Eighth Annual Jim Mora Celebrity Golf Classic

EIGHTH ANNUAL JIM MORA CELEBRITY GOLF CLASSIC 

   WHAT: The Eighth Annual Jim Mora Celebrity Golf Classic benefiting the Jim Mora Count on Me Family Foundation

   WHERE: The Riviera Country Club, Los Angeles, CA — Monday, May 19, 2014

   WHY: The Jim Mora Celebrity Golf Classic benefiting the Jim Mora Count On Me Family Foundation, brings together friends from the sports and entertainment industries to “tee it up” for charity. The Classic matches foursomes with a celebrity for a day of golf at the Riviera Country Club. Golfers will compete for prizes from start to finish, enjoy great food options on the course and be treated to the “BackSwing Bash” Happy Hour and Dinner Auction following golf. A celebrity-studded VIP Appreciation Party will be hosted at the W Hotel in Westwood, CA to kick off the tournament on Sunday evening, May 18th.

   WHO: Celebrity and athlete supporters from the Seventh Annual Jim Mora Celebrity Golf Classic included: Jim Mora, Jim Mora Sr., Warren Sapp, Jamaal Wilkes, Rod Woodson, Marshall Faulk, Jerome Bettis, Rich Eisen, Matt Barnes, Jason Kapono, Willie McGinest, Eric Karros, Jim Hill, Adam Carolla, Rich Eisen, Jonathan Ogden, Kevin Nealon, Rick Neuheisel, Eric Allen, Michael Young, Cade McNown, Mike Warren, Rafer Johnson, Noel Mazzone, Mark McMillian, Curt Menefee, Ron Pitts, Alfonso Ribeiro, TJ Simers, Pat O’ Brien, Special Olympics Southern California founder Rafer Johnson, and several of the Mora’s Special Olympics athlete friends.

   JIM MORA COUNT ON ME FAMILY FOUNDATION: The Foundation, created in 2005, is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization which supports children in need, primarily in three target areas: children from low socioeconomic backgrounds, mentally and physically-challenged children, and children at-risk. Through the Foundation, Jim Mora, Football Head Coach at UCLA, and wife, Shannon, support children in need and at risk in California, Washington and Georgia. The Count On Me Family Foundation has granted over a 1.5 million dollars to over 50 charitable children’s organizations since 2005. The Jim Mora Count On Me Family Foundation strives to lend support and to partner with charities and children’s organizations through grants, increasing community awareness, and empowering organizations to help children.

   For golf sponsorship, donor opportunities and foursomes, or for more information on how to support the Jim Mora Count on Me Family Foundation (www.countonmefoundation.org), please email Shannon Mora at [email protected] or Lauren Smith at [email protected].

   MEDIA CONTACTS:

Courtney Merfeld, [email protected] or 310.426.9900

Sean Bell, [email protected] or 310.326.9900