Golf News for Tuesday, January 18, 2005 | Briefly

Red Cross online golf tournament benefits tsunami victims

SALT LAKE CITY – Jan. 18, 2005– Online gamers nationwide will have the opportunity starting this month to help victims of the tsunami disaster while they compete in a unique online golf tournament. The American Red Cross will receive all profits from January 17, 2005 to December 30, 2005 from competitors who play in the online Red Cross Golf Tournament.

The creators of the wildly popular game have teamed up with the American Red Cross to offer this one-time fund-raiser to help victims served by the massive Asian relief effort. All profits from participants who enter the tournament through December go to the American Red Cross. Over 100,000 golfers compete each week via the Internet, winning free trips.

For more information, go to http://www.redcrossgolf.com/ .

Contact:
Paul A. Schneider,
Program Director,
Red Cross Golf,
314-503-5376

Source: Golden Fairways Golf



 
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