FARMINGTON, MI (June 23, 2009) – Golf Digest Tee Times and Wounded Warrior Project have launched a national program offering substantial savings on rounds of golf at more than 3,100 courses with proceeds donated directly to Wounded Warrior Project.
At www.golfdigestteetimes.com/wwp, golfers find two-for-one tee times and discount rates up to 60 percent on a round of golf at courses nationwide. Other program benefits include special lesson, travel and vacation packages.
Wounded Warrior Project is a non-profit organization whose mission is to honor and empower military injured in battle. “As a wounded warrior who benefited profoundly, both physically and mentally, from playing golf after loosing both legs while serving in Iraq, I know how significant this opportunity is for my fellow wounded,” says Dan Nevins, Manager, Strategic Partnerships, Wounded Warrior Project.
“We are so grateful to the brave men, women and their families who serve our country, and we are pleased to offer the Golf Digest Tee Time program as a vehicle to directly benefit organizations such as Wounded Warrior Project,” says Jamie Ryder, CEO of J. Ryder Group and Golf Digest Tee Times.
About the J. Ryder Group
J. Ryder Group, headquartered in Farmington, Michigan, has been actively involved in the golf business since 1998. The company provides all-inclusive, golf-tournament services to consumers, corporate clients and charitable organizations with a focus on golf tee times, golf-event planning solutions via www.golfdigestteetimes.com and www.golfdigestplanner.com and hole-in-one prize promotions.
About the Wounded Warrior Project
Wounded Warrior Project is a non-profit organization whose mission is to honor and empower wounded warriors. WWP serves to raise awareness and enlist the public’s aid for the needs of severely injured service men and women, to help severely injured service members aid and assist each other and to provide unique, direct programs and services to meet their needs. For more information, please call 877 TEAM WWP (832-6997) or visit www.woundedwarriorproject.org.
Contact:
Pauline Gerry, Signature Golf
904-728-4722; spgerry@aol.com
Ayla Hay, The Meridian Group
757-340- 7425 Ext: 331; ayla@themeridiangroup.com
