Time to Start Planning for WANADA Open, June 4 and Bobby Mitchell Hall of Fame Classic, July 7-8

Time to Start Planning for WANADA Open, June 4 and Bobby Mitchell Hall of Fame Classic, July 7-8

With a hint of spring in the air, thereês no better time to begin planning your summer, and there are two dates WANADA members should add to their calendars right now:

Monday, June 4, 2007 for the Annual WANADA Open;

The weekend of July 7 & 8, 2007 for the Bobby Mitchell Hall of Fame Classic.

Both events again will take place at the upscale Lansdowne Resort in Leesburg, VA, which features two world class golf courses, one designed by Robert Trent Jones and the second by Greg Norman. The Norman course has been ranked among the “top ten new courses you can play” by Golf Magazine.

The WANADA Open

Moving the Open from May to June last year improved the odds for good golf weather. Preliminary plans are for an 11:00 a.m. Shotgun Start with a Captain’s Choice/Scramble format. Count on great fellowship and good times! A reception and dinner in the new clubhouse will cap the day with awards and some serious prizes.

Hall of Fame Classic

Join over 40 Hall of Fame sports legends as they head to the fairways on July 7 & 8, 2007 for the 17th Annual Bobby Mitchell/Toyota Hall of Fame Classic, sponsored by WANADA. Last yearês –Sweet 16” event raised over $700,000 for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, bringing the total raised to fight these deadly blood diseases to nearly $5 million since the inception of the eventãWANADA is proud that $3.2 million has been raised in the six years of the associationês involvement as a principal sponsor. With Tamara Darvish of DARCARS again co-chairing the event with Todd Heavner of Enterprise rent-a-car, and a large gathering of Hall of Fame ballplayers expected, Bobby is looking to set another fundraising record this year.

The tournament weekend begins with a special reception on Saturday evening, July 7, featuring a tribute to this year’s patient hero and an extensive, well funded silent and live auction. On Sunday, July 9, Hall of Famers will tee off at Lansdowne. And for a five-dollar donation to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, the public can come out and cheer for their favorite sports legend and compete in a contest to win a trip to the Hall of Fame.

Dealers can anticipate a letter from Tamara Darvish and more information on sponsorship opportunities as we get closer to the event.