Houston, TX – Swing Thought™, makers of the popular Swing Thought wristbands (ST Bands),and Golf 9/12 are teaming up with Myrtle Beach Golf Holiday at the world’s largest amateur golf tournament, to help raise awareness of the innaugural Golf 9/12 Day of Unity golf event. Swing Thought and Golf 9/12 will share a booth at the “World’s Largest 19th Hole” each evening of the Golf.com World Amateur Handicap Championship to provide info about Golf 9/12 and to sell the Swing Thought limited edition wristband commemorating the inaugural Golf 9/12 Day of Unity golf event, scheduled for September 12th, 2011.
Golf 9/12 is a new multi-venue, simultaneously played golf initiative intended to recapture the collective spirit of unitythat swept through the country the day after 9/11/01 (see www.golf912.org).Golf 9/12 encourages people to take part in a day of golf, connected by a live mobile scoring and social networking application, in which $12 will be added to players’ greens fees or collected as donations through the www.golf912.org website to help fund educational programs at the Pentagon Memorial, the 9/11 Memorial and the Flight 93 Memorial. Proceeds will also benefit Armed Forces charities, local First Responders charities and Friends of Freedom charities.
To raise awareness of the Golf 9/12 mission, Swing Thought will supply free “Golf 9/12 UNITE” wristbands to all golfers who register to participate in the maiden Golf 9/12 effort., and in addition, will offer World Am participants a limited time offer that provides them with a free Golf 9/12 ST band with the purchase of any other Swing Thought band at the World Am. The ST Bands are high-quality, comfortable lightweight wristbands crafted from silicone for the ultimate in fit and feel. The limited edition Golf 9/12 ST Band features a patriotic dual color scheme of red and blue and comes inscribed with the word “UNITE” in white paint fill.
According to Swing Thought’s founder and CEO, Michael Rush, “Swing Thought and Golf 9/12 are excited to be working with Myrtle Beach Golf Holiday to raise awareness of the Golf 9/12 initiative. At the World Am, Swing Thought and Golf 9/12 have the opportunity to get the Golf 9/12 ST Band and the mission of Golf 9/12 in front of 3,000+ avid golfers, which is sure to help boost participation in the Day of Unity golf event on September 12th.”
The limited edition Golf 9/12 ST Bands are available now for $14.99 each with all proceeds going to Golf 9/12. For more information on the Golf 9/12 ST Bands visit www.swingthought.com or www.golf912.org.
About Golf Interact™
Founded in 2010 and based in Houston, TX, Golf Interact™, LLC is a company that launches unique and innovative golf brands aimed at driving the future of golf. Golf Interact is the parent company of Swing Thought™; a brand that believes the key to better and more enjoyable golf is simplicity. Swing Thought endeavors to have golfers “Play with clarity…Leave science in the bag” focusing on helping themconquer the mental aspects of the game by providing fun products to serve as a mental swing trigger. Swing Thought uses humor and creativity as a brand accent in its branding approach to separate itself even further from the competition by speaking to the hearts of golfers that love the game. For more information on the Golf Interact mission or to see the entire Swing Thought product line, visit www.golfinteract.com and www.swingthought.com, respectively.
About Golf 9/12
Golf 9/12, Inc. is a forward looking, non-profit organization established to rekindle the collective spirit of unity that was evident on the days after the worst terrorist attack in U.S. history. Golf 9/12 encourages people to take part in a day of golf, connected by a live mobile scoring and social networking application, in which $12 will be added to players’ greens fees to help fund educational programs at the Pentagon Memorial, the 9/11 Memorial and the Flight 93 Memorial. Proceeds willalso benefit Armed Forces charities, local First Responders charities and Friends of Freedom charities.
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