Golf Tournament
Keynote Speaker
RCI Foundation Reception &
Event
Awards Luncheon
Annual Meeting of the Members
President's Reception &
Annual Banquet
Shingle Creek Golf Club
9939 Universal Boulevard
Orlando, FL 32819
Tournament Fee
$150 per person.
All registered attendees are welcome
Includes
Green fees, cart, range balls, tournament services, and taxes.
Golf clubs are available for rent: $45 + 6.5% tax.
Downloadable Registration Form
Golf Tournament Forms (.pdf)
The course lies along historic Shingle Creek, and features interconnected waterways, undulating fairways, and breathtaking 360° views.Golfweek named this course as one of America’s top 40 new courses for 2005.
The tournament will be organized as a shotgun, four-person scramble. Golfers who do not submit a foursome, will be assigned to one based on handicap or average score. Placements will be determined by the club pro’s system. Golfers will be provided with a list of team and tournament rules at the onsite registration desk.
Spouses are encouraged to participate — there will be pairings for couples at the tournament. The tournament offers prizes for 1st and 2nd place. Contests will include longest drive and closest to the pin. Be sure to stick around for many other contest and raffle prizes immediately following the tournament. The event will be concluded with an awards ceremony and luncheon.
Keynote SpeakerSaturday, March 3 |
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Doris Kearns Goodwin is a world-renowned historian who has been reporting on politics and baseball for over two decades. She is the author of several books and has written for leading national publications. Goodwin is a commentator for NBC and has been a consultant and on-air personality for PBS documentaries on Lyndon B. Johnson, the Kennedy Family, Franklin Roosevelt, and Ken Burns’ The History of Baseball. She was the first female journalist to enter the Red Sox locker room.
Goodwin received a Ph.D. in government from Harvard University. Later at Harvard, she taught government classes, including a course on the American presidency. Goodwin served as an assistant to Lyndon Johnson in his last year in the White House. She later assisted Johnson with the preparation of his memoirs.
Doris Kearns Goodwin is an acclaimed author of the following best selling publications:
Lyndon Johnson & The American Dream – a New York Times best seller.
The Fitzgeralds and the Kennedys, a New York Times best seller, was made into a six-hour ABC miniseries.
No Ordinary Time: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt: The American Home Front During World War II This book was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in April 1995, as well as the Harold Washington Literary Award, the New England Bookseller Association Award, the Ambassador Book Award, and the Washington Monthly Book Award. It was a New York Times best seller for six months.
Wait ‘Til Next Year: A Memoir, published in 1997, is about growing up in the 1950s as a loving fan of the Brooklyn Dodgers. It has been a New York Times best-seller and a Book of the Month Club selection. A Washington Post reviewer once wrote, “This is a book in the grand tradition of girlhood memoirs, dating from Louisa May Alcott to Carson McCullers and Harper Lee.” It has been optioned for a musical.
Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln — Goodwin’s most recent work is a monumental history of Abraham Lincoln. It was published in October 2005 and reached #1 on the New York Times Best-Seller List. The book won the 2006 Lincoln Prize for an outstanding work about the president and/or the Civil War, and the inaugural New York Historical Society Book Prize. Steven Spielberg is currently developing a feature film about the book, set to star Liam Neeson as Lincoln.
RCI Foundation Reception & EventSaturday, March 3 |
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Enjoy an exciting evening hosted by the RCI Foundation. There will be
no auction this year, but instead you’ll have a chance to enter a
raffle to win a Fender Stratocaster autographed by Rolling Stones lead
singer, Mick Jagger. Get some satisfaction! You must be present to win.
Note: this event will be held on Saturday night rather than Sunday evening
as has been traditional.
Awards LuncheonSunday, March 4 Guest Speaker: Harris Rosen, president |
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Don’t
miss this celebratory gathering as RCI recognizes its outstanding members
and volunteers. Support your peers and enjoy the camaraderie at this delicious
luncheon.
Guest speaker for this event is Harris Rosen, president & COO of Rosen
Hotels & Resorts. He is a self-made multi-millionaire, military veteran,
community leader, and well-known philanthropist. Rosen, who began his
career as a convention salesman at the Waldorf Astoria, will share his
insights for business success.
Monday, March 5 — 10:30 am - 3:30 pm
See the beautiful estates and wildlife sanctuaries nestled around historic
Rollins College as you take a pontoon boat excursion on Winter Park’s
chain of lakes. Have fun exploring Park Avenue’s over a mile of boutique
shopping and art galleries, or just sit and enjoy lunch on your own at
one of the many restaurants. A quaint reprieve, downtown Winter Park features
more than 100 boutiques, art galleries, eateries and two world-class museums
along historic, tree-lined Park Avenue.
Monday, March 5
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
The RCI members’ business meeting. Members sit down for a meal and to discuss RCI business. Boxed lunches will be served. This lunch event is in lieu of the Roundtable Luncheon which will not be held this year.
President's Reception and Annual BanquetMonday, March 5 |
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The Pink Flamingos are one of the most successful, dynamic, and unique
entertainment groups to tour the United States and the world. The Pink
Flamingos will keep your attention with their contagious enthusiasm and
artful virtuosity. They will spin a soulful, jazzy musical soundscape
to tastefully complement the dinner meal. Afterwards, the Pinks will shift
gears to perform the best of rock, R&B, disco, country, and contemporary
music. This will be an evening long remembered.