Project Warmth Classic announced for 2025

On the one hand, this summer still hasn’t technically started according to the calendar.  On the other hand, it seems like it’s already half way over!  Along those lines, the biggest community golf tournament of the year, the Project Warmth Classic at the Oregon Trail Country Club, will be here before you know it.  

The event is also a great chance for teams made of local businesses, organizations, friends, families, and anyone else who’d like to play to get out on the links and show off their skills, or barring that, their friendly personalities!  While designed to raise money for SEICAA’s energy assistance program that is incredibly important during the cold Idaho winter months, the tournament also provides a great chance for showcasing the community involvement of Caribou County residents.  It also, of course, tends to get fairly competitive.

Organizers of the event have released the following registration and contact specifics: 

“We’re ecstatic to announce that SEICAA’s Project Warmth Classic returns August, 22, 2025 at Oregon Trail County Club in Soda Springs, Idaho – and you’re invited! This year’s golf tournament is a four-person scramble tournament that benefits our Project Warmth Fund, which has assisted eligible families in Bear Lake and Caribou County afford outstanding energy costs for over 30 years.

Team registration is now open. Registration costs are listed below:

• $300 Per Team ($75 Per Player)

• + Green Fees (Non-Oregon Trail Country Club Members Only) ($28)

• + Guest Lunch Fee (Guests Only) ($20)

Team registration fees include an 18-hole round of golf, a goody bag, breakfast and lunch for you, and more. To register your team, please complete a Team Registration Form – available at SEICAA’s Caribou County office (159 E. 2nd S.) and online at https://seicaa.org/projectwarmth/ - and submit it with payment by August 7, 2025. You may drop off your Team Registration form at SEICAA’s Caribou County office or email it to [email protected]. If you are bringing one or more guests, please add their name(s) on the Team Registration Form and include payment for their meal(s). 

The best performing teams will receive the following payouts:

• 1st Place Gross/Net: $400 in Oregon Trail County Club Gift Cards ($100 Per Team Member)

• 2nd Place Net: $300 in Oregon Trail County Club Gift Cards ($75 Per Team Member)

Additional prizes will be awarded to men and women who perform the longest drive, the longest putt, and land closest to pin. Lastly, golfer and non-golfer raffles, including the Hot Hand Raffle, will take place before the winning team is announced. Be sure to purchase your tickets early and stay after the tournament is over.

This year’s Project Warmth Classic further serves as an excellent opportunity for sponsors to not only grow and expose their brand but also connect with our community in a meaningful and impactful way. SEICAA’s event is popular locally, and our marketing efforts for last year’s event reached nearly 10,000 people located throughout southeast Idaho and beyond. And, as always, in-kind and monetary donations are tax-deductible. If you would like to support this year’s effort, please contact Renae, SEICAA’s Caribou County Program Manager, for more information.

Established in 1993 as Project Warmth, the Project Warmth Classic is SEICAA’s largest and longest-running collaborative effort to build an emergency assistance fund for eligible households in Bear Lake and Caribou County. Because there isn’t enough funding to assist every eligible household and cover all their energy needs, SEICAA must raise supplement funding to fill the gap. Project Warmth funds are only used when no other funding is available, but we unsurprisingly spend them year after year. Over the past 10 years, we’ve spent an estimated $74,554.87 to help around 339 households avoid energy related crises - $3,170.52 of which helped 10 households in 2024. 

We hope you and your team will join us for this year’s event. For more information about us and the Project Warmth Classic, visit www.seicaa.org.”