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DEL.ICIO.USTex hits the links for charity
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Atlanta Braves first baseman Mark Teixeira has signed on to host the 2008 Prevent Child Abuse Georgia Celebrity Golf Classic, planned for June 30 at White Columns Country Club in Alpharetta.
Proceeds benefit Prevent Child Abuse Georgia (PCA) Georgia, a statewide non-profit organization dedicated to preventing child abuse and neglect.
Organizers expect Tex to be joined by some of his fellow Braves and other ATL celebs.
Golf registration and warm-up will begin at 11 a.m. with a shotgun start-scramble format at 1 p.m. Dinner, awards ceremony and silent auction follows at 6 p.m.
Teixeira and his wife Leigh created the Mark Teixeira Charitable Foundation in 2006 to raise money for various youth endeavors. The foundation has benefited Habitat for Humanity, The Major League Baseball Player’s Trust, Volunteers of America, programs to aid Hurricane Katrina victims and a scholarship in memory of Nick Liberatore, a childhood friend killed in a car accident.
Celebrity Golf Classic sponsors include presenting sponsor Taylor, Bean & Whitaker Mortgage Corporation; along with the Atlanta Braves, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 680 The Fan, Edwin Watts Golf, Freddie Mac, Srixon, Bank of Oklahoma, Ray’s Restaurants and Georgia Natural Gas.
Sponsorships are still available at the following levels: Hall of Fame: $35,000; All Star Level: $20,000; MVP Level: $10,000; Starter Level: $5,000; Pinch Hitter: $2,500; Beverage Sponsor: $2,000. Individual spots are available at a cost of $750 per golfer as well as Hole sponsorships at a cost of $250.
See www.pcageorgia.org, call 404/870-6589 or e-mail lorend@pcageorgia.org for more info.
Shepherd Celebrates
Rep. Lewis and James Shepherd Jr.
Shepherd Center supporters came out for March 25 dedication and blessing ceremony for the hospital’s new $53 million expansion.
Shepherd Centers co-founders Alana Shepherd and James H. Shepherd Jr. visited with guests including U.S. Rep. John Lewis, Sally Dorsey, Gwin Oliver, and lead donor Jane Woodruff.
Shepherd Center is a Buckhead rehabilitation hospital for people with spinal cord and brain injuries.
Sally Dorsey and Gwin Oliver
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