LAS VEGAS, NV - Canyon Gate Country Club announced today that it will, on September 30, participate in the 2011 ClubCorp Charity Classic, ClubCorp's major annual philanthropic open-house event.  In 2010, the popular ClubCorp Charity Classic raised $1.5 million nationwide for the Muscular Dystrophy Association's Augie's Quest and other deserving charities. Canyon Gate Country Club cordially invites the public to attend the 2011 Charity Classic.

Friday, September 30, 2011

• 10am - Tennis Tournament
• 11:30 am - Registration and Lunch
• 1pm - Shotgun start
• 5pm - Family Poolside Open House
• 6pm - Awards Dinner and Silent Auction

• $100 per person - Golf includes: golf, lunch, prizes, awards dinner and two drink tickets
• $50 per person - Tennis includes, tennis, lunch, prizes, awards dinner
• $25 per person -  Dinner includes: dinner, awards and silent auction
• Poolside open house includes: food and beverages, children's entertainment including games, water slide and bounce house

 "We are thrilled to be able to open our club to the community during this exciting event," John Herndon, general manager at Canyon Gate Country Club. "It is an honor to be a part of this ClubCorp tradition that benefits our local community and makes a positive impact on the lives of so many."

Since its inception in 2007, ClubCorp's Charity Classic has raised nearly $6.5 million benefitting charities including MDA's Augie's Quest, Susan G. Komen for the Cure, Boys & Girls Clubs, and the ClubCorp Employee Partners Care Foundation.

This year, more than 130 golf and country clubs and business and sports clubs around the country will again open their courses and dining rooms to an estimated 16,000 members, guests, and patrons for tournaments, dining events, auctions, and social extravaganzas throughout the country.

"Las Vegas area families are truly blessed that Canyon Gate Country Club is participating in the 2011 ClubCorp Charity Classic," said Gerald C. Weinberg, MDA President and CEO.  "The ClubCorp Charity Classic plays a vital role in speeding MDA research-seeking treatments and a cure for ALS or Lou Gehrig's disease.  It also helps MDA provide much needed medical and healthcare services to local families affected by ALS."

The 2011 ClubCorp Charity Classic will benefit the following deserving nonprofits:

• MDA "Augie's Quest," is an aggressive, cure-driven effort singularly focused on treatments and cures for ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or Lou Gehrig's disease). 
• ClubCorp's Employee Partners Care Foundation (E.P.C.F.), a fund created to help ClubCorp's employees and their families by providing financial assistance in times of crisis.
• Boys & Girls Club's of Las Vegas, Started in 1961, the Boys & Girls Clubs of Las Vegas currently serves more than 14,000 youth ages 5 -18 in eight facilities throughout the Valley.  With the belief that every child has the potential to "BE GREAT", the Clubs' full-time professional staff emphasizes character and leadership development, education and career development, health and life skills, the arts, sports, fitness and recreation.  For more information, please contact the Boys & Girls Clubs of Las Vegas at 702.367.2582 or visit www.bgclv.org. 

To participate or to sign up for this event, please visit the ClubCorp Charity Classic web site at www.clubcorpcharityclassic.com or call the club at 702.363.0303