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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMay 18, 2013Contact: Stacy Hoffman [email protected]
PGA TOUR WIVES ASSOCIATION RETURN TO FORT WORTH RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE
FORT WORTH, TX--On Wednesday, May 22rd the PGA TOUR Wives Association (“PTWA”) is returning to cook and serve lunch to the families at the Ronald McDonald House of Fort Worth during the week of 67th annual Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial.
“We are really excited to come back and visit with the families currently staying at the Ronald McDonald House of Fort Worth. We so enjoyed our time here last year that we made the decision right then to come back,” said Meagan Laird, VP of Community Outreach. “We are again preparing and serving some of our favorite family recipes from our book to share with the families and really looking forward to spending time with the children and their families.”
The PTWA celebrates its 25th anniversary this year and, to commemorate that milestone, published a book entitled Beyond the Fairways and Greens – A Look Inside the Lives of PGA TOUR Families. The book tells the story about the Association over the last 25 years and features personal family stories and pictures not seen before from over 130 PGA TOUR players. Also included in the book are family recipes that will be served to the families at the Ronald McDonald House. The book is available at multiple outlets including amazon.com and butlerbooks.com with all the proceeds benefiting the PTWA and the charities they support.
“Our families are looking forward to the PTWA coming and making them lunch and using some of their own family recipes,” comments Beth Lamb, Director of Marketing and Communications for the Ronald McDonald House of Fort Worth. “It can really make a family’s day with such a simple gesture as a home cooked meal. Their stay is a very stressful and emotional time and we do all that we can to make it as normal as possible so they can feel supported at their home-away-from-home.”
ABOUT PGA TOUR Wives Association, Inc.PGA TOUR Wives Association, Inc. is a Florida not-for-profit corporation organized to render support and provide assistance to needy children and their families through the means of charitable events. The Association was incorporated in 1988 by wives of professional golfers on PGA TOUR and has expanded to include others who support our charitable endeavors. The Association raises money for child-related charities and has given much back to the game of golf through personal time and monetary contributions to the organizations they support. In addition to fundraising, members participate in Community Outreach projects, performing a myriad of services, volunteering in communities where tournaments are held. For more information about the Association, visit the website at www.pgatourwives.org , like us on Facebook
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About Ronald McDonald HouseRonald McDonald Houses worldwide provide a “home-away-from-home” for families of children who are receiving medical treatment in local hospitals. The Ronald McDonald House of Fort Worth was established in 1981 and is built on the simple idea that when a family is focused on healing their child, nothing else should matter – not where they can afford to stay, where their next meal will come from, or where they will lay their head to rest at night. When a child is hospitalized, the love and support of family can be just as powerful as the strongest medicine. For more information about the Ronald McDonald House of Fort Worth, please visit www.ftworthrmh.org, like us www.facebook.com/ftworthrmh or follow us on Twitter at @FtWorthRMH or pinterest.com/rmhc/rmh-fort-worth/.
About RMHC: The Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC), a non-profit, 501(c)(3) corporation, creates, finds and supports programs that directly improve the health and well being of children. Through its global network of local Chapters in 53 countries and regions, its three core programs, the Ronald McDonald House®, Ronald McDonald Family Room® and Ronald McDonald Care Mobile®, and millions of dollars in grants to support children's programs worldwide, RMHC provides stability and resources to families so they can get and keep their children healthy and happy. All RMHC-supported programs provide a bridge to quality health care and give children and families the time they need together to heal faster and cope better. For more information about RMHC, visit www.rmhc.org, follow RMHC on Twitter (@RMHC), or like RMHC on Facebook (Facebook.com/RMHC Global).
About the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial: This annual championship is held at Colonial Country Club in For Worth, and is the longest running PGA Tour-sponsored event still being held at the same location, since 1946. Golf legend Ben Hogan made Fort Worth his home and won the event five times in his stellar career. The event runs May 21-27, and will be televised worldwide on The Golf Channel Thursday and Friday, and an CBS Saturday and Sunday, to more than 200 countries around the world. The prestigious event was recently named by PGA Tour players as one of their top five courses to play every year. This year’s event features defending champion David Toms, and such other star players as Jim Furyk, Davis Love III, Hunter Mahan, Matt Kuchar, Rickie Fowler, Bill Haas, Louis Ousthuizen and Ryo Ishikawa. For more information, visit www.crowneplazainvitational.com