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The Mahaffie Stagecoach Stop & Farm Foundation invites you to support Sunflower Wickets Croquet Tournament, Friday, June 7, 2024!

Thank you to our 2024 Field Sponsors: Olathe City Council, Olathe Chamber of Commerce Convention & Visitors Bureau, and the Olathe Historical Society.

Team Sponsors: Olathe Junior Service League Sustainers, Santa Fe Trail Rotary, Simmons Bank, the Lucinda Mahaffie Chapter of Questers International and Pinot's Palette in Olathe.

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.
Register now!
- Field Sponsor, $1,000
- Table Sponsor, $750
- Team Sponsor, $250
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 Olathe Chamber of Commerce Convention and Visitors Bureau, the Olathe City Council, and the Olathe Historical Society for their field sponsorships.

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

Acknowledgements

Thank you to City of Olathe Parks and Recreation Department for coordinating Sunflower Wickets tournament logistics.

Our 2023 Winners:

First Place: Christopher Stewart and Andrew, Quality of Life/Infrastructure
Second Place: Mary Barrios and Doug Norwood, Olathe Chamber of Commerce
Third Place: Mayor John Bacon and Councilperson Robyn Essex, Olathe City Council.
Fourth Place: Jaime Robichaud and Susan Sherman, Olathe City Council
Best Costume: Bruce Crane and Jim Mason, Olathe Historical Society, Diane Gossage & Kris Kirkes, Olathe Noon Optimists

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