Donation Results from 2008 Patriot Golf Day Promotion Where Nearly 40 TOUR Players Wore Red, White & Blue Softspikes® Cleats at the Deutsche Bank Championship; Major Ed Pulido, Iraq War Hero & Executive Director of Folds of Honor Foundation, Accepts Donation During PGA Show
Orlando, Florida, January 30, 2009 … PrideSports, maker of Softspikes® golf cleats – the world’s best selling golf cleat brand – today, at the 2009 PGA Show, presented the prestigious Folds of Honor Foundation with a check for $3,500, resulting from the Company’s 2008 Patriot Golf Day promotion at the Deutsche Bank Championship.
Accepting the check on behalf of the Folds of Honor Foundation was Executive Director Major Ed Pulido, a decorated Iraq War Veteran and recipient of countless awards for heroism, including the Bronze Star, Purple Heart, Meritorious Service Medal, Joint Service Commendation Medal, and Joint Service Achievement Medal. The Folds of Honor Foundation (www.foldsofhonor.org) is a legacy foundation designed to provide educational scholarships for dependents and spouses of military service members who are either killed or disabled while serving and defending the nation. The Folds of Honor Foundation was founded by Major Dan Rooney, an F-16 pilot in the Air National Guard and a PGA Professional. The Foundation’s trademark fundraising and public awareness initiative is Patriot Golf Day, a program that generated approximately $3 million over the past two years.
“The Folds of Honor Foundation is very grateful to PrideSports for their efforts to promote the Foundation’s cause, while not only raising valuable funds, but utilizing their high profile Softspikes products to drive awareness among the game’s elite players on the PGA TOUR,” said Major Pulido.
“We are thrilled to support the Folds of Honor Foundation, and the men and women of our country who have dedicated so much to defend the United States,” said Joe Zeller, President, PrideSports. “We look forward to working closely with Major Pulido and the Foundation on future promotions in 2009 and beyond.”
PrideSports put the Folds of Honor Foundation front and center during the PGA TOUR’s 2008 Deutsche Bank Championship, as the winner and nearly 40 players donned Red, White & Blue Softspikes Pulsar golf cleats in support of Patriot Golf Day. As a result, and as part of PrideSports’ alliance with the Folds of Honor Foundation, $3,500 was raised for the Foundation.
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About PrideSports
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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