Bailey & Bennett Memorial Golf Invitational
Date: Sunday, November 14, 2021
Time: 8:00 AM
Location: Aliante Golf Club
Come join Economic Opportunity Board (EOB) and KCEP Power 88.1 to play in an exciting golf tournament that benefits a good cause.
Be ready to tee off on Sunday, November 14, 2021, at the Aliante Golf Club in North Las Vegas. The 18-hole Aliante course stretches more than 7,000 yards from the back tees.
Individual tickets are $125.
Proceeds to benefit EOB and KCEP.
Schedule of Activities:
8:00 AM – shotgun (scramble format)
Luncheon and awards ceremony to take place immediately after play.
Awards:
- First Place
- Second Place
- Third Place
- Most Honest Foursome
- 50/50 Closet to the Pin
If you are unable to attend but still would like to support, you can donate by clicking on the button above.
For more information or questions, contact our Tournament Co-Chairs: Dave Washington 702-277-7121 | Fred Haron 702-401-8242
If you’d like to pay by check
Please include the following information:
Name of Golfer:
Address:
City, State, Zip Code:
Phone:
Email:
Names of people playing in your group:
Payment must be received by November 2, 2021.
Please make checks payable to:
Economic Opportunity Board
Attention: Golf Tournament
330 W. Washington Ave., Suite 101
Las Vegas, NV 89106
Sponsorship Opportunities:
Par 5 – $2,500 – 3 sponsors signage, 8 players, lunch, listed on all promotional materials
Par 4 – $1,500 – 2 sponsors signage, 4 players, lunch, listed on banner
Par 3 – $1,000 – 1 sponsor signage, 2 players, lunch, listed on banner
For more questions regarding sponsorships contact: Stephen Lackey [email protected]
EOB Board of Directors:
Lawrence Weekly (Chairperson)
Fred Haron (Treasurer & Tournament Committee Co-Chair)
Dave Washington (Secretary & Tournament Committee Co-Chair)
Assemblyman C.H. Miller (Member)
Ylonda Dickerson (Member)
ABOUT:
With a mission dedicated to eliminating poverty, developing economic opportunities, and supporting the underserved in acquiring the skills necessary for them to become self-sufficient, EOB is a private non-profit 501c3 corporation serving Clark County and surrounding areas. EOB assists low-income individuals and families through the Family Supportive Services, Workforce Supportive Services, MLK Jr. Senior Center, and Project LISTOS!. EOB also owns and operates KCEP Power 88.1 public radio station, which has been serving the Southern Nevada community since 1972.
KCEP Advisory Board:
Lauren Brooks (Chairperson)
Detrick Sanford (Vice Chair)
Tyrone Bentley (Member)
Antanus Pullum (Member)
Darius Toston (Member)
About Aliante Golf Course:
Located in North Las Vegas, the 18-hole Aliante Golf Club is an exciting and challenging course that stretches more than 7,000 yards from the back tees. The Gary Panks-designed layout provides risk/reward challenges and a player-friendly design that will challenge the expert to utilize every club in the bag while providing an enjoyable experience for the novice golfer.
Address: 3100 Elkhorn Rd., North Las Vegas, NV 89084
Phone: 702-399-4888
Honoring Bailey & Bennett
William H. “Bob” Bailey
Originally from Detroit, Michigan, born into a family with a strong musical tradition, had the intention to become an international lawyer in college; his grades and vocal talent had won him a scholarship to Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia. After auditioning while on Christmas break, Bailey was hired to be a featured singer in Count Basie’s band and dropped out of college.
In 1950, Bailey enrolled in the School of Radio and Television in New York and attended specialized studies at the Columbia Theater Wing. Five years later Bailey was later offered a position at the Moulin Rouge Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas as a co-producer and Master of Ceremonies, eventually landing him a job as the host of a variety show called Talk of the Town on CBS affiliate, KLAS Channel 8. Talk of the Town was the first show in the nation to be entirely produced, starred in, and directed by black talent; he was the producer and director of the show. From 1965 to 1971, Bailey was a newscaster and variety show host for ABC affiliate, Channel 13 in Las Vegas.
Bailey became known as a civil rights pioneer in Las Vegas entertainment and broadcasting due to his role in the desegregation of the State of Nevada his nightclub, Sugar Hill, and other businesses employing over 100 African Americans. He developed a radio training school for Black youths under the Federal Concentrated Employment Program (CEP). This project was a forerunner of KCEP radio and an early program of EOB. Bailey later began Manpower Services, a program of EOB’s, which trained 1,000 African Americans to work in gaming and related businesses. Additionally, he installed the first on-the-job training program for minorities at the Circus Circus Hotel and Casino.
Reverend Dr. Marion D. Bennett Senior
Bennett, one of 11 children, struck out on his own after high school, earning a bachelor’s degree at Morris Brown College in Atlanta and a master’s in divinity at the Interdenominational Center in Atlanta. He even crossed the Atlantic Ocean in search of a greater understanding of God, studying at the Ecumenical Institute at Chateau de Bossey near Celigny, Switzerland. He received a Doctorate of Divinity from the Technical Institute of Biblical Studies.
Bennett’s path led to Las Vegas, where he put down his roots at the age of 27. He turned the Zion United Methodist Church into one of the most popular religious venues in town from 1960 to 2003, growing its congregation from 30 people to thousands. Then he was pastor of the Zion Independent Methodist Church for more than 50 years.
For all those years, he served the poor communities in Las Vegas, talked openly about segregation amid racial tension on what was then the westside, and the promise of desegregation in the early 1970s. He also established one of Nevada’s oldest and most inexpensive daycare facilities next to his church. Bennette was a three-term branch president for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People in Las Vegas and a Democratic assemblyman from 1973 to 1983. He was a member of the EOB board for 20 years and chairman of the Nevada Economic Development Company.