WARRENTON — The ninth annual Assistance League of the Columbia Pacific’s Golf Ball Drop is May 7 at the Astoria Golf and Country Club, 33445 Sunset Beach Road in Warrenton. A free kids’ golf ball clinic and barbecue begins at 11 a.m.; the helicopter drop takes place at 12:15 p.m.
The barbecue is $5 per person, and kids younger than 5 eat for free. There is a bicycle and gift raffle at the event; tickets are $1 each, or six for $5, for a chance to win a bike or other gift items. A bake sale features pies, cakes, cookies and more.
Tickets to participate in the helicopter golf ball drop, with chances to win prizes from many area businesses, must be purchased in advance, and are on sale now at Holly McHone Jewelry in Astoria and from Assistance League Members.
Only 2,000 tickets are being sold. Each ticket number is put on a golf ball and dropped from the helicopter. Golf balls that land closest to the pin win a prize. Everyone is welcome to attend.
Proceeds from the event go directly to Assistance League’s Operation School Bell to purchase new clothes for the school year. Purchasing 20 tickets dresses one Clatsop County child.
This years’ Golf Ball Drop sponsors are Pacific Power, U.S. Bank, Columbia River Bar Pilots, Lektro, Astoria Golf and Country Club, NW Natural Gas, ReMax River & Sea, Seaside Temps and state Sen. Betsy Johnson.
For information, and a list of prizes and sponsors, go to www.assistanceleaguecp.org, or contact Jane Cartwright at 503-738-2734 or Shelby Mogenson at 503-325-6687.
