Celebrity Golf Tournament for the AHA!

The 28th annual American Heart Associations Celebrity Golf Tournament was held on April 30th 2012. This was my second year volunteering at this event and it was a lot of fun. I was again placed on the 50/50 challenge on the RTJ course at Lansdowne. My only complaint is with the weather man. It has been such an odd year as far as the weather goes so on this day it was 50 degrees and breezy.

My day started out at 7am and ended around 4 with the majority of that sitting on the 4th hole in a golf cart! I was able to raise over $600 for the American Heart Association so my chills were worth it!!!

Thank you to all who participated!

American Heart Association

28^th Annual Celebrity Golf Tournament

The American Heart Association Celebrity Golf Tournament is a captain's choice scramble that supports the fight against heart diseases and stroke. Senior level executive leaders from across the metropolitan DC region compete in the tournament. The event day includes breakfast, silent auction, exciting challenges, raffle items, lunch and post-event awards dinner. In 2011, participants raised more than $250,000 for the mission of the AHA - building healthier lives free from cardiovascular diseases and stroke.
2012 EVENT CHAIR: Jerry Kohlenberger - President and Managing Director, Ilium Ventures LLC
WHEN: Monday, April 30, 2012, 8:30am to 5:00pm
WHERE: The Golf Club at Lansdowne Resort
By supporting the American Heart Association, you save lives!
Heart diseases are responsible for 1 out of every 3 deaths, making them the nation's number one killer, while stroke is the nation's number four killer. These diseases affect everyone - men, women and children. Golfers are at elevated risk of cardiac arrest and a golf course is the fifth most common place to suffer from cardiac arrest. Your local AHA is working to stop these tragic statistics by raising the critical funding needed for research, education and community programs that lead to healthier lives, free of cardiovascular diseases and stroke.
The dollars raised through the Golf Tournament are transformed into funding local and regional life-saving medical research and community education initiatives. Whether the AHA empowers children in Washington DC's Ward 7 and 8 (the area with the highest rate of childhood obesity in the nation) to make healthy behavior changes and become peer advocates for healthy living, or ensures the overall quality of care a heart or stroke patient receives, your support makes a significant difference.