Golf Gym, LLC will sponsor the charity tournament, to be held at Big Bear Mountain Golf Course in the small southern California community of Big Bear Lake.
On August 3rd, a challenging 9 hole course surrounded by mountains and 2 ski resorts, will be the site of the First Annual Big Bear United Warriors Survivors Foundation (UWSF) Charity Golf Classic. The Southern California Golfers Association Bear Mountain group will be hosting the tournament.
"Having personally worked with the UWSF in the past, and meeting first hand the surviving spouses, this will be a very emotional day", says Brian Cramer, owner of Sandy's, the popular Big Bear sports bar, and the person who spearheaded the move to have the tournament in Big Bear Lake. "Last summer myself, my wife Debra, Fred Valko and John Smith participated in a UWSF tournament in Coronado and helped in a small way. This year we want to give back to those who have lost the ones that made the ultimate sacrifice for our country".
Ken Pierce, president of GolfGym LLC and long time supporter of UWSF and a friend of the Cramer's, said, "The town of Big Bear Lake has come together to create the biggest charitable fund raising golf event the town has ever seen. From Big Bear merchants purchasing Tee-Sponsorships and donating gift certificates and products, to a local boat maker who is donating a handmade wooden kayak ($3,000 value) as the hole in one prize, the community has come together to support UWSF in a way that is incredibly heartwarming. I am personally asking for those of you who have been blessed in your lives, to help Big Bear Lake create the "Biggest Little Golf Tournament" ever to help support UWSF".
The UWSF is a non-profit 501©(3) California corporation dedicated to the surviving spouses of Special Operations military personnel killed in the line of duty since September 11, 2001. UWSF offers educational grants along with educational counseling, financial guidance, investment planning and other programs. UWSF also provides emotional support through professional bereavement counseling and support groups throughout the United States. More information about UWSF can be found at www.uwsf.org.
This is just one more example of how small groups of people can make a big impact in the lives of others through the sport of golf. This small town, along with their sponsors, has chosen a worthy charity in need of support.
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