volunteering at a golf fundraiser?
volunteering at a golf fundraiser?
What do you wear if you are volunteering at a golf fundraiser? I am volunteering for a golf fundraiser in September in the Northeast. I have never been to a golf event, I've just seen them on TV. I will not be golfing, but I will be helping set up and mingling. Do I wear sporty golf clothes? Do I wear a sun dress? Help!
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Re: volunteering at a golf fundraiser?
Wow, you're lucky you came here before making a bit of a fool of yourself. It is a little known fact (but well known around much of the golf community) that traditional wear for these types of events consists mainly of celebratory animal costumes. The televised ones are different, of course (they have to appeal to a wider audience unaware of the tradition), but every non-televised one I have been to has people running around dressed as various animals you find around the golf course (squirrels, tortoises, etc.)
It started in the United States in the late 1930s when golf was transforming into more of a celebratory sport than a competitive one (as you probably know, competition became somewhat frowned upon during the great depression). It became tradition to celebrate the lives of the animals around the course whose habitat we occupy by dressing up as them. It is a display of appreciation to mother nature, in a way. While this tradition has died down a bit over the years, it is still employed during fundraisers as a throwback to our past.
Most women choose a peacock for their first animal, but that is largely overplayed and considered tasteless. I recommend a white rabbit suit with large pink ears since they're relatively easy to find, inexpensive, and it will show a sense of modesty and appreciation for the true meaning of the tradition.
Something like this is what you should be looking for:
It started in the United States in the late 1930s when golf was transforming into more of a celebratory sport than a competitive one (as you probably know, competition became somewhat frowned upon during the great depression). It became tradition to celebrate the lives of the animals around the course whose habitat we occupy by dressing up as them. It is a display of appreciation to mother nature, in a way. While this tradition has died down a bit over the years, it is still employed during fundraisers as a throwback to our past.
Most women choose a peacock for their first animal, but that is largely overplayed and considered tasteless. I recommend a white rabbit suit with large pink ears since they're relatively easy to find, inexpensive, and it will show a sense of modesty and appreciation for the true meaning of the tradition.
Something like this is what you should be looking for:
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The paid workers still wear those cute little skirts with spare balls in the back pocket?
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I actually work at a golf course. I could tell you the answers, but I don't feel like it.
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Does anybody WORK at a golf course?ElectroGhandi wrote:I actually work at a golf course. I could tell you the answers, but I don't feel like it.
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I work beneath a golf course... you know, in a bunker.
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That's a load of BUNK!RITmusic2k wrote:I work beneath a golf course... you know, in a bunker.
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Warner wrote:Wow, you're lucky you came here before making a bit of a fool of yourself. It is a little known fact (but well known around much of the golf community) that traditional wear for these types of events consists mainly of celebratory animal costumes. The televised ones are different, of course (they have to appeal to a wider audience unaware of the tradition), but every non-televised one I have been to has people running around dressed as various animals you find around the golf course (squirrels, tortoises, etc.)
It started in the United States in the late 1930s when golf was transforming into more of a celebratory sport than a competitive one (as you probably know, competition became somewhat frowned upon during the great depression). It became tradition to celebrate the lives of the animals around the course whose habitat we occupy by dressing up as them. It is a display of appreciation to mother nature, in a way. While this tradition has died down a bit over the years, it is still employed during fundraisers as a throwback to our past.
Most women choose a peacock for their first animal, but that is largely overplayed and considered tasteless. I recommend a white rabbit suit with large pink ears since they're relatively easy to find, inexpensive, and it will show a sense of modesty and appreciation for the true meaning of the tradition.
Something like this is what you should be looking for:
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