MISSION STATEMENT:
Our mission, thru charitable events, is to contribute financially to local organizations, whose mission is to find cures for life threatening illnesses. This also includes, but is not limited to, those organizations that provide support services to family members during those times of crisis.
CHARITABLE BENEFICIARIES:
American Cancer Society, Tampa Hope Lodge; Alzheimer's Association- FL Gulfcoast Chapter; Southeastern Brain Tumor Foundation; Moffitt Breast Cancer Research
2008 BENEFICIARY OVERVIEW:
The American Lung Association is the oldest voluntary healthcare organization in the United States founded in 1904 originally to fight tuberculosis. Today the mission of the American Lung Association is to prevent lung disease and promote lung health. All proceeds from the DuBose-McLeod Celebrity Golf Classic will go towards lung cancer research, education, and prevention programs.
Lung Cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in American. Each year, more people lose their life to lung cancer than melanoma, breast, colon, kidney, prostate, and liver cancers COMBINED. Despite these facts, under funding of this devastating disease has kept its survival rate nearly the same for almost 40 years. Today, less than 40% of lung cancer patients survive more than one year after being diagnosed and less than 15% survive more than 5 years. Aggressive treatment combined with cutting-edge research however can save lives and provide real hope. Today an estimated 12, 3535 Floridians are battling lung cancer, and roughly 6 out of 10 will die within a year of being diagnosed.
EVENT OVERVIEW:
In its inaugural year, the DuBose/McLeod Celebrity Golf Classic assembled roughly twenty four (24) professional athletes, entertainers and media personalities to compete in a shotgun tournament raising funds for the fight against breast cancer. The inaugural tournament donated over $13,500 for the Tampa Hope Lodge.
The 2nd year we were able to donate over $17,000 to The Alzheimer’s Association-Florida Gulf Coast Chapter
The 3rd annual tournament, with help from all our friends and family in the community donated $30,000 to benefit The Southeastern Brain Tumor Foundation.
The 4th annual tournament, benefiting Moffitt for breast cancer research donated $17,000.
The 5th year tournament we hope to donate over $20,000 to benefit the American Lung Association, which the DuBose/McLeod Charity Golf Classic will then have broken the $100,000 mark in giving to charities!
ACTIVITIES:
Monday, October 6, 2008
Lunch & Putting Contest @ 11:00am
Celebrity Golf Classic @ 12:30pm
Dinner & Awards Ceremony @ 6:00pm
EVENT VENUE:
Emerald Greens Golf and Country Club
13903 Clubhouse Dr.
Tampa, FL 33618
813-961-1381
EVENT FEE/FORMAT:
$175 per golfer
Shotgun Tournament
Foursome will be teamed with one (1) Celebrity
Best Ball Shamble Format – All players tee off and the best-positioned ball is chosen. From that location, each player drops his/her own ball and finishes the hole.
SPONSOR PACKAGES AVAILABLE (SEE SPONSORSHIP PACKAGE LINK FOR MORE DETAILS)
Gold Sponsor – (Presenting Sponsor) - $7500
Silver Sponsor - $5,000
Bronze Sponsor - $2500
Golf Shirt Sponsor - $2,500
Lunch and Dinner Sponsor - $2,500
Golf Hat Sponsor - $1,500
Beverage/Snack Cart Sponsor - $750
Contest Sponsor - $500
Individual Golfer - $175
Hole Sponsor - $150
FUNDRAISING GOAL:
The goal of the DuBose/McLeod Foundation is to grant a minimum of $20,000 to the American Lung Association.
HOST CELEBRITIES BIOGRAPHIES:
Winston DuBose: Central Florida Hall of Fame inductee for soccer. Winston had a long and distinguished professional soccer career with the Tampa Bay Rowdies and Tulsa Roughnecks. Winston was a frequent member of the US National soccer team during his playing days. Winston and his former Rowdies teammate, Peter Anderson, own Bayshore Technologies ,Inc. Bayshore Technologies is a very successful Technology company that has been serving the Central Florida area for eleven years.
Wes McLeod: Wes was recently inducted into the Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame and had his jersey retired by the Dallas Sidekicks. He was the youngest player to represent Canada in the 1976 Olympics, and was a long standing member of the Canadian national soccer team. Wes had a distinguished career with the Tampa Bay Rowdies, NY Cosmos, and Dallas Sidekicks(MISL).
CONTACT:
Please contact Wes McLeod at 813-948-3546 to gain more information.
Thanks for your interest!
