The Ofty's Riverside Campground Cornhole Tournament saw plenty of participants and weather was mostly co-operative, according to Portage Cornhole Club founder, Colin Doyle.
Doyle says this year's tournament was focused on raising money for a great cause.
"We had 80 people, 40 teams of two, out there to play and this year we partnered up with Prairie Harbor Inc here in Portage. And I'm happy to say that we raised $3,005 to go to directly to Prairie Harbour Inc. and so I'm very, very proud of that."
Doyle adds that the weather did cooperate for the most part.
"It was a great day, actually. We had a couple of rain delays. But that didn't seem to bother anyone. A couple of hiccups with our Internet service as far as the scorekeeping goes, but all in all, it was excellent."
Registration was quite high for the event, so much so that they had to expand the initial participant maximum.
"we had a limit of 32 teams and we hit that, no problem. Then we had more interest, so we bumped it up to 40 teams. So we had 80 people, 80 individuals, 40 teams of two out there.
Doyle also comments that the totals blew them away, with how much money was raised.
"We had committed the $10 per entry fee, so we're talking $400. And over $2,500 additional was raised strictly from the prizes and and whatnot. So, I want to also thank all of the donors, everyone who donated prizes, who donated money, who donated their time. This is such incredible incredible work that Tara's organization does with Prairie Harbour. And I just think it's so heartwarming to see everyone really support the way they did."
When asked why he feels people supported the event so strongly, he describes his feelings on the generosity of the community.
"Everyone is affected in some way by all these organizations, you know and when when it comes to a charity like this, or a nonprofit like this, they don't look at their budget, they just open up and and give what they can. I know that there's there's some people that bought $10 worth of tickets. And I know there's some people that bought $100 worth of tickets for the prizes. At the end of the day, it's not about the actual prize itself, it's about the cause. And that's just what I love about the people in this community."