Redlands Benchwarmers

12/07/2024

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19/06/2024

Winners of the Senior Flight at our recent 41st Annual Greg Horton Memorial Charity Golf Tournament at Tukwet was the foursome (from left to right) of John Hollman. Jim Davis, Steve Gomez and Lowell Trask. That's Lowell at right displaying his trophy.

This foursome has now won 3 Senior Flights since we switched to Tukwet 6 years ago. They won the regular field Championship once at Yucaipa Golf Club when we moved there from Redlands CC. Before retirement, Lowell owned Vacuums Etc.in Highland and for years, would donate a vacuum for our raffle. We appreciate the generosity.

Congratulations, guys. You're now legendary in our Benchwarmers Golf Tournament.

16/06/2024

The 41st Annual Greg Horton Memorial golf tournament is in the books! ⛳️ Thank you to all of our sponsors, players, committee and volunteers who help make this amazing fundraiser a reality year after year.

16/06/2024

At our 41st Annual Greg Horton Memorial Charity Golf Tournament on Friday, the Benchwarmers were honored to present Martha Mendoza with our prestigious Marshall Phelps Award. Last year's recipient, Bill Havard, so eloquently delivered the speech written by Judy White who taught (retired this year) the moderate/severe transition class at RHS. Here's some photos and the speech itself.

Congratulations, Martha!

16/06/2024

Winners of the 41st Annual Redlands Benchwarmers Greg Horton Memorial Charity Golf Tournament held on Friday at Tukwet are (from left to right) Chris Nelson, Wes Cain, Grant Griffenhagen, and Derrick Griffenhagen.

Well deserved, boys!

13/06/2024

It's Party Time!

07/06/2024

There's still a few openings for foursomes for our 41st Annual Greg Horton Memorial Charity Golf Tournament a week from today.

07/06/2024

LAST CALL FOR GOLFERS!
We still have a few spots left!
Come out for a great time and help support Redlands Varsity Athletic programs ⛳️

04/06/2024

The Benchwarmers closed out the 2024 school year with scholarship awards at all three high schools. Congratulations to RHS recipient Quinn Pearce, who received the Jess Mercado Scholarship, presented by Vice President Michael DeWees. CVHS awardee Jasmine Rosales was presented the Paul Duralia Memorial Scholarship by Board Secretary Michaelynn Minicucci. The Greg Horton Memorial Scholarship went to Jezniah Thurston of CVHS, presented by Board Memeber Shirley Horton. REV awardee Ariana Herrera received the Bill Slinkard memorial scholarship presented by Michaelynn Minicucci for Mike Leyvas.
Congratulations to all of our 2024 Scholarship recipients!! Well done!👏🎓

20/04/2024

Our 2024 Spring Roast honoring the Mayor-Pro-Tem Paul Barich was a huge success! Thank you to all who attended, donated, raised money at our live auction, gave great roasts to our esteemed honoree and helped to make it such a fabulously fun night to remember.
A huge THANK YOU to Mill Creek for the outstanding bar, amazing appetizers,and delicious Surfs Up buffet. Your staff is tireless.
To the KALAMA BROTHERS for performing during our cocktail hour. You guys are the Best!!🌺🎸🎤🎸🌺
And never the least, A VERY SPECIAL THANK YOU to the Rochford Foundation Burrage Mansion and their amazing staff.. especially Tim Rochford and Laura Coates Leyvas for providing us with the beautiful venue that Redlands Benchwarmers and our amazing city have grown to cherish.

15/04/2024

Benchwarmers Shirley Horton Michaelynn M. Minicucci Jimmy Eastwood, Mark Edwards and Steve Chapman spent the weekend promoting our upcoming events, including our Spring Roast honoring Mayor Pro Tem Paul Barich at the Downtown Redlandsbicycle Classic
Redlands Bicycle Classic

10/04/2024

Now in its 72nd year of direct support to local high school sports programs, the Redlands Benchwarmers will roast former mayor and current Mayor Pro Tempore Paul Barich on Friday,

19/03/2024

The Benchwarmers Spring Roast only comes around every 2 years. It began over 10 years ago in December 2013 with a roast of Al Sanchez on his 80th birthday and 50th year as a Benchwarmer. Since then the biennial fundraising event for local high school sports has honored Greg Horton (2016), Stan Weisser (2018), Dave Stockton (2020) and Brian Billick (2022). This year we honor our former Redlands Mayor and current Mayor Pro Tempore, Paul Barich, a long-time sponsor of Benchwarmers.

07/03/2024

Registration forms become available tomorrow. Register early. Last year we sold out 2 months before the event. Contact Steve Chapman, Golf Tournament Chair, at [email protected] to have a Registration Form mailed to you.

17/02/2024

08/02/2024

Please join the Benchwarmers on April 19th at Burrage Mansion at 5pm as we Roast our former Redlands Mayor and Current Mayor Pro Tem, Paul Barich. Paul is a long time Benchwarmers sponsor, helping us raise funds for local high school sports. The talented Kalama Brothers will perform Hawaiian and Surf music from Happy Hour through dinner. It's a casual event. Dress accordingly.

24/01/2024

The Redlands Benchwarmers are excited in keeping this Redlands Baseball & Softball for Youth Opening Day tradition going, We took it over from the Arazaba Club in 1995. But do we have an over 50 year tradition to uphold? We appreciate any information you may have to share in piecing together its history.

For years, Brother Boniface Scheerer of the El Carmelo Retreat and other members of the Arazaba Club ran the Pancake Breakfast as a fundraiser for players unable to afford the Redlands Baseball for Boys fees and later Redlands Baseball for Youth and which today is Redlands Baseball & Softball for Youth. Brother Boniface coached the Padres tee ball team for years and passed away in 2010 at age 89. I recall Abe and Manny, both of whom barbers at Citrus Village Barber Shop in Redlands, being members of the Arazaba Club and as a board member and President of RBY for 11 years starting in 1985, I would always remind them about the Opening Day pancake breakfast as they cut my hair. I recall both of them telling me they were "getting too old to run the event." That changed in 1995 as the Benchwarmers took over the reins. But how many years did the Arazaba Club run the pancake breakfast on Opening Day, and was there a group before them in the late 1960's or early 1970's?

Your feedback may help complete the history of this long-standing tradition.

Thank you.

Steve Chapman, Treasurer
Redlands Benchwarmers

22/11/2023

The Redlands Benchwarmers would like to thank you for your continued support and friendship. We wish you a wonderful and blessed Thanksgiving Day. 🍁🍂

15/11/2023

Please help us wish our Former Vice President Shirley Horton a happy birthday!!

15/11/2023

Please help us wish our Immediate Past President Sean Bowler a happy birthday!

27/07/2023

Want to get away and enjoy a cool day at Del Mar where the surf meets the turf? Make reservations now to join the Benchwarmers for our 1st fundraiser of the new school year on behalf of high school sports and our student athletes. It's a fun-filled day and a popular event aboard an air-conditioned bus with a fun group.

04/07/2023

🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲Have a safe and wonderful day from THE REDLANDS BENCHWARMERS 🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲

20/06/2023

SAVE THE DATE: SATURDAY AUGUST 26, 2023

It's the Benchwarmers Annual Del Mar Turnaround. Tickets go on sale July 1st with details to follow later this week.

17/06/2023

Golf tournament Banquet honoring Coach Bill Havard with the Marshal Phelps Award, the Tournament winner awards, induction of new exec board and prize drawings.

17/06/2023

A great day on the course! Redlands Benchwarmers 2023 40TH ANNUAL GREG HORTON MEMORIAL GOLF TOURNAMENT. Thank you RHS CHEER for your help and greeting our players.
Thank you TEE Sponsors, donors, players, volunteers and Tukwet employees for all of your hard work and dedication!

17/06/2023

Good morning Tukwet Canyon Golf Course.
6/16/2023

17/06/2023

Benchwarmers are pleased to announce the new executive team for the 2023-24 fiscal year, which usually means a two-year term. Mark Edwards will serve a president with Michael DeWees as vice-president, shown in photo at a recent high school awards ceremony with recording secretary, Michaelynn Minicucci.

Our thanks to Sean Bowler who served as president the past two years and did a fantastic job of coordinating so many high school sports program funding requests and running our meetings. He's shown here with treasurer, Steve Chapman, at yesterday's 40th Annual Greg Horton Memorial Golf Tournament. As immediate past-president, Sean will serve on the 5-person executive team.

15/06/2023

Thank you to everyone who came out to support our Pre Tournament Mixer! Thank you to THE DECADES for playing for us! Thank you ESCAPE OASIS for allowing us to celebrate on your patio. Good times. See you all out on the course tomorrow!