As Part Of Alliance With The Folds Of Honor Foundation, Softspikes® Will Make A Donation On Behalf Of Players Wearing Specially-Made Patriotic Pulsar® and Black Widow® Tour™ Golf Cleats
Brentwood, Tennessee, June 16, 2009 … Softspikes® golf cleats – the world’s best selling golf cleat brand – will kick start their partnership with the Folds of Honor Foundation over 4th of July weekend, during the PGA TOUR’s AT&T National, taking place at Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, MD. The #1 Cleat on TOUR, Softspikes will make a donation to the Folds of Honor Foundation for every TOUR player who wears specially-made, red, white and blue Softspikes Pulsar or Black Widow Tour golf cleats during the event.
The donation, coming from the promotion at the AT&T National, is part of a larger alliance that is being implemented by Softspikes on behalf of the Folds of Honor Foundation, whereby a portion of proceeds from specially-made USA-themed products will be donated back to the Foundation. These products include the red, white & blue Softspikes golf cleats, as well as Easy-See Ball Markers printed with the American Flag, and red powder-coated divot repair tools.
Founded by Captain Dan Rooney, an F-16 pilot in the Air National Guard and a PGA Golf Professional, 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 Foundation’s trademark fundraising and public awareness initiative is Patriot Golf Day, a program that generated nearly $2 million to support military families in 2008, and which will take place over Labor Day weekend, Sept. 4 through Sept. 7, in 2009.
“As the AT&T National takes place over the 4th of July weekend, we see no better time to encourage players to support America’s armed forces with these USA-themed products, while helping to donate to such a wonderful Foundation,” said John Hohman, VP of Marketing, PrideSports.
For further information on ordering packages of Softspikes specially USA-themed products for your course, please visit www.softspikes.com.
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.
Contact:
Glenn Mastro (gmastro@mastrocomm.com)
Stefanie Schiavello (stefanie@mastrocomm.com)
Mastro Communications, Inc. @ 732-469-5700
