Date: 10/21/2011
Time: 1:00 PM

6400 Golf Club Drive
Suwanee, GA 30024

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Event Description: LAUREL SPRINGS TO PARTICIPATE IN FIFTH ANNUAL CLUBCORP CHARITY CLASSIC Open to the Public, Event Will Benefit MDA “Augie’s Quest,” ClubCorp’s Employee Partner Care Foundation, and Will Davidson Memorial Scholarship SUWANEE, Georgia, October, 21, 2011 — Laurel Springs Golf Club, a member of the ClubCorp family of clubs, announced today that it will, on October 21, participate in the 2011 ClubCorp Charity Classic, ClubCorp’s major annual philanthropic open-house event. In 2010, the popular ClubCorp Charity Classic raised $1.5 million nationwide for the Muscular Dystrophy Association’s Augie’s Quest and other deserving charities. Laurel Springs Golf Club cordially invites the public to attend. ? 1:00 p.m. SHOTGUN GOLF TOURNAMENT; $55.00 per person; call the golf shop at (770) 884-0064 ext. 16 for tee times ? 2:00 – 5:00 p.m. CHILDREN’S CARNIVAL; $5.00 per child- bouncy house, games and prizes! ? 5:30 p.m. OKTOBERFEST; $15.00 per person; includes live music by Ronnie Rolle, heavy hors d’ouvers and two drink tickets; contact Jennifer Chambers for reservations at (770) 884-0064 ext. 24 “We are thrilled to be able to open our club to the community during this exciting event,” said Ken Kennedy, general manager at Laurel Springs Golf Club. “It is an honor to be a part of this ClubCorp tradition that benefits our local community and makes a positive impact on the lives of so many.” Since its inception in 2007, ClubCorp’s Charity Classic has raised nearly $6.5 million benefitting charities including MDA’s Augie’s Quest, Susan G. Komen for the Cure, Boys and Girls Clubs, and the ClubCorp Employee Partners Care Foundation. This year, more than 130 golf and country clubs and business and sports clubs around the country will again open their courses and dining rooms to an estimated 16,000 members, guests, and patrons for tournaments, dining events, auctions, and social extravaganzas throughout the country. “Atlanta area families are truly blessed that Laurel Springs Golf Club is participating in the 2011 ClubCorp Charity Classic,” said Gerald C. Weinberg, MDA President and CEO. “The ClubCorp Charity Classic plays a vital role in speeding MDA research-seeking treatments and a cure for ALS or Lou Gehrig’s disease. It also helps MDA provide much needed medical and healthcare services to local families affected by ALS.” The 2011 ClubCorp Charity Classic will benefit the following deserving nonprofits: ? MDA “Augie’s Quest,” is an aggressive, cure-driven effort singularly focused on treatments and cures for ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or Lou Gehrig’s disease). Augie’s Quest has funded several successful ALS research projects that have accelerated the development of therapeutics for ALS. ? ClubCorp’s Employee Partners Care Foundation (E.P.C.F.), a fund created to help ClubCorp’s employees and their families by providing financial assistance in times of crisis. The E.P.C.F. has helped more than 600 Employee Partners in need. ? Will Davidson Memorial Scholarship is a scholarship fund granting scholarships to deserving Forsyth County seniors planning a career in serving others. To participate or to sign up for this event, please visit the ClubCorp Charity Classic web site at www.clubcorpcharityclassic.com or call the club at (770) 884-0064 ext. 24 or e-mail Jennifer Chambers at Jennifer.Chambers@ourclub.com. About Laurel Springs Golf Club Whether you're part of an active family or you're a busy professional with a passion for sports and social activities, we provide facilities and features to meet all your needs. With exceptional programming, business and social events, Members build lifelong relationships and develop a network of connections that lead to personal fulfillment and invaluable family memories. About ClubCorp Dallas-based ClubCorp USA, Inc. is The World Leader in Private Clubs®. Since its founding in 1957, ClubCorp has operated with the central purpose of Building Relationships and Enriching the Lives® of its members. ClubCorp owns or operates a network of more than 150 golf and country clubs, business clubs, sports clubs, and alumni clubs in 25 states, the District of Columbia and two foreign countries that serve over 350,000 members, with more than 14,000 peak-season employees. ClubCorp properties include: Firestone Country Club (Akron, Ohio); Mission Hills Country Club (Rancho Mirage, California); Capital Club Beijing; and Metropolitan Club Chicago. About MDA MDA (www.mda.org) is the world’s largest nonprofit provider of ALS services and funder of ALS research. Over the years, MDA has invested more than $290 million specifically fighting ALS. MDA operates some 200 clinics at hospitals across the country, 38 of which are ALS-specific research and care centers. The Association’s unparalleled health care services, research, advocacy and education programs provide help and hope to more than one million Americans affected by ALS and 42 other neuromuscular diseases. MDA is the first nonprofit organization recognized by the American Medical Association with a Lifetime Achievement Award “for significant and lasting contributions to the health and welfare of humanity.” Fitness pioneer Augie Nieto started Augie's Quest (www.augiesquest.org) in conjunction with MDA's ALS Division. Nieto is co-founder and former president of Life Fitness of Chicago, and chairman of Octane Fitness. He and his wife, Lynne, serve as co-chairpersons of MDA's ALS Division. Nieto received a diagnosis of ALS in March 2005, and Augie’s Quest has raised more than $27 million for ALS research. Employee Partners Care Foundation The Employee Partners Care Foundation (www.epcarefoundation.com) was established by ClubCorp to help employees and their families in need of financial assistance in times of crisis. Future plans include incorporating a scholarship component to the fund to provide scholarships for Employee Partners or their children and grandchildren. Funds for the Employee Partners Care Foundation come from Employee Partner donations as well as private donations.


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Laurel Springs Golf Club 6400 Golf Club Drive Suwanee, Georgia 30024

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