Club Car Golf Cart, ‘Stay & Play’ Golf Getaways, Special Event Tickets & More Offered to Raise Funds for EWGA Foundation Programs
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla., October 23, 2009 Ìø?å_ The EWGA Foundation has launched its annual online auction to help ‘pay it forward’. A wide array of “stay & play” golf getaways, unique gifts, golf related items and more await bidders in this online auction which runs for just 10 days, ending at 5 pm EST on Sunday, November 1. Click on the auction button on the EWGA website at www.ewga.com, or copy and paste the following link http://ewgafoundation.cmarket.com.
Choose from a Club Car Precedent i2L Golf Cart valued at $8,000 to golf packages at luxury resorts including The Hershey Resort in Pennsylvania, The Homestead 1766 in Hot Springs, VA, and La Quinta Resort in Palm Springs, CA. Bid on a framed 2006 Masters Pin Flag autographed by Phil Mickelson or an Arnold Palmer Gift Package featuring weekly Bay Hill tickets for the 2010 Arnold Palmer invitational presented by MasterCard, a vintage framed print of Arnold at the 1961 British Open and autographed copy of Arnold’s book “Memories, Stories and Memorabilia”. Win a chance to play in the Pro-Am at the LPGA’s 2010 Bell Micro Classic. From a Skybar™ Wine System and a Tahiti Margaritaville® Frozen Drink Machine to a Callaway Golf uPro handheld GPS and Linda Hartough Limited Edition framed print, the EWGA Foundation online auction offers something for everyone, plus easy-to-use online tools to track your favorite items and watch the bidding action.
“This online auction is open to everyone – EWGA members and non-members alike, worldwide -and offers fabulous items to engage people in supporting our cause,” says Margaret Downey, president of the EWGA Foundation Board of Directors. “Our golf education initiatives and leadership development programs benefit women of all ages. Programs such as our Women On Par® scholarship and Drive for Dreams initiatives demonstrate our on-going commitment to ‘pay it forward’ and help more women pursue their dreams and achieve their goals.”
The EWGA Foundation is a 501 (c) (3) not-for-profit organization, a separate legal entity formed and supported by the Executive Women’s Golf Association. Its mission is to create and fund education and leadership programs for women of all ages. Initiatives include financial support for the development and refinement of the EWGA Golf Education curriculum; financial support to bring speakers with expertise in leadership development training and facilitation to EWGA meetings and gatherings; Drive for Dreams outreach program to ‘give the gift of golf’, the Women On Par® scholarship program and fundraising support of LPGA-USGA Girls Golf.
Since its founding in 1991 as the Executive Women’s Golf Association, the EWGA has enriched the lives of more than 100,000 women connecting them to learn, play, and enjoy golf for business and fun. This nonprofit association delivers a wide range of golf, social and networking activities for both new and experienced golfers at over 125 local chapters throughout the United States and international chapters in Canada and France. The EWGA is headquartered in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. For more information about the association and its membership, visit www.ewga.com
Contact:
Angie Niehoff
Niehoff Marketing Associates
561-868-0297
niehoff@bellsouth.net
