Charity Golf Outing Brings Rescued Animals to the Fore!

May 16, 2008 (Little Falls, NJ) S.T.A.R.T. is a non-profit animal rescue group created for the purpose of rescuing stray, abandoned, injured and homeless dogs, cats, puppies and kittens. On June 28, 2008 S.T.A.R.T. will host their 5th annual charity golf outing at the Meadows Golf Club located in Lincoln Park, New Jersey. Everyone is welcome. The event will benefit local homeless animals by providing much needed funds for spay and neutering, medical care, food and shelter. Come and enjoy a great day of golf and support a worthwhile cause, too!

Golfers will tee-off at 10:00 a.m. and be served lunch on the turn. After golfing, an Italian buffet dinner will be served along with presentation of awards and a raffle drawing. Win a new car in our Hole in One contest!

Golf packages include green fees, golf cart, lunch and dinner. Prices are as follows: Golf Foursome - $460; Golf Single Package - $125; Awards Dinner only - $50. Hole sponsorships start at $150. If interested, please send a check payable to S.T.A.R.T. along with the names of the participants to: START Golf Outing, PO Box 1098, Little Falls, NJ 07424 or call 973-285-1245 ext 8.

About S.T.A.R.T.

Founded by Annette Lamberti in 1991, S.T.A.R.T. is a non-profit humane organization whose mission is to rescue stray, abandoned, injured and abused kittens, puppies, cats and dogs in northern New Jersey. These rescued animals are given veterinary care, spay/neutered and cared for in volunteer foster homes. Since the group does not have a shelter facility, and because it is a no-kill organization, these animals remain in foster care until suitable homes are found. Volunteers also help maintain sterile colonies of cats by trapping, spay/neutering and releasing feral cats and then providing daily feeding. The organization is dedicated to ending the pet overpopulation crisis in northern New Jersey. S.T.A.R.T. operates solely on private contributions and grants. S.T.A.R.T. has more than 30 members and holds pet adoptions days on the weekends at Petco stores in Totowa and Paramus, as well as Pet Goods and PetSmart in Paramus.

Please note the new date! J-Walkers for the Cure, a NJ non-profit corporation, is pleased to announce our second annual J-Walkers Golf for the Cure. This event is being held again at the prestigious Pine Hill Golf Club in Pine Hill, New Jersey on Tuesday, May 27th, 2008. The format is a 4-man scramble. Your tax-deductible donation benefits Susan G. Komen 3-DAY Breast Cancer event being held in Philadelphia this coming October. All walkers in this 60-mile 3-day event are required to raise $2,200 EACH to participate.

Our tournament kicks off with a 12:30 shotgun. Included are golf, cart, goody bag, driving range, continental breakfast, lunch box, cocktail hour and sit-down dinner. There will be a raffle during dinner with awesome prizes including Eagles autographed items. Your hole-in-one wins you a trip for two to Waikiki including airfare and hotel!

Won't you give generously to support this event in our effort to help eradicate breast cancer? Please visit our golf webite at www.jwalkers.golfreg.com to register today (check or credit card accepted) or visit the J-Walkers website at www.jwalkersforthecure.com.

New Brunswick, NJ - If golf is your passion (as well as theatre), New Brunswick's George Street Playhouse invites you to participate in their 17th Annual Benefit Gold Tournament, to be held Monday, June 16 on the Banks course at Forsgate Country Club eighteen of the most challenging holes of golf in the state. The individual golfer fee of $400 includes all greens fees, carts, lunch, beverages on the course, and a buffet dinner and awards ceremony with a host of wonderful prizes including cars, a historic Scotland Golf Trip, and a $1,000,000 hole-in-one.

Golfers will be arranged in foursomes (if they haven't signed up as such already) and will play scramble format, which allows each golfer to tee off and then all four will hit from the location of the best ball. In addition to signing up as a golfer, there are numerous sponsorship opportunities for individuals or businesses. For further information, contact Matthew Keefe, Development Associate at 732-846-2895, ext. 144. Tickets may be purchased on line at http://www.georgestplayhouse.org/subscription/theater_subscriptions.php

GEORGE STREET PLAYHOUSE 17TH ANNUAL BENEFIT GOLF TOURNAMENT

• When: Monday, June 16, 2008
• Where: Foresgate Country Club, Monroe Township, NJ
• What: Golf Foursomes play in Scramble Format.
• Why: To benefit George Street Playhouse's artistic and educational programming.
• Contact: Matthew Keefe, Development Associate 732-846-2895, ext. 144

Under the leadership of Artistic Director David Saint, George Street Playhouse has become a nationally recognized theatre, presenting an acclaimed main season while providing an artistic home for established and emerging theatre artists. Founded in 1974, the Playhouse has been well represented by numerous productions both on and off-Broadway - recent productions include Anne Mara's Down the Garden Paths, the Outer Critics Circle, Drama Desk and Drama League nominated production of The Spitfire Grill and the recent Broadway hit and Tony and Pulitzer Prize winning play Proof by David Auburn, which was developed at GASP during the 1999 Next Stage Series of new plays. In addition to its main season, Gasp's Touring Theatre features five issue-oriented productions that tours to more than 250 schools in the tri-state area, and are seen by more than 75,000 students annually.

George Street Playhouse is grateful to the following sponsors of its Annual Benefit Golf Tournament: JH. Cohn, LIP, Bob Casually Auto Group, Capital One and Budweiser. George Street Playhouse programming is made possible in part by funds from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a partner agency of the National Endowment for the Arts, and by funds from the National Endowment for the Arts. George Street Playhouse gratefully acknowledges the Media Sponsorship of the 2007-2008 Season by our Community Arts Partner, New York Public Radio WYNN 93.9 FM/ 820 AM and Greater Media Newspapers.

On Thursday, July 10th, Eleventh Hour Rescue will hold its first benefit Golf Outing at The Knoll Country Club (West Course) in Parsippany, New Jersey.

Slated to be one of Eleventh Hour Rescue's biggest events for 2008, the Golf Outing will be a day of golf, with lunch, a cocktail reception, dinner and prizes, all to benefit homeless dogs that have been rescued nationwide by Eleventh Hour Rescue.

There will be various Hole In One contests, including a chance to win a new Land Rover, or a trip to the Bahamas, raffles throughout the day, prizes for the top 3 foursomes and much, much more. The day will begin with registration at 11:30am, lunch at noon, and a 1:00pm "shotgun" Tee Off. Cost for participation is $175.00 for golfers, and for spouses wishing to enjoy dinner and cocktails, the cost is $75.00 per person. For more info e-mail EHRGolfouting@gmail.com or visit our website www.EHRDOGS.ORG

The North Brunswick Volunteer Fire Company #3 is hosting the 2nd Annual Golf Outing on Monday June 16, 2008 at the Bunker Hill Golf Course in Princeton, NJ.

Shot gun start at 1:00pm. $100.00 per golfer includes greens fee, lunch, dinner, and giveaways.

For more information please contact Craig Snediker at nbvfd3pres@optonline.net.

The Sunshine Foundation's sole purpose is to answer the dreams of seriously ill, physically challenged and abused children aged three to eighteen, whose families cannot fulfill their requests due to financial strain that the child's illness may cause. Help the organization by attending their 11th Annual Golf Tournament At Harbor Pines, 15 minutes from Atlantic City.

• September 30, 2008
• Format is a 4-person scramble
• Entry fee $125 per golfer

Registration & Continental Breakfast: 8:30 am
Shotgun Start: 9:30 am
Lunch & Prizes Awarded: 2:30 pm

• 18-hole tournament
• Hole-in-one contests
• 2007 Chevrolet
• $2000 diamond bracelet
• Beat the Pro
• Closest to the Pin
• Longest Drive
• Complimentary beer & wine

Your contribution is tax deductible as provided by law. All proceeds benefit the SUNSHINE FOUNDATION of Cape May and Atlantic County Contact John Cotshott at

THE SUNSHINE FOUNDATION
P.O. BOX 866
OCEAN CITY, N.J. 08226
PHONE 609-399-7023

The Ramapo-Bergen Animal Refuge Inc. is a non-profit, no kill animal shelter located in Oakland NJ, devoted to finding loving homes for abused, neglected, or abused animals. On Monday September 15th RBARI will be hosting a Benefit Golf Outing at the High Mountain Golf Club in Franklin Lake NJ.

Tickets cost $150 per person and includes full breakfast, outdoor lunch, 18 holes of golf and a chance to win great prizes.

This year's event will be held in memory of one of our long time supporters Hank Van Ry. For more information interested parties can visit www.rbari.org.

From NorthJersey.com, Public golf course on landfill called money pit:

A proposed 18-hole public golf course atop North Arlington and Kearny landfills would cost $30 million to $40 million to complete and could not pay for itself, according to a 124-page report released by the National Golf Foundation.

That cost also could prove to be too high for the state and counties to make up the difference, given their dire budget situations. The state aid would be needed to clean up portions of the landfill unrelated to golf.

Cranbury Golf Club
49 Southfield Road
West Windsor, New Jersey 08550
(609) 799-0341 www.cranburygolf.com

You are cordially invited to join the Milltown Fire Department for the Sixth Annual Charles Garbarini Golf Outing on June 9, 2008. Charles, a Lieutenant with the New York City Fire Department, was lost in the disaster of September 11, 2001. Funds collected will go towards charities, as well as other causes, as requested by the Garbarini family. Last year’s event was our most successful to date; we hope you can join us for what we expect to be yet another day of fun, golf, camaraderie and remembrance of a true Hero.

The format will be a shotgun scramble that will begin at 10:00AM sharp. The cost will be $135.00 per person, which includes breakfast (coffee and donuts), lunch and a buffet dinner to follow. There will be prizes for winning teams, longest drives, closest to the pin, door prizes, and everyone’s favorite “Beat the Hunky”.

Spots are limited and will be filled on a first come first serve basis.

For information call Jules Dekovics 732-803-8691, go to our website at www.milltownfire.org

On May 8th 2008, The Long Valley Woman's Club will sponsor its Third Annual Charity Golf Outing at the Hawk Pointe Golf Club at 294 Route 31 in Washington, N.J. All proceeds will benefit local charities and community organizations.

Registration begins at 10:30 a.m. with a box lunch on a cart at 11:30. The shotgun start is at 12:00 p.m. followed by awards, dinner buffet, and cash bar at 4:30 p.m. The cost is $155 per golfer. Pre-registration by May 1st is required. Register on-line at lvwcgolf.xpgr.com or mail: name, address, phone of everyone in your group, along with your check made out to:

Long Valley Woman's Club
Attn: Golf Outing Chairman
P.O. Box 534
Long Valley, N.J. 07853

Anyone wishing to attend the dinner without golfing may send a check for $40 to the same address. The dinner buffet is at 4:30 p.m.

All Saints Episcopal Day School of Hoboken NJ is holding it's 12th annual "Tee Off For Kids" golf outing at Crystal Springs 5/16/2008.

All Proceeds beneifit our scholarship fund.

Register on line at: http://www.golfdigestplanner.com/2770-TeeOffForKids/index.html or call Karen Kinney 201-420-4469 for more info.

Stanton Ridge Golf and Country Club

June 2, 2008
Route 523, Whitehouse Station, NJ

This all-day event, includes golf and cart, lunch, dinner, prizes, silent and live auctions. Each player receives a special gift as well as a bag full of goodies.

• Shotgun start at 12:30 p.m.
• Sponsorships available.
• Early bird special for individual golfers is $250 per golfer until April 16, 2008.
• After April 16, 2008 the cost for individual golfers is $300.

Proceeds of this event benefit Anderson House, a residential program for women recovering from alcoholism and drug addiction and will be used to continue the superior level of programs and services that Anderson House provides.

For more information or to register, go to www.andersonhouse.org or call Anderson House, 908-534-3475 or 908-534-5818 or email mredfern@andersonhouse.org.

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Count Basie Theatre Ladies Golf Classic set for Monday, May12th at Colts Neck Golf Club.

In its second year, this outing provides opportunities for lady golfers at all levels offering three formats.

• New to Golf Clinic and Tips. On Course Discussion (Please bring a putter and a nine iron)
• Intermediate Clinic and 9-hole Scramble & Awards
• 18-hole Equitable Stableford Tournament* & Awards

The event schedule is as follows:

7:30 am registration & continental breakfast
8:00 am 18-hole shot gun
9:00 am Golf Clinics & 9-hole scramble
1:00 pm buffet luncheon, chance raffle & fashion show

The early registration fee is $165 and expires on March 15th when the price becomes $180. Proceeds will benefit the not for profit Count Basie Theatre in Red Bank.

For complete information visit http://www.countbasietheatre.org/special_ladiesgolf.php or contact Rachel O. Warnick at rwarnick@countbasietheatre.org or 732.224.8778x118.

One of our readers asks:

I have been hosting a golf tournament in south Jersey for the past 6 years and this year I would like to donate proceeds from the tourney to a charity, preferably the American Cancer Society. Believe it or not, it is extremely difficult to make a donation to the ACS from the individual sponsors of my tournament. I am trying to avoid setting up a non-profit org. Can you offer any suggestions or can someone contact me with some advice.

If you have any suggestions, please post a comment.