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Cerritos College Foundation Golf Tournament Raises 60K
Title Sponsor Bovis Lend Lease and Other Corporate Sponsors Help Raise Funds for Student Scholarships and Success
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 5, 2008
Media Contact: Aya Abelon, Public Affairs; (562) 860-2451, ext. 2287
NORWALK, Calif. – September 5, 2008 – The Cerritos College Foundation raised $60,000 in scholarship funds at its 23rd Annual Golf Classic August 4 at Friendly Hills Country Club in Whittier. This year’s title sponsor, Bovis Lend Lease, was joined by numerous corporations and local businesses in helping the Foundation achieve its goal.
“I was extremely impressed with the tournament this year,” said Jerry Jones, program director of Bovis Lend Lease. “This annual event gets better and better as the years go by.”
Underwritten by over 80 sponsors—15 of which were corporate sponsors—the tournament featured support from more than 60 local businesses and individuals. Corporate sponsors included Converse Consultants, Dean Foods/Swiss Dairy, Follett’s Cerritos College Bookstore, Frantone’s Restaurants, Gerald P. Roodzant, DDS., GST, Inc., Keenan and Associates, L.A. County Supervisor Don Knabe, Moore Flooring, North County Vending, Southland Motor Car Dealers Association, tBP Architecture, The Vinewood Company, LLC, Union Bank of California and Zebra Coffee.
Other specialty sponsors included putting competition sponsor Musty Putters; hole-in-one sponsors Moothart Chrysler Jeep and Norwalk Toyota; photo sponsor City of Cerritos; shirt sponsor S & K Engineers; golf ball sponsors Parker & Covert LLP and SchoolsFirst Federal Credit Union; beverage cart sponsor Frantone’s; continental breakfast sponsors Zebra Coffee and Dean Foods/Swiss Dairy; helicopter golf ball drop sponsors California Ink, Printing & Graphics, Mr. B’s Tees and PDQ Rentals; and beverage sponsors The Pepsi Bottling Group and Triangle Distributing Company.
There were several competitions as part of the tournament. Most notable, Moore Flooring took home the prize for the “Business Competition.”
Foundation Board members presented Cerritos College students Katie Colln and Jenel Guadagno the 2008 Nancy Kelly Academic Scholarship, awarded each year to outstanding athletes who display high academic achievement. Colln, of Lakewood, transferred to UCLA and plans to teach high school English and coach softball. Guadagno, from Downey, an education major who transferred to Point Loma Nazarene University wants to become a teacher as well.
The 24th annual Cerritos College Foundation Golf Classic is scheduled for August 3, 2009 at Friendly Hills Country Club.
Bovis Lend Lease is one of the world’s leading project management and construction companies, using industry best practices when working with clients to create high quality, sustainable property assets. The group has a presence in over 40 countries, spearheaded by regional hubs in the UK, Australia and the U.S.
The Cerritos College Foundation, a non-profit organization, serves as a charitable vehicle for the community, individuals and alumni, to assist with financial support of Cerritos College. Visit the Foundation online at www.cerritos.edu/ccf.
Cerritos College serves as a comprehensive community college for southeastern Los Angeles County. Communities within the college’s district include Artesia, Bellflower, Cerritos, Downey, Hawaiian Gardens, La Mirada, Norwalk, and portions of Bell Gardens, Lakewood, Long Beach, Santa Fe Springs and South Gate. Cerritos College offers degrees and certificates in more than 200 areas of study in nine divisions. Annually, more than 1,200 students successfully complete their course of studies, and enrollment currently surpasses 20,000 students. Visit Cerritos College online at www.cerritos.edu.
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