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Golf For A Cure Tournament a HUGE Success!!

November 29, 2009 by Bill Strong
On November 20, 2009, Gwendolyn's amazing Gramma (Bill's mom) and our dear friends, Jeff and Kris Hanson, hosted the First Annual Golf For A Cure tournament at Sterling Hills Golf Club in Camarillo, California to benefit the Gwendolyn Strong Foundation. The tournament was a ton of fun on an absolutely beautiful day and was a huge success raising over $6,000 for SMA research. All of the proceeds from this event are going directly to our Unite For The Cure campaign for a groundbreaking research program at UC Irvine.

Here's what Gwendolyn's Gramma had to say about the day:
The Golf For A Cure tournament was more than I could have ever expected. Hoping to get 18 tee sponsors -- we got 30! Hoping to get 40 golfers -- we got 80! And we had such a good time that day from start to finish. It was truly an uplifting and exhilarating day. Not only did we raise awareness of SMA but we exceeded our fundraising goal as well. It is a wonderful feeling knowing we accomplished so much through one simple event, Golf For A Cure!
This tournament was nothing short of a huge, wonderful success. Gramma, Jeff, and Kris conceptualized, organized, and executed this ENTIRE event in two months -- TWO months! This is truly remarkable and we are nothing short of honored and humbled by the overwhelming amount of support from everyone who participated.

We'd like to sincerely thank each and every one of the 80 golfers and 30 diners for coming out and supporting our family, the Gwendolyn Strong Foundation, and our passionate crusade to help cure SMA. We'd also like to thank the 30 tee-sponsors and the prize sponsors for their generosity and support. And none of this would have been possible without the creativity, dedication, and tenacity of Gwendolyn's Gramma and the support and hard work of our dear friends Jeff and Kris Hanson. Thank you to each and every one of you for all that you did to make this event such a huge success!

Can't wait to see you all next year!




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