Phi Mu prepares charity event
Sarah Carmichael
Issue date: 2/21/08 Section: News
Phi Mu Sorority will host their seventh annual golf tournament to benefit the Children's Miracle Network.
The tournament will take place at noon, March 15 at Frenchman's Bend Country Club, located at 1484 Frenchman's Bend Road in Monroe.
Bethany Moore, vice president of Phi Mu, golf tournament chair and a sophomore family and child studies major, said she hopes her sorority raises more cash for the Children's Miracle Network than last year.
"We have been working very hard for months to prepare for this tournament," Moore said.
"I know all the time and hard work we put into this will be well spent and worth it in the end."
She also said the tournament will specifically benefit the Arkansas Children's Miracle Network in Little Rock, Ark.
Children's Miracle Network (CMN) is a non-profit organization dedicated to helping hospitalized kids by raising funds and awareness for 170 children's hospitals. The hospitals affiliated with CMN help 17 million kids each year with cancer, birth defects, AIDS and accident trauma.
"If any business or individual would like to become a sponsor it would be greatly appreciated," Moore said. "We put all our sponsors' names on a T-shirt and then we will have signs and ads posted at the tournament with their names on them. Afterwards, we will thank them in the newspaper, so sponsors will definitely get our thanks for their sponsorship."
Moore said the cost to play in the tournament is $65 per individual, and the game is four-man scramble, which means there are four players on a team.
Katie Theriot, Phi Mu president and a junior marketing major, said the tournament is open to anybody who would like to play.
"We have sponsorships and teams," Theriot said. "The tournament is open to anyone - students, faculty and all people in the community. It's really important for the Children's Network."
Ashley Payne, member of Phi Mu and a senior health information administration major, participated last year and said the sorority raised about $7,000.
"Every year the amount we raise goes up," Payne said.
"We are also going to have food and refreshments there."
Payne said Phi Mu is selling $1 raffle tickets for a drawing of $100 on the day of the tournament.
"More and more of the community participate each year," Payne said. "Last year there were 17 teams of four. Also, the grand prize is $500."
Theriot said there are more important things in life than publicity, and Phi Mu wants to make sure their philanthropy gets the recognition, not their sorority.
"We want to highlight the cause, not ourselves," Theriot said.
"It's really neat to be involved in this type of philanthropy."
Payne also said anyone interested in participating in the tournament or donating to the Children's Miracle Network can contact her by phone at 393-4680 or by e-mail at phimugolftourney52@yahoo.com.
The tournament will take place at noon, March 15 at Frenchman's Bend Country Club, located at 1484 Frenchman's Bend Road in Monroe.
Bethany Moore, vice president of Phi Mu, golf tournament chair and a sophomore family and child studies major, said she hopes her sorority raises more cash for the Children's Miracle Network than last year.
"We have been working very hard for months to prepare for this tournament," Moore said.
"I know all the time and hard work we put into this will be well spent and worth it in the end."
She also said the tournament will specifically benefit the Arkansas Children's Miracle Network in Little Rock, Ark.
Children's Miracle Network (CMN) is a non-profit organization dedicated to helping hospitalized kids by raising funds and awareness for 170 children's hospitals. The hospitals affiliated with CMN help 17 million kids each year with cancer, birth defects, AIDS and accident trauma.
"If any business or individual would like to become a sponsor it would be greatly appreciated," Moore said. "We put all our sponsors' names on a T-shirt and then we will have signs and ads posted at the tournament with their names on them. Afterwards, we will thank them in the newspaper, so sponsors will definitely get our thanks for their sponsorship."
Moore said the cost to play in the tournament is $65 per individual, and the game is four-man scramble, which means there are four players on a team.
Katie Theriot, Phi Mu president and a junior marketing major, said the tournament is open to anybody who would like to play.
"We have sponsorships and teams," Theriot said. "The tournament is open to anyone - students, faculty and all people in the community. It's really important for the Children's Network."
Ashley Payne, member of Phi Mu and a senior health information administration major, participated last year and said the sorority raised about $7,000.
"Every year the amount we raise goes up," Payne said.
"We are also going to have food and refreshments there."
Payne said Phi Mu is selling $1 raffle tickets for a drawing of $100 on the day of the tournament.
"More and more of the community participate each year," Payne said. "Last year there were 17 teams of four. Also, the grand prize is $500."
Theriot said there are more important things in life than publicity, and Phi Mu wants to make sure their philanthropy gets the recognition, not their sorority.
"We want to highlight the cause, not ourselves," Theriot said.
"It's really neat to be involved in this type of philanthropy."
Payne also said anyone interested in participating in the tournament or donating to the Children's Miracle Network can contact her by phone at 393-4680 or by e-mail at phimugolftourney52@yahoo.com.
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