Golf tournament host Phillip Smith, of Smith’s Painting, announced today, “It’s turkey season in Middle Tennessee!”
The 4th annual “Turkey Tee Off” golf tournament will be held on Saturday, November 8 at Cedar Crest Golf Course to benefit the Child Advocacy Centers in Rutherford and Cannon Counties.
“The ‘Turkey Tee Off’ Golf Tournament Committee will be contacting local businesses and individuals asking for their support of the Child Advocacy Center and the abused children that are served by the Center,” stated Child Advocacy Center board member Marlene Jones Becker.
“We need the support of the Rutherford and Cannon communities to make the ‘Turkey Tee Off’ a huge success,” said golf tournament committee member Mike Becker.
“Levels of event sponsorship range from $2,500 to $50,” continued Becker. “For $2,500 your business will be one of the presenting sponsors. For $500 –$2,499, your business can be a sponsor. For $300 you can be a team captain for a team of four golfers, for $75 an individual can golf, and for $50 your business can have a tee box sign.”
“Our family started the ‘Turkey Tee Off’ to support child abuse victims,” said Smith. “Our hope is that through this event, families of abused children will learn about the Child Advocacy Center, and seek help for their children.”
Child abuse affects a significant number of children in our community. Proceeds from the golf tournament will fund services for child abuse victims. In the last 14 years, the Child Protective Investigative Team has worked together to investigate and prosecute over 10,000 child abuse cases and assisted over 14,500 individuals in Rutherford and Cannon Counties. The Department of Children’s Services protects children, law enforcement arrests perpetrators, the District Attorney’s Office prosecutes and incarcerates offenders, while the Child Advocacy Center helps children and families heal from the trauma.
Through the “Darkness to Light” community education program, the Child Advocacy Center has trained over 3,690 parents, grandparents, and professionals how to protect children from child sexual abuse, and what to do if a child reports abuse to them.
If you would like to sponsor the event, make a contribution, or golf in the tournament please contact the Child Advocacy Center of Rutherford County at (615) 867-9000 or the Cannon County Child Advocacy Center at (615) 563-9915.
