Mommy’s LightTM
  P.O. Box 494
 Lionville, PA 19353
 (610) 725-9790

Mommy's Light Golf Classic Benefits Bereaved Children

 

 

MOMMY’S LIGHT GOLF CLASSIC BENEFITS BEREAVED CHILDREN

 

King of Prussia, PA – May 9, 2006 – The First Annual Mommy’s Light Golf Classic to benefit Mommy’s Light Lives on Fund will take place on Monday, June 19 at the Gulph Mills Golf Club in King of Prussia.

 

            Mommy’s Light’s mission is to bring joy and comfort to children and teens whose mothers are terminally ill or have died by helping them keep alive traditions and simple pleasures they shared with their mothers.  For more information, contact Jane Evans at jane@mommyslight.org, call 610-725-9790 or visit www.mommyslightouting.golfreg.com.

 

            “There are few things as important as maintaining traditions, and this especially holds true for children whose mothers, oftentimes the creators of those traditions, have died,” said Michael Doyle, president, Comcast Cable Eastern Division and chairperson, Mommy’s Light Golf Classic.  “I am pleased to be able to support Mommy’s Light both personally and on behalf of Comcast Cable and our commitment to the local communities in which we live and work.”

 

            Golfers are encouraged to pre-register as the number of competitors is limited to 92.  Registration is available online at www.mommyslightouting.golfreg.com.  Handicaps will be used for all golfers with a confirmed USGA Index.  Players without a USGA index will be assigned a handicap through the Calloway system.

 

            The event begins at 11:30 a.m. with a buffet lunch and practice balls.  Shotgun tournament starts at 1:00 p.m., followed at 6:00 p.m. by cocktails, hors d'oeuvres, dinner and the tournament awards banquet.  Prizes to be offered include Foursomes: Best ball of the foursome - 2 net prizes and 1 gross prize; Individuals: 3 net prizes and 1 gross prize; Closest-to-the-Pin and Hole-in-One awards on all Par 3's; Longest Drive and Straightest Drive.

 

            Sponsorships to support Mommy’s Light’s groundbreaking work with maternally bereaved children and teens are available to fit a variety of participation levels.  Comcast Cable is the leading sponsor, joined by other top sponsors including ARAMARK, Disney and ESPN Media Networks, Discovery Networks, MTV Networks, RCH Outsourcing Services, Inc. and Scientific Atlanta/Cisco.

 

Founded in 1997, Mommy’s Light Lives On Fund estimates that 20,000 young people in the Delaware Valley are dealing with the potential or actual deaths of their mothers.  For more information, visit www.mommyslight.org or call 610-725-9790.

 

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Contact:  Ellen Langas Campbell, NouSoma Communications, 610-458-1580

     ellen@nousoma.com

 

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