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New Online
Golf Tournament is a Hole-in-One for Charities
Stew Leonard III Water Safety Foundation Tees
Off as First Benificiary
of LuckyGolfer.com |
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| NORWALK, Conn., September
8, 2003 – Golfers
who want to test their skill against other players now have the opportunity
to do so from the comfort of their own home with the new virtual golf
game, www.luckygolfer.com --
a skill-based virtual golf tournament where players compete for prizes.
As an added feature, LuckyGolfer, Inc. announced today that players will
have the opportunity to raise money for worthy causes by electing to
participate in online charity tournaments the site will now be offering. |
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| The first charitable organization to benefit from this new feature is
the Stew Leonard III Water Safety Foundation, founded in 1990 with the
mission to save lives through water safety education and awareness for
both children and adults. |
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| The Stew Leonard III Water Safety Foundation 18-Hole Challenge starts
on October 1 and runs through November 30. Interested players register
at http://www.luckygolfer.com and donate to play in the 18-hole charity
tournament. For a minimum donation of $25, a player is entered into the
tournament, gets a free practice game and has 30 days to complete their
18-hole round. Best scores are recorded and winners are determined at the
end of the tournament. The grand prize is a two-night, three-day trip for
two to Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida. |
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| “A golf course can only accommodate a maximum of 144 players, and
it takes a lot of time and money to execute a charity golf tournament.
An organization is fortunate to come away with 40-50 percent of the money
they raise,” said Rick Perrone, LuckyGolfer’s President. “By
making a charity tournament available online, we are able to accommodate
1000’s of players and guarantee that the charity retains 75 percent
of the money raised. Moreover, there is absolutely no upfront cost to the
charity.” |
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| “This is an exciting new way to raise critically needed funds for
water safety,” said Stew Leonard Jr., Founder and President of the
Water Safety Foundation. “Drowning is the leading cause of accidental
death for children under five. For every donation, a player is helping
to buy much needed water safety equipment, contributing to swim lessons
for those who cannot afford them, and ultimately helping to save lives.” |
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| The Stew Leonard III Water Safety 18-Hole Challenge
will be promoted through community bulletin boards on YMCA sites, Boating
and Swimming Pool
Industry sites and Parenting and grand parenting information sites, as
well as on www.stewietheduck.com, the Water Safety’s web site. |
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| About LuckyGolfer, Inc. |
| Headquartered in Stamford, Conn., LuckyGolfer, Inc. produces and manages
skill-based, online golf tournaments as consumer entertainment, private
label corporate tournaments and charity tournaments for not-for-profit
organizations. Launched in January 2003, www.luckygolfer.com attracts over
10,000 visitors per month. The company was recently awarded the Connecticut
Quality Improvement Award for its online charity golf tournament technology. |
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| About the Stew Leonard III Water Safety Foundation |
| The Stew Leonard III Water Safety Foundation was founded in 1990 with
the mission to save lives through water safety education and awareness
for both children and adults. The Foundation provides scholarships for
swimming lessons and safety equipment through local YMCAs and Swim America,
a nationally certified learn to swim program offered by the American Swimming
Coaches Association. |
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| In May of 2002, the Stew Leonard III Water Safety
Foundation published Stewie the Duck Learns to Swim. In May of 2003,
a video version of the
book was released. The book retails for $4.95, and the video retails for
$7.95, with all proceeds benefiting water safety. The book and video are
available at 1-800-SAY-STEW (729-7839), www.stewleonards.com and www.stewietheduck.com,
as well as in Stew Leonard’s grocery stores in Norwalk and Danbury,
Connecticut and Yonkers, NY. |
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