Beaver Creek Resort Company has selected Can Do MS, for the third year in a row, as the beneficiary of its 3rd Annual Cut and Slice Golf Event presented by US Bank, to be held on Monday, May 26, 2014, at the Beaver Creek Golf Club from 11:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Golfers will enjoy barbecue and craft beers from Crazy Mountain Brewery and Breckenridge Brewery during their round of golf. Tickets are $125 per person which includes greens fee, golf cart, practice balls, tee gift along with barbecue and beer on the course. Net proceeds from the event will be donated to Can Do MS’s lifestyle empowerment programs for people living with MS and their support partners.
Golfers will have a chance to win amazing prizes for the longest drive, closest to the pin and a hole-in-one challenge. Can Do MS will also host a raffle during the awards party at The Rendezvous Club. Participants can purchase tickets to win a variety of prizes including sporting goods, lodging packages, Vilar event tickets and much more. Raffle tickets will be available before, during and after the golf event for $5 (one ticket) and $20 (five tickets).
New this year, Can Do MS and the Beaver Creek Golf Club will be hosting an adaptive golf experience, sponsored by Teva Neuroscience. Individuals living with MS and their support partner will golf with a PGA professional and physical therapist to learn adaptive techniques and use equipment that will empower them to continue playing.
“We are honored to be selected as the beneficiary for the 2014 Cut and Slice Golf Event for the third year in a row. Beaver Creek’s support validates all the hard work we’re doing in our community to raise awareness of MS and to provide programs and education to people living with MS. Adding an adaptive golf experience allows us to demonstrate how our philosophy of staying active can be realized with the proper tools and instruction.” said Heidi A. Heltzel, President and CEO of Can Do MS.
“Golf is an amazing sport that everyone, no matter their disability, should have the opportunity to play. We’re excited to host this innovative adaptive golf experience with Can Do MS and look forward to empowering the participants.” said David Lopez, Director of Golf at the Beaver Creek Golf Club.
Reservations can be made by calling the Beaver Creek Golf Club at (970) 754-6212, emailing dlopez@vailresorts.com or purchasing tickets online at www.beavercreek.com/bbb.
Cut and Slice Golf Event supporting sponsors include Avon Liquor, Chateau Beaver Creek, Comfort Inn Vail/Beaver Creek, Eye Pieces of Vail, Rocks Modern Grill, Slifer Smith and Frampton Real Estate, Vilar Performing Arts Center.
A national nonprofit organization based in Avon, Colo., Can Do MS is an innovative provider of lifestyle empowerment programs that empower people with MS and their support partners to transform and improve their quality of life. For more information, visit the organization’s website at www.mscando.org or call 970-926-1290.