Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., August 11, 2010 — The 8th annual EWGA Foundation Charity Tournament to benefit LPGA-USGA Girls Golf will be played at the site of THE PLAYERS Championship, the Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass, Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida on Monday, November 15. Other activities include a cocktail reception and dinner at the World Golf Hall of Fame Museum in nearby St Augustine on the Sunday evening before the tournament, a silent auction fundraiser and awards luncheon following golf.
Individual golfer packages for the Sunday dinner and Monday tournament are $350, with a Monday only option at $275. Sponsorship (foursome) packages are $1800 and customized sponsorship options are available. Donations and in-kind contributions for the silent auction fundraiser also are welcome. For a complete agenda and registration information see Events at www.ewga.com or contact Nancy Matus at events@myewga.com or call 561-691-0096 ext. 14
“Home of THE PLAYERS Championship, the Stadium Course provides an outstanding venue for our annual charity tournament and silent auction fundraiser for Girls Golf,” says Margaret Downey, president of the EWGA Foundation. “We are offering a unique opportunity to play one of the country’s most prestigious courses while supporting a very worthy cause. Doesn’t every golfer want the chance to play No. 17 with its daunting island green? ”
Proceeds raised from this EWGA Foundation event will support LPGA-USGA Girls Golf (Girls Golf). Over the past seven years, the EWGA Foundation, through EWGA chapters and association-wide fundraising efforts, has donated over $400,000 to LPGA-USGA Girls Golf, making the EWGA one of the largest single contributors to the Girls Golf program aside from the USGA. Many EWGA members also serve as mentors, volunteers and site directors at Girls Golf sites around the country.
LPGA-USGA Girls Golf was formed to connect girls, ages 7 to 17, to the game of golf. A developmental junior golf program and the only national initiative of its kind, Girls Golf presents an opportunity for girls to make lasting friendships, gain self-confidence, learn to compete and have fun, while fostering a lifetime of enjoyment for the game.
Girls Golf, with nearly 200 sites around the country and more than 65,000 participants since its inception in 1989, is administered through a partnership between The Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) Foundation and the United States Golf Association (USGA), both 501(c)(3) charitable organizations.
The EWGA Foundation is a 501 (c) (3) tax exempt organization 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. Other initiatives include the development of a golf education curriculum, the ‘Women On Par®’ scholarship program, and Drive for Dreams outreach program to ‘give the gift of golf’.
Since it was founded in 1991 as the Executive Women’s Golf Association, the EWGA has enriched the lives of over 100,000 women connecting them to learn, play, and enjoy golf for business and for fun. EWGA chapters provide a wide range of golf, social and networking activities for both new and experienced golfers. A welcoming environment, golf education and player development, and organized play programs are part of the many benefits of EWGA membership.
The EWGA is headquartered in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. There are currently over 125 chapters throughout the United States with international chapters in Canada. For more information about the EWGA and its membership, visit www.ewga.com.
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