New Commander Wins at the Magic Gathering
On Saturday May 13th BGCU was happy to host our first Magic the Gathering event at the Club.
We had a good turnout for this Commander for a Cause Tournament. With a 50/50 split we raised funds for the Club while also awarding a cash prize to the winner. The event helped us raise well over $1400, which was more than enough to help the Club purchase much needed new tires for our van. Thank you mostly to the generous donations of Laura, Lynette & Quinlan Burke Family, Jim Porter & Nathan Long.
The event was sponsored and Judged by Gateway Games and Sword & Board. Pizzas were donated by Slam Dunk Pizza. A huge thank you to all three generous local businesses for partnering with BGCU. We’ve provided links to these businesses at the bottom of this post. Dominic Yanez donated several packages of Pepperidge Farms Milano cookies and Gold Fish snacks. Nathan Long donated $50 to feed the players. Our sincere thanks to you all.
It is wonderful to see such a diverse group of ages all enjoying the same activities together. Do you want to learn more about Magic the Gathering? We posted the basic rules for the event previously, you can find it HERE
And to read more about Magic the Gathering visit this site: https://magic.wizards.com/en/intro
We’d like to congratulate the Tournament Winners seen below.
Left to right:
Wesley Spence
2nd Place;
Justin Schmeck 3rd Place;
Alfredo Cardona 1st Place Winner; and
Quinlan Burke
4th Place. Quinlan also generously donated $100 to the Club and brought additional donations from his family.
And here is a group of gentleman to thank for their time and assistance. Tony Pearce from Gateway Games, Cody Sierra from Sword & Board, Adan Ortega and Leo Tapia, BGCU Staff members. It was a long day and we thank you for your hard work. Not pictured, but always working behind the scenes for all our events, thank you to Kim Mercier, BGCU CEO.
BGCU encourages you to support these local businesses that are generous supporters of the Club. You can find their websites by clicking their logos below:
This event could not have happened without the organizer of the tournament, Tony Pearce, owner of Gateway Games. Several years ago Tony was a BGCU Staff member, so he knows the importance of mentoring our youth, finding fun safe group activities, and community involvement.
BGCU would love to host future magic tournaments. If you would like to participate in our next event, please let us know so we can plan accordingly.
