DEFY Charity Golf Tournament
Mon, Aug 10th - The Links at Challedon
$140,106Raised of $125,000
Our Purpose
MELE Associates will hold its 3rd Annual DEFY Charity Golf Tournament on Monday, August 10, 2026.
The tournament will be held at The Links at Challedon in Mt. Airy, MD. Registration and breakfast begin at 8AM with a shotgun start scheduled for 9AM. MELE is covering all of the tournament costs so that 100% of the proceeds generated will go to Pelotonia and innovative cancer research.
MELE's DEFY Charity Golf Tournament is inspired by the amazing life and legacy of Wendy Chioji. Wendy was the beloved daughter of MELE's CEO Mel Chiogioji and the sister of company President Al Chiogioji. She defied the odds in her multiple battles with cancer before passing away in 2019 to thymic carcinoma.
Register your team, become a sponsor, bid in the auction, or simply donate to Pelotonia directly. Your support will help Pelotonia achieve its mission of curing cancer for good.
Join us for a terrific day of golf, great company, and a celebration of Wendy's remarkable life.
"Life needs to be BIG and FULL and bursting with adventure and family and friends and love… and cats. Always cats. And after all, isn't that the point of all this? Extend your life so you can add on as many adventures with people that you love as you can. Even if your bones ache and you have a constant cough and your endurance sucks and your hair is abdicating its responsibility to be cute and on your (my) head and you're headed to one of the coldest places in America. I conquer all these things every minute of every day to try to do cool things."
—Wendy Chioji
Become a Sponsor
Platinum Sponsorship
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$8,000
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$8,000
Gold Sponsorship
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$6,000
SOLD OUT
$6,000
Aloha Ohana Sponsorship
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$5,000
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$5,000
Silver Sponsorship
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$4,000
SOLD OUT
$4,000
Lunch Sponsor
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$2,000
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$2,000
Family & Friends Sponsorship
$1,000
$1,000
Hole Sponsorship
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$1,000
SOLD OUT
$1,000
Cannonball Shot Sponsorship
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$750
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$750
Beverage Cart Sponsor
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$750
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$750
Hole-In-One Sponsorship
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$500
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$500
Breakfast Sponsor
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$500
SOLD OUT
$500
Putting Contest Sponsor
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$250
SOLD OUT
$250
Tournament Day
Four-Player Captain's Choice Best Ball (18 holes) - Breakfast & Registration opens at 8am - Shotgun Start at 9 am
Aug 10, 2026
8:00 AM
The Links at Challedon
6166 Challedon Circle, Mt. Airy, MD, US, 21771
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Fore the Fight Golfer Fun Pack (1 Golfer)
$45
Grand add-on package for the golfer that likes to have fun! Includes mulligans, raffle tickets, hole in one, putting contest, and a Cannon Shot! Conveniently buy now or at the tournament registration.
Fore the Fight Golfer Fun Pack (4 Golfers)
$180
Grand add-on package for the whole team! (4 golfers) that like to have fun! Includes mulligans, raffle tickets, hole in one, putting contest, and a Cannon Shot! Conveniently buy now or at the tournament registration.
Raffle
You can include an optional description about how the 50/50 raffle works, if folks need to be present to win, etc. All the entry levels are customizable by you!
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Thank you to our Sponsors
Platinum Sponsorship
Gold Sponsorship
Aloha Ohana Sponsorship
Silver Sponsorship
Lunch Sponsor
Hole Sponsorship
Family & Friends Sponsorship
Cannonball Shot Sponsorship
Beverage Cart Sponsor
Hole-In-One Sponsorship
Breakfast Sponsor
Putting Contest Sponsor
Auction/ Raffle Supporters
