Sailormen, Inc. Raises $265,000 to Send Local Children to MDA Summer Camp
Thursday, May 13, was declared “Sailormen, Inc. MDA Day” as over 140 golfers took to the links at Don Shula’s Golf & Country Club in Miami Lakes for the 2nd Annual Sailormen, Inc. MDA Golf Classic. In addition to the $220,000 raised in March through Sailormen’s “Appetite For a Cure” coupon card promotion, the tournament raised over $45,000, which will be used to send over 40 South Florida children with neuromuscular diseases to MDA summer camp in Brandon, FL from July 18-July 23.
MIAMI LAKES, FL (PRWEB) July 15, 2004
Thursday, May 13, was declared “Sailormen, Inc. MDA Day” as over 140 golfers took to the links at Don Shula’s Golf & Country Club in Miami Lakes for the 2nd Annual Sailormen, Inc. MDA Golf Classic. In addition to the $220,000 raised in March through Sailormen’s “Appetite For a Cure” coupon card promotion, the tournament raised over $45,000, which will be used to send over 40 South Florida children with neuromuscular diseases to MDA summer camp in Brandon, FL from July 18-July 23.
Sailormen, Inc., a subsidiary of Miami-based company Interfoods of America and the largest domestic franchisee of Popeye’s Chicken & Biscuits, joined with players and guests for “Golf Fore a Cure,” a day of golf that included a buffet breakfast, delicious lunch catered by Popeye’s, and a raffle with thousands of dollars in prizes.
Steve Wemple, Sailormen President and COO, declared the tournament a rousing success thanks to the efforts of the Sailormen MDA Team and the great response from their vendor - supplier partners. “We made the call and they stepped up to the plate with their checkbooks,” he said.
In addition to sending children to a weeklong summer camp at no cost to their families, the money raised will be used to assist with the purchase and repair of medical equipment, provide medical care at three South Florida clinics, and fund research at the University of Miami School of Medicine.
MDA is a voluntary health agency working to defeat neuromuscular diseases through programs of worldwide research, comprehensive services, and far-reaching professional and public health education. Be sure to tune into the annual Jerry Lewis Telethon this upcoming Labor Day weekend on WBFS-TV/UPN 33. For more information or to find out how you can help, please contact your local MDA office at (305) 717-9937.
