Sponsorships and Advertising Opportunities Available for Hospital Golf Tournament

On Monday, June 2nd, South Coast Medical Center will host its 2008 golf tournament, “Take a Swing at Cancer”. Individuals will play for $250 and teams will play for $1,000. Advertising space is still available for this event, as is a $5,000 sponsorship. This Gold Sponsorship will include one foursome; lunch and a post-tournament Mexican buffet for four; name listed as a major sponsor on the inside front of the invitation; name listed on the inside front cover of the program; 3/4 page ad in the program; verbal recognition at the post-tournament reception; and Greg Norman golf shirts for all players. Proceeds from the golf tournament will assist South Coast Medical Center in its fight against cancer.

The hospital has its eye on a brand new radiation “zapper”(linear accelerator) to use for cancer treatment. A new linear accelerator will allow for more precise dosage distribution for each cancer patient.  The golf tournament is the first big fundraising effort to raise the needed capital to purchase this equipment.

“Our Radiation Oncology Department needs to upgrade its linear accelerator for radiation treatment, to greatly increase the ability to treat our cancer patients,” said Elizabeth Pearson-Schneider, Executive Director of the SCMC Foundation. Adds Kate Mullins Buda, Assistant Executive Director, “We hope to fill the $5,000 sponsorship to help make this golf tournament the most successful one to date.”

Held at the El Niguel Country Club in Laguna Niguel, the golf tournament will feature an opportunity drawing and live & silent auctions for items that include a week-long trip to Cabo San Lucas, a set of golf clubs and two tickets to the U.S. Open at Torrey Pines. Participants will also be treated to a barbecue lunch and a Fiesta. For a fee of $50 per person, non-golfers will also be allowed to attend the Fiesta and participate in the silent auction. For more information, call the SCMC Foundation at (949) 499-7229.

Contacts: Elizabeth Pearson-Schneider, Executive Director, SCMC Foundation, (949) 499-7147; Kate Mullins Buda, (949) 499-7228

Posted 4/14/08