The Boys & Girls Clubs of Tucson is gearing up for a financial windfall as the second charity set to benefit from Rory McIlroy’s 6 Bags Project.
For each of the first 6 tournaments Rory plays in for the first four months of 2013, his golf bag will carry the name and logo of a children’s charity.
During the tournament, the bag will be auctioned through http://www.roryfoundation.com with all monies raised going to the featured charity.
McIlroy carried the logo of the Northern Ireland Cancer Fund for Children into last month’s Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship.
The Boys & Girls Clubs of Tucson was selected as Rory’s charity during the $US 8.75m WGC – Accenture Match Play Championship, taking place next week from February 20-24, 2013 in Tucson, Arizona.
This year marks the Boys & Girls Clubs of Tucson’s 50th Anniversary of saving kids’ lives. The organisation operate 6 clubhouses serving 8,000 at-risk youth age 7-17 in Tucson’s most distressed and impoverished neighbourhoods where kids and families need us most.
Members pay just $5 per school year and $5 per summer session and have access to over 40 enrichment and athletic programs, a caring professional staff, and a safe place to go after school and on weekends.
Their programs are designed to provide youth with a positive alternative to the barrage of negative influences and destructive behaviours such as gang membership, drug and alcohol abuse, and high dropout rates that plague the population we serve. By engaging our youth, we are creating hope and promise for their futures with education, community service and living healthy lifestyles are a priority.
And the connection with the Rory Foundation and worldwide notoriety during coverage of Match Play will have a significant impact on Tucson’s youth by highlighting the mission and featuring the Clubs 50th Anniversary of helping to save lives of at-risk youth by keeping them off the streets and involved in positive activities such as athletics.
About The Rory Foundation
The Rory Foundation, a registered charity has been set up by Rory McIlroy to help children from around the world. The 6 Bags Project is the first fundraiser that the Rory Foundation is undertaking. The charities selected for the 6 Bags Project are as follows:
Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship – Northern Ireland Cancer Fund For Children
WGC – Accenture Match Play Championship (20-24 Feb) – Boys & Girls Clubs of Tucson
Honda Classic (28 Feb -3 Mar) – Child Protection Team of the Palm Beaches
WGC – Cadillac Championship (7-10 Mar)- First Tee Miami Date Amateur Golf Association
Shell Houston Open (25-31 Mar) – Chinquapin School
The Masters (11-14 Apl) – Charity TBA
For more information about the Rory Foundation, visit http://www.roryfoundation.com or contact:
Joanne Byrne
Presence PR, Dublin Ireland
joannebyrne@presence.ie
00 353 1 6761062
