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Memphis Driving Home a Cure for PKD Raises $60k in Ninth Year
July 16, 2010 |
Events
Nearly 200 Memphis golfers teamed up May 25 to raise $60,000 for PKD, bringing their grand total in nine years to more than $400,000 for critical PKD research, education and more.
Event Chairs Karyn and Jerry Waxman couldn’t be more thrilled. “This was the greatest year ever; it was just fun, fun, fun,” Karyn Waxman said.
The 2010 Memphis Driving Home a Cure for PKD golf tournament was held at the Windyke Country Club and featured a morning “Tripe Play Pairs Plus” competition with 40 golfers and an afternoon “Four-Person Team Scramble” with 128 golfers. All tournament guests enjoyed boxed lunches, a golf clinic on the range, Mulligan package, Closest to the Pin & Most Accurate Drive competitions, beverages and snacks throughout the day, as well as a dinner awards banquet following the event.
Top sponsors include Presenting Sponsor Emergency Mobile Health Care (EMHC); Mission Sponsors Mississippi Polymers and Wells Fargo Business Credit; and Apparel Sponsor Kelman-Lazarov. Hole-in-one opportunities and the $10,000 putting challenge were once again sponsored by Infiniti of Memphis. First-place winners of the “CURE,” “P,” “K,” and “D” Flights also received original golf sculptures by Flog Dog Art and credit at the Windyke Pro Shop.
At the banquet, this year’s “Spirit of the Flame Award” was given to EMHC owner Michael Arndt for his continued support of the tournament and the global fight against PKD. The “Spirit of the Flame Award” is a tribute to the memory of Memphis volunteer and PKD patient Margaret Anne Underwood.
Plans are now underway for the 10th anniversary of Memphis Driving Home a Cure for PKD. Waxman’s goal – to top the half-a-million dollar mark. The 2011 event is slated for May 26 at the Windyke Country Club.
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