Golf tournament host Phillip Smith, of Smith’s Painting, announced today, “There will be a $10,000 hole in one for the ‘Turkey Tee Off’ this year.” 

 

The 3rd annual “Turkey Tee Off” golf tournament will be held on Saturday, November 9 at Cedar Crest Golf Course to benefit the Child Advocacy Centers in Rutherford and Cannon Counties.

  

Cost for the tournament is $75 per golfer. Breakfast will begin at 7:30 a.m., registration will be at 8 a.m., and golfers will tee off at 9 a.m., said Sharon De Boer, Child Advocacy Center executive director.

 

A Turkey Gobbler luncheon provided by Slick Pig will be held immediately following the tournament.  Prizes will be presented during the luncheon. 

  

Phillip and Steven Smith and Smith’s Painting are hosting the golf tournament and they need supporters’ help to make it a huge success.

  

Levels of event sponsorship range from $50 to $2,500.  For $50 your business can have a tee box sign.  For $75, an individual can golf. For $300, you can be a team captain for a team of four golfers. For $500 –$2,500, your business can be one of the presenting sponsors. 

  

“Our family started the ‘Turkey Tee Off’ to support child abuse victims,” said Smith. “Our hope is that through this event, families of abused children will learn about the Child Advocacy Center, and seek help for their children.” 

  

Child abuse affects a significant number of children in our community.  In the last 13 years, the Child Protective Investigative Team, which consists of the Child Advocacy Center, the Department of Children’s Services, law enforcement, mental health counselors, and the District Attorney’s Office, have worked together to investigate and prosecute over 9,000 child abuse cases and assisted over 12,500 individuals in Rutherford and Cannon Counties. 

  

De Boer, said, “During this Thanksgiving season, the Child Advocacy Center is very thankful for Phillip and Steven Smith, Raymond and Sylvia Smith, Smith's Painting, Farrer Construction, Bridgestone, David Pucket, Mike Becker and Marlene Jones, Stacey Birket, and all of the local businesses and individuals that are partnering with Smith to support the Child Advocacy Center and the child abuse victims served in Rutherford and Cannon Counties.

  

The presenting sponsor this year is Farrer Construction, and other local sponsors include Bridgestone LaVergne Plant, Mike and Julie Cha, Don Fletcher, Morris Hamby, Preston Brothers Construction, David Puckett Attorney-at-Law, and Don Summardahl.

 

It is not too late for other businesses and golfers to get involved.  If you would like to sponsor the event, make a contribution to the event, or golf in the tournament please contact the Child Advocacy Center of Rutherford County at (615) 867-9000 or the Cannon County Child Advocacy Center at (615) 563-9915.