Deadline Extended for Pig Sooie Scramble: Dollars for Scholars Golf Tournament
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — There’s still time to register a team
for the Pig Sooie Scramble: Dollars for Scholars Golf Tournament Fundraiser and
Par-Tee, an event hosted by the Northwest Arkansas Regional Network of the
Arkansas Alumni Association.
The four-person scramble on Friday, Aug. 15, at Stonebridge Meadows Golf Course in Fayetteville is presented by WealthPath Investment Advisors. Lunch will be served at 11:30 a.m. followed by a shotgun start at 12:30 p.m.
The winning team will automatically advance to the 2014 Acura College Alumni Team Championship on Oct. 5-8 at Pinehurst, North Carolina. All proceeds fund the NWA Network Scholarships. Team registrations are $500 and more information is available online.
Not a golfer? Join us for the Par-Tee presented by WealthPath Investment Advisors and Tom January Floors from 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 14, at the Janelle Y. Hembree Alumni House. The public event will include food, drinks and a silent auction to kick off the 2014 Pig Sooie Scramble. Tickets are $10 each for the Par-Tee. All sponsors, auction donors and tournament players will receive FREE Par-Tee admission! Pre-registration is highly recommended and the deadline is Friday, Aug. 8.
Additional sponsor opportunities are available for the Par-Tee and golf tournament. Contact Terri Dover at tdover@uark.edu for more information. Thank you to our Honors Scholar sponsor, Butterfield Trail Village, and to the media sponsors, CitiScapes Magazine, KUAF, 3W Magazine and Cox Communications.
Contacts
Tammy Tucker, director of communications
Arkansas Alumni Association
479-575-6390,
twtucker@uark.edu
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