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- Posted Monday October 3, 2011
Atlanta Golf Classic raises $141,000 for TGen pancreatic cancer research
2nd annual tournament exceeds expectations; tees up Phoenix
event Dec. 3
ATLANTA - Oct. 21, 2011 - Howard Young's 2011 Atlanta Golf Classic
this month raised more than $141,000 for pancreatic cancer research
led by the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen).
The 2nd annual tournament drew 132 golfers on Oct. 3 to the Capital
City Crabapple Golf Club in Alpharetta, Ga., kicking off the fall
fundraising drive of the Seena Magowitz Foundation. Proceeds
support TGen's international initiative to eradicate pancreatic
cancer, the fourth leading cause of cancer death in America.
"I am so very pleased and humbled by the generosity of all those
who participated in this second year of our golf tournament," said
Young, an Atlanta businessman and pancreatic cancer survivor.
"As someone who is living proof of TGen's amazing patient care, I
know how important these contributions are to the future success of
our pancreatic cancer research."
The Atlanta Golf Classic was oversold for a second year and
exceeded last year's inaugural tournament donations of
$105,000. Young acknowledged the invaluable efforts of the
co-hosts John Morley and Tom Vitale, and his parents Bill and Jane
Young.
The Morley Companies, an Atlanta commercial restoration company, is
proud to be part of this team and appreciates all the local support
to make this event such a success in these economic times.
The success of the Atlanta Golf Classic tees up the 2011 Seena
Magowitz Celebrity Golf Classic, Dec. 3 at the landmark Arizona
Biltmore resort in Phoenix, Ariz.
"I applaud Howard Young and everyone involved in the Atlanta Golf
Classic. We expect that success to carry forward to our
signature event in December at the Arizona Biltmore," said Roger
Magowitz, president of the Seena Magowitz Foundation, which is
named for Magowitz's mother, who died of pancreatic cancer in
2001.
The Arizona Biltmore is a new venue for the Phoenix tournament, now
in its ninth year, and Magowitz is expecting the biggest turnout
ever.
For more information, visit: www.seenamagowitzfoundation.org. Or
contact Roger E. Magowitz at [email protected] or
602-524-7636.
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About the Seena Magowitz Foundation
The Seena Magowitz Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit
organization committed to advancing the awareness and eventual
prevention and cure of pancreatic cancer. The Foundation is
dedicated to funding top medical institutions on the leading edge
of translational pancreatic cancer research committed to diagnosis,
the advancement of life-extending treatment options and the
ultimate goal of eradicating this deadly killer. For more
information, visit: www.seenamagowitzfoundation.org.
