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The Karen's Hope Ataxia Benefit was started in 2001 by friends and family of Karen Frigstad with two major goals.
The first goal is to raise public awareness about Ataxia. This is an ailment that affects hundreds of thousands of people in the United States, yet few people have heard of it.
The second goal is to raise money to fund research to find treatments and a cure for Ataxia. 100% of the proceeds from the Karen's Hope Ataxia Benefit will be donated to the Bob Allison Ataxia Research Center at the University of Minnesota Medical Foundation.
Each year the benefit has grown to include more participants, more sponsors, more golfers and more donated auction items--resulting in an increased awareness of Ataxia and over $450,000 raised for Ataxia research.
8th Annual Karen's Hope Ataxia Benefit - 2009
The eighth annual benefit was held June 15, 2009. The event included 116 golfers, 222 dinner attendees, 129 auction items, and raised over $62,000 for BAARC!
7th Annual Karen's Hope Ataxia Benefit - 2008
The seventh annual benefit was held June 16, 2008. The event included 138 golfers, 247 dinner attendees, 128 auction items, and raised close to $50,000 for BAARC!
6th Annual Karen's Hope Ataxia Benefit - 2007
The sixth annual benefit was held June 18, 2007. The event included 123 golfers, 212 dinner attendees, 127 auction items, and raised over $50,000 for BAARC!
5th Annual Karen's Hope Ataxia Benefit - 2006
The fifth annual benefit was held June 19, 2006. The event included 145 golfers, 255 dinner attendees, 146 auction items, and raised over $47,200 for BAARC!
4th Annual Karen's Hope Ataxia Benefit - 2005
The fourth annual benefit was held June 20, 2005. The event included 138 golfers, 249 dinner attendees, 178 auction items, and raised over $48,700 for BAARC!
3rd Annual Karen's Hope Ataxia Benefit - 2004
The third annual benefit was held June 21, 2004. The event included 152 golfers, 262 dinner attendees, 169 auction items, and raised over $47,500 for BAARC!
2nd Annual Karen's Hope Ataxia Benefit - 2003
The second annual benefit was held in June of 2003 and was even more successful than the first benefit. With over 110 golfers and 215 silent auction and charity dinner attendees, the event raised nearly $37,000 to benefit Ataxia research.
1st Annual Karen's Hope Ataxia Benefit - 2002
The first annual benefit was held in June of 2002. More than 125 golfers participated and the silent auction and charity dinner drew a crowd of more than 175 people. The event raised over $29,000 to benefit Ataxia research.
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