The 25th Annual Lina Shore Golf Classic and Dinner Dance
on March 31, 2012, will benefit the Pat Summitt Foundation Fund:
The 25th Annual Lina Shore Golf Classic will be held at the beautiful Indian Canyons Golf Club in Palm Springs, CA and the Dinner Dance will be held at Agua Caliente Resort & Casino. For most of the past 24 years, the tournament has raised money for charity, and, cumulatively, it has raised over $250,000 for such deserving causes as Caring For Babies with AIDS (LA), Susan G. Komen Foundation, Project Newhope, HRC, the American Heart Association, the Dr. Susan Love Research Foundation and NCLR. This year, all funds raised in excess of expenses will benefit the Pat Summitt Foundation Fund. If you'd like to sponsor the tournament or you have an item you'd like to donate for our silent auction, please contact Kay Coleman at pkcoleman@gmail.com or 858-864-4600.
| Participating Sponsorships Available: | Donation |
| Platinum Sponsor (limited to 4 Platinum sponsors): 4 Golf Player Registrations + Program Recognition + Name on Banner + Pat Summitt Autographed Tee |
$2,500 |
Gold Sponsor: |
$1,500 |
| Silver Sponsor: 2 Dinner Tickets + Program Recognition + Name on Banner | $500 |
| Bronze Sponsor: 1 Dinner Ticket + Program Recognition + Name on Banner | $300 |
| Tee Sign Sponsor: Logo/Recognition on one Tee Sign | $250 |
| "In Honor of" / "In Memory of" Flags: Your Recognition of Someone Special | $25 |
| Corporate/Individual Sponsorships Available: | |
| Presenting Sponsor: Your Name/Logo on the Dinner Program and Banner as Presenting Sponsor | $5,000 |
| Platinum Sponsor: Name/Logo on Banner + in Program | $2,500 |
| Golf Cart Sponsor: Recognition on Event Golf Carts and in Program | $750 |
| Range Ball Sponsor: Recognition on Signage at Driving Range and Program | $500 |
| Tee Sign Sponsor: Logo/Recognition on one Tee Sign | $250 |
| "In Honor of" / "In Memory of" Flags: Your Recognition of Someone Special | $25 |
About the Pat Summitt Foundation Fund
The Pat Summitt Foundation Fund believes no family should have to hear a diagnosis like Pat's: early onset dementia, Alzheimer's type. The Fund will make grants to nonprofits which provide:
- Education and awareness of Alzheimer's, its onset and treatment
- Support services to patients, their families and caregivers
- Research to treat, prevent, cure, and ultimately to eradicate this disease
Please visit http://www.patsummitt.org to learn more.
About Pat Summitt
She is respected, ethical, and a winner who serves as a shining example in the sport of collegiate basketball.
"She" is Pat Head Summitt, head coach of the University of Tennessee Lady Volunteer basketball team, who entered the stratosphere of collegiate coaching when she recorded her 1,000th career win during the 2008-09 season. Summitt, who will be entering her 38th season at the helm of the Lady Vols, has a 1,071-199 overall record and raises the bar in the collegiate basketball world every time she steps out on the court.
On Aug. 22, 2011, Summitt courageously revealed the toughest opponent she will ever have to battle, early onset dementia, "Alzheimer's type," after the doctors at the Mayo Clinic diagnosed her at the age of 59. To be sure, Summitt intends to take on this opponent with her signature game plan.
The incomparable Summitt has built collegiate basketball's "hoopdom" at Tennessee. A program developed tirelessly, diligently and successfully by Summitt, her staff and the select group of 161 all-time basketball studentathletes who have been fortunate enough to don the Orange & White jerseys of the Tennessee Lady Volunteers.
Summitt, already the all-time winningest coach in NCAA basketball history (men or women), enters the 2011-12 campaign with eight NCAA Championships in the trophy case including her most recent back-to-back titles in 2007 and 2008.
A brief synopsis of Summitt's resume goes like this: A consummate taskmaster, she has kept her elite program in the winner's circle for almost four decades, producing a mind-boggling record of 1,071-199 (.843). During her tenure, the Lady Vols have won eight NCAA titles, as well as an amazing 31 Southeastern Conference tournament and regular season championships. Tennessee has made an unprecedented 30 consecutive appearances in the NCAA Tournament and produced 12 Olympians, 20 Kodak All-Americans named to 34 teams, and 75 All-SEC performers. Along with the success on the court, Summitt's student-athletes have tremendous productivity in the classroom. Coach Summitt has a 100 percent graduation rate for all Lady Vols who have completed their eligibility at Tennessee.
Her honors and achievements over the years number in the hundreds. The Sporting News named the 50 Greatest Coaches of All-Time. Summitt was voted the 11th best of all-time and was the only woman on the list. She was inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame on June 5, 1999 and into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame on October 13, 2000. Other more recent accolades include a resolution by the U.S. House of Representatives on June 5, 2009; an honorary doctorate from the United States Sports Academy on May 19, 2009; receiving the 2009 WNBA Inspiring Coach Award on April 7, 2009, and being honored by her peers with the RUSSELL ATHLETIC/WBCA Victory Club Award for 1,000 career wins on April 6, 2009. She was inducted as the third member of the Tennessee Women's Hall of Fame on June 17, 2011.