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around sun city
Sun City Rallies for the Cure
Anyone driving around Sun City on Friday, team, the pro staff plus numerous sponsors headed to the ballroom. Lunch for everyone
October 2 would have seen a sea of pink. and donors to make the day a success. Even was generously donated and enjoyed by all.
The water features had been dyed pink those qualifying for money prizes for their
golf skills donated their winnings back Susan Dimaline, Elaine Carpenter and
DQGDOOWKHJROIKROHVGLVSOD\HGDSLQNÁDJ to the cause. What a charitable, caring Jan Dobbs, co-chairs of this year’s event,
Additionally, golf carts and people were group! In the end approximately $17,500 honored Barbara Berry, who has led this
adorned with every style and shade of pink. was donated to the Austin area Komen tournament since 2007. Special recognition
Why? This was the date of the 9th annual Foundation. was also given to all cancer survivors
Rally for the Cure Golf Tournament which present.
has the reputation of being the largest coed After the tournament, a parade of golf carts
tournament in the nation supporting the A special thank you to all who helped.
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cancer.
As part of this celebration of cancer survival
and working toward a common cause,
on Wednesday evening prior to play the
popular “shoot out” was held at White
Wing. For a nominal donation, participants
received three golf balls and had to hit each
ball from the Putter’s side of the pond across
the water onto the number nine green. One
man and one woman coming closest to the
pin won a prize and over $1,000 was raised!
284 men and women golfers came out to
support this worthy cause in one way or
another. A united effort was also made by
the chartered golf clubs, the maintenance
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