As Part of Exclusive Alliance, Folds of Honor Foundation Will Receive Portion of Proceeds From Sales of USA-themed Softspikes Golf Cleats, Pride Golf Tees & EZ See Ball Markers
Brentwood, Tennessee, June 25, 2008 … PrideSports, maker of Softspikes® golf cleats – the world’s best selling golf cleat brand, Pride Golf Tees – the world’s best selling wooden golf tee brand, and Fast-Twist™ – the #1 insert system on the PGA TOUR, today announced a unique marketing alliance with the prestigious Folds of Honor Foundation. As part of this exclusive alliance, PrideSports will create specially-made USA-themed products, including red, white & blue Softspikes golf cleats, while donating a portion of proceeds back to the Foundation.
The Folds of Honor Foundation (www.foldsofhonor.org) is a legacy foundation designed to provide educational scholarships for dependents and spouses of soldiers who are either killed or disabled while serving and defending the nation. The Folds of Honor Foundation was founded by Captain Dan Rooney, an F-16 pilot in the Air National Guard and a PGA Golf Professional. The Foundation’s trademark fundraising and public awareness initiative is Patriot Golf Day, a program that generated more than $1 million to support military families in 2007, and which will take place over the Labor Day weekend of Aug. 29 through Sept. 1, in 2008.
In advance of Patriot Golf Day 2008, and commencing on June 15, PrideSports will donate a portion of proceeds from specially-made USA-themed products, sold through the Company’s network of 17 distributor partners in the U.S., back to the Folds of Honor Foundation. In addition to the USA-themed Softspikes cleats, the products will include American Flag-printed wooden AmeriTees golf tees, EZ See Ball Markers printed with the American Flag, and red powder-coated divot repair tools, also printed with the American Flag.
“PrideSports is proud to form this alliance with the Folds of Honor Foundation and utilize our popular line of products, including Softspikes golf cleats and Pride golf tees, to help raise funds to support military families and honor the brave men and women who have defended our nation,” said Joe Zeller, President, PrideSports. “Patriot Golf Day is a tremendous idea and we are excited to work closely with Captain Dan Rooney in doing our part for this very worthy foundation.”
PrideSports was formed in January 2003 following Pride Manufacturing Company’s purchase of Softspikes, Inc., and its sister company Trisport, Ltd. of England. This acquisition essentially formed the world’s premier golf accessories company, as Pride and Softspikes are the world’s leading golf tee and golf cleat lines, respectively. Today, PrideSports is the world leader in the design and manufacture of cleats, spikes and receptacles for the entire golf footwear industry.
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