BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:NingEventWidget-v1 VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2363886:Event:803 DTSTAMP:20120529T135902Z SUMMARY:'On The Tee With A.J. Ali' 36-Hole Golf Marathon & Happy Hour Presented by Champps Americana DESCRIPTION:CHAMPPS RESTAURANT AND MARATHON OF MIRACLES PARTNER TO RAI SE FUNDS AND AWARENESS FOR CANCER WELLNESS PROGRAMS\n\nColumbia, MD -- Champps Americana at The Mall in Columbia, Maryland Presents the inau gural \"On the Tee with A.J. Ali\" 36-hole Golf Marathon Event at Fair way Hills Golf Course followed by a True Champion's Happy Hour Monday, September 14th, 2009 to benefit the St. Jude's Children's Research Ho spital (www.stjude.org) and the Marathon of Miracles cancer wellness o rganization (www.marathonofmiracles.org).\n\nParticipate in one or mor e ways:\n\nGOLF 36 HOLES AND RAISE PLEDGES\nSign up as one of 10 golfe rs to join writer/producer A.J. Ali and Champps GM Vince Cassino on th e links for a 36-hole golf marathon at Fairway Hills Golf Course. Golf ers will receive 36-holes of golf, cart, range balls, a dozen Dixon Ea rth golf balls, 1st Tee and 10th Tee energy bars, dinner and beverages at Champps after golf and assorted tee gifts. Golfers will also win p rizes for best score, best dressed, most money raised, long drive, clo sest to the pin and putting contest. Sponsors are invited to participa te by golfing or financially supporting their favorite golfer and dona ting tee gifts, prizes, food and beverages to the 12 golfers.\n\nHAPPY HOUR\nThe True Champion's Happy Hour event from 4 to 7 pm following g olf will be a party celebrating the release of a book by A.J. Ali and Vera Jones titled \"The True Champion's 30-Day Challenge.\" The book i s a faith-based holistic wellness and inspirational book using sports stories and healthy action steps to help people take their game of lif e to another level. The Happy Hour is open to the public and the co-au thors will be on hand to autograph copies of the book. Net proceeds fr om book sales at the event benefit the two cancer charities. Sponsors are invited to participate by promoting the Happy Hour, bringing teams of people to participate (win a prize for best dressed team!) and don ating door prizes or services such as seated massage or entertainment. There are opportunities for a limited number of corporate sponsors to set up table displays at the Happy Hour event for $500.\n\nRAFFLE\nGo into Champps restaurant at The Mall in Columbia, MD anytime between A ugust 20th and September 14th and purchase raffle tickets for $10 each and receive your choice of a free gift: a Champps Sweeps Card (random value of $3 to $30) or a sleeve of Dixon Earth eco-friendly golf ball s. The drawing for grand prizes will take place at the Happy Hour even t September 14th. Winners need not be present to win, but prizes need to be picked up at the restaurant by September 18th.\n\nRaffle prizes include:\n- The Ultimate Golf Bag including a complete set of Sweet Wo od Golf hickory shafted irons and putter, with Bobby Jones driver, hyb rid and wedge, two-dozen Dixon Earth high performance eco-friendly gol f balls, and a beautifully crafted golf bag. The $3,000 retail value s et will be on display at Champps.\n- A $1,000 Howard County shopping s pree featuring gift certificates from a variety of local businesses.\n - A $250 gift card to Champps.\n- Cases of Dixon Earth golf balls and other prizes from local and national sponsors.\nSponsors are invited t o participate by donating raffle items.\n\nSILENT AUCTION\nThere will be a dozen items available to bid on in a silent auction at the Happy Hour event. Sponsors are invited to donate items or gift certificates valued at $100 or more.\n\nFor more information, visit http://www.onth eteewithajali.com/events/on-the-tee-with-aj-ali-36hole, email aj@survi vorcelebration.com or call 443-463-5009.\n\nTo make a pledge to suppor t a golfer or to sign up to golf, visit http://200miracles.dojiggy.com /COLUMBIAGOLFERS\n\nFor more information visit http://www.ontheteewith ajali.com/events/on-the-tee-with-aj-ali-36hole DTSTART:20090914T070000Z DTEND:20090915T065900Z CATEGORIES:fundraiser LOCATION:Champps Americana WEBSITE:http://