Sign Up ‘Fore’ 25th
Anniversary Golf Tournament
News Release: April 10, 2007
Contact: Janice Osborne, Director-Communications and Marketing; American Red Cross of the Greater Lehigh Valley (610) 865-4400, ext. 262; pager (610) 508-4378

The American Red Cross of the Greater Lehigh Valley will hold its 25th Annual Tune-Up Classic Golf Tournament on Monday, May 14, at Brookside Country Club in Macungie.

This year’s classic sponsors are Morgan Stanley (The Haddad Group and The Gehman-Yanders Group from the Allentown office) and the Haffner-Trinkle Foundation.

“Proceeds from this long-standing tournament are used to provide local Red Cross disaster relief and lifesaving programs to residents of our community,” said Sandra Gaspar, director of development and community affairs. “This has been a particularly challenging year for Red Cross disaster response in the greater Lehigh Valley. Compared to last year at this time, disaster response has increased 30 percent and our cost to provide assistance has increased more than 50 percent.” In celebration of the tournament’s silver anniversary, a number of exciting giveaways, new contests, and prizes have been added. Each golfer will receive a commemorative soft-side cooler filled with refreshments. Golfers can take their best shot at a hole-in-one to win a 2007 Honda Accord LX compliments of Lehigh Valley Honda, a putting contest with a $10,000 cash prize, and a closest-to-the pin contest with the winner taking home a three-night, all-inclusive stay at Grand Lido Braco in Jamaica compliments of Liberty Travel in Whitehall. Foursomes can also purchase a “lifeline,” 25 feet of string to be cut to any length to reposition a ball for a more strategic shot.

Individual golf registrations and corporate sponsorships are available. Registration includes use of the driving range, lunch, 18 holes of golf with cart (scramble format) and dinner at the club. Snacks and beverages will be provided on the course. Individual player cost is $300.

The tournament will begin with registration and range privileges at 10 a.m., lunch starting at 11 a.m., and a shotgun start (scramble format) at noon. A cash bar will be available at 5 p.m., followed by dinner and the awarding of prizes at 5:30 p.m. Prizes will be awarded to teams and individuals in various categories. Raffle prizes and silent auction items, such as an overnight stay, meal and round of golf for two at the Atlantic City Country Club, will be available.

Committee members include: Committee chairman Brad Greenawald, Smith Barney; Cheryl Davis, Sovereign Bank; Scott Friedman, swb&r; Al Haddad, Morgan Stanley; George Hlavac, Tallman, Hudders & Sorrentino; Donna Murphy, D+B Murphy Enterprises, Inc.; Pat Stumpp, East Penn Bank; Tamantha Yanders, The Morning Call; and Sandy Gaspar, Beth McKinney and Janice Osborne of the American Red Cross.

For reservations or sponsorship opportunities, call Sandy Gaspar at the American Red Cross of the Greater Lehigh Valley at (610) 865-4400, ext. 258, or visit www.redcrosslv.org.

The American Red Cross of the Greater Lehigh Valley serves more than 660,000 residents of Carbon, Lehigh and Northampton counties. Last year the Red Cross provided health and safety education training; Lifeline, a personal response service for seniors; and emergency relief to more than 23,000 Greater Lehigh Valley residents. For more information about the American Red Cross of the Greater Lehigh Valley or volunteer opportunities, call (610) 865-4400 or visit www.redcrosslv.org.