Saint Louis Crisis Nursery raised $81,000 through golf tournament
June 22, 2010
ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI – Saint Louis Crisis Nursery raised $81,000 through its 23rd annual Charity Golf Classic held at Forest Hills Country Club in Chesterfield last month. Steve Savard, KMOV-TV News 4 sports director, was honorary chairperson and conducted the live auction at the golf tournament.
Emerson sponsored the event along with Accenture, Centene, Hardee’s and Save-A-Lot. Additional sponsors included BJC Healthcare, General Mills, KPMG, US Bank Dealer Services, Steve and Pam Auer, Doctors Nanci and James Bobrow, First Bank, Wendy Dyer, Murphy Mechanical Contractors and Engineers, Nestle Purina Petcare, Shop n Save, Jim Wagner, Towers Watson and Wells Fargo Advisors.
Winning the golf tournament were the Cadeau team of Craig Fish, Greg Rutherford, Gary Shenberg and Tom Barry; and the Hardee’s Team of Eric Peterson, Mark Jenkins, John Mayes and Bruce Frazer. The “Longest Drive” winners were Tom Barry and Joyce Jackson. The “Closest to the Pin” winners were Gary Shenberg and Jan Miles.
The Crisis Nursery, committed to the prevention of child abuse and neglect, is an independent, not-for-profit agency that provides a short-term, safe haven for children, birth through age 12, whose families are faced with an emergency or crisis. Located at five sites throughout the greater St. Louis, St. Charles, Southern Illinois and surrounding regions, the Crisis Nursery provides care 24-hours a day, 365 days a year. Celebrating its 24th year of caring for children, Crisis Nursery has been a safe haven to more than 56,000 children, and has provided support and counseling to more than 75,000 families. For details, call (314) 292-5770 or visit www.crisisnurserykids.org. For the Saint Louis Crisis Nursery 24-hour helpline, call (314) 768-3201. For the Saint Charles Crisis Nursery 24-hour helpline, call (636) 947-0600.
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Photo captions
Emerson team - Rick Schleuter, Jeff Kaiser, Kevin Varty, Mike Scheiner
Accenture team - Fred Yaakub, Mark Berry, Brian Schellman, Mike Gilyon
Hardee’s team - Eric Peterson, Mark Jenkins, John Mayes and Bruce Frazer
James Bowen and Tony Thompson of Kwame Building Group with Junior PGA Champ Crimson Callahan (center)
Cadeau team - Craig Fish, Greg Rutherford, Gary Shenberg and Tom Barry
Jan Miles - Closest to the Pin winner
Joyce Jackson - Longest Drive winner
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