Posts Tagged ‘charity’

LiveSTRONG Event at Clear Creek

Play in the LiveSTRONG event at Clear Creek Golf Club on Tuesday, June 22nd at 10am. Cost is $100 per player with $75 of that going to LiveSTRONG. Other Eagle Golf courses around the country are also participating and it should be the largest shotgun tourament in history, hopefully making it into the Guinness Book of World Records.

Sign up at the Clear Creek site or call 713-738-8000 for more info.

Be Part of History at Clear Creek

Play in the LiveSTRONG event at Clear Creek Golf Club on Tuesday, June 22nd at 10am.  Cost is $100 per player with $75 of that going to LiveSTRONG.  Other Eagle Golf courses around the country are also participating and it should be the largest shotgun tourament in history, hopefully making it into the Guinness Book of World Records.

Sign up at the Clear Creek site or call 713-738-8000 for more info.

2010 Carol Mann LPGA Players Invitational

The 2010 Carol Mann LPGA Players Invitational FORE! The Women’s Home is scheduled for April 12, 2010, at BlackHorse Golf Club. Carol Mann, a World Golf Hall of Fame member and past LPGA national president, was drawn to headline the tournament because of The Women’s Home’s unique and uniquely successful program.  She is a World Golf Hall of Fame member with 38 LPGA titles to her name and other numerous awards for her contribution to the game.

The Women’s Home is an organization helping women in crisis regain their self-esteem and dignity, empowering them to return to society as productive, self-sufficient individuals.

If you have an interest in sponsoring, playing in or volunteering at the event, contact Marica Tapp at mtapp@thewomenshome.org or 713-328-1975 for more information.

http://thewomenshome.org/howToHelp/events_golf.php

Keep Kids in School Tourney

“Keep Kids in School” is a mission for Communities In School-Bay Area (CISBA) and also the name of the group’s fund-raising golf tournament to be held April 12 at Bay Oaks Country Club. Golfers will play a round at the tournament and help fund a proven dropout prevention program – CISBA – serving 15 campuses in the Clear Creek and Dickinson Independent School Districts.

“This is CISBA‘s first golf tournament and we wanted every person involved to have a great time and to raise money to help these kids. A great golf format, five opportunities to win a car, wonderful food and extraordinary live auction items. Everyone involved is very excited about this being a major fundraising event which we think will be a record breaker in the Bay Area. Come out and join us on April 12 at Bay Oaks Country Club,” says Rick Gornto, chairman of the Keep Kids in School Golf Tournament.

For more info, visit http://www.cisba.org/golf.htm.

Cypress Cares Golf Tourney to Support Our Troops

Cypress Cares is an organization here in Houston that supports US troops by shipping care packages to them during deployments. Cypress Cares hosting a golf tournament at Longwood Golf Club on Sunday, 18 April, to raise funds for our troop support effort.

Cypress Cares is run by Raquel Cunningham (a prior service US Army Reserves officer) and a retired US Naval Captain and they have about 250 volunteers who work with us.  They are 100% volunteer and operate entirely on contributions from the general public. With luck, this golf tournament will raise enough for them to finance all of their shipping costs for 2010, which are expected to exceed $17,000.

Any help they can get to make this event a success is appreciated. To participate or get more info, download the Cypress Cares flier or visit their site http://cypress-cares.org/.

HOT OFF THE PRESSES – Cypress Cares applied for a $25,000 grant from Pepsi.  In order to win, they need “an entire Army of votes”.  Vote here: http://www.refresheverything.com/cypresscares.  Email Raquel at info@cypress-cares.org to get a daily reminder!

First Tee Sustainability Program

Last  Saturday, more than 100 golfers from The First Tee of Greater Houston made environmental improvements at Redstone Golf Club with help from FedEx and Shell volunteers and Audubon International. The course improvements are part of the FedExCup® Fore!Ever sustainability program that aims to teach local kids of The First Tee about sustainable golf practices in communities that host PGA TOUR FedExCup® tournaments.

Breana Smith (left) holds on to her brother, Garrett Smith (center) as they plant Irises near the 18th green at Redstone Golf Club. (Photo/Steve Campbell)

Eric Bassett, 12 (front left) and his sister, Lauren Bassett, 8 (front right), both from First Tee are assisted by Yugo Morita (back left, yellow shirt), a Shell volunteer, and Charise Hardcastle (back right, green shirt) a FedEx volunteer, as they plant Texas Bluebonnets at The First Tee’s David Shindeldecker Campus at Redstone Golf Club.   (Photo/Steve Campbell)

Caddy For A Cure – Lee Westwood

CADDY FOR A CURE RETURNS TO THE 2010 SHELL HOUSTON OPEN WITH EUROPEAN AND PGA TOUR SUPERSTAR LEE WESTWOOD

Caddy For A Cure, Inc., the program that offers golf fans a chance to be inside the ropes to caddie for the world’s best golfers, is returning to the 2010 Shell Houston Open with world ranked #4, Englishman Lee Westwood. The tournament will be held again at the Redstone Golf Course in Humble, TX, March 29th – April 4th.

Caddy For A Cure offers its caddie opportunities from its website, www.caddyforacure.com and eBay auction links for each player. 100% of auction proceeds go to charity and caddie participation is fully tax deductible as allowed by law.

For the Shell Houston Open, the auction winner will spend the day with Lee Westwood and his TOUR caddie on the driving range, putting green and golf course, experiencing each shot first-hand and being in the middle of the action of a professional golf event. They will be shoulder to shoulder among the world’s best players as they prepare to compete in an official Tour event.

Caddy For A Cure supports Fanconi anemia and the Wounded Warrior Project, as well as many charities selected by each tournament and participating player. For the Shell Houston Open, Caddy For A Cure will donate a portion of the auction proceeds to the greater Houston community through the Houston Golf Association.

For more information, download the Caddy For A Cure press release or visit the Caddy For A Cure website.

HOPE On The Green Golf Tournament

I recently found out about a very special event to raise money for the Will Herndon Fund for Juvenile Batten Research.  Will is the son of Wayne and Missy Herndon and in June 2009 he was diagnosed with a fatal, rare, genetic neurological-degenerative disorder called Juvenile Batten Disease.

The “HOPE On The Green” Golf Tournament benefiting the Will Herndon Fund for Juvenile Batten Disease Research is being held on May 6th, 2010 at Woodforest Golf Club at Fish Creek in Montgomery, Texas.

There are many open opportunities for sponsorship and players, so please spread the word.

You can download the Will Herndon Batten Golf Packet here or visit the site at http://www.willherndon.org/hopeonthegreen.html