ORLANDO, Fla. – The GOLFUNITED Fore Pulse charity golf scramble organizing committee, has confirmed the attendance and support of Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer, and local residents; PGA Tour Champion Stewart Appleby and LPGA Tour Champion Charlotta Sorenstam. The event is Friday August 26, 2016 at Grand Cypress Golf Club in Orlando.
The GOLFUNITED Fore PULSE charity scramble is being held to raise donations, increase awareness, honor the 49 victims, and support the ongoing needs of the 53 injured and the families impacted by the horrific mass shooting that occurred at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando June 12, 2016.
The inaugural tournament will begin at 8 a.m., August 26 and is being held on the New Course at the Villas of Grand Cypress in Orlando. Mayor Buddy Dyer will provide the opening remarks and is playing in the event. Nine-time PGA Tour Champion Stewart Appleby, one of five PGA Tour players to record a round of 59, will be on the course providing quick tips for all the golfers and LPGA Tour Champion, Teaching Professional and Coach, Charlotta Sorenstam will be present to witness the $10,000 Hole-in-One Par 3 sponsored by Digital Golf Technologies.
Grand Cypress is the presenting host and hospitality sponsor with 100 percent of the net proceeds benefitting the Pulse of Orlando and OneOrlando Funds. GOLFUNITED, the organizing body for the event, is working in coordination with its team of generous service providers, sponsors, unpaid staff and volunteers to ensure that all donations raised will be distributed directly back to the surviving victims and families through its partnership with Pulse of Orlando and OneOrlando Fund, both 501(c)(3) non?profit organizations.
The GOLFUNITED Fore PULSE scramble will be followed by lunch, silent auction and entertainment. The Leonard Brothers Band, one of Central Florida’s top event bands, will be performing (www.leonardbrothers.com). The tournament is sold out; however, sponsors and donations are still welcome. For more information or to donate go to www.golfunited.org or call Paula Keyes at 407?810-0271.
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ABOUT GOLF UNITED
GOLFUNITED was formed by a group of golf industry professionals in Orlando, Fla. who are passionate and dedicated to making a difference in the wake of the Pulse nightclub tragedy, June 12, 2016. The Orlando shooting at Pulse was the deadliest terrorist attack in the United States since Sept. 11, 2001. The founding committee members include: Josh Broeker, President Ready Golf League; Mary Dees, formerly with Golfweek and owner, Rapid Estate Liquidators; Holly “G” Geoghegan, President Golf Marketing Services and Host/Producer of the Golf Insiders radio show; Paula Keyes, President, Paula Keyes and Associates; Will Perry, President of EVVUS; and Robert A. Scott, PGA, 1st Assistant/Tournament Director, Grand Cypress Golf Club. For more information, or to donate, go to www.GolfUnited.org.
ABOUT ONEORLANDO FUND
Following the horrific tragedy at Pulse, there was a tremendous outpouring from the community seeking to provide financial support. In response, the OneOrlando Fund was set up by Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer, and is a project within Strengthen Orlando, Inc. a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation previously established by the City of Orlando. Equality Florida, the GLBT Community Center of Central Florida (The Center) and the National Compassion Fund created a partnership with OneOrlando to ensure that funds collected are disbursed in a unified process. For more information, go to www.oneorlandofund.org.
ABOUT PULSE OF ORLANDO FUND
Pulse of Orlando is a locally focused grassroots 501(c)(3) non?profit organization created to reach out with expeditious allocation of funds for those surviving victims affected; to recover through local survivor navigation; and to rebuild a united Orlando community. Pulse of Orlando is endorsed by Pulse ownership and the globally focused onePULSEFOUNDATION. For more information, go to www.pulseoforlando.org.
Contact:
MEDIA CONTACT:
Holly Geoghegan, President
Golf Marketing Services
holly@golfmarketinginc.com
321?303?9684
TOURNAMENT CONTACT:
Paula Keyes, President
Paula Keyes and Associates
paula@paulakeyes.com
407-810-0271