Golf Classic to Benefit the Boys and Girls Club of Marshfield

DATELINE:  MARSHFIELD, PEMBROKE AND PLYMOUTH, MA… BuyTheCase.net, an online retailer based in Pembroke, is sponsoring a charity golf event to benefit the Boys and Girls Club of Marshfield, which is a 1,000 member strong non-profit organization that provides the area’s youth with enrichment and recreation programs in a safe environment.

BuyTheCase.net’s 3rd Annual Golf Classic for the Boys and Girls Club of Marshfield will be held on Friday, June 27, 2008 at Crosswinds Golf Course, 424 Long Pond Road, Plymouth.  Registration is on a first come, first served basis.  The format is four person scramble.  At 12 p.m. lunch will be served and registration will begin.  A practice green and the driving range will be open.  Play begins at 1 p.m.

Any registered player who hits a Hole-in-One will win a 2009 Chevrolet Malibu from McLaughlin Chevrolet.  Hole sponsors include: EMS Academy; East Bay Grill; Sundance Homes; Haddad’s Ocean Café; Ninety Nine Restaurant; Bridgewaye; BH Plus A AutomaTech; Steve and Wendi Monahan; Brockton Plastics; South Shore Savings Bank; Damon, Topham & Company, LLC; George Washington Toma and Xtreme Carpet Cleaning.  Eastern Bank is the “Closest to the Pin” sponsor and Staples is the “Long Drive Sponsor”.

A cocktail hour and silent auction will be held at 5 p.m. and dinner will be held at 6 p.m., followed by special prizes and a raffle.  Dinner is sponsored by Roche Bros.  Silent auction and raffle sponsors include New England Patriots; Boston Red Sox; Boston Bruins; East Bay Grille; South Shore Dinner Club; Buythecase.net; Briteway Car Wash / Verc.Enterprises; Spatique; Marshfield Country Club; John and Linda Bodenmann; Steve Driscoll; ACE Equipment; Reebok; Xrtreme Carpet Cleaning and DJ Sullivan Collision. 

Additional hole sponsors and raffle/auction sponsors are needed. Volunteers for the event are needed to help with check-in and Par-3 holes as well as with the raffle and auction at the end of the night.

To register for the event, visit the Boys and Girls Club of Marshfield at www.marshfieldboysandgirlsclub.com.

To become a sponsor or volunteer at the event, contact Greg Jackson at the Boys and Girls Club (781) 834-2582.

The cost to participate in the 3rd Annual Golf Classic is $600 per foursome; $300 for two players or $150 for an individual spot.  Golf cart, 18 holes of Championship golf, use of the driving range, boxed lunch and full dinner is included in the cost.

“For the third year in a row, Jack Griffin of BuyTheCase.Net has stepped up to sponsor a Golf Classic, which has turned out to be one of the largest fundraising events for the Boys and Girls Club.  We’re very grateful for Jack’s continued support and that of Roche Bros. for donating the food and Staples for their corporate sponsorship,” noted Greg Jackson, Executive Director of the Boys and Girls Club of Marshfield.

BuyTheCase.net

Since 2004, BuyTheCase.net has been providing warehouse savings to consumers and businesses buying that bulk through their website.  The company offers the convenience of case-sized quantities of product and delivers to households, businesses, government agencies, community groups, as well as US diplomatic and military personnel living abroad.  For more information, visit their website at BuyTheCase.net.

About Crosswinds Golf Club

Crosswinds Golf Club, located at 424 Long Pond Road in Plymouth, was designed by the award winning Hurdzan/Fry team and is one of the newest Championship daily fee courses in Plymouth.  For more information about Crosswinds Golf Club, visit their website at golfcrosswinds.com.

About the Boys and Girls Club

The Boys and Girls Club of Marshfield’s purpose is to establish a safe haven for recreation, which includes a variety of supervised activities for greater than 4,000 youths (between the ages of 6 to 18 years old) within the town.  The Boys and Girls Club of Marshfield has five Core Areas:  Character and Leadership; Education and Career; Health, Sport Fitness Recreation and Life Skills; The Arts; and Technology.  These Core Areas serve as the foundation for all programming.

As a privately-funded, non-profit organization, the Boys and Girls Club of Marshfield relies tremendously on the generous philanthropic support of individuals.  Financial gifts assist in providing the financial strength necessary to continue the club’s mission “to enable and inspire all young people to realize their full potential as productive and responsible citizens, as well as become tomorrow’s capable leaders.”

For more information about the Boys and Girls Club of Marshfield, please contact (781) 834-CLUB (2582) or visit the website at www.MarshfieldBoysAndGirlsClub.com or write to the club at P.O. Box 311, Marshfield, MA  02050.