RALEIGH, N.C. -- The Business Pasta Chapter of the world’s largest referral organization, BNI (Business Network International), is sponsoring their 1st Business Pasta Blast Charity Golf Outing to benefit SAFEchild of Wake County.

The event will be held on Monday October 17, 2005 at the Wake Forest Country Club, 13239 Capital Boulevard, Wake Forest, NC. All net proceeds raised through the golf outing will be donated directly to SAFEchild.

“SAFEchild relies on community support for our funding. Working with the outstanding businesses in the Business Pasta BNI Chapter has been an excellent way for SAFEchild to educate the public about our mission and to raise funds to support our programs” says Linda Nunnallee, SAFEchild’s Development Coordinator. “The members of the Business Pasta BNI Chapter have been very giving of their time and money to make this a very successful event.”

Several levels of sponsorship are available for the Business Pasta Blast Charity Golf Outing. Executive Sponsorship includes the registration of 8 golfers and 2 hole sponsorships. Executive Sponsorships are available for $750. Gold Sponsors receive one hole sponsorship and 4 golfers. Gold Sponsorships are available for $400. Individual hole sponsorships are available for $150 and individual players may participate for $125.

Business Pasta is a group area professionals who are members of the national BNI organization. Business Pasta is dedicated to helping others build their business through the BNI motto “Givers Gain”. The Business Pasta Group holds a weekly lunch meeting to pass business referrals to its members. All visitors are welcome to attend the Business Pasta Meetings.

For more information please visit www.businesspasta.com or contact Greg Steiger of Steiger Marketing at 919-657-4215 or via email at gsteiger@steigermarketing.com.

SAFEchild is a not for profit child abuse agency serving the Wake County area of North Carolina. SAFEchild, established in 1992 by the Junior League of Raleigh, is dedicated to helping adults and children create nurturing environments free from abuse and neglect.

For further information on the tournament or other ways you can support the prevention of child abuse, please visit www.SAFEchildnc.org orcontact Rachel Monteverdi at 919-743-6140 or via email at rmonteverdi@SAFEchildnc.com.