PGA's Zach Johnson to Headline Disaster Relief at Finkbine

2007 Master's champion Zach Johnson will headline an exhibition at the University of Iowa's Finkbine Golf Course on Friday, September 12 that will raise funds for disaster relief across the state of Iowa.

The competition will begin at 4 p.m. Tickets to the exhibition will cost $10 with 100% of the cost being directed to disaster relief. Tickets can be purchased in advance online at hawkeyesports.com, at the UI Athletics Ticket Office in Carver-Hawkeye Arena and by telephone by calling 1-800 IA-HAWKS.

Earlier in the day and immediately prior to the exhibition as many as 32 team of four amateurs will be paired with an Iowa PGA professional in a pro-am event. This cost of a foursome is $5,000 with 100% of the total revenue from the sale of pro-am positions being directed to disaster relief. The winners of the event will be invited "inside the ropes" during the exhibition and to a private dinner after the event. For more information about the pro-am event, contact Mark Jennings, associate athletic director, at 319-335-8903.

Embrace Iowa distributes $690,000

The 2008 Iowa Disaster Collaborative has granted an additional $690,000 from the Embrace Iowa: 2008 Iowa Disaster Fund. The local community-based organizations throughout Iowa received funding for victim relief, capacity building efforts for nonprofits, and small business recovery. This distribution brings the total amount of grant awards to $1,115,000.

Embrace Iowa’s private fundraising efforts have secured nearly $5.5 million directly from individuals and corporations residing in and outside Iowa, and from numerous special events.

“We are excited to have the mechanisms in place to begin distributing funds to those communities in need. These funds are intended to fill the financial gaps not being met by other funding sources, and we are pleased to be able to assist,” said Pat Baird, president and chief executive officer of Aegon USA and a member of the Collaborative. Dan Baldwin, President of the Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation added, “The Embrace Iowa initiative is critical in the recovery efforts statewide. We are very pleased they are providing such wonderful support to Linn County.”

Embrace Iowa: 2008 Iowa Disaster Fund PSA

Governor Chet Culver and Des Moines and Eastern Iowa business leaders have established the Embrace Iowa - 2008 Iowa Disaster Fund to receive contributions from individuals, businesses and organizations to benefit Iowans who have experienced significant hardship as a result of the storms and floods of 2008.The 2008 Iowa Disaster Fund's purpose is to promote private sector contributions from many of Iowa's premier leaders and businesses, as well as to seek funds outside of Iowa. Our goal is to raise as much money as possible to help Iowa individuals, businesses and communities recover fully from the flood and storm damage they have experienced.To learn more about Embrace Iowa: 2008 Iowa Disaster Fund call (515) 447-4222.

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