(1888PressRelease)
October 13, 2009 - The Nation’s Premiere Ethnic Golf Club, Inc. (MyNPGC) received an official letter of endorsement from The Haitian League (THL). On December 27-29, MyNPGC in conjunction with the Haitian Riviera Imperial Golf Club will host the Haitian Open™ tournament and Haitian Flavor Gala™ in Miami Beach, Florida. The tournament will be held at the Normandy Shores Golf Club in Miami Beach. This event will be the premier Open tournament for golfers. This exciting week will consist of a charity fundraising which will benefit the MyUSBGA Scholarship Fund and Haiti’s Emperor Children Healthcare Fund.
“Since we started this project, we knew we were doing the right thing! After speaking with Josephine Legros of the Haitian League, we realized our vision for Haiti was in line with the League’s mission. This gracious endorsement is a perfect match for the Haitian Open™ and Haitian Flavor Gala™! We will only give the best representation at these events in Miami and I look forward to working with Dr. Lauredan, the Haitian League, and the Diasporas in the future. We desire to create a synergistic relationship that will be mutually beneficial for the Haitian League and MyNPGC, worldwide,” states S.E. Day, President and CEO of MyNPGC.
“I applaud these efforts to help the greater Haitian community here and abroad. They are in line with The Haitian League's mission to enhance the image of Haiti and Haitians everywhere,’ states Dr. Bernier Lauredan, Co-Founder & President of The Haitian League. ‘I look forward to working with everyone and enjoying this new combination sporting-and-charitable event. I encourage sponsors, donors and golfers alike to come to the Haitian Open and give generously to the scholarship and healthcare funds and the re-imaging of Haiti.”
About MyNPGC
The MyNPGC is an international member-driven, chapter-based professional association, created out of a desire to equalize the game of golf by increasing exposure and accessibility of golf for ethnic golfers, worldwide. MYNPGC will achieve this mission by creating the MyNPGC Championship Tour, a development tour for ethnic golfers that mirrors the Nationwide Tour® and the Hooters Tour®, which serves as qualifiers for entry onto the PGA® circuit. Individuals can become members or donate by visiting MyNPGC.com. Membership is only $99.00 per year.
About The Haitian League
The Haitian League is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, and inclusive grassroots movement that calls on all persons of Haitian descent living in the Diaspora to ensure full and active integration. The Haitian League seeks to create a movement, which is relevant to life in our adopted countries while maintaining cultural ties and identity with Haiti and assist the motherland to outgrow underdevelopment.
For more information about THL, please visit their website at HaitianLeague.org.
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