First Leukemia Cup Regatta Comes to Panama City
PANAMA CITY, FL - March 25, 2009 ? The inaugural Leukemia Cup Regatta at Bay Point will make its debut in Panama City in May. This fundraising event is designed to raise money to fight blood cancers and will be held at Bay Point Marina May 7th-9th.
The Leukemia Cup Regatta is a series of events held throughout the country. Since its inception, the sailing community has raised millions of dollars to support the mission of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society through this event. In 2008 alone, more than $3.6 million was raised at 38 Regattas, bringing the overall campaign funds raised to more than $27 million.
The festivities will begin on April 22nd at the St Andrews Bay Yacht Club with a presentation from guest speaker Gary Jobson. Jobson has been national chairman of The Leukemia Cup Regatta since 1994 and is a world-class sailor, television commentator, author and corporate advisor based in Annapolis, MD. He has won many championships in one-design classes, the America's Cup with Ted Turner in 1977, the infamous Fastnet Race and many of the world's ocean races. He has led ambitious expeditions to the Arctic, Antarctica and Cape Horn.
Festivities continue with the First Annual Leukemia Cup Poker Run May 2nd at Pirates Cove Marina. The Leukemia Cup Poker Run involves power boaters of all speeds, as boats travel to different stops along the route to pick up playing cards. At the end of the Run, attendees will return to Dockhopper?s Restaurant at Pirates Cove Marina for a Poker Run Party where hands are compared and the fun begins! Additional poker hands are available for purchase to increase your odds. ?Green? entrants will be available for players that either don?t own a boat or would like to participate without creating a carbon footprint.
On May 7th, the Bay Point Marriott Golf Resort will host a charity golf tournament on their Nicklaus Course. Featuring a Stableford format, this event is open to the public and tickets are available. Immediately following the golf tournament will be the Official Leukemia Cup Regatta Kick-Off Party at Dockhopper?s, located on the water at Pirate?s Cove Marina.
The main event will take place at Bay Point Marina on May 8th and 9th. On Friday, May 8th, the public is invited to Bay Point Marina to begin the Leukemia Cup Regatta with a dock walk, wine tasting, art show, live music, food, silent auction and children?s activities. Saturday, May 9th will continue the celebration and will also include a boat parade as participants depart for the Regatta. The course will take boats outside St Andrews Bay (weather permitting) and will be visible from many locations along the beaches of Panama City Beach.
The event is co-hosted by the St Andrews Bay Yacht Club and the Bay Point Yacht Club.
For more information and tickets contact Steve Arndt at Bay Point Marina at 850-235-6911 or visit the web site www.baypointmarina.net/lcr.
About The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society?, headquartered in White Plains, NY, with 68 chapters in the United States and Canada, is the world?s largest voluntary health organization dedicated to funding blood cancer research and providing education and patient services. The LLS mission: Cure leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin?s disease and myeloma, and improve the quality of life of patients and their families. Since its founding in 1949, LLS has invested more than $600 million in research specifically targeting leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma. Last year alone, LLS made 6.3 million contacts with patients, caregivers and healthcare professionals.
For more information about blood cancer, visit The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society or call the LLS Information Resource Center (IRC), a call center staffed by master's level social workers, nurses and health educators who provide information, support and resources to patients and their families and caregivers. IRC information specialists are available at (800) 955-4572.
MEDIA CONTACTS:
Lindsay Guthrie
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
2970 Cottage Hill Road Ste. 127
Mobile, AL 36606
251.472.8123
251.472.9651 f
lindsay.guthrie@lls.org
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society : Regatta
Steve Arndt
Bay Point Marina
3824 Hatteras Lane
Panama City, FL 32408
850.628.1740
steve@coastalmarinamgt.com
www.baypointmarina.net/lcr
PANAMA CITY, FL - March 25, 2009 ? The inaugural Leukemia Cup Regatta at Bay Point will make its debut in Panama City in May. This fundraising event is designed to raise money to fight blood cancers and will be held at Bay Point Marina May 7th-9th.
The Leukemia Cup Regatta is a series of events held throughout the country. Since its inception, the sailing community has raised millions of dollars to support the mission of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society through this event. In 2008 alone, more than $3.6 million was raised at 38 Regattas, bringing the overall campaign funds raised to more than $27 million.
The festivities will begin on April 22nd at the St Andrews Bay Yacht Club with a presentation from guest speaker Gary Jobson. Jobson has been national chairman of The Leukemia Cup Regatta since 1994 and is a world-class sailor, television commentator, author and corporate advisor based in Annapolis, MD. He has won many championships in one-design classes, the America's Cup with Ted Turner in 1977, the infamous Fastnet Race and many of the world's ocean races. He has led ambitious expeditions to the Arctic, Antarctica and Cape Horn.
Festivities continue with the First Annual Leukemia Cup Poker Run May 2nd at Pirates Cove Marina. The Leukemia Cup Poker Run involves power boaters of all speeds, as boats travel to different stops along the route to pick up playing cards. At the end of the Run, attendees will return to Dockhopper?s Restaurant at Pirates Cove Marina for a Poker Run Party where hands are compared and the fun begins! Additional poker hands are available for purchase to increase your odds. ?Green? entrants will be available for players that either don?t own a boat or would like to participate without creating a carbon footprint.
On May 7th, the Bay Point Marriott Golf Resort will host a charity golf tournament on their Nicklaus Course. Featuring a Stableford format, this event is open to the public and tickets are available. Immediately following the golf tournament will be the Official Leukemia Cup Regatta Kick-Off Party at Dockhopper?s, located on the water at Pirate?s Cove Marina.
The main event will take place at Bay Point Marina on May 8th and 9th. On Friday, May 8th, the public is invited to Bay Point Marina to begin the Leukemia Cup Regatta with a dock walk, wine tasting, art show, live music, food, silent auction and children?s activities. Saturday, May 9th will continue the celebration and will also include a boat parade as participants depart for the Regatta. The course will take boats outside St Andrews Bay (weather permitting) and will be visible from many locations along the beaches of Panama City Beach.
The event is co-hosted by the St Andrews Bay Yacht Club and the Bay Point Yacht Club.
For more information and tickets contact Steve Arndt at Bay Point Marina at 850-235-6911 or visit the web site www.baypointmarina.net/lcr.
About The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society?, headquartered in White Plains, NY, with 68 chapters in the United States and Canada, is the world?s largest voluntary health organization dedicated to funding blood cancer research and providing education and patient services. The LLS mission: Cure leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin?s disease and myeloma, and improve the quality of life of patients and their families. Since its founding in 1949, LLS has invested more than $600 million in research specifically targeting leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma. Last year alone, LLS made 6.3 million contacts with patients, caregivers and healthcare professionals.
For more information about blood cancer, visit The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society or call the LLS Information Resource Center (IRC), a call center staffed by master's level social workers, nurses and health educators who provide information, support and resources to patients and their families and caregivers. IRC information specialists are available at (800) 955-4572.
MEDIA CONTACTS:
Lindsay Guthrie
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
2970 Cottage Hill Road Ste. 127
Mobile, AL 36606
251.472.8123
251.472.9651 f
lindsay.guthrie@lls.org
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society : Regatta
Steve Arndt
Bay Point Marina
3824 Hatteras Lane
Panama City, FL 32408
850.628.1740
steve@coastalmarinamgt.com
www.baypointmarina.net/lcr