28th Annual Hit ’Em for Hemophilia Golf Tournament to Raise Funds for Hemophilia Research
August 23, 2010
Hemophilia of Georgia will host the 28th Annual Hit ’Em for Hemophilia Golf Tournament on November 1, 2010 at Château Élan Winery and Resort in Braselton, Georgia. Hundreds of corporate executives, local and sports celebrities, and invited guests are expected to participate in the tournament which also features an awards reception, live auction, and raffle. The tournament supports critical research directed toward finding a cure for hemophilia, a hereditary blood clotting disorder that requires very expensive, life-long medical treatment. Since 1982 the annual Hit ’Em for Hemophilia Golf Tournament has raised more than $12 million for research for a cure for inherited bleeding disorders. Over the years treatment has improved but there is still no cure.
Customized tournament corporate sponsorship packages are available to suit virtually every company or organization. AT&T is the tournament’s Gold Sponsor; continuing a 14-year tradition of high-level corporate sponsorship of the Hit ’Em for Hemophilia Golf Tournament. Many other companies from the Atlanta area and throughout the country are joining AT&T as corporate sponsors for the 2010 tournament, including Bechtel Corporation. “Bechtel and its employees are committed to contributing to the communities where we live and work. This is the ninth year Bechtel has been involved in the Hit ’Em for Hemophilia tournament, and we are pleased to be a part of an event that makes a difference in people’s lives,” said Toby Seay, president of Bechtel Corporation’s communications and transmission business unit.
In addition to corporate sponsorship, individuals and foursomes are encouraged to participate in the tournament. There is also a Golf 101 Seminar for Women that will teach the basics of the game to women who don’t play golf. All participants including sponsors, individual golfers, and seminar attendees are invited to attend the awards reception, live and silent auctions and raffle following the tournament. Details are available online at www.hog.org/golf or by contacting Vic McCarty, Director of Development, (770) 518-8272 or vamccarty@hog.org.
About Hemophilia of Georgia
Hemophilia of Georgia is a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing services and support for Georgians who have hemophilia, von Willebrand Disease, and other inherited bleeding disorders. The only agency of its kind in the state, Hemophilia of Georgia works to enhance clients’ care and quality of life while actively pursuing a cure through research funding. HoG’s nonprofit pharmacy provides convenient home delivery of clotting factor and other medications at competitive prices. Hemophilia of Georgia exists so that people in Georgia affected by bleeding disorders live as normally and productively as possible. Additional information is available online at www.hog.org.
About Hemophilia
Hemophilia is a hereditary genetic disorder in which a person’s blood is not able to clot normally. In normal blood, proteins called clotting factors work together to form a clot whenever bleeding occurs. The person with hemophilia lacks or doesn’t have enough of a certain clotting factor so the blood can’t make a clot. Hemophilia is a very rare disorder, affecting about 17,000 people in the United States. People with hemophilia stop bleeding by taking an injection of the clotting factor that is missing from their blood. However, the clotting factor used to treat hemophilia is very expensive. Some patients reach their lifetime insurance maximum at very young ages.