New Jersey Vietnam Veterans' Memorial Foundation to Host 19th Annual Benefit Golf Tournament

The New Jersey Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial Foundation (NJVVMF) will hold its 19th Annual Golf Tournament, sponsored by Jersey Mike Subs, on Monday, July 15 from 8:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m. at the Eagle Oaks Golf & Country Club at 20 Shore Oaks Drive in Farmingdale, NJ. A foursome is $1,700 and the per player fee is $425. The day includes breakfast, on-course refreshments, lunch, dinner and awards reception, access to club amenities, greens fees and gratuity. For a schedule of the day and to register or to sponsor the event, visit www.njvvmf.org or call Bill Linderman, Executive Director, NJVVMF, with questions at 732-335-0033 x.102.

"We look forward to holding our 19th Annual Golf Tournament on this beautiful championship golf course. For more than 30 years, I've been involved in organizing golf outings and I promise that this is going to be the best outing to date and also one of the finest in the state,” said Jim Petillo, Chair, 19th Annual Golf Tournament, New Jersey Vietnam Veterans' Memorial Foundation.

Proceeds from the event benefit the New Jersey Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial and Vietnam Era Museum & Educational Center.  The Memorial  "A Place To Remember, To Heal and To Honor" recognizes those who served, especially the 1,562 New Jersey born soldiers who never returned home. In 2013, the Vietnam Era Museum & Educational Center will celebrate its 15th Anniversary, which since opening in 1998 has welcomed more than 185,000 visitors of all ages through its doors. The nonprofit New Jersey Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial Foundation, with the help of volunteer Vietnam veterans, run the educational programming at the Museum and Memorial throughout the year.

During the Tournament's Dinner and Award Ceremony at 6:00 p.m., the New Jersey Vietnam Veterans' Memorial Foundation is proud to honor the late Ed Eget by presenting the Edward Eget Memorial Trophy to the foursome or team with the lowest score, using the Calloway method. Eget served in Vietnam as a helicopter pilot and was seriously wounded in action in June of 1969. His combat awards include the Air Medal with 16 clusters, the Bronze Star and the Purple Heart. Prior to Vietnam, Eget also received the highest non-combat related medal that can be awarded for valor, the Airman's Medal, for pulling passengers and crew from a burning airplane in Bermuda. Other prizes awarded include Team Prizes, Closest to Pin and Longest Drive.

“We are proud and humbled by the sacrifices, courage and valor of the Vietnam veterans,” said Peter Cancro, founder and CEO Jersey Mike’s Subs. “It's our honor to continue supporting the New Jersey Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial Foundation.”

"The Eagle Oaks Golf & Country Club is a championship caliber golf course designed by Jack Nicklaus and Johnny Miller. We are thrilled to be a part of this event held by such an honorable organization," said Domenic Gatto, Chairman and President, Eagle Oaks Golf and Country Club. "The New Jersey Vietnam Veterans' Memorial Foundation is dear to my heart and I hope that we are able to raise enough funds to keep the Memorial and Museum going strong.  As a Vietnam veteran, I am proud to be part of this patriotic day.”

About The New Jersey Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial Foundation          

The New Jersey Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial Foundation offers a meaningful and engaging experience that recognizes the sacrifices, courage and valor of Vietnam veterans and that encourages and fosters a thorough understanding of the Vietnam Era including the political, historical, social, cultural and military aspects, which affected the United States, and especially New Jersey.

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Panama Pacific Open, golf, for the benefit of the Seve Ballesteros Foundation to support

London & Regional Panama joins a group of companies that believe in the sport, and the work being done by the Organization Panama Golf Group, supporting the tournament Golf Panama Medal Tour 2013, for the benefit of the Seve Ballesteros Foundation.

Panama Golf Group (PGG), an organization that has as its fundamental mission the development of golf in the childhood and the Panamanian youth is. They keep a collaboration agreement with the Seve Ballesteros Foundation, international institution with headquarters in Spain, founded by golfer Severiano Ballesteros (diagnosed in the year 2008 of a brain tumor), the primary mission of the Foundation is to raise funds to promote research on brain tumors and help young golfers in their professional development.

Jaime Carrizo - Associate Director of PGG said that "Panama Medal Tour is a golf aficionado, part of the challenge tour Ballesteros, which is played in 8 countries in America, Asia and Europe." This tour consists of 5 events, 3 qualifiers but the semi-final and the final (being the last two, which are part of the challenge) and is played in 'Medal Play'. We know that companies like London & Regional Panama (L & RP) via Panama Pacific, feel committed to supporting such initiatives, us with pride as Panamanians".

More than 115 participants gathered at the Summit Golf & Resort facilities to compete in the 2nd date of the tournament Golf Panama Medal Tour 2013 which led by name: Panama Pacific Open, for the benefit of the Seve Ballesteros Foundation.

Those attending the tournament competed three categories, and in turn knew everything it offers the commercial part, both in the residential Area Panama Pacific. The players received special welcome kits given by the Queens of beauty Anyolí Abrego and Betzaida Herrera.

"The presence of Panama Pacific challenge Seve Ballesteros represents a real commitment to the community. Sport is part of one of the pillars of CSR in London & Regional Panama as a responsible company." He said the engineer Arturo Saenz by L & RP.

Panama Pacific Open winners:

-In category A, with a total of 31 participants, the 1st place gross corresponded to RAUL FORD with a score of 73. The first net position went to JAVIER MINDREAU with a score of 69 and the second net position was for DAWN PROSSER with a score of 70.

-In the B category, with a total of 42 participants, the 1st place gross corresponded to LIGIA DE BERMUDEZ with a score of 78. The first net position was to NESSIM DAYAN with a score of 63 and second NET, KAREN GUTIERREZ with a score of 70.

-In category C, with a total of 38 participants, the 1st since gross ENRIQUE JIMENEZ with a score of 91 points. The first net position was for MARCOS MURILLO with a score of 74 and net second, EDUARDO CÔTES with 74 points.

-In the "Longest drive", the awards LUIGI BEMPORAD took him in pit 4 sponsored by BMW; and on the 13th hole took him KAREN GUTIERREZ, sponsored by the Seve Ballesteros Foundation.

-In awards "Closest to the pin", PEDRO MORENO took him in the 6 hole sponsored by Panama Pacific; and RALPH EVANS took it in the hole 9, sponsored by national insurance.

The challenge Seve Ballesteros is a social initiative that aims to raise funds to promote research into brain tumors. In recent years it has become the biggest amateur tournament in the world, with over 15,000 participants in the 2012 and 5 participating countries. Panama Medal Tour has as main objective the promotion of amateur golf in Central America, through the celebration of the greatest and best tournament amateur throughout the region and the continent.

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