CELEBRATION, Fla. (Aug. 29, 2005) - The Darrell Armstrong Foundation for Premature Babies, Inc., will host the 6th Annual Celebrity Weekend Sept. 10-12 at the Wyndham Palms Resort and Mystic Dunes Golf Club. The weekend will raise funds for the Foundation. Participating celebrities this year will include, in addition to Darrell Armstrong, Pat Garrity, Ben Wallace and P.J. Brown. NBA players who have participated in past Celebrity Weekends include Tracy McGrady, Shaquille O'Neal, Grant Hill, Bo Outlaw, Ben Wallace, Mike Miller and Chucky Atkins.
"This has been a great event through the years, and we are proud to host it again this year," said Darrell Armstrong, who played for the Orlando Magic and now is with the Dallas Mavericks. "Our goal is to help the families of premature babies with communication, support and education, so we can save lives. And we want to help premature babies as they get older with the resources they need to overcome challenges, so they can develop and learn to the best of their ability.
"We want to thank Mystic Dunes and the Wyndham Palms Resort, and all the people who help make the Celebrity Weekend a success each year."
The 6th Annual Celebrity Weekend will begin with a VIP reception at Mystic Dunes Golf Club Friday evening, Sept. 9. The Darrell Armstrong Basketball Clinic, to be held Sat., Sept. 10, at the Wyndham Palms Resort's basketball court from 12:00 - 4:00 p.m., will bring together some of the best professional and amateur basketball players with local
youngsters. The appreciation party at Sea World that evening will be a true VIP bash.
During the Darrell Armstrong Celebrity Bowl-Off and Carnival at the World Bowling Center at Dowdy Pavilion on Sunday, Sept. 11, participants will test their skills against the celebrity participants. Each team, paired with a celebrity, will compete for valuable prizes. At the Celebrity Dinner and Auction Bash at Planet Hollywood that evening,
attendees will wine and dine with celebrities and bid on special memorabilia, trips and other items. Bids also will be made on celebrity golf partners.
The Darrell Armstrong Celebrity Golf Tournament will be held Monday, Sept. 12, at Mystic Dunes Golf Club. The shotgun-start, five-person scramble will begin with breakfast at 7:00 a.m. and golf at 8:00 a.m. Awards will be presented at the post-tournament awards banquet, which will conclude the Celebrity Weekend.
Mystic Dunes Golf Club, a high-end daily fee course, is open to the public and located at the Wyndham Palms Resort and C.C. in Orlando, Fla. Designed by PGA Tour professional and NBC golf analyst Gary Koch, this premier Central Florida course is a par-71, 7,012-yard golfer's dream. Last year the course was listed by Golf Digest's "Best Places to Play" as a four-star facility, and is ranked #2 among "Orlando's Top 5 Golf
Courses" by TravelGolf.com editors and writers. Mystic Dunes is the host site of the 2005 Buick Scramble National Championship.
The Orlando, Fla.-based Darrell Armstrong Foundation for Premature Babies, Inc., was begun in 1998. Darrell and his wife Deidra experienced firsthand the emotional and financial strain of the premature birth of two of their children. The Foundation has as its mission "...to provide families with the opportunity to purchase specialized equipment and gain knowledge of neonatal care and allow children born under premature
circumstances to grow up and reach their full potential." Recent programs have included purchasing an ambulance and supporting transplant efforts. The Darrell Armstrong Child Development Center at Florida Children's Hospital in Orlando, Fla., is supported by the Darrell Armstrong Foundation for Premature Babies, Inc.
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