School Athletic Departments Have New, Profitable Fundraising Opportunity - the Hacker's Guide

July 5, 2010 -- “This is a program that can really help athletic departments raise much needed funds,” said Hacker’s Guide publisher and owner Bruce Stasch. “Consider this, if just 30 athletes sell 10 books each, the school will net $3,000. If more students are involved in this fundraising activity and 500 books are sold the return is $5,000. A 50% return directly to the school is like the Happenings Guide on steroids.” ....Read Press Release.

 

More Than 650 Golfers Sign Up to Become Members of Hacker's Guide "Team Hacker"

June 5, 2010 -- “This is a program that can really help athletic departments raise much needed funds,” said Hacker’s Guide publisher and owner Bruce Stasch. “Consider this, if just 30 athletes sell 10 books each, the school will net $3,000. If more students are involved in this fundraising activity and 500 books are sold the return is $5,000. A 50% return directly to the school is like the Happenings Guide on steroids.” ....Read Press Release.

 

Hacker's Guide Announces 2010 Hacker's Favorite Award Winners for Minnesota

March 10, 2010 -- The Hacker’s Guide, a Minneapolis-based golf course rating organization, and publisher of the Hacker’s Guide to Minnesota & Western Wisconsin Golf Courses, has just announced the 2010 Hacker’s Favorite Award winners for Minnesota. These 25 courses represent the “best of breed” based on total score and their award is a reflection of their excellence when it comes to catering to the needs of average golfers (“hackers”) across the state:.... Read Press Release.

 

Hacker's Guide Completes 283 Minnesota & Western Wisconsin Golf Course Ratings for Review Guide

January 10, 2010 -- Since the first snowfall that officially ended the 2009 golf season, Hacker's Guide has been hard at work preparing to publish its second book Hacker's Guide to Minnesota & Western Wisconsin Golf Courses. With more than sixty raters rating 283 courses, the book is scheduled to be published in February, 2010.... Read Press Release.

 

Hacker's Guide Has Surpassed 400 Members Willing to be a Part of Team Hacker and Rate Golf Courses

August 3, 2009 -- As work continues for Team Hacker, we are still getting interested golfers signing up to rate courses. We had nearly 75 people sign up to rate courses for the first book the Hacker’s Guide to Twin Cities Golf Courses and now have a total of more than 400 interest golfers hoping to rate courses for the second book Hacker's Guide to Minnesota & Western Wisconsin Golf Courses (coming in December).... Read Press Release.

 

Book Now in Distribution Across Twin Cities Metro Area

April 10, 2009 -- After a successful launch at the Minnesota Golf Show in February, the Hacker’s Guide to Twin Cities Golf Courses can now be found at local Borders and Barnes & Noble bookstores, in Holiday Stationstores, online at Amazon.com and.... Read Press Release.

 

Our Illustrator Gives Us a Plug
January 29, 2009 -- It is always nice to have the suppliers you work with give you a plug.  Big Time Attic in northeast Minneapolis, really cartoon illustrators, were the folks that brought Hacker Guy to life and did all the illustrations and the cover design.  I think they did a fabulous job and I look forward to working with them on the next project.  You can find their shoutout HERE.

 

Apex Golf Enterprises Introduces the Hacker's Guide at the Minnesota Golf Show

January 14, 2009 -- Golfers in Minnesota finally have a golf course rating guide that they can use to determine which course to play on a beautiful summer weekend. The first book is called Hacker’s Guide to Twin Cities Golf Courses and is being introduced at the Minnesota Golf Show, the state’s largest indoor golf event from February 20-23, 2009.  The show, hosted at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, attracts more than 9,000 visitors annually. Read Press Release.