Big Tree Invitational

BIG TREE MEMORIAL FUND • HONORING ERIK KNAPP

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About the Big Tree Invitational

THE 2025 BIG TREE INVITATIONAL

The Big Tree Invitational is an annual event and fundraiser for Big Tree Memorial Fund. We are a non-profit, 501c3 corp and all donations or sponsorships are tax-deductible.

Held at P.B. Dye Golf Club, golfers are given the opportunity to play on a beautiful and challenging course while spending time with family, friends, and supporting an important cause.

The 2025 Invitational will be held next fall

@ P.B. Dye Golf Club in Ijamsville, Maryland

Ready to Golf?

Register a team of four which includes breakfast, a round of golf at an award-winning course, all you can drink beer and sodas, and dinner with celebratory reception.

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Support the Big Tree Memorial Fund with sponsorship by your company, organization, family, or more! With plenty of options, check out what's available below.

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Big Tree Invitational 2024

Three Families Join The BTMF Family!

We were able to welcome three new families into the BTMF family at the Invitational. Joining the family from May (Adela), this makes 2024 our biggest year yet.

Jyes Grier and her family tragically lost her husband, Lenard, on May 15, 2024 after a 3.5-year battle with stage 4 colon cancer. Lenard, 43, is survived by his wife and their three children: Liam (12), Alex (10), and Luna (6). After his 2020 diagnosis, Lenard founded No One Clothiers, a clothing brand rooted in self-expression, heritage, and inclusivity. Despite his illness, Lenard continued working full-time and collaborated with BTMF, even designing and selling merchandise for us. Remarkably, on the day he learned his cancer was terminal, Lenard stayed positive, focusing on helping others. His impact lives on, and he remains an integral part of the Big Tree Family.

The Rhinehart family experienced the heartbreaking loss of Kevin Rhinehart's wife, Sarah, who passed away on February 23, 2024 after a nearly 4-year battle with melanoma. Sarah was 38 years old and is survived by Kevin and their two children, Cannon (6) and Ripley (3). Initially diagnosed in 2020 with a less concerning prognosis, Sarah’s cancer metastasized by 2023, leading to a terminal stage 4 diagnosis.

BTMF welcomed 2.5-year-old Gael Velazquez Pereira, who is battling multiple types of brain cancer—Medulloblastoma, ATRT, and Brainstem Glioma—since his diagnosis in August 2023. Thanks to a grant from Frederick County, aimed at providing financial support for children undergoing cancer treatment, we were able to gift funds to Gael's family. Despite undergoing chemotherapy, radiation, and emergency surgeries at such a young age, Gael remains cheerful and active.

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Big Tree Invitational 2023

Two Families Receive $15,000 Each!

We're so proud to be able to, once again, support two families in 2023.

The first family to receive $15,000 was the Knox Family from Frederick, Maryland. The funds were given to wife Jennifer and daughter Izzy in honor of Scott who passed in July 2023 from cancer.

The second family to receive $15,000 this year was the Gevaudan Family from Federalsburg, Maryland. Elliott and daughter, Addison, received the funds in honor of wife and mother Hannah who passed in August 2023 from breast cancer.

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Big Tree Invitational 2022

A Milestone Year!

THANK YOU to everyone who made our second Big Tree Invitational a milestone success.

We smashed our number from last year and raised almost $10,000 in a single day from donations, raffle prizes, golf side games, and more! Plus, we did it without a single raindrop — quite the difference from last year.

During 2022, we were fortunate to raise enough money to support TWO families. This is huge for us to have accomplished in only our second year and we know Erik would be proud as we’re making the difference we originally set out to do.

The first family we gave $15,000 to was the Snesrud Family from Point of Rocks, Maryland. The funds are given in honor of Erik(husband) who passed in February 2020. While the family was unable to attend the reception, we were able to honor them via their family friend Kathy Ong.

The second family that received $15,000 from the Big Tree Memorial Fund was Marshall Family from Bowie, Maryland. Eric passed in January 2021 from colon cancer. His wife, Raven, was joined by her two children, Ayden and Aubrey, at the Big Tree Invitational reception and gave us all a few smiles despite the very emotional occasion.

With the funds comes becoming a part of the Big Tree family. It's better together.

Big Tree Invitational 2021

A Wrap Up

THANK YOU to everyone who made our inaugural Big Tree Invitational a huge success. It would not have been possible without the support from our sponsors, volunteers, golfers, friends, and family. Between our raffles and donations, we raised almost $4,000 in a single day! We have room for improvement in the weather department but we couldn't be happier with the feelings of community and family.

Over the past year, we were fortunate to have raised $15,000 to give to the Snider Family in honor and memory of Kathryn. With the funds comes becoming a part of the Big Tree family. We are all in this together.