Sept. 7 golf tournament to benefit National Fallen Firefighters Foundation
Posted By Brandon Reid On August 29, 2012 @ 5:18 pm In Sports News | No Comments
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Whether you’re a scratch golfer or just want to enjoy a day on the links, join local firefighters Friday, Sept. 7, at Prairieview Golf Club in Byron, Ill., for the Fourth Annual Rockford Area Fallen Firefighters Memorial Golf Tournament.
This best-ball tournament is one in a series of nationwide golf tournaments organized by local volunteers to raise funds for the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation (NFFF).
The tournament is open to the public, and the $85-per-golfer fee includes 18 holes of golf with cart, lunch at the turn, steak dinner banquet, door prizes, gift certificates and a new fire-helmet raffle.
Shotgun start is at 10 a.m. This year’s event will feature a commemorative 9/11 steel artifact from the World Trade Center, an aerial display by Byron Fire Protection District, and the Rockford Fire Department Humvee.
In 2011, the NFFF Memorial Golf Tournaments collectively raised more than $300,000 for the foundation. The proceeds benefit the foundation’s mission to honor firefighters who died in the line of duty, provide resources for surviving family members, including scholarships, workshops and conferences, and educate firefighters about preventing future fire service injuries and fatalities.
“The National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Golf Tournament is a great way to raise money and awareness for the foundation’s programs and services as well as a fun way to spend a day with friends and neighbors,” said Patrick Rasmussen. “We are very pleased to host this tournament, which benefits the loved ones and co-workers of firefighters who made the ultimate sacrifice.”
For more about the tournament, including registration and sponsorship opportunities, go to http://golf.firehero.org/il/rockford/ [1], find the event on Facebook, visit www.SignMeUp.com/Helmet [2] to purchase fire helmet raffle tickets, or contact Cori Hilliard at (815) 987-5660 or Rasmussen at (815) 987-5661 or patrick.rasmussen@rockfordil.gov [3].
The United States Congress created the NFFF to lead a nationwide effort to remember America’s fallen firefighters. Since 1992, the non-profit foundation has developed and expanded programs to honor fallen fire heroes and assist their families and co-workers. The NFFF also works closely with the U.S. Fire Administration to help prevent and reduce line-of- duty deaths and injuries.
For more about the foundation and its programs, call (301) 447-1365 or visit www.firehero.org [4].
Posted Aug. 29, 2012
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[1] http://golf.firehero.org/il/rockford/: http://golf.firehero.org/il/rockford/
[2] www.SignMeUp.com/Helmet: http://www.SignMeUp.com/Helmet
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