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WEATHER
Historically, Feb. 20 is pretty cold. Here's a look at the data from the past 10 years:
2009
Temp: 22°F
Snow: 0.00 in
Wind: 5 mph
2008
Temp: 11°F
Snow: 3.00 in
Wind: 9 mph
2007
Temp: 38°F
Snow: 7.00 in
Wind: 4 mph
2006
Temp: 22°F
Snow: 0.00 in
Wind: 10 mph
2005
Temp: 36°F
Snow: 1.00 in
Wind: 8 mph
2004
Temp: 41°F
Snow: 1.00 in
Wind: 15 mph
2003
Temp: 36°F
Snow: 0.00 in
Wind: 4 mph
2002
Temp: 42°F
Snow: 0.00 in
Wind: 6 mph
2001
Temp: 22°F
Snow: 0.00 in
Wind: 6 mph
2000
Temp: 24°F
Snow: 0.00 in
Wind: 11 mph
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12th ANNUAL QC ICE BOWL BENEFITS RIVER BEND FOODBANK
The 12th Annual QC Ice Bowl, set to take place Saturday, Feb. 20 at Camden Park, Milan, again will benefit the River Bend Foodbank, Moline. The goal for this year's QC Ice Bowl is to collect at least 1000 pounds of food and raise at least $1000.
The Ice Bowl is for all those disc golfers gutsy, crazy, desperate or fun-loving enough to join together in an act of disc golf solidarity. Regardless of the weather conditions, the idea is to have fun, raise funds and food for a local food bank and dispel the gloom of winter. There are mandatory Ice Bowl Rules: No. 1 - Under no circumstances may an Ice Bowl be cancelled or postponed because of weather conditions. No. 2 - No wimps or whiners are allowed. No. 3 - There are no excuses for not attending ... Either be there or be a wimp! To learn more about Ice Bowls across the globe, visit Ice Bowl HQ
Registration for the Ice Bowl runs from 7:45 to 9 a.m. at the Lodge at the top of the sledding hill. Tee off is at 9:40 a.m., following a short player's meeting. Chili will be served between rounds. The entry fee is $15 plus 5 canned goods. All players are welcome regardless of ability and the field will be split into three categories: Recreational, Intermediate and Open. Trophies will be awarded to the top three finishers in each division.
All proceeds and canned good goods collected will go to River Bend Foodbank, Moline. River Bend Foodbank distributes to more than 300 charitable community organizations that support the hungry. The Foodbank's service area includes the Quad Cities and 22 counties in Eastern Iowa and Western Illinois. For more about the River Bend Foodbank, please visit www.riverbendfoodbank.org.
HOW YOU CAN HELP
There are three main ways you can help make the QC Ice Bowl a success.
FIRST: Play in the event. The end goal is raise a lot of money and gather a lot of food, so the more players we have, the better our chances at reaching our goal. Help promote the event, bring your friends, chat it up on facebook, etc.
SECOND: Volunteer to help. If playing disc golf in the cold isn't your thing, then lend a hand. There are plenty of ways to jump in and help. Contact Brad Ellis at brad.h0t5auce(at)gmail(dot)com or (309) 912-5041 if you're interested.
THIRD: Donate a raffle item. If you own or manage a business, a donation of goods or services not only helps our fundraising efforts, but it also goes along way to promote your business. Donations are tax deductible. Contact Brad Ellis at brad.h0t5auce(at)gmail(dot)com or (309) 912-5041 if you're interested.
ICE BOWL HISTORY
The first disc golf Ice Bowl was held in January of 1987 at Albert-Oakland Park in Columbia, Missouri. It was an attempt by Rick Rothstein, the Ice Bowl Instigator and current coordinator, to get some disc golfing activity going in the dead of winter. News releases were issued, and on the Saturday night before the Ice Bowl, it snowed five inches. The results were good as both 34 people and the media showed up. There was a picture in the sports section of the Monday edition of the Columbia Daily Tribune - disc golf in Columbia got some great publicity.
Since then, the Ice Bowl has continued to evolve, growing to an Ice Bowl weekend the next year, which led to an Ice Bowl Corridor of six weekends in 2001 to today's Ice Bowl Corridor of eight weekends in January and February. In 1996, charity was added as an important component of Ice Bowl.
Official Ice Bowls are played at courses all over the United States, and in Canada and Europe in a corridor that runs this year from Jan. 6-Feb. 25. Each event is encouraged to find a local charity to support. The fundraising goal for Ice Bowl 2010 is $250,000. It's our hope to have at least one official Ice Bowl in every state and province in Canada, and more countries in Europe. With some 30 events not reporting, Ice Bowl 2009's 190 events drew a total of 7,958 players, who raised $224,162 in cash and 55,599 pounds of food, primarily for local food banks and other charities. While a bit short of our lofty goal of $275,000, this is still a very impressive number, especially because of the lousy economy.
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