a:25:{s:9:"weblog_id";s:1:"4";s:8:"entry_id";s:0:"";s:6:"sticky";s:0:"";s:14:"allow_comments";s:1:"n";s:16:"allow_trackbacks";s:1:"n";s:10:"entry_date";s:19:"2010-06-02 06:04 AM";s:15:"expiration_date";s:0:"";s:23:"comment_expiration_date";s:0:"";s:8:"category";a:1:{i:0;s:1:"4";}s:9:"author_id";s:1:"4";s:6:"status";s:4:"open";s:14:"trackback_urls";s:0:"";s:18:"versioning_enabled";s:1:"y";s:5:"title";s:38:"Kwame Tourney Boosts Minority Students";s:9:"url_title";s:38:"kwame_tourney_boosts_minority_students";s:6:"submit";s:6:"Submit";s:11:"field_id_26";s:38:"Kwame Tourney Boosts Minority Students";s:11:"field_ft_26";s:4:"none";s:11:"field_id_31";s:0:"";s:11:"field_id_44";s:111:"The Kwame Foundation Golf Tournament, set for Aug. 26, endows nearly $150,000 a year in minority scholarships. ";s:11:"field_ft_44";s:4:"none";s:11:"field_id_28";s:24:"Kwame, scholarship, golf";s:11:"field_ft_28";s:4:"none";s:11:"field_id_29";s:1918:"<p>Kwame Foundation will host its Seventh Annual Golf Tournament on Thursday, August 26 at the Norman K. Probstein golf course at Forest Park. The KWAME Foundation endows approximately $150,000 a year in scholarships and grants at universities that improve educational opportunities for minorities.</p>
<p>\"Our goal is to ensure a strong minority presence in the future workforce by helping minority students achieve their higher educational goals,\" said Tony Thompson, president and CEO of KWAME.</p>
<p>Registration and lunch begins at 11:30 a.m. with the shotgun start of the four-person scramble at 1:00 p.m. The cocktail reception and happy hour will begin at 5:00 p.m. and the awards ceremony and auction will begin at 6:30 p.m.</p>
<p>Sponsorships opportunities from $150 to $10,000 are available, with recognition at the event, on the website and in the program. Individual entry for the tournament, lunch and events is $375 and non-golfer participation is $75.</p>
<p>Last year, the Kwame Foundation Golf Tournament netted more than $65,000 for scholarship endowments at the following colleges and universities:<br />&bull;    Maryville University<br />&bull;    University of Kansas <br />&bull;    Jackson State University<br />&bull;    University of Missouri - Columbia\'s School of Law<br />&bull;    University of Missouri - St. Louis<br />&bull;    Saint Louis University\'s College of Arts and Sciences<br />&bull;    Barnes-Jewish Hospital School of Nursing<br />&bull;    Fontbonne University<br />&bull;    Interdenominational Theological Center<br />&bull;    Harris-Stowe State University<br />&bull;    Ranken Technical College</p>
<p>For more information about the tournament or to become a sponsor, visit http://kwame.golfreg.com or contact Sonja at (314) 862-5344 or <a href=\"mailto:sbranscomb@kwamebuildinggroup.com\">sbranscomb@kwamebuildinggroup.com</a>.</p>
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