Have you ever seen 1,000 pink golf balls? Get ready to do just that at this fun event benefiting the Colleen E. Ritzer Memorial Fund. By simply purchasing a pink golf ball, you could win up to $5,000! On Sunday, September 13, 2026 at approximately 2:00 p.m., 1,000 numbered pink golf balls will be dropped from a helicopter onto Sarkisian Farms Driving Range in Andover. The ball that lands in the designated hole, or closest to the hole, wins! (If there are multiple winners, those winners will split the cash prize.) While you’re there, enjoy some of their delicious Richardson’s ice cream or Richie’s slush! Can’t attend in person? No problem! Watch it live on Facebook. In the event of inclement weather, the organizers will randomly pick one winner.
OFFICIAL RULES: Must be 18 years of age or older and a U.S. citizen to enter. Colleen E. Ritzer Memorial Fund board members and their immediate family members are not eligible to win, nor are event sponsors or their immediate family members or employees. All taxes are the sole responsibility of the winner(s). You do not need to be present to win. A maximum of 1,000 golf balls will be sold. The ball or balls that land in the designated hole, or closest to the hole, win. The $5,000 prize is the gross (total) amount awarded. In the event that more than one ball lands in the designated hole and there is more than one winner, the winners will share the prize in equal portions. If the helicopter ball drop is cancelled for any reason including inclement weather, one ball will be randomly drawn to win the $5,000 prize. All decisions relating to the event and the determination of the winners will be made by the event’s sponsors and are final.