FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
CONTACT:
Melissa DelaCalzada
Executive Director, Communications and Public Relations
619-278-6139 Direct
mdelacalzada@sdhospice.org e-mail
http://www.sdhospice.org
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 13, 2010
Melissa DelaCalzada, San Diego Hospice, 619-517-2053 cell; mdelacalzada@sdhospice.org
MEDIA ADVISORY
Survivors Ready? Tee It Up on Sept. 14 to Benefit San Diego Hospice
Grief and loss programs benefit from third annual tournament
WHAT: Third Annual San Diego Hospice Invitational Golf Tournament
WHEN: Tuesday, September 14
10:30 a.m.: Player Registration, Barbeque, and Warm-up
12 Noon: Shotgun Start
5 p.m.: Reception and Silent Auction, followed by Dinner, Live Auction, Awards
WHERE: The Crosby (Crosby National Golf Club in Rancho Santa Fe)
17102 Bing Crosby Boulevard, San Diego, CA 92127
(858) 756-6310
WHO: Supporters including former San Diego Padres and New York Yankees pitcher and San Diego native David Wells.
WHY: The event helps fund bereavement programs through The Center for Grief Care and Education at San Diego Hospice, including Camp Erin San Diego, a unique summer camp for children who have suffered the loss of a loved one.
The tournament offers golfers a rare opportunity to play one of the most beautiful and exclusive private courses in San Diego. Theme aside, no one will need to eat bugs, build a hut, or race through a jungle to participate, but there WILL be some unique visual elements and challenges based on the “Survivor” theme for golfers.
Thankful appreciation goes to the generous sponsors including Championship Sponsor Jack in the Box Foundation, Eagle Sponsors Carlo & Jan Cetti Family Foundation and Sutcliffe Foundation, Birdie Sponsors Owen and Marilyn O'Brien, Par Sponsor Marrokal Design & Remodeling, and all our Tee Sponsors.
About San Diego Hospice and The Institute for Palliative Medicine
San Diego Hospice and The Institute for Palliative Medicine (www.sdhospice.org), the leader in the relief of suffering, is one of the 10 largest community-owned, not-for-profit hospices in the country, with one of the largest resources in the world for training palliative medicine physicians and other specialists. The organization brings compassionate, expert medical care to more than 1,000 seriously ill adults and children each day throughout San Diego and North County. More information is available online at www.sdhospice.org or call toll-free at 1-866-688-1600.
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