The
Treasure Coast Veterans
Auxiliary is holding its second
annual Children’s Charity Golf
Tournament to help raise funds
for school supplies drives
conducted through the United Way
in Martin and St. Lucie
counties.
The
tournament and related events
will be held May 24 at Eagle
Marsh Golf Club, 3869 NW Royal
Oak Drive, Jensen Beach.
Players and sponsors are needed
for the event, which kicks off
at 9 a.m. with breakfast and is
capped by a banquet and awards
ceremony at 6 p.m. In between,
there will be an auction,
chipping and putting contests,
and the tournament itself –
teeing off with a shotgun start
at 1 p.m.
The
entry fee is $100 per person,
and sponsorships range from $100
to $500.
For
information about the golf
tournament, contact Barry Wood
at (772) 335-9871.
ABOUT MARTIN COUNTY’S SCHOOL
SUPPLIES FOR STUDENTS DRIVE
Each
year, Martin Volunteers -- a
program of United Way of Martin
County – organizes the School
Supplies for Students Drive for
children in preschool through 12th
grade in Martin County.
Even
as the current school year winds
down, Martin Volunteers is
gearing up for its eighth annual
drive. Project coordinator Anne
Lalley soon will send forms to
educators seeking the estimated
number of eligible students –
those on the free and
reduced-price lunch program –
and the quantities of various
school supplies they will need
to start the next school year.
“The
School Supplies for Students
Drive responds to a strong need
in the community and seeks to
make the start of the school
year a little easier for
thousands of students,” Ms.
Lalley said.
Last
year, the drive collected and
distributed nearly 51,000 items
for 7,000 students.
Sponsors and supporters like the
Treasure Coast Veterans
Auxiliary, the BankAtlantic
Foundation and Publix Super
Markets Charities Inc. help
Martin Volunteers purchase the
supplies, which include items
such as pens,
pencils, binders, folders,
crayons, colored pencils,
markers, scissors, rulers, paper
and composition books. The
signature “little red
schoolhouses” will be placed in
Martin County libraries and
businesses throughout July as
collection points for
individuals to donate supplies.
For
more information about the
drive, call (772) 220-4472, ext.
232, or e-mail
alalley@martinvolunteers.org.
Information also is available at
www.martinvolunteers.org.
