The Lancer Football program invites you to join the Touchdown Club, an alumni and friends booster club aimed at building support and resources for the football team.
Each year, the Touchdown Club organizes a number of fundraising initiatives to support the team. The club also hosts a selected number of events that allows members the opportunity to build a special relationship with the players and the program.
By joining the Touchdown Club, you will have the opportunity to support the team in a number of different ways including: adopting a player, establishing an athletic scholarship for a Lancer Football player, sponsoring an event such as the Lancer Football Summer Golf Classic, etc.
You will never make a more meaningful investment. Your commitment to the Touchdown Club means you will be making a direct impact on the Lancer Football program and its players.
"With a team of 75 players, sometimes things are difficult to get done financially," said Head Coach Mike Morencie. "The funds generated through the Touchdown Club will allow us to pursue more athletic scholarships, better equipment and additional recruiting resources."
Join the Charge
By joining the Touchdown Club and supporting Lancer Football, you'll become part of a special group of people throughout our community and our alumni that actively supports the growth of our football program.
Giving Levels
The Touchdown Club has 4 categories of giving levels which you can choose from. They include:
1) Champions Circle: $1,000 +
2) Adopt-a-Lancer: $250 -$999
3) Blue and Gold: $150 - $249
4) Team Supporter: $25 - $149
Upcoming Events
GINO FRACAS MEMORIAL GOLF TOURNAMENT
Monday, August, 23, 2010
Essex Golf and Country Club
The Lancer Football program at the University of Windsor is pleased to announce the unveiling of the first annual Gino Fracas Memorial Golf Tournament scheduled for this August.
Formerly known as the Touchdown Club’s Lancer Football Golf Classic, this year’s tournament is set for Monday, August 23rd at the renowned Essex Golf & Country Club in LaSalle, Ontario.
The newly renamed golf outing will be dedicated to honour the legacy of legendary Lancer Football head coach Gino Fracas, who passed away last fall.
"It is a fitting tribute that our annual Lancer Football Golf outing will now be named in Coach Fracas’ honour,” commented Head Coach Mike Morencie. “Gino meant so much to our program and to our players and alumni and this will be another opportunity for us to recognize his many contributions to Lancer Football.”
All of the proceeds generated from this golf outing go directly back to support the Lancer Football Program. The event is a great opportunity for alumni, friends and family to get together each summer for a fun day of golf and fun.
If you are interested in more information or would like to enter a foursome into this year’s tournament, please contact Lancer Football Marketing Coordinator Brian Jones at: (519) 253-3000 ext. 4275.
The tournament also offers a wide variety of partnership opportunities for those people looking to get involved and support the program. They include event sponsorships, hole sponsors, flag sponsors and raffle prize contributions.
For more information on the Gino Fracas Memorial Golf Tournament, visit www.goLancers.ca.
Recent Events
2009 Lancer Football Golf Classic
The Touchdown Club hosted their annual Lancer Football Golf Classic this past June and the event possessed all the best characteristics of a great golf outing - good weather, great venue, outstanding dinner and good friends.
The tournament was played at the picturesque Ambadassador Golf Club and a great day was had by all.
The two-time defending championship foursome captained by Frank Iatonna was knocked off by the group made up of Nantais Source for Sports owner Tom Jones, Lancer Football alumnus Geoff Owen and Trevor Dinham from the Alumni Affairs Office. The winning group shot an outstanding 13 under par.
The Touchdown Club thanks all of the participants and sponsors from this year's Golf Classic. The event was truly a great success for the Lancer Football program.
Stay tuned for the date for next year's outing which will be announced in the coming months.
Lancer Football @ 40 Celebration
In the fall of 2008, the Touchdown Club, in partnership with the Department of Athletics at the University of Windsor celebrated forty years of football tradition during the 40th anniversary of Lancer Football weekend.
While football dates back to the 1920's at Assumption College, the Department of Athletics introduced Lancer Football in the fall of 1968 under the leadership of legendary Head Coach Gino Fracas.
To honour the success and tradition of the past forty years of Lancer Football, the Lancers had an exciting weekend of activities to compliment Alumni Weekend at the university. The football program hosted a Touchdown Club Reception on the Friday night at the Radisson Riverfront Club where they honoured the All-Time Lancer Football team. Over 200 football alumni and friends of the program attended the event, including our three Hec Crighton Award recipients, Andy Parici (1972), Scott Mallender (1979) and Daryl Stephenson (2006).
On Saturday, prior to the big game, the Lancers hosted a tribute event for legendary Head Coach Gino Fracas. At the event, the team unveiled the Gino Fracas Wall of Honour, a tribute mural recognizing some of the greatest Lancer Football players ever to wear the blue and gold.
Following the Lancer Football game against Guelph on the Saturday night, the weekend concluded on Sunday when the 1969 Lancer Football CCIFC Championship team was inducted into the University of Windsor Alumni Sports Hall of Fame. Also entering the Hall of Fame on that day was Jim Lynn, a 1978 All-Canadian and four-time OUAA All-Star.
To join the Touchdown Club today, contact Lancer Football Head Coach Mike Morencie at (519) 253-3000 ext. 2462.
