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Jeev
Singh Accepts Foreign Exemption
Jeev
Singh has officially accepted a foreign exemption to play in the
2007 EDS Byron Nelson Championship. Singh, the first golfer from
India to break into the
top 50 of the Official World Golf Rankings, is currently ranked No.
47.
Singh played golf at Abilene Christian University on a Byron Nelson
Scholarship. He qualified to play in the Masters Tournament for the
first time this year. Singh has four professional wins on three
different tours: the Volvo China Open, Volvo Masters, Casio World
Open and the Golf Nippon Series JT Cup.
For a complete list
of player commitments, click here.
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Championship
Anticipates Sell Out |
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We
anticipate tickets and sponsorships will soon be sold out for
the tournament, April 25-29. For the past 10 years, the
Championship has experienced a sell out a few weeks before the
tournament.
Tickets and badges are still available at
Ticketmaster.
Ticket packages and sponsorships are available by calling
(972) 717-1200.
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EDS’
“Swing Break Par-Tee” Raises over $10,000 for Salesmanship
Club Youth and Family Centers |
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 EDS
kicked off the 2007 EDS Byron Nelson Championship last week
during its “Swing Break Par-Tee,” a party to get EDS employees
in the golfing – and giving – spirit.
Throughout the
week, EDS employees participated in several money-raising
activities, with all proceeds benefiting Salesmanship Club
Youth and Family Centers (SCYFC). Employees made donations,
played games, participated in a raffle for golf merchandise
and bid on a variety of auction items.
By the end of
the week, EDS employees had raised over $10,000 for SCYFC,
more than doubling the amount of money EDS employees raised
prior to the tournament last year.
Some EDS “Swing
Break Par-Tee” attractions included:
- Appearances by
members of the Salesmanship Club of Dallas and the fifth
grade class from the J. Erik Jonsson Community
School
- Unveiling of
the design of the EDS Byron Nelson Championship
chopper
- Tricycle
"chopper" races
- Putting greens
- Swing Analysis
& Wellness Tent
- Pinball and
Skee-ball machines
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A
Day in the Life of Our Charity
Beneficiary |
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The
Institute for Excellence in Urban Education, an
information-sharing and consulting arm of Salesmanship Club
Youth and Family Centers, recently
published an article entitled “Red Folder Process” in the
Journal of Staff
Development by the National Staff Development
Council. With Red Folder, a system developed by staff at
Salesmanship Club’s J. Erik Jonsson Community School, any
teacher can initiate an intervention for a lower- performing
student at a special monthly meeting. By presenting data – the
Red Folder – about a struggling student, the team brainstorms
and develops a strategic intervention action plan for that
child. The teacher follows up with the Red Folder team until
the student is performing again at a higher level.
Tim
Noonan, second grade teacher, confirms the Red Folder’s power:
“As a relatively new teacher at Jonsson, sometimes I don’t
have the repertoire of strategies that others might readily
have available. I find it helpful when the people around the
table help me pinpoint and articulate what might work with
certain kids.”
Red Folder is just one example of how
Byron’s work for the kids continues through the services of
Salesmanship Club Youth and Family
Centers.
For more information, contact Malinda Mason Miller, at (214)
915-4756, or visit www.salesmanshipclub.org.
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Media
Information |
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MEDIA
CREDENTIALS:
Registration has closed.
Photos are due by April 16.
MEDIA
HOTEL:
The media hotel is Courtyard by Marriott
Las Colinas. King and two Queen rooms are $119/night and King
Suites are $149/night. A limited number of rooms are
available. E-mail media@scdallas.org for more information.
TELEVISION
COVERAGE:
Thursday, April 26:
The
Golf Channel
2-5 p.m. CDT
Friday, April 27:
The Golf Channel
2-5 p.m. CDT
The Golf Channel will replay
coverage from 7:30-10:30 p.m. on Thursday and
Friday.
Saturday, April 28:
CBS
2-5 p.m. CDT
Sunday, April 29:
CBS
2-5 p.m. CDT
For
a complete list of events, click
here.
CONTACT
US:
Tracy
Cobb, Director of Communications
E-mail:
tcobb@scdallas.org
Lyndsay
Lovell, Communications Coordinator
E-mail: llovell@scdallas.org
Kayla Craddick, Communications Intern
E-mail:
kcraddick@scdallas.org
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