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Putting for a cause: 28th annual Omaha Barstool Open
Teams traveled between locations, putting their golf skills to the test as they competed in putt-putt challenges while enjoying food and drinks.
I’LL HAVE MORE ON THAT WARM-UP HEADING OUR WAY. COMING UP IN A LITTLE BIT. SAMANTHA. WELL, IF YOU’RE LOOKING FOR SOMETHING FUN TO DO DURING THIS CHILLY WEATHER, YOU MIGHT WANT TO HEAD DOWN TO THE OLD MARKET. THAT’S WHERE UNITED CEREBRAL PALSY OF NEBRASKA IS HOSTING THEIR ANNUAL OMAHA BARSTOOL OPEN AND KETV NEWSWATCH SEVEN’S MARY REGLI IS LIVE TELLING US ALL ABOUT IT. GOOD MORNING SAMANTHA. YES, HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE ARE COMING DOWN HERE FOR THE TO THE OLD MARKET TODAY FOR THE 28TH ANNUAL OMAHA BARSTOOL OPEN. THAT’S ALL HOSTED BY UNITED CEREBRAL PALSY OF NEBRASKA. AND JOINING ME WITH THEM TODAY IS THEIR DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR MEL MIXON. NOW CAN YOU TELL US A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THIS EVENT? YES. THIS EVENT REALLY PUTS THE FUN AND FUNDRAISING. AND IN A COUPLE OF HOURS, TEAMS OF FOUR WILL SHOW UP IN COSTUMES, SHIRTS REPRESENTING LOVED ONES THAT HAVE CEREBRAL PALSY OR A DISABILITY OR ROCK IN ONE OF OUR EVENT SHIRTS. AND THEY WILL PUTT PUTT THROUGHOUT THE OLD MARKET AT 12 PARTICIPATING LOCATIONS. OKAY, SO WHY IS THIS EVENT SO IMPORTANT TO YOUR ORGANIZATION? IT’S ONE OF OUR KEY FUNDRAISERS THAT REALLY POWERS ALL OF OUR PROGRAMS THAT WE SERVE LOTS OF FAMILIES THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE STATE. OKAY. THANKS SO MUCH, MEL. AND IF YOU’D LIKE TO GET INVOLVED, YOU CAN STILL, THERE’S STILL TIME TO REGISTER. YOU CAN COME TO EAT THE WORM HERE BETWEEN 11 A.M. AN
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Putting for a cause: 28th annual Omaha Barstool Open
Teams traveled between locations, putting their golf skills to the test as they competed in putt-putt challenges while enjoying food and drinks.
Hundreds of people came to the Old Market for the 28th annual Omaha Barstool Open on Saturday. The event is a fundraiser for United Cerebral Palsy of Nebraska, a nonprofit that provides programming and support for people with cerebral palsy. Twelve different local bars and restaurants participated in the event. Teams traveled between locations, putting their golf skills to the test as they competed in putt-putt challenges while enjoying food and drinks.
Hundreds of people came to the Old Market for the 28th annual Omaha Barstool Open on Saturday.
The event is a fundraiser for United Cerebral Palsy of Nebraska, a nonprofit that provides programming and support for people with cerebral palsy.
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Twelve different local bars and restaurants participated in the event.
Teams traveled between locations, putting their golf skills to the test as they competed in putt-putt challenges while enjoying food and drinks.
