Cassidy, a three-event water skier from Champagne, Ill., was seriously injured earlier this summer and is currently going through an extensive recovery process. Some friends and fellow skiers have come together to raise funds to help offset some of her expected medical bills.

FMI, a machine shop in Wichita, and Northwestern Mutual are sponsoring the tournament. FMI and Northwestern Mutual will cover the tournament sanctioning fees and provide cash-prizes for the top-three skiers – $100, first place; $50, second place; and $25 third place – that raise the most financial donations.

“Since there is no entry fee for the tournament, we are encouraging people to have at least ten pledges for their scores,” says tournament organizer Zackary Steffen. “We hope that this will help raise more funds for Corynn. We also have it set up so if people can't make the tournament, they can still pledge for another skier and still be able to help Corynn with her astronomical medical bills.”

You can read more about Corryn’s story athttp://www.caringbridge.org/visit/corynncassidy.

http://www.usawaterski.org/EBlast/CorynnCassidyTournamentForm.pdf