Golf Tournament, Car Show Return to Broomfield Days

By Kristen Beckman

Two favorite annual events return as part of Broomfield Days this month – the Broomfield Days Car Show and the Broomfield Days Golf Tournament. Both events are presented by Senior Resources Broomfield and are important events for helping the organization support needs for seniors in the community.

The golf tournament will take place Friday, September 16, at Eagle Trace Golf Club. Foursomes and individual playing spots are available as well as corporate, business, and family sponsorships. Organizers also are accepting donated items for giveaways.

The car show is scheduled to take place Saturday, September 17, from 6:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on the grass in South Midway Park. All years, makes, and models of vehicles will be included and all owners are invited to participate, so attendees can expect an interesting variety of vehicles on display.

All proceeds from the events benefit Meals on Wheels and other SRB programs.

Much work goes into putting on the two events, which are SRB’s only major fundraisers of the year. Months of preparation include producing marketing materials, monthly fundraiser meetings with the SRB board, securing sponsorships from local businesses and families, sending email blasts to past participants, and soliciting donations for giveaways. Photos are taken at the events and shared on social media, while thank you notes are mailed to each participant after the events.

The SRB Broomfield Days Golf Tournament has been going on for more than a decade and The Broomfield Days Car Show has been going on for more than two decades. The two events provide funding to support programs that help meet the needs of Broomfield’s seniors.

“These events are essential to fund our programs and help our Broomfield seniors with their individual and ever-changing needs,” said Teryl Fabry, executive director of Senior Resources of Broomfield. “As a community it is important for us to come together to support those in our community such as seniors who deserve to have their basic needs met and to be appreciated and valued.”

Established in 1982, SRB is a nonprofit, 501(c) (3) organization addressing the needs of Broomfield’s older adults. ​SRB assists Broomfield’s senior citizens in a variety of ways, including supporting Meals on Wheels, paying for meal fees at the Lakeshore Cafe at the Broomfield Community Center, paying for five free meals through the Project Homecoming hospital release and recovery program, funding the Healthy Hearts lunch once a month and providing lunch and a goodie bag for seniors celebrating their birthday at Lakeshore Cafe.

SRB also provides nonperishable food items for Meals on Wheels clients in the event of a blizzard (between 170 and 180 bags each year); helps fill funding gaps for dental and medical procedures, hearing aids, vision, wheelchair ramps, and prescriptions; provides funding for professional caregivers to provide caregiver respite; helps buy equipment for the loan closet, which provides items like wheelchairs, shower chairs, and walkers; and provides funding for driver hours for Broomfield’s Easy Ride transportation service.

​SRB also organizes an annual adopt-a senior for Christmas program that matches seniors with local residents who purchase gifts from their list, and the Pick Me Up program that reaches out to the community to gather items seniors indicate they need during once-per-month care calls.

To learn more about SRB or for further details on either event, visit: www.srbbroomfield.org/