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Eighth Annual "Swinging for Caroline" Golf and Tennis Invitational

The 2007 invitational raised an amazing $425,000 for the Hope Street Kids Grants and Fellowship Program and featured a golf tournament, round-robin tennis tournament, kids' pool party and tennis clinic and culminated with a family awards reception.

Army Navy Country Club in Arlington, VA., June 09, 2007 — The eighth annual "Swinging for Caroline" event was held on June 9, 2007 at Army Navy Country Club in Arlington, VA. The 2007 invitational raised an amazing $425,000 for the Hope Street Kids Grants and Fellowship Program and featured a golf tournament, round-robin tennis tournament, kids' pool party and tennis clinic and culminated with a family awards reception.

The tournament leadership included:

Honorary Congressional Committee:

The Honorable Spencer Bachus (AL, 6^th)

The Honorable Roy Blunt (MO, 7^th)

The Honorable John Boehner (OH, 8^th)

The Honorable Eric Cantor (VA, 7^th)

The Honorable Carolyn McCarthy (NY, 4^th)



Event Co-Chairs:

Catherine Bennett

Andrew Vermilye


Finance Co-Chairs:

Peter Begans

Lisa Nelson


Committee:

Rebecca Anderson

Victoria Blatter

Bo Bryant

Ann Costello

Christy Evans

Missy Jenkins

Dolly Judge

Kathryn Lehman

Will Norwind

Linda Rich

Clint Robinson

JC Scott

Howard Scholich

Diane Tomb


Golf Chair:

John Timmons


Tennis Co-Chairs:

Tim Johnson

Mike Tomberlin


Kids Tennis Clinic Chair:

Debbie LeHardy


Volunteer Chairs:

Linda Chastain

Vicki VanHorne

Sponsors included:

Golf and Tennis Presenting Sponsors:

Freddie Mac

Honda

Medco

Merck

Visa U.S.A., Inc.


Master Sponsors:

PhRMA

UPS

Abbott

American Council of Life Insurers

Amgen

Fannie Mae

Fidelity Investments

Goldman Sachs

Pfizer

Research in Motion

Time Warner

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Contacts
For more information on next year's invitational (scheduled for June 9th, 2008) or sponsorship opportunities, please contact Cynthia Duncan at 800-227-2732

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