Cindy Watts USA TODAY NETWORK - Tennessee Published 9:56 p.m. UTC Jun 4, 2018 Just some corn hole and smack talk among friends for a good cause is how Craig Campbell describes his 6th annual Craig Campbell Celebrity Cornhole Challenge. Set for 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at City Winery, the event’s participants include Brett Young, Tegan Marie, LOCASH, Walker Hayes, Lindsay Ell, Russell Dickerson and more. Proceeds will support the fight against colorectal cancer. Last year’s event raised close to $200,000, and Campbell hopes to beat the number this year. “Raising money and raising awareness of colorectal cancer and about getting screened early is what this is all about,” said Campbell, whose father died of colon cancer at 36 years old. The “Outskirts of Heaven” singer explained the tournament was packed with his friends and single elimination – win or go home. “The artists tease each other,” Campbell said. “The fans … [Read more...] about CMA Fest 2018: Craig Campbell hosts celebrity cornhole game, releases new music
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Zapruder Analysis of a Charity Cornhole Tournament Brawl
As a radio host, I attend my fair share of charity events. Some of them are lavish and amazing, and some of them are a little more pedestrian and slow. That's OK, they're always held on behalf of some great cause (or else I wouldn't be there). One thing I can say with certainty, across the board, though, about ALL of the fundraising events I've attended — none of them have ever ended in a bench-clearing street fight.The same cannot be said for Georgia's Douglas County Chamber of Commerce annual cornhole tournament, which was held last Sunday, May 6, at the Foxhall Resort. With a $500 first price for the winner, the mission of the tournament was (and presumably still is) to raise scholarship money for deserving high school seniors. That all sounds great, however, the one problem is that a few of the attendees were a little more focused on first prize than they were the benevolent spirit of the event. So what happens when there is a scoring dispute between two highly … [Read more...] about Zapruder Analysis of a Charity Cornhole Tournament Brawl
Watch this brawl at a charity cornhole tournament in Georgia
This is the world we live in, apparently: Where a nice little gathering put together by the Douglas County (Ga.) Chamber of Commerce, featuring a cornhole tournament (or “bags,” if you prefer, though I’m not sure which is the worse name for a fun activity) designed to raise money for student scholarships, turned into a screaming, cargo shorts melee. And yes, apparently the fight started because there was a disagreement over the score of one of the games. You can’t make it up. But. BUT. The one redeeming quality is the voice of reason: A woman who isn’t visible on the video but takes control over the public address system and lets these guys have it. “Stop it right now! We will stop this tournament. This is stupid! This is absolutely ridiculous! Git! Get out of here. … We are adults and this is ridiculous!” I can’t stop watching it, so here’s the video, which I started at the 12 second mark because of swearing in the early … [Read more...] about Watch this brawl at a charity cornhole tournament in Georgia
School of Meteorology fundraiser to include cornhole tournament, food trucks at National Weather Center
The School of Meteorology Student Affairs Committee will host the National Weather Center’s inaugural cornhole tournament on Friday, April 27, along with an unofficial unveiling of the center's new gaming equipment.The cornhole tournament will allow teams of two to compete for prizes. Other games, such as ping pong and soccer, will be available for people who don’t want to compete in the tournament. These games will be part of a new installment at the National Weather Center for tenants of the building. The new installation will act as a way for tenants to go outside and improve the workplace. The tournament will raise funds for Wildcare Oklahoma, a nonprofit organization that is committed to caring for injured or orphaned native wildlife.“It’s an earth-related initiative, which I think a lot of people here in the National Weather Center feel a little bit more connected to,” said Elizabeth Smith, a doctoral student at the School of Meteorology. … [Read more...] about School of Meteorology fundraiser to include cornhole tournament, food trucks at National Weather Center
Play Ping-Pong, cornhole at Lakewood’s revitalized Lasley Park as early as this summer
Once little more than a grassy expanse, renovations will bring more energy to Lasley Park in Lakewood and are expected to be completed this summer. When the park reopens around June, visitors can expect an activity-centric outdoor experience. Construction crews broke ground on the 10-acre site late last year after City Council appropriated $1.2 million to renovate the park. Public engagement and operations manager Allison Scheck said staff and CU Denver master of landscape architecture students spent the past two years reaching out to nearby residents for their input and planning for the redevelopment. “Under the guidance of their professor, an advanced landscape architecture design class worked in teams to develop conceptual plans for the park,” Scheck said in a statement, calling the partnership a success. “The city then hired three of the students as contractors to work with one of our landscape architects to present the final conceptual plan to the public.” … [Read more...] about Play Ping-Pong, cornhole at Lakewood’s revitalized Lasley Park as early as this summer