Final results have been tabulated for the 14th Annual Chieftain Golf Outing, hosted at the Indian Lake Hills on June 22.

By all measures the event was a huge success again this year with 208 participating golfers, organizers said. Thanks to the generosity of hundreds of individuals, organizations and businesses, a new record was achieved this year with more than $43,000 raised, bringing the grand total since 2004 to almost $412,000.

Each year, 100 percent of the proceeds are split equally between the Dowagiac Schools Foundation and the Dowagiac Athletic Boosters.

“We are grateful for the tremendous community support this event receives each year,” said Tom Carlson, chairman of the Chieftain Golf Committee. “Our committee is intentionally small with only seven members. We begin meeting in January each year to plan the next outing. Each member works hard and is dedicated to making the outing successful, all for the benefit of our students, staff, athletes and coaches. But we also realize that there are numerous others that volunteer their time and talents, often behind the scenes, to make the outing a success. We sincerely appreciate their efforts as well as the cooperation of Indian Lake Hills Golf Course owners, Lynn and Steve Miller, Suzy Vanderburg and their staff”

This year’s sponosors included:

Platinum Sponsors ($2,000 and above) – Janel’s Industries, Inc., Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians, Southwestern Michigan College, St. Deny’s Foundation and Wolverine Mutual Insurance

Gold Sponsors ($1,000) – 7 Generations Architecture, Berrybrook Farms, Burling & Gillesby DDS PC, Cambria/Lakeside, Chemical Bank, Matthew V. Cripe DDS, Dowagiac Union Schools Administration, Dynamic Metals, Fanning & Howey, Fifth Third Bank, File Land Company, GLP and Associates, Huntington Bank, Skillman Corporation, Sodexo and US Business Systems

Scholarship Sponsors ($500) – Borgess-Lee Memorial Hospital, C. Wimberley, Cargill, Franklin Family, Gatz Construction, Hale’s Hardware, Honor Credit Union, JNKO Management, LAC Consulting, Scott & Kimberly Lawler, Lyons Industries, Martell Electric LLC, May Oberfell Lorber, McDonald’s of Dowagiac, Michigan Paving & Materials, PDK Firearms, Securit Metal Products, Terry Ausra Farms and Wightman Associates

Silver Sponsors ($250) – Don Young Insurance Agency, Edward Lowe Foundation, Enjoyment Image, Mark Herman, Jim D’s Body Shop, Kruggel Lawton & Company, Maner CPA, Masco Cabinet Group, Premier Photography, PriMar Petroleum, Special-Lite, Starks Family Funeral Homes, JF21 Media Group, and Wolverine Electrical Contracting

Bronze Sponsors ($100) – Advanced Dermatology, Amersdofer-Wiltse Insurance, Andersen Windows, Bakeman Barbers, Barry’s Auto, Booth’s Country Florist, Central Produce Sales, Shelly Myers-Henry, Crop Production Services,  D&R Sports, Division Tire, Dowagiac Area Federal Credit Union, Dowsett Chiropractic Health Center, Dussel’s Farm Market, Eckman Chiropractic Clinic, Edu-Staff, Edward Jones, Envirosafe, Fryman Recycling, Geskus Photography, Hassle Family, Imperial Furniture, J&E Lawncare, Judd Lumber, Lawrence Law Office, Mahar Insurance Agency, Meemic Insurance, Michiana Forklift, Mitchell Lawncare & Landscape, Old Tavern Inn, Preferred Printing, Rohdy’s Heating & Cooling, Rosy Tomorrows, Scanlon Family, Larry and Carole Schmidt, SEMCO, Short Stop Driving School, State Farm Insurance, Tyler Automotive and Vylonis Custom Building

Prizes and Gift Donations – Bakeman Barbers, Bud Distributing, Burling TLC Detailing, Deals on Wheels, Dynamic Metals, Dowagiac Schools Foundation, Gary Hammerstrom, Hannapel Home Center, Harding’s Friendly Market, Lakeside/Cambria, Harry Little, Manor Mini-Mart, Marshall Shoppe, Doug & Karen Mosier, Al Nixon Family, Pioneer, Ruth Reist, Timberline, Wolford Electric, Wolverine Mutual Insurance, Woodfire, Zeke’s, along with Beeches Golf Club, Diamond Lake Golf Club, Hampshire Country Club, Hawkshead, Juday Creek, Lake Michigan Hills GC, Meadow Valley Golf Club, Meadows, McCormick Creek, Orchard Hills CC, Point O’Woods and Signal Point Club

Organizers want to thanks the Chieftain Marching Band and Director Justin Makarewicz for the opening ceremony with the national anthem and Chieftain fight song.

The date for next year’s outing has yet to be determined; however, organizers are looking forward to continuing this tradition of success.