QEI-Durham Golf Tournament Provides Scholarships, Textbooks
Quality Education Institute of Durham holds fifth annual golf tournament to expand opportunities for its students, including textbooks, scholarships, and media center.
Durham, NC (PRWEB) June 12, 2005
In a time when door-to-door school fundraising can be dangerous for children and catalog drives are becoming old hat, the parents, teachers, and friends of Quality Education Institute of Durham (QEI-Durham) are anticipating a great turnout for the schoolÂ’s annual golf-tournament fundraiser. On Friday, August 26, at 1 p. m., golfers from throughout the Southeast will tee off at the Occoneechee Golf Club in Hillsborough.
This annual golf tournament is the brainchild of avid golfers William A. Stephens and Michael D. Davis, co-chairs of the tournament’s planning committee. According to Davis, “This event is a great opportunity to raise money for the school and let golfers do what they love best, all at the same time.”
The tournament planning committee expects at least 80 golfers this year, a modest increase over last year’s 52 participants, which will also increase the amount of money raised for the QEI-Durham Education Fund, he said. Stephens indicated that the education fund “exists to expand the services offered to QEI’s students, including textbooks, supplies, transportation, after-school care, and field trips, in addition to funding a media center and scholarships based on financial need.”
Davis said the tournament has had outstanding support from Durham businesses and the surrounding area, including the tournament host Occoneechee Golf Club, RBC Centura, Mechanics and Farmers Bank, BlueCross/BlueShield of North Carolina, DickÂ’s Sporting Goods, and Pro Golf Discount.
The Occoneechee Golf Club is located at 1500 Lawrence Road, Hillsborough, NC. Would-be competitors may register for the tournament at www. qeidurham. org, where they can also find more information about the school.
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