Tournament host Tré Cool (right) visits the NOFX foursome.
(Photo by Scott Chernis)

2nd Annual Music in Schools Today Golf Tournament, Hosted by Tré Cool!
On Monday, April 21, the 2nd Annual Music in Schools Today Golf Tournament, Hosted by Tré Cool, was held at the beautiful Sequoyah Country Club in the Oakland Hills! The sold-out event raised $60,000 to benefit MuST and the music programs of the Oakland Unified School District. Thank you to everyone who helped make this happen!

Golfers included Tré Cool, Mike Dirnt, NOFX, Bobby Hutcherson, Don Bleu, Tom Luce, Lawrence Karnow, John Kessler, Lon McEachern, and No Name & Matty.

Photos!
Check out our two online photo albums, with photos by Scott Chernis and Oakland Magazine. See the PDF of the coverage in the June print issue of Oakland Magazine.

Videos!
Watch the CBS 5 News interview with Lawrence Karnow and MuST Board member Marshall Lamm.

Watch this hilarious video of Matty of Radio Alice winning $200 on a dare from his co-worker No Name, with commentary by ESPN's Lon McEachern.

Radio Interview
Listen to the Radio Alice interview (.WAV file) with Fat Mike of NOFX at the tournament, for their "Who is Hooman" series.

10-year old Christopher Rodriguez with Mike Dirnt (Photo by Krista Robertson)

9-year old Barrett Robertson with Tré Cool (Photo by Krista Robertson)

Schedule

Sponsors:

• Trio Level: The Clorox Company
• Duo Level: Fremont Bank
• Solo Level: Tré Cool and ALO

Live Auction Prizes:

10-year old Jonah Kane with Tré Cool and the autographed Green Day drum kit that Tré donated for our live auction. (Photo by Shamera Kane)

11-year old Logan Kane with Mike Dirnt and the autographed Green Day bass that Mike donated, and Logan's family won in our live auction. (Photo by Shamera Kane)

• Tré Cool ~ autographed drum kit. Value: priceless!
• Mike Dirnt ~ two autographed basses. Value: priceless!
• STAR 101.3 ~ Breakfast with the Don Bleu morning show, and spend the night before at the San Francisco Hilton. Value: priceless!
• RadioAlice ~ Producer for a day for the Sarah and No Name morning show. Value: priceless! They gave away two!
• Calistoga Ranch, an Auberge Resort ~ 3 days/2 nights in Bay Forest Lodge. Value: $2,000
• Kauai Beach Club Marriott, Kauai, 6 days/5 nights, plus two gift certificates for a round of golf at the Kauai Lagoons Golf Club. Value: $1700
• Ko'Olina Beach Club Marriott, Oahu, 6 days/5 nights. Value: $1500
• Canyon Villas Marriott, Phoenix, AZ, 5 days/4 nights, 2 round-trip tickets on Southwest Airlines, plus 4 tickets to the Phoenix Art Museum. Value: $1400
• CordeValle ~ 2 days/1 night, plus a round of golf for two. Value: $1235

Silent Auction Prizes:

• Gretsch ~ Double Jet Guitar and gig bag. Value: $840
• Gretsch ~ Hawaiian Guitar, Tobacco Sunburst and gig bag. Value: $665
• Back 9 Pilates ~ 2-hour 'Pilates for Golfers Clinic' for 8 people. Value: $600
• Gibson ~ Epiphone Les Paul Studio guitar, Arctic Blue. Value: $548
• Dave Matthews Band ~ 2 tix to sold-out Greek Theater show. Value: $250
• Orinda Country Club ~ gift certificate for dinner for four. Value: $250
• World Series of Poker ~ 300-piece poker chip set, signed by Lon McEachern, plus World Series of Poker video game by Activision. Value: $250+
• Playing Pro Double X Custom Driver ~ Value: $250
• R&B Cellars ~ gift basket of wine assortment. Value: $250
• Peet's Coffee & Tea ~ "12 Months of Coffee" certificate. Value: $215
• Sports Basement ~ gift certificate. Value: $100
• Town Hall Restaurant ~ gift certificate. Value: $100
• Aubrey Organics ~ "Summer Blast" gift basket. Value: $50
• Chocolove ~ Chocolador box of premium Belgian chocolate. Value: $25

Mike Dirnt with 16-year old
Colleen McEachern (Photo by Lon McEachern)

Celebrity Sponsors:

• Tré Cool, self-sponsored
• Mike Dirnt, self-sponsored
• NOFX, self-sponsored
• Don Bleu, sponsored by STAR 101.3
• Bobby Hutcherson, sponsored by The Rosebud Agency
• Lawrence Karnow, sponsored by Patricia Thompson
• John Kessler, sponsored by MiGGs
• Tom Luce, sponsored by Playing Pro Golf Company
• Lon McEachern, sponsored by World Series of Poker
• No Name & Matty, sponsored by RadioAlice

Tee Sponsors:

• Adina World Beat Beverages
• The Blue Sky Project
• Curtis Instruments, Inc.
• Anne Fay & Tom Schunn
• Fremont Bank
• Hals Carpet & Vinyl
• Bernie Herlihy
• Hilton Garden Inn Emeryville
• Just Desserts
• Kingsford Capital Management, LLC
• Maaco, America's Bodyshop
• Marshall Lamm Promotions & Public Relations
• Maybach Winery
• The Rosebud Agency
• Rudy's Can't Fail Café
• St. George Spirits / Hangar One
• Tamayo Family Vineyards
• Wactor & Wick LLP, Environmental Attorneys
• Whole Foods Market

Gift Bag Items:

• Sunglass cleaner kit from Calistoga Ranch
• CLIF Mojo Bar
• Fairways + Greens magazine
• Golfsmith goody bag
• KFOG New Music Sampler
• Maker's Mark
• Peaceful Mountain's Back and Neck Rescue
• Peet's Coffee
• Playing Pro Golf Company ~ unbreakable tees
• Sports Basement ~ 15% off coupons, with 5% donated to MuST
• Tournament commemorative coffee mug
• Whole Foods Market reusable green bag

Media Sponsors

• ABC 7
• CBS 5
• ClearChannel
• Comcast
• KFOG
• Oakland Magazine

If you would like to participate in or support the 3rd Annual Music in Schools Today Golf Tournament in 2009, please e-mail Mary Destri. Thank you!