Hackberry Creek Country Club, a member of the ClubCorp family of clubs, announced today that it will, on June 3rd, participate in the 2011 ClubCorp Charity Classic, ClubCorp’s major annual philanthropic open-house event. In 2010, the popular ClubCorp Charity Classic raised $1.5 million nationwide for the Muscular Dystrophy Association’s Augie’s Quest and other deserving charities.
www.mda.org) is the world’s largest nonprofit provider of ALS services and funder of ALS research. Over the years, MDA has invested more than $290 million specifically fighting ALS. MDA operates some 200 clinics at hospitals across the country, 38 of which are ALS-specific research and care centers. The Association’s unparalleled health care services, research, advocacy and education programs provide help and hope to more than one million Americans affected by ALS and 42 other neuromuscular diseases. MDA is the first nonprofit organization recognized by the American Medical Association with a Lifetime Achievement Award "for significant and lasting contributions to the health and welfare of humanity."www.augiesquest.org) in conjunction with MDA's ALS Division. Nieto is co-founder and former president of Life Fitness of Chicago, and chairman of Octane Fitness. He and his wife, Lynne, serve as co-chairpersons of MDA's ALS Division. Nieto received a diagnosis of ALS in March 2005, and Augie’s Quest has raised more than $27 million for ALS research.
Hackberry Creek Country Club cordially invites the public to attend its 2011 Charity Classic and Community Birthday Celebration. Members and guests may participate in the golf tournament for a $100 donation. This includes a box lunch, drink tickets, awards dinner, prizes, admittance to the family party, and a certificate to be redeemed for play at 12 local ClubCorp Clubs (including Stonebriar and Gleneagles). Those who do not wish to participate in the golf tournament are welcome to attend our family party for a $50 donation per family. This includes an afternoon DJ, pool games, tennis activities, family BBQ dinner, kids’ entertainment, crafts, bounce house and life band on the lawn after dinner. The golf tournament will begin with a shotgun start at 12pm. Family activities will begin at 3pm and continue until 11pm.
"We are thrilled to be able to open our club to the community during this exciting event," said Rob Larkin, general manager at Hackberry Creek. "It is an honor to be a part of this ClubCorp tradition that benefits our local community and makes a positive impact on the lives of so many."
Since its inception in 2007, ClubCorp’s Charity Classic has raised nearly $6.5 million benefitting charities including MDA’s Augie’s Quest, Susan G. Komen for the Cure, Boys and Girls Clubs, and the ClubCorp Employee Partners Care Foundation.
This year, more than 130 golf and country clubs and business and sports clubs around the country will again open their courses and dining rooms to an estimated 16,000 members, guests, and patrons for tournaments, dining events, auctions, and social extravaganzas throughout the country.
"Irving area families are truly blessed that Hackberry Creek is participating in the 2011 ClubCorp Charity Classic," said Gerald C. Weinberg, MDA President and CEO. "The ClubCorp Charity Classic plays a vital role in speeding MDA research-seeking treatments and a cure for ALS or Lou Gehrig’s disease. It also helps MDA provide much needed medical and healthcare services to local families affected by ALS."
The 2011 ClubCorp Charity Classic will benefit the following deserving nonprofits:
- MDA
- ClubCorp’s Employee Partners Care Foundation (E.P.C.F.),
- an organization dedicated to granting the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions.
To participate or to sign up for this event, please visit the ClubCorp Charity Classic web site at www.clubcorpcharityclassic.com or call the club at 972-869-2631.
About Hackberry Creek Country Club
Located in the heart of the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex, Hackberry Creek Country Club recently celebrated its 25th year of providing a beautiful setting for family fun and upscale business entertaining. The Club consistently exceeds the needs of its busy executives and caters to its Member families’ hectic schedules. Whether it’s recreational enjoyment, or simply a place to join friends and colleagues for a fine meal and casual conversation, the vibrant green hills and foliage surrounding the Club provide the perfect backdrop for a relaxing game or an exquisite dining experience.
About ClubCorp
Dallas-based ClubCorp USA, Inc. is The World Leader in Private Clubs®. Since its founding in 1957, ClubCorp has operated with the central purpose of Building Relationships and Enriching the Lives® of its members. ClubCorp owns or operates a network of more than 150 golf and country clubs, business clubs, sports clubs, and alumni clubs in 25 states, the District of Columbia and two foreign countries that serve over 350,000 members, with more than 14,000 peak-season employees. ClubCorp properties include: Firestone Country Club (Akron, Ohio); Mission Hills Country Club (Rancho Mirage, California); Capital Club Beijing; and Metropolitan Club Chicago.
About MDA
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Employee Partners Care Foundation
The Employee Partners Care Foundation (www.epcarefoundation.com) was established by ClubCorp to help employees and their families in need of financial assistance in times of crisis. Future plans include incorporating a scholarship component to the fund to provide scholarships for Employee Partners or their children and grandchildren. Funds for the Employee Partners Care Foundation come from Employee Partner donations as well as private donations.
Make-A-Wish Foundationâ of North Texas
The mission of the Make-A-Wish Foundation of North Texas (www.northtexas.wish.org) is to grant the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions to enrich the human experience with hope, strength and joy. Our goal is to provide children with hope for better times, the strength for the tough times and the joy to experience the present. The Make–A-Wish Foundation of North Texas has granted more than 5,200 wishes since its inception in 1982.
