About

In 2018, the Stapleton Family created the Lance Michael Emmons Athletic Scholarship Fund in memory of our son and brother, Lance. This fund is a Partner Fund through Mercy Foundation.

What started as a music scholarship (for Lance's first love) evolved into an athletic scholarship as a way to impact more members of our community. Athletics has played a huge part in the life of our entire family and we want to insure youth athletes aren't prohibited for participating in sports because of financial barrier.

Our main source of funding is our annual cocktail party and golf tournament held in August at Bar Run Golf + RV. See our events page for details.

We also accept direct donations through the Mercy Foundation website.

Our Impact

We support youth athletes across Douglas County, Oregon.

To date we have awarded more than $100,000 in scholarships to individual families, sports teams, schools, and organizations.

Our Fund has been used to :

registration fees
essential gear for athletes
cover travel costs
purchase equipment for PE programs
improve athletic fields and facilities
provide uniforms