The members of Sea Palms Resort’s Ladies Golf Association have been stepping up in a big way in the fight against cancer for more than a decade. They invite you to join them once again this March for the Rally for the Cure Golf and “Fun-Raising” Event. And this event isn’t limited to the ladies, so pull out your putters, gents, and help fight cancer while having a great day on the greens.
Last year, the Coastal Georgia Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure Director, Beth Desloges, and Board Member, DelRia Baisden, visited Sea Palms Resort to receive a $11,000 donation to help fight breast cancer in our Southeast Region. Over the past nine years, members of the Sea Palms Resort’s Ladies Golf Association have raised close to $60,000 from their annual Rally for the Cure golf event and fund raiser with most of the proceeds going to the regional affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure, which provides grants to local organizations, such as the Southeast Georgia Health System’s mobile Mammograms in Motion program. Co-chairs of the event, Carol Sabo and Leah Curtis, along with several of their Rally committee members and Sea Palms Resort Golf Professional, Rick Irwin, presented the check. Ms. Sabo, who has co-chaired the event since its inception, noted “we were particularly motivated this year when Ms. Desloges informed us that over 20,000 residents receive free education, screening and diagnostics services each year, resulting in 120 diagnoses in women who otherwise had no access to care in the last six years alone."
Programs such as Mammograms in Motion are instrumental in the fight against cancer. This collaboration with area physicians, community health centers and county health departments provides breast health education and outreach, screening mammograms and diagnostic breast work-up services to uninsured and medically underserved individuals residing in Camden, Glynn, Long and McIntosh counties. Since inception in 2011, Mammograms In Motion has provided more than 600 mammograms, physicians’ visits and biopsies to patients who otherwise would not have had access to care for reasons like out-of-pocket costs, transportation issues, or a lack of access to a facility that provides care.
The 2016 Rally will take place at Sea Palms Golf and Tennis Resort on Tuesday, March 22, and includes four person scramble teams—ladies, men, and mixed teams and consists of the 18-hole handicap golf tournament. Check in is at 8 a.m. and the shotgun starts at 9 a.m., followed by lunch and prizes. The cost is for the golf tournament is $80 per person, which covers your $20 donation to Rally for the Cure, golf, lunch and refreshments, tournament prizes, Rally Hole, free magazine subscription, take away gifts and more. Pick your own foursome or you can sign up individually and a team will be formed. There will be pre-registration and silent auction the night before, at The Public House from 5-7 p.m. If you are interested in becoming a hole sponsor or would like more information, call Carol Sabo: 912.634.6867 or 703.915.4034 carol_sabo@hotmail.com.
