THE 8TH ANNUAL SHELL POINT OPEN FOCUSES ON PATRIOTIC THEME

FORT MYERS, Fla. (August 18, 2011) – The “Red, White and Blue Scramble”, Shell Point’s 8th annual Shell Point Open Golf Tournament, will be held on Friday, November 11, 2011, at the Shell Point Golf Club in Fort Myers announced Timothy Stephenson, Executive Director of the Legacy Foundation at Shell Point. The tournament, presented by The Legacy Foundation, will raise funds for the Waterside Medical Complex which offers medical and healthcare services to residents of Shell Point and the surrounding local community. This complex includes the Larsen Pavilion, a 219 bed skilled nursing facility, a state-of-art rehabilitation center, and many more healthcare services.

“This year we will host the tournament on a very special day, 11-11-11, and plan to honor all veterans that are present as well as those who served in the past, present, and future.” said Stephenson “This is our 8th year hosting the Shell Point Open, and we have received overwhelming support each and every year. Golfers and sponsors alike continue to support and enjoy this tournament because of developing friendships and the opportunity to help with a worthwhile cause. This tournament is just one way that we can help individuals receive the best healthcare possible, while also having some fun.”

The tournament registration will begin at 7:15am. UBS Financial Services Inc, The Scoggins/Moreland Group has graciously offered to be the Title Sponsor for the event. The cost to play in the 2011 Shell Point Open is $125 per person, which includes 18 holes of golf plus cart, player gift bags, prize opportunities, breakfast, and lunch. The Corporate Sponsors include Wright Construction; The Alliance Development Fund; Harvey-Engelhardt-Metz Funeral Home; and Alexander & Hoover, CPA’s, PA.

If you are interested in learning more about this tournament, or would like to make a tax-deductible donation to the Waterside Medical Complex at Shell Point, please contact Deborah Henning at (239) 466-8484.

The Shell Point Golf Club is an 18-hole Championship Golf Course that opened in 2000 and was designed by Gordon Lewis. The course offers a grass driving range and practice green, lessons, a fully-stocked pro shop and snack bar, and all the course golf carts are equipped with Uplink GPS monitors. The course is open to the public, and is located at the entrance to Shell Point Retirement Community in Fort Myers, Florida, just off Summerlin Road, two miles before the Sanibel Island Causeway. Visit www.shellpointgolf.com to learn more.

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