Saukville, Wisconsin.   There's still time to secure your spot on the course with a number of  Marquette basketball greats, and to ante up for one of several worthwhile sponsorship opportunities.

Marquette great Bo Ellis is hosting the event to honor his daughter, Nikki, a 2000 MU graduate who passed away from a rare liver disease called Budd-Chiari.   The golf outing in Nikki's memory will benefit the Nicole Ellis Foundation, a 501(C)3 corporation. All proceeds will benefit the American Liver Foundation, Marquette Men's and Women's non-revenue sports, and the proposed Hank Raymonds Educational Center.

C'mon, let's make this first Warrior Day Golf Outing a big success by raising awareness and money for these worthy causes.

For more information, please click this .pdf document link , visit their web site at the Golf Digest Planner, or email the good folks managing this event at nicoleellisfoundation@yahoo.com

Thanks for your support.

http://www.crackedsidewalks.com/2008/07/warrior-day-golf-outing-update.html

[rugbydrummer]

so being the med nerd that i am, does anyone know what nicole's autopsy results concluded?  i'm struggling to come up w/ a differential for sudden liver enlargement, but for sure fulminant hepatic failure is on my short list....  maybe Budd-Chiari syndrome or pulmonary embolus, who knows. 

That's right, those are mad diagnostic skills right there.  That is really a shame, though, b/c it is quite a rare disease (1 in 100,000 per wikipedia) and it's not exactly preventable like some of our other endemic diseases (HTN, diabetes, CAD, obesity, alcoholism, COPD).  Let's raise some liver pathology awareness, people!