NFL Alumni To Host Draft Experiences Featuring NFL Greats
Mount Laurel, NJ – NFL Alumni will bring the popular golf pro-am and experience around the NFL Draft to the National Golf Club of Kansas City on April 27. NFL Legends, Super Bowl Champions, MVPs, Hall of Famers, and other NFL alums scheduled to appear include: Bobby Bell, Jonathan Ogden, Bart Oates, Santonio Holmes, Will Shields, and Brad Edwards. The NFL Alumni Draft Pro-Am & Experience proceeds benefit the NFL Player Care Foundation.
NFL Alumni’s Kansas City Chapter serves as local host for the third edition of this unique event. The day begins at National Golf Club with breakfast, followed by an 18-hole competition with gourmet food stations on course, and concludes with a Chalk Talk and viewing party of the Draft’s first round. Team entry fees are $5600 per foursome.
“We are so excited to host this tournament in support of the NFL Player Care Foundation.” Says NFL Alumni CEO Brad Edwards. “I look forward to bringing NFL Alumni members together in the Kansas City area to raise money and support an amazing foundation that carries out one of our missions of ‘Caring for our Own.’”
Limited sponsorship opportunities for all three events are available and range from $10,000 to $25,000. The National Golf Club of Kansas City is an Invited property northwest of Kansas City. For more information on registering your team or to inquire about sponsorship packages for one of the NFL Alumni Draft Pro-Am & Experience visit nflaagolf.com or email Tournament Director Matthew Schulze at mschulze@pgamagazine.com
ABOUT THE NFL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION NFL
Alumni was founded in 1967 and is the oldest and most recognizable national organization of retired professional athletes. NFL Alumni consists of former NFL players, coaches, executives, spouses, cheerleaders, and associate members. NFL Alumni’s mission “Caring for our Own” is to serve, assist and inform its members and their families. NFL Alumni also has a traditional mission of “Caring for Kids” across the country.
Player alumni give back to their local communities by raising funds for youth-related charities through their 40 regional chapters. It is a tradition that has existed for more than 50 years. Alumni support typically raises more than $1.5 million dollars for worthwhile causes. To accomplish our mission & vision, we have established the NFL Alumni Foundation which is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization. For more information, please visit www.nflalumni.org. Previous NFL Alumni to participate include Marshal Faulk, Anthony Munoz, Ed “Too Tall” Jones, Mark McMillan, Steve Largent, Gus Frerotte, Ron Jaworski and Ottis Anderson.
