Fair warning I’m not a wordsmith or good at grammar so I hope this comes across well
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Fair warning I’m not a wordsmith or good at grammar so I hope this comes across well
For the last 30 years I have felt nothing but peace and love for the game of disc golf especially in the disc golf community. It has always been my passion to run tournaments (since I don’t really play them well) and even though COVID put a little damper on it, I was very excited to get back at it for all of you.
However, in the last month or so this has all changed. A situation has presented itself which has caused constant pressure on myself, my family, and my close friends into getting involved in a situation we are not comfortable being a part of regardless of what the truths are. This situation has caused much stress between members of the St. Cloud Disc Golf Community that are also choosing not to get involved. This is a situation I informed the PDGA about and was not helped. Local authorities are aware and monitoring.
With that, it is with a heavy heart and much disappointment that we will be cancelling our 2022 Riverside Open and any other tournaments we had planned to run this year and into the future. We have put a lot of time and money into this tournament and other ones since this is our passion, but we are willing to give all that up for the safety of , our family, and the Disc Golf community. We truly do not feel safe being involved in this situation and refuse to be bullied.
Reaching out to get title sponsors or any sponsors for Disc Golf is hard enough but then them getting dragged into this is hurts the most. Megan and I were truly trying to build relationships outside the sport. And in a blink of an eye that came crashing down
We will keep the reservation for the park and pavilion if another individual chooses to run this tournament. I will refund everyone in the next week. Millstream Open Entries same thing I will keep the reservation open. Any early bird sponsorships will be donated to Anna Marie’s Shelter for Battered Women. Or message me for refund
FWIW
I will have 30 custom stamped 2022 Riverside Open discs delivered Friday discs available for purchase if anyone would like to alleviate some of the cost that is being wasted to commemorate the 2022 RSO tournament that will not happen.
Adam, Gorres
Megan Gruska
Gabe Grimley Aug 9, 2022Adam, where can we send the refund money to help offset the cost?
Gabe Grimley Aug 9, 2022I’m sorry you and yours are going through this.
For the last 30 years I have felt nothing but peace and love for the game of disc golf especially in the disc golf community. It has always been my passion to run tournaments (since I don’t really play them well) and even though COVID put a little damper on it, I was very excited to get back at it for all of you.
However, in the last month or so this has all changed. A situation has presented itself which has caused constant pressure on myself, my family, and my close friends into getting involved in a situation we are not comfortable being a part of regardless of what the truths are. This situation has caused much stress between members of the St. Cloud Disc Golf Community that are also choosing not to get involved. This is a situation I informed the PDGA about and was not helped. Local authorities are aware and monitoring.
With that, it is with a heavy heart and much disappointment that we will be cancelling our 2022 Riverside Open and any other tournaments we had planned to run this year and into the future. We have put a lot of time and money into this tournament and other ones since this is our passion, but we are willing to give all that up for the safety of , our family, and the Disc Golf community. We truly do not feel safe being involved in this situation and refuse to be bullied.
Reaching out to get title sponsors or any sponsors for Disc Golf is hard enough but then them getting dragged into this is hurts the most. Megan and I were truly trying to build relationships outside the sport. And in a blink of an eye that came crashing down
We will keep the reservation for the park and pavilion if another individual chooses to run this tournament. I will refund everyone in the next week. Millstream Open Entries same thing I will keep the reservation open. Any early bird sponsorships will be donated to Anna Marie’s Shelter for Battered Women. Or message me for refund
FWIW
I will have 30 custom stamped 2022 Riverside Open discs delivered Friday discs available for purchase if anyone would like to alleviate some of the cost that is being wasted to commemorate the 2022 RSO tournament that will not happen.
Adam, Gorres
Megan Gruska