Wednesday, October 1, 2008

Golf tournament to benefit Five Acres Monday

The 21st Annual Five Acres Invitational Golf Classic, Monday, Oct. 6 at the venerable San Gabriel Valley Country Club (411 East Las Tunas Drive, San Gabriel) will sport a new look at its post game awards dinner featuring gourmet cuisine and jazz . Funds raised will benefit the programs and services of Five Acres, the 120-year old Altadena-based child and family services agency.

Following 18 holes of golf, an exquisite dinner prepared by club’s renowned Chef Edward Ungrue will be hosted by noted television actors Jordan Baker and Kevin Kilner, and feature live jazz by the Peter Smith Trio and exclusive live and silent auctions.

There will also be chances to win a 2009 Audi A4 and a 2009 Jaguar XF thanks to Rusnak Auto Group. The 2009 Jaguar XF is the official hole-in-one vehicle for the Golf Classic. Rusnak Audi Pasadena is sponsoring Five Acres’ 2009 Audi A4 raffle.

Tickets for the dinner and entertainment are only $100 each. Golfers receive the entire special evening as part of their $495 entrance fee.

Co-chairs of the 2008 Classic are Ryan Dietz and Bill Hayden. Reaume Financial Group is the presenting sponsor. Additional sponsors and underwriters are Wachovia, Kathy and Mark Weber, Majestic Realty Foundation, the William R. and Virginia Hayden Foundation, Kathy and Tetsu Tanimoto, Chapman & Associates, Community Bank, Pasadena Magazine and Pasadena Outlook and La CaƱada Flintridge Outlook newspapers.

For more information, call Susan Silverman, Director of Annual Giving at (626) 798-6793 ext. 2279 (email ssilverman@5acres.org) or visit Five Acres’ website http://www.5acres.org/

Five Acres, founded in 1888, is a child and family services agency providing therapeutic prevention, treatment and education programs to strengthen families and prevent child abuse. Services include residential care and education, mental health services in homes and schools, foster care and adoptions and domestic violence prevention.

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