BRIGHT SPIRIT CHARITY GOLFERS GIVE GENEROUSLY AT CADILLAC INVITATIONAL SERIES EVENT; WINNERS TO PLAY AT FAMOUS TPC COURSE

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 7 - BOSTON, MA - The world famous TPC Sawgrass championship golf course in Florida will welcome four golfers from the Granite Links club in Quincy, MA, who won a Cadillac Invitational Series qualifier at the Spring Valley Country Club in Sharon, MA.

The quartet shot a 12-under-par score of 59 to advance to the national championship of the Cadillac-sponsored competition, which was played as part of a charity event organized by the Bright Spirit Children’s Foundation.  The charity, which provides distractive entertainment for seriously ill children in hospitals on a regional and national level, hopes to have raised more than $30,000 from the golf tournament and auctions held this week.

 Bright Spirit founder and President Stuart Kaplan said: "The event was a great success and we are extremely grateful to the sponsors, businesses and organizations that donated prizes and of course to the golfers and guests who generously helped raise money for a very worthy cause.

 "We will continue to spend every cent raised to help children cope with the anxiety of being in hospital and lift their spirits at a difficult time in their lives."

 Ejay Chaudry, a member of the victorious Granite Links foursome, added: "We are excited to have played such a great round of golf and to be heading to Sawgrass to play a course that has been graced by some of golf’s legends."

 Joining him at TPC Sawgrass will be team mates Brett Fodiman, Craig Engerman and Vinny Cox, whose first place finish was two shots better than their nearest rivals.

 Before golfing, all participants were invited to test drive cars from Cadillac Village of Norwood and having completed 18 holes, placed bids on a series of silent auction items.  Donors included Callaway Golf, GMAC, PeakVision Sports, The Greg Norman Collection, EGO, Etonic, Golf Digest and many more oganizarions including Boston’s major sports teams. 

More details of Bright Spirit programs can be found on the official website.  The Bright Spirit Children’s Foundation is soliciting donations for upcoming fundraising events, which can be mailed to: Bright Spirit Children’s Foundation, Attn: Stuart Kaplan,12 Canavan Circle, Needham, MA 02492.

Bright Spirit is a 100% volunteer organization, and all the money raised goes to the children.  Bright Spirit Children’s Foundation is a registered 501(c)(3) IRS tax-exempt organization and non-profit corporation in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (FID# 02-0813212).