First off, we want to thank everyone who came out to the banquet and golf event this year.  What a time!  What a success!  We’ll have an in-depth recap of the weekend posted on the site very soon! We’ve already started uploading photos from this year’s event.  We thank David Robinson for truly capturing the atmosphere …
We Have a Winner!
Karen (Stevens) Cook has won the four free raffle tickets for this year’s golf cart.  Congratulations!  We’re putting 4 tickets with Karen’s name on them for Friday night’s drawing. We want to thank everyone that took the time to comment.  As we mentioned earlier, the stories are an inspiration for us to do all we can …
2009 Banquet SOLD OUT!
Its official! The banquet is SOLD OUT once again with NO seats remaining. For anyone who has contacted us and is on the list, but has not PAID, no worries as you will be able to pay at the door. Anyone who has sent in their money and  is marked PAID will go through another line and be …
Giveaway Ends Today – Chad and Andy Update
We wanted to let everyone know that we’ll be ending the chance to the win the 4 free golf cart raffle tickets today at 5:00 CT. Â At that time we’ll randomly pick one of the comments and post the winner’s name on the site. Â We want to thank everyone that has posted a comment …
Chad & Andy’s Blog – j town to d town
We may have understated Chad and Andy’s trek from Jeff City to Dexter in our previous post. Â They are actually canoeing from Jtown to Cape and then biking from Cape to Dtown! The link below is a blog that Andy Niedert and Chad Gaylord will be posting on as they CANOE from Jeff City (Jtown)Â to …
4 FREE Chances To Win the 2009 Golf Cart
As most of you know, for the last several years we have raffled off a brand new Club Car. This year is no different. We have a NEW! 2009 White Club Car waiting for a lucky winner. It, including a trailer, will be given away June 5th at our banquet and the winner need not be …
Biking with Ben!
Thanks to Chad and Andy for raising money and awareness for 18 FORE Life! Below is a message from the Missouri Farm Bureau’s home office – Many of you are familiar with The Ben Kruse 18 Fore Life Charity Golf Event held annually in Dexter to raise money for the V-Foundation for cancer research, as …
Gary Rhine Article In the Daily Statesman
Last week the Daily Statesman ran a great article about Gary Rhine written by Noreen Hyslop.  Gary is a cancer survivor who will share his story at our banquet this year and will also act on an idea he has of raising an extra $10,000 for 18 FORE Life! Read the article here.
Something New!
Hey everybody! Today we’re unveiling our new site and trying out a new way to communicate with folks who enjoy checking out our website. We are proud of this site and the more interaction we can have, the better. Plus, it is nice to have a way to post news, information, inspirational stories, and other …
2009 Golf Event Update
2009 Ben Kruse 18 FORE Life Charity Golf Event is coming June 5-6 Friday, June 5 Charity Banquet Elk’s Lodge in Dexter, MO Tickets on Sale May 1 Doors Open at 4:30/Dinner at 6:00 Gary Rhine/Love Offering Recipient Jon Sundvold/Guest Speaker  Brian Becker/Toast to Ben The BUZZ featuring Addie Kruse! Saturday, June 6 The Ben …