Clays Golf and Guitars

05/23/2023

We would like to Congratulate Linda McGrane for having the winning ticket drawn during the Clay's Golf and Guitars Concert Saturday night!!
Hope you have a fabulous time on your trip!!

05/21/2023

What a great day it was!!

TODAY IS THE DAY!!!

Clay’s Golf and Guitars Through the Years…

How It All Began

In May 2014, friends of Gail and Dr. Ed Eichler held a crawfish boil to celebrate the life of their son, Clay, who passed away earlier that year. The crawfish boil was held on Clay’s birthday (a birthday shared with his older brother, Edward) as an opportunity to share memories and uplift the family. It was quickly evident that this memorial would become an annual gathering to raise funds for the community. The Clay Eichler Memorial Fund was created in 2014, and the first Clay’s Golf and Guitars fundraiser was held May 30, 2015, at Texas A&M University-Texarkana. For the past nine years, the Clay Eichler Memorial Fund has benefitted local organizations, some from their inception, in hopes of making a positive impact on the Texarkana community in memory of Clay.

“We pick our recipients after carefully going over their missions and how they would use money the community would essentially give,” Eichler said. “We tried to choose organizations which would provide services to the most people in our area.”

Golf and Guitars

Each year, the fundraiser begins with a golf tournament hosted at Northridge Country Club. Teams, many filled with friends of Clay, gather to compete in a friendly tournament and share memories of their beloved friend. After the golf tournament, a tribute band plays, and attendees gather to eat, celebrate, and dance. The party historically includes a highly-esteemed raffle drawing. A select amount of $100 tickets are sold to provide a chance to win a vacation for four.

“The first year, we had no idea on how to throw a concert,” stated Eichler. “We had Jason Boland and The Stragglers, one of Clay’s favorite bands. We had a friend suggest a tribute band after being at a wedding in Houston and remarking how much fun it was. So, we decided to have tribute bands in the following years who offer music we like to dance to.”

Nine Years of Giving Back!
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05/20/2023

We love our Hole Tee Sponsors! Thank you, thank you, thank you!

05/20/2023

Thank you to our Bronze Sponsors! We appreciate you!

05/20/2023

Thank you to our Gold Sponsors for sponsoring our golf scramble today!

05/20/2023

Thank you Barbara & Howard Glick for your Platinum Sponsorship!

05/20/2023

Rise and shine! What a great day for a benefit!

05/19/2023

We know no concert is complete without a little tambourine action! Thank you to all of our Tambourine Sponsors for supporting Clay's Golf & Guitars!

05/19/2023

Let's hear it for our Fiddle Sponsors! You guys rockkkkk!

05/19/2023

A big shoutout to all of our Drum Sponsors!
Thank you for your support of Clay's Golf & Guitars!

05/18/2023

THANK YOU to our friends Kathryn Eichler, Jane & Scott Bruner, and CHRISTUS St. Michael Health System for your Guitar Sponsorship for Clay's Golf and Guitars!
We appreciate you!

05/18/2023

Clay's Golf & Guitars would like to recognize and thank our Presenting Sponsors, Patsy & Don Morriss and White Properties, for helping make this event possible!

The event is scheduled for May 20, 2023. You can buy tickets at claysgolfandguitars.com!