Better Than Ever, Get On Board Today! Five New Hall of Famers Join BMC July 7 & 8, Lansdowne Resort

Five New Hall of Famers Join BMC

F.B.O. Leukemia /Lymphoma Research

News Flash: 2007 Hall of Fame inductees Roger Wehrli of the St. Louis Cardinals and Charlie Sanders of the Detroit Lions will join fellow sports legends for the 17th anniversary of the largest annual hall of fame reunion, The Bobby Mitchell/TOYOTA Hall of Fame Golf Classic sponsored by Washington Area New Automobile Dealers Association, July 7 and July 8, 2007 at the Lansdowne Resort in Leesburg, Virginia.

More than five Hall of Famers new to this yearês golf classic, including James Lofton of the Green Bay Packers and Rayfield Wright of the Dallas Cowboys, will join tournament veterans such as Oscar Robertson, Steve Largent, Sonny Jurgensen, and Meadowlark Lemon as part of a field of nearly 50 pro football and basketball legends who will donate their time to this truly classic event.

Once again, WANADA is the golf tournament sponsor of the 2007 Bobby Mitchell Hall of Fame Golf Classic benefiting the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, and event Co-Chairman Tamara Darvish of DARCARS, an officer of WANADA, is inviting dealer members and other area business leaders to get on board for a fabulous event.

–Every once in a while an event comes along with just the right mix of theme, location, purpose and panache to be truly memorable, and I believe weêve done exactly that with the Bobby Mitchell Hall of Fame Golf Classic,” said Darvish in a letter to WANADA members and friends. Last year, the BMCês combined efforts raised $705,000 for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, which Darvish and other organizers are looking to top this year, –on the road to $1million.”

Darvish points out that since WANADA began working with the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society nearly ten years ago, the mission has been to accelerate the pace and promise of cancer research. –Together, we have raised and funded over $5 million for research and patient services,” she said, noting that the survival rate among those stricken with blood cancer is over 50%, overall.

The exciting two-day event is complete with networking, receptions, exceptional celebrities, dinner, along with practice and tournament rounds with the NFL and NBA Hall of Famers. Lansdowne Resort, now with two championship golf courses and top shelf facilities, takes the event to a level of exclusivity.

Hall of Famers confirmed besides Former Redskins organizer Bobby Mitchell include: Lem Barney, Bobby Bell, Elvin Bethea, Mel Blount, Lou Creekmur, Joe DeLamielleure, Bill Dudley, Carl Eller, Wayne Embry, Hal Greer, Marques Haynes, Ted Hendricks, Ken Houston, Sam Huff, Charlie Joiner, Sam Jones, Sonny Jurgensen, Leroy Kelly, Paul Krause, Willie Lanier, Yale Lary, Dante Lavelli, Meadowlark Lemon, Larry Little, James Lofton, Tom Mack, Gino Marchetti, Mike McCormack, Tommy McDonald, Lenny Moore, Anthony Munoz, Joe Perry, Mel Renfro, Oscar Robertson, Charlie Sanders, Bob St. Clair, Billy Shaw, John Stallworth, Jan Stenerud, Charley Taylor, Charley Trippi, Paul Warfield, Roger Wehrli, Dave Wilcox, Kellen Winslow and Rayfield Wright. More names will be added closer to the event.

The Bobby Mitchell Hall of Fame Golf Classic offers a myriad of opportunities to get involved, including rewarding sponsorships and donations of auction items, player participation, and special event attendance. For information call Tamara Darvish at (301) 622-0300.