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October 11 Golf Classic Benefits Low-Income Chester County Students

July 8, 2005

One of the 2004 Golf Classic foursomes featured Chester County businessmen (from left): Louis Teti of MacElree Harvey, Ltd, Jim Herr of Herr Foods, John Featherman of MacElree Harvey, Ltd., and Randy Smith.

The Chester County Futures 2005 Benefit Golf Classic is set for Tuesday, October 11, at the Downingtown Golf Club located just off Lancaster Ave/Business Rt. 30 in Downingtown. Proceeds benefit low-income Chester County public high school students. Golf packages include lunch, evening reception, dinner, awards ceremony, golfer gift bags, refreshments on the course, greens fees, hole-in-one contest, an ad in the event program, and more. Corporate sponsorships packages begin at $300. Top prizes include a brand new 2005 luxury car for the winner of the hole-in-one contest and a $10,000 cash prize for the putting contest winner.

Levi Wingard, Superintendent of Downingtown Area School District 2005 Golf Classic Honorary Chairman

John Panizza, President of GenTerra Corp., Exton, PA 2005 Golf Classic Volunteer Board Organizer

The 2005 golf event is headed by honorary chairman Dr. Levi Wingard, superintendent of Downingtown Area School District, and a former Chester County Futures board member. Volunteer organizer is Chester County Futures board member, John Panizza, president of GenTerra Corp, Exton.

Long-time Chester County Futures friend and benefactor, John Henry, warms up before the shotgun start at the organization’s 2004 Golf Classic benefit held at White Manor Country Club.

Chester County Futures is a nine-year old academic, mentoring and scholarship organization serving 151 low-income high school students from the county whose socio-economic plight places them a risk of dropping out of school. Golf Classic proceeds help fund the organization’s before and after-school programs and at-risk prevention services for disadvantaged students at Coatesville Area, Kennett Consolidated, Phoenixville Area, and Oxford Area high schools. More than 77 low-income at-risk students have graduated from high school with the help of Chester County Futures.

For registration or sponsorship information call 610-458-9926. Online registration is available at www.ccfutures.org.

Download the 2005 Golf Classic Brochure (PDF file, 1.95Mb Depending upon your connection speed, the file may take several moments to open.)