Katy, TX. – Heritage Golf Group is proud to announce that Meadowbrook Farms Golf Club, a Heritage Golf Group property, will host a Golf Tournament & Auction to support our troops on Saturday, November 5, 2016. Proceeds from the tournament will benefit PGA TOUR Charities, Inc.’s Birdies for the Brave, a national military outreach initiative dedicated to raising funds and awareness for military Homefront charities that provide critical services to meet the specialized needs of military members, wounded veterans and their families.
WHEN: Saturday, November 5, 2016 | 10:00am Shotgun Start:
WHERE: Meadowbrook Farms Golf Club | 23230 Meadowbrook Farms Club Drive Katy, TX 77494
WHAT: Meadowbrook Farms Golf Club Birdies for the Brave fundraising activities will include a 4 person team plus optional active military player scramble, lunch on the course, as well as a live & silent auction, and awards ceremony. Registration and breakfast will start at 7:30am then an official sendoff of the players at 10:00am with the National Anthem, Invocation, and Pledge of Allegiance. Meadowbrook Farms is still accepting sponsors, donations for auction items, and direct donations.
WHY: Proceeds raised at Meadowbrook Farms Golf Club, in conjunction with The Heritage Collection of Clubs and TPC Network Properties across the country, will benefit the following Birdies for the Brave Homefront groups:
• Special Operations Warrior Foundation (www.specialops.org) is a non-profit organization supported by Phil Mickelson. For more than 30 years, SOWF has supported the families of fallen and wounded special operations troops by providing full college scholarships to the surviving children of fallen special operations personnel, and immediate financial assistance to wounded special operations personnel, ensuring their loved ones can be bedside when needed most.
• Homes for Our Troops (www.hfotusa.org) is a privately funded 501(c) (3) nonprofit organization building specially adapted, mortgage-free homes nationwide for the most severely injured Veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan. Most of these Veterans are multiple amputees, paraplegic, quadriplegic or suffered severe traumatic brain injury (TBI). These homes restore some of the freedom and independence our Veterans sacrificed defending ours, and enable them to focus on their family, recovery, and rebuilding their lives. Since its inception in 2004, over 90 percent of donations to Homes for Our Troop has gone to directly support Veterans.
• Navy SEAL Foundation (www.navysealfoundation.org) is a non-profit group supported by Jerry Kelly, Vijay Singh and Frank Lickliter II dedicated to providing Navy SEALs and other members of the Naval Special Warfare community with immediate support for death or injuries sustained in service, as well as educational grants for their immediate families. It also hosts morale-boosting family events and commemorates the accomplishments of Navy SEALs by erecting monuments and memorials across the country.
• Operation Homefront (www.operationhomefront.net) is a non-profit organization supported by Corey Pavin that provides emergency assistance and morale to the men and women of our Armed Forces, the families they leave behind, and to wounded warriors when they return home. Among other services, Operation Homefront provides food assistance, vision care, home and appliance repair, moving assistance and auto repair to military families coping with deployment recovery.
• Military Warriors Support Foundation (www.militarywarriors.org) is a non-profit organization supported by Ted Purdy and David Toms that provides a broad spectrum of programs for returning heroes, including the donation of 100% mortgage-free homes to service members injured in combat. It also connects veterans and retired service members with jobs at top-tier companies, provides mentorship and recreational activities to soldiers and their families, and offers four-year degrees to military members transitioning back into civilian life.
• Green Beret Foundation (www.greenberetfoundation.org) is a non-profit organization supported by Bubba Watson that facilitates the special needs of our nation’s most elite warriors, including rehabilitation equipment, career and educational opportunities, transportation and lodging for medical treatments, and memorial cost assistance.
• United Through Reading (www.unitedthroughreading.org) is a non-profit organization supported by Rory Sabbatini dedicated to helping to strengthen the bonds of family for deployed military members, enabling parents to read books to their children via recordings. DVDs of these recordings are then shipped home for their kids to follow along. In return, a photo or e-mail capturing the child’s reaction is sent back to the service member, allowing both to enjoy a boost of morale.
• K9s for Warriors (www.k9sforwarriors.org) is a non-profit organization supported by David Duval and Bob Duval that provides service dogs to wounded warriors suffering from PTSD and physical disabilities as a result of military service. K9s for Warriors trains the dogs, most of whom are rescued from shelters, and matches them with veterans – who participate in a three-week residential training program to learn how to work with their service dog.
• Feherty’s Troops First Foundation (www.troopsfirstfoundation.org) is a non-profit organization supported by Rod Pampling that works to provide meaningful assistance to our military members who have been wounded while serving in Iraq and Afghanistan. Through several relevant and unduplicated programs along with specialized events designed for OIF/OEF combat-wounded service members and their families, Troops First addresses relationship building, mentoring, reintegration and looking forward.
• Operation Shower® (www.operationshower.org) is a non-profit organization supported by Jim Furyk that is designed to celebrate and honor military families by providing joyful group baby showers for moms who are expecting a new baby while their spouse is deployed or following an injury during deployment. Operation Shower helps bring joy and support to military families by partnering with individuals and corporate donors to host showers and to give away high-quality products for mothers and babies, while the moms-to-be enjoy the unique opportunity to be celebrated and share the experience with other women in the same situation.
• Disabled Sports USA (www.disabledsportsusa.org) is a non-profit organization supported by Kevin Stadler that has supported severely injured military, both active duty and veterans, since 1967. Through their Warfighter Sports program, sports rehabilitation is provided to severely injured military personnel in hospitals and communities across the U.S. A member of the U.S. Olympic Committee, Disabled Sports USA offers more than 30 sports including skiing, snowboarding, cycling, climbing, track and field, watersports and golf.
WHO: Thank you to the community for the outpouring of support again this year. There will be over 215 participants including local business owners, Katy residents and retired/active military.
CONTACT: Excellent photo and interview opportunities are available. For more information or to confirm your coverage of the event, please call Layne Ricks at (281) 693-4653 ext. 217 or email lricks@heritagegolfgroup.com.
ABOUT MEADOWBROOK FARMS
Meadowbrook Farms Golf Club, (www.meadowbrookfarmsgolfclub.com) a Heritage Golf Group property, is a Greg Norman-designed 18-hole semi-private golf facility located in Katy, Texas, just outside of Houston. This championship world-class golf course is a par 72 and it plays 7,100 yards from the tournament tees. Constructed among a multitude of hardwood trees, creeks and wetland terrain, Meadowbrook Farms’ superior design provides golfers with awe-inspiring views, while offering a rewarding golf challenge. The Club was ranked “Among the Best Courses in Texas,” by Golf Digest in 2001 and 2003 and “Best Course in Houston,” according to the Houston Sports News. Avid Golfer awarded the Club one of the “Top Courses in Houston.”
ABOUT HERITAGE GOLF GROUP
Heritage Golf Group (www.heritagegolfgroup.com), established in 1999, is an innovative, industry leading hospitality company and owner/operator of premier private, resort and daily fee golf properties spanning Florida, South Carolina, Georgia, Virginia, and Texas. Guided by the principle of evolving the private club and golf business experience to the highest level, each individual club’s amenities and operational systems are tailored to augment their one-of-a-kind assets. With a commitment to delivering memorable experiences to its members and guests, the company is constantly expanding their team of experts in operations, golf, culinary, lodging, fitness, agronomy and special events. Backed by the financial strength of Tower Three Partners, an operationally oriented private equity firm, Heritage Golf Group is uniquely poised to expand through the acquisition of a tightly focused and selective group of upscale clubs
ABOUT BIRDIES FOR THE BRAVE®
Named by the White House among the top 20 charities in the U.S. that support military families, Birdies for the Brave is a national military outreach initiative proudly supported by the PGA TOUR, which is dedicated to honoring and showing appreciation to the courageous members of our U.S. Armed Forces and their families. Birdies for the Brave was created in 2006 by PGA TOUR player Phil Mickelson, whose father was a Navy fighter pilot, and his wife, Amy, to support combat-wounded veterans. The PGA TOUR subsequently adopted Birdies for the Brave and expanded it to include a wide spectrum of military outreach initiatives during PGA TOUR tournaments, as well as a series of fundraising events at TPCs and partner clubs across the U.S. – an effort that has raised more than $15 million for military homefront charities that provide critical programs and services to meet the specialized needs of wounded heroes and military families. For more information, visit www.birdiesforthebrave.org.
Contact:
Layne Ricks (281) 693-4653 ext. 217
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