ORANGE, Calif., Aug. 5, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Canyon Acres Children and Family Services, a Southern California charity organization committed to providing homes, care, treatment and supportive services for abused, neglected and emotionally troubled children and their families, today announced that PGA golfer Esteban Toledo will attend the upcoming 25th Annual Par Fore Kids Golf Classic. The event will take place on August 16th, 2010 at the Yorba Linda Country Club.
Toledo will offer a golf clinic at 9:45 a.m. on the day of the event and will play one hole with each foursome. Attendees can also enter a raffle to win one-on-one time with Toledo in the limousine which will take him and the winner to the tournament. To enter the raffle, please visit www.canyonacres.org/golf2.htm .
Toledo is best known for his meteoric rise as one of 11 children in a struggling Mexicali household to the elite fairways of the PGA tour. He is a longtime friend of children and serves as an ambassador to the Get a Grip Foundation, which aims to make golf and education available to every young person. In fact, Toledo is a distinguished philanthropist and has won the admiration of peers and the world at large for his ongoing generosity.
"Canyon Acres is a well-established name in child welfare, and I fully support the agency's approach to helping severely abused children and their families," said Toledo. "The Par Fore Kids Golf Classic is a terrific way for golf lovers and their friends to help put an end to child abuse."
"We are tremendously grateful to Esteban for dedicating his time and energy to help make this event a success," said Clete Menke, President of Canyon Acres. "Money raised at the tournament supports the breakthrough programs we've developed during our 30-year history of helping end multi-generational cycles of abuse and neglect."
In addition to 18 champion-caliber holes of golf, event highlights include a lavishly stocked online/live auction, a barbecue lunch, a cocktail reception, fun contest holes, a 50/50 cash prize drawing, a Bloody Mary bar donated by Yard House, a chance to win a BMW convertible from Crevier BMW and a special appearance from the Angels Strike Force Girls. Major event sponsors include The Kent A. Landsberg Co. and Trilogy Capital Corp. KOCE and Yard House. Board members Barbara D'Amato and Tom Sarnecki will chair the event.
Global bidders and event attendees can begin bidding on auction items starting August 3, 2010 at http://www.charitybuzz.com/auctions/helpabusedchildren. Tickets for golf and dinner start at $250 per person or $1,500 per foursome. For sponsorship information or to participate in the tournament, please call (714) 383-9335 or visit Canyon Acres on the web at www.canyonacres.org/golf2.htm
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ABOUT CANYON ACRES
Canyon Acres Children and Family Services is committed to providing homes, care, treatment and supportive services for abused, neglected and emotionally troubled children and their families. Since 1980, Canyon Acres has been serving children throughout Southern California, providing the highest level of care and therapeutic treatment to children who suffer from a variety of emotional and psychological disorders.
Canyon Acres gives children the nurturing, treatment and opportunities they need to grow up in safe, loving, and stable families. For more information about Canyon Acres Children and Family Services, contact Bock Communications at + 1-714-540-1030 or canyonacres@bockpr.com or visit the Canyon Acres Children and Family Services web site at www.canyonacres.org.