By Daniel Roland
Tickets Still Available for Charity Event on Saturday September 14, 2013 at Beaver Brook Country Club
Summit Animal Rescue Association is holding an exciting fundraiser event; The Fifth Annual SARA Golf Outing, Dinner, Tricky Tray and Silent Auction. This has been a fun event for both golfers and non-golfers. It will be held at Beaver Brook Country Club in picturesque Annandale, NJ, near the junction of I-78 and Route 31. The event is open to the general public. The fee is $135 per player, or $500 per foursome. For non-golfers the fee is $45. A portion of the registration fee is tax deductible. The golf portion of the event begins at 12:30 pm, and the dinner/auction begins at 5:30 pm.
The Golf format will be a Four-Man Scramble, scheduled to begin at 1:00 pm with a “Shotgun Start”. Golfers will receive 18-holes of golf with cart and a box-lunch before tee-off, along with a bag filled with free gifts, valuable coupons and sponsor information. Cash prizes will be awarded to the winning teams, with $500 for first place, $250 for second place and $100 for third place. There will also be contests for long-drive, nearest–to-pin, putting, and “surprise contests”. Prizes awarded for these include leading-brand golf clubs and other valuable items. There will be hole-in-one contests on all four par-3 holes, with a $10,000 prize and 3 other valuable prizes.
Golfers and non-golfers will receive an Italian buffet dinner complete with beer, wine, soda, desert, cheese and vegetable appetizers, and will be eligible to participate in both the silent auction and the tricky tray raffle to win valuable prizes. At press time, the following items have already been secured as prizes:
• Event Tickets
• Free golf for foursomes at area country clubs
• Sports merchandise and memorabilia
• Dining-out packages to area restaurants
• Coach Purses
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• Beauty Items
• Pet items
• Numerous gift baskets
There will be multiple 50-50 cash raffle drawings of up to $500.
General information, as well as registration and sponsorship information is available on the event website at www.saragolf.com, which also has online registration and sponsorship purchase options for credit card, PayPal and U.S Mail. All information is also available by calling Mary or Dan Roland at 732-360-9797, or by emailing Dan at daroland1@gmail.com.
About Summit Animal Rescue Association
Summit Animal Rescue Association, Inc (SARA) is a non-profit 501(c)(3) charitable organization located in Berkeley Heights NJ. Their mission is to rescue cats, dogs, or any animal in need, give them medical attention, rehabilitate them, and provide a temporary, loving environment until permanent homes are found. Adoptions are held weekly at Petco stores in Watchung, NJ and Old Bridge, NJ. In addition, SARA assists NJ residents with low-cost resources to spay and neuter feral cats in order to reduce the number of unwanted kittens in shelters. SARA has a proven track record for saving lives. Through tireless efforts they have found homes for over 5,500 animals since they began over 11 years ago. SARA’s entire staff is made up of volunteers, working in tandem with veterinarians who assist with discounted rates. They spend no money on advertising, so 100% of all donations and funds raised go directly to the care and feeding of the animals saved. More information about SARA can be found on the organization’s website at www.sararescue.com.
