May 06, 2009
South Florida Chapter to hold 29th Annual MS Golf Tournament
Beth Cohen
NATIONAL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY SOUTH FLORIDA CHAPTER TO HOLD 29th ANNUAL MS GOLF TOURNAMENT
BOCA RATON, FL – The National Multiple Sclerosis Society South Florida Chapter will hold its 29th Annual MS Golf Tournament on Friday, May 15, 2009 at the Boca Lago Country Club 8665 Juego Way in Boca Raton. CBM of America, Inc. is serving as this years title sponsor.
The schedule of events begins at 11:00 a.m. with registration, lunch and a putting contest. The shotgun start will begin at 12:30 p.m. The tournament wraps up with massages, a buffet dinner, awards ceremony and an exciting silent auction and raffle.
Boca Lago’s signature 18-hole championship golf course, The Flamingo, challenges even the most avid golfers. The wide course stretches more than 6,500 yards, with water on 15 holes.
Throughout the day golfers can enjoy a wonderful selection of great food and beverages. Vendors include Hooters, Rita’s, Chick-fil-A, Outback Steakhouse, Firehouse Subs and Del’s Italian Ice. For a fourth year in a row, golfers will be served cocktails courtesy of Grey Goose Vodka. Mercedes-Benz of Pompano will give away one of their luxury cars as the tournament prize for the Hole in One.
Golfers will also have the opportunity to participate in the raffle and silent auction. Some of the prizes include a six-night stay in Breckenridge, Colorado in a three bedroom townhome, autographed sports memorabilia, sporting event tickets, beautiful jewelry, and weekend getaways.
Chairman of the committee, Stuart Kosh is joined by committee members: Jimi Batchelor, Lou DePrima, Larry Dezenzo, Corey Engelhard, Michael Goonan, Scott Karneth, Joe Mastrullo, Jonathan J. Meyers, Bill Riorden and Audra Stepp.
The National MS Society gold sponsorships include: UPS, Stuart I. Kosh, and Jeffrey Kosh. Wachovia Securities, Telecom Resources of America, Inc., Transitions, Anixter, Essilor Laboratories and Kbco the Polarized Lens Company are the Silver sponsors.
For more information about sponsorship and the golf tournament, please contact Monica Whiting, National MS Society, South Florida Chapter at 954-731-4224 or email monica.whiting@fls.nmss.org. Or call, 24 hours a day, 1 800 FIGHT MS (800-344-4867), or visit www.nationalMSsociety.org.
About Multiple Sclerosis
Multiple sclerosis interrupts the flow of information between the brain and the body and it stops people from moving. Every hour in the United States, someone is newly diagnosed with MS, an unpredictable, often disabling disease of the central nervous system. Symptoms range from numbness and tingling to blindness and paralysis. The progress, severity and specific symptoms of MS in any one person cannot yet be predicted, but advances in research and treatment are moving us closer to a world free of MS. Most people with MS are diagnosed between the ages of 20 and 50, with more than twice as many women as men being diagnosed with the disease. MS affects more than 400,000 people in the U.S., and 2.5 million worldwide.
About the National Multiple Sclerosis Society
MS stops people from moving. The National MS Society exists to make sure it doesn’t. The National MS Society helps each person address the challenges of living with MS. Last year, through its 50 state network of chapters, over $136 million was devoted to programs that enhanced more than one million lives. To move closer to a world free of MS, the Society also invested over $50 million to support 440 research projects around the world. Early and ongoing treatment with an FDA-approved therapy can make a difference for people with multiple sclerosis. Learn about your options by talking to your health care professional and contacting the National MS Society at www.nationalMSsociety.org or 1-800-FIGHT-MS (344-4867).
Media Contact: Beth Cohen of Boardroom Communications at 954-370-8999 or email bcohen@boardroompr.com