For Immediate Release
June 24, 2008
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Golfers
were treated to FREE massages.
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Laura
DiRenzo
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Golfers line up for Shotgun start.
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Garry Marker from the Sand Barrens explains the Tournament
format to the Elliott family and the golfers.
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8th Annual “Be a HERO”
Golf Tournament Best Ever:
Raises $49,000
June 24, 2008 – The 8th Annual “Be
a HERO” Golf Tournament, held on Wednesday May 14, 2008 at
Sand Barrens Golf Club in Swainton, raised more than $49,000 for
the HERO Campaign for Designated Drivers®. More than
155 golfers participated in this year’s tournament, hosted
by MediLink HomeCare and presented by Wawa. Tournament proceeds
will support the HERO Campaign’s programs to promote the
use of safe and sober designated drivers through highway billboards,
school and college education programs, and promotional activities
in bars, taverns and sports stadiums. "We want to make
the use of a designated driver as automatic as wearing a seatbelt,” said
Bill Elliott, chairman and founder of the HERO Campaign.
The day’s
events included lunch compliments of Applebees®,
a new Putting Contest by Millennium Radio, the famous “Tin
Cup” Challenge, a 1:00pm Shotgun Start Scramble Format, dinner
and an auction run by Master of Ceremonies Gabe Staino. The winning
foursome of the Tournament was comprised of George Tzaferos, Gus
Tzaferos, Gary Doernhoffer, and Mike Donio. This year’s “Tin
Cup” Challenge winner was Craig Foster. In the putting
contest Laura DiRenzo won a new putter and 4 box seat tickets to
a Phillies game.
The HERO Campaign and Golf Committee members appreciate
the loyal support of golfers, sponsors and volunteers who have
made this event grow over the past 8 years. Click
to view a list of our sponsors. We look forward to seeing you next
year on May 13, 2009.
The HERO Campaign has grown to become a national
movement dedicated to ending drunken driving by promoting the use
of safe and sober designated drivers.
The Campaign was recently
awarded the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's 2008
Public Service Award, and has been endorsed by the National Lieutenant
Governor's Association.
The Campaign is named for Ensign John R.
Elliott who was killed by a drunken driver on his way home for
his mother’s birthday
in July of 2000. While at the Naval Academy, John was selected
the outstanding HERO (Human Education Resource Officer) in his
graduating class, the inspiration for the HERO Campaign, which
is now saving lives nationwide.
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