Harold’s Fiasco Raises Big Money At New Location Helping Kids At St. Jude
Another Harold's Fiasco is in the books, and they once again raised a ton of money to help the fight against childhood cancer.
The event has been going on for over 20 years, but this was the first year at the new location. It had been at Pine Hill Golf Club in Carlton previously, but that course closed last year. They found a new venue this year with the Big Lake Golf Resort near Cloquet.
Golfers each pay $20 to golf in the scramble and put their team together. Like most scrambles, there are prizes for the longest drive and longest putt. They've really done a great job at restoring the Big Lake Golf Resort. It was closed for several years, but it's in fantastic shape now.
At the end of the day, a live auction takes place, and brings in thousands of dollars. Local businesses donate items ranging from tools to Vikings tickets. There's even some homemade goodies that have become favorites that fetch a lot of money each year.
This year, after it was all said and done, Harold's Fiasco raised another $24,000! Amazing! Harold and his family and friends have raised over $500,000 for St. Jude Children's Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee.
St. Jude has raised the overall survival rate for cancer in kids from just 20% to now over 80%. They share their research freely across the world to help save lives. Many kids from Minnesota and Wisconsin have been treated and saved by the work at St. Jude.
Look for the next Harold's event coming soon, the Harold's Hogroast, coming up on September 7th at the Carlton, VFW.
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