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The Mahaffie Stagecoach Stop & Farm Foundation invite you to play croquet to raise funds to support Mahaffie education and programs. All activities take place at the Olathe Community Center. Check in begins at 1 p.m. and croquet play begins at 1:30 p.m. 

The Mahaffie Stagecoach Stop & Farm Foundation invites you to Sunflower Wickets Croquet Tournament, Friday, June 3, 2022!

This event raises money for the support and enhancement of public programs at Mahaffie. 

Events are held at the Olathe Community Center, 1205 E. Kansas City Road, Olathe, KS 66061

• Registration: 1 to 1:30 p.m. at the Olathe Community Center.
• Croquet Play: 1:30 to 3 p.m. 
• Final Round of Croquet Play: 3 to 3:30 p.m. on the Great Lawn of the Olathe Community Center.
• Wicked Wickets Happy Hour: 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Community Rooms with presentations beginning at 4 p.m.
• For more information, please contact Tim Talbott at 913-971-5111.

Croquet Play Overview

• Eighteen teams of two
• Five twenty-minute rounds or first team to earn five points
• Five rounds of play
• Croquet play will be 'Golf Croquet" This style is a reduced field with six wickets. The object of the game is to play your ball through the wickets with the least amount of strokes. Once you drive the croquet ball through the wicket, your team will be awarded one point. The first team to six wickets wins the round. Each team is guaranteed two rounds of croquet play. 
• Thank you to the Midwest Croquet Association for coordinating play and providing equipment.

Sponsorship Levels

$1000 Field

• Banner at Croquet Field
• Tickets for eight at Wicked Wickets Happy Hour
• Four teams of two for Croquet Play
• Listing in program
• Listing on Mahaffie Website

$750 Table

• Tickets for eight at Wicked Wickets Happy Hour
• Four teams of two for Croquet Play
• Listing in program

$250 Team

• Tickets for two at Wicked Wickets Happy Hour
• One team of two for Croquet Play

$35 Spectator

• One ticket for spectator during all Croquet Play
• One ticket to Wicked Wickets Happy Hour

Acknowledgements

• Midwest Croquet Association for lending their expertise, assistance and equipment to the Mahaffie Sunflower Wickets event.

Our 2019 Winners:

• First Place: Judy Bradford, Pam McNicoll, and Mike Glasscock, Olathe Junior Service League Sustainers
• Second Place: Wes McCoy and Daniel Yoza, Olathe City Council 
• Third Place: Diane Gossage and Kris Kerkes, Olathe Noon Optimists
• Fourth Place: Michael Green and Dave Haney, Mahaffie Foundation
• Best Costume: Diane Gossage & Kris Kerkes, Olathe Noon Optimists