2021 EVENT UPDATE (8-31-2021)

After careful consideration, strong input from our sponsors, and with the health and safety of participants, volunteers, staff and the community in mind - the Idaho Governor’s Cup Board of Directors has made the difficult decision to cancel this year’s event set for September 9-11.

This decision was not made lightly. We were prepared and looking forward to gathering in just a week. However, our state and many areas of the country are facing an ongoing threat from COVID-19 amidst the Delta variant resurgence. Idaho hospitals are reporting record COVID-19 hospitalizations not seen since the onset of the pandemic. Numbers statewide are trending in the wrong direction. Numerous Idaho employers have instituted travel and event participation restrictions aimed at keeping their employees and communities safe.

With these facts in mind, our Board voted unanimously to cancel. Despite this change, our mission to help Idaho kids stay in Idaho to pursue their higher education goals remains at the forefront of our mind. We are working to ensure we can provide as many Governor’s Cup scholarships to the class of 2021 as possible, to ensure Idaho talent remains in our great state.

What’s next:

• Sun Valley Resort will honor the Governor’s Cup group room rate for all attendees with existing reservations if you wish to continue on your trip. For those guests who would like to cancel, Sun Valley Resort’s cancellation policy of 7 days has been altered to 5 days prior to arrival for all Governor’s Cup group attendees due to the timing of the cancellation. If you would like to cancel your reservation, please email Reservations@sunvalley.com with the last name, first name, and confirmation number of the reservation. Due to the volume of requests, please allow 48 hours for the confirmation of the cancellation.

• If any members of your group have a reservation with the Sun Valley Spa or a practice golf round scheduled with the golf course you will need to call them to cancel your spot. Sun Valley Spa: (208) 622-2160 ext. 2160; Sun Valley Golf Course: (208) 622-2251.

• We are grateful to those sponsors who have already committed their sponsorship dollars to the Governor’s Cup Scholarship despite the event cancellation. Thank you to Aflac, Altria Client Services, AT&T, Blue Cross of Idaho, Clearwater Paper, Idaho Forest Group, Idaho Power, Intermountain Gas Company, Itafos, Lobby Idaho, Micron, Microsoft, Mountain View Hospital, PotlatchDeltic, Premier Technology, Red Sky PR, Risch Pisca, and Simplot, for your generosity.

• If you would like to receive a refund of your sponsorship or ticket amount please reach out to our Executive Director Carlie Foster at carlie@idahogovernorscup.org and we will process it for you.

• We hope to see you in Coeur d’Alene next year, September 8th-10th, 2022.

Thank you for your continued support of the Idaho Governor’s Cup Scholarship program.