This is the weekend for the annual Gumby’s Club Fore a Cure festivities.
What started in 2011 as a simple attempt to raise $100 for cancer research has morphed into an annual event that includes a golf scramble, a 9-pin bowling tournament, and a glow run, all centered around the Meadow Sports complex on the north side of Manitowoc.
During a recent appearance on WOMT radio, Rob Roseff, known as Gumby, talked about the weekend.
“We have a full slate of activities and on July 9th we do a shift to the golf outing and then we do our amazing Gumby’s Glow Run and Walk,” he explained. “That’s really a fun event, it’s really grown over the years. It’s a beautiful 5K, 3.1-mile walk/run. It starts at Meadow Links and winds through Lincoln Park and then down Reed Avenue. It’s really neat.”
The event has grown to include raffles and a silent auction.
Gumby’s organization provides financial and emotional support to cancer victims locally, and the amount of money raised is into the hundreds of thousands of dollars.
