26th Annual Red Cross Charity Golf Tournament Heats Up This July
News Release: May 6, 2008
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 26th Annual Red Cross Charity Golf Tournament on Monday, July 28, at Brookside Country Club in Macungie.

The tournament will begin with registration, continental breakfast and range privileges at 8 a.m., and a shotgun start (scramble format) at 9 a.m. All golfers will receive a commemorative soft-side cooler bag packed with snacks, beverages and golf items. At completion of play, a hot and cold buffet lunch will be served at the club. Guests can watch a spectacular helicopter ball drop as Ted Rosenberger pilots his Rolls-Royce powered Enstrom 480B helicopter and drops 300 golf balls onto a makeshift green in a 50/50 cash contest.

Individual player cost is $250. Lunch guests welcomed at $50. Sponsorships are available.

Prizes will be awarded to teams and individuals in various categories. Guest can win raffle prizes and bid on silent auction items.

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

Proceeds from this long-standing tournament are used to provide local Red Cross disaster relief and lifesaving programs to the greater Lehigh Valley community.

For sponsorship information and reservations contact Katie Newman at 610-865-4400, ext. 259, or NewmanK@usa.redcross.org.newmank@usa.redcross.org.

The American Red Cross of the Greater Lehigh Valley serves more than 690,000 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.