| FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
2011 RWA Golf
Tournament scheduled for April 2
GGL host the event to raise
funds for local scholarships
Travelers Rest, South Carolina - Please join us for the annual Robert Anderson Charity Golf Tournament, sponsored by Gamma Gamma Lambda Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha. This year the tournament will be held on April 2, 2011 at Cherokee Valley in Northern Greenville County (450 Cherokee Valley Way, Travelers, Rest, SC) beginning at 1:00 pm, with Check-in starting at 11:30 AM.
Lunch and Range Balls will be provided for Registrants. You can also Register on April 1 from 6 PM to 9 PM at Club 100 on 100 Byrdland Drive. Registration is $85 per player.
Cash prizes will include First, Second, Third Place in multiple tiers, and four closest to pin awards. The Format will be 4-man Blind Draw. Proceeds go to support the Luke H. Chatman Scholarship for local High School Students. Sponsorship opportunities are available as well for $100 per hole.
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Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc., the first intercollegiate
Greek-letter fraternity established for African-Americans,
was founded at Cornell University in Ithaca,
New York on December
4, 1906. The Gamma Gamma Lambda Chapter was chartered on August 24, 1941 in
Greenville, South Carolina
under the Umbrella of the National Organization and the first African-American
Greek-Letter Alumni Chapter
in the Upstate of South Carolina.
Dr. Robert W. Anderson was a graduate of South Carolina State College (University),
and North Carolina Central College (University) School of Law. He did further
study at Cornell University, the University of North Carolina, St. Louis University,
and Atlanta University. He served as
the first African-American Farm Agent for Greenville County and the first African-American
Director of The Community
Action Program in Greenville, now known as S.H.A.R.E. He was co-founder, Charter
Member, and first
President of Gamma Gamma Lambda Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.
While serving as president
Dr. Anderson was instrumental in providing the upstate with many cultural,
civic, and educational
affairs, to include but not limited to presenting Greenville County to the
world renowned Opera singer Marian Anderson.
Please come out to support us and have fun in the process. Contact Mike Chatman (864) 233.7773 or Mike Anderson (864) 834-1740 or email golf@gglapa.org for more information about the event.
Click to view web-based Flyer for
2011 R.W. Anderson Golf Tournament
Click
to view the 2011 R.W. Anderson Golf Tournament Registration
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