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Lehigh Acres Chamber of Commerce’s Spring Golf Tournament

To Benefit Medical Clinic

Lehigh Acres, Florida, March 4, 2010 – The Lehigh Acres Chamber of Commerce will hold its Spring Golf Tournament on Saturday, March 13 at Majestic Golf Club located at 350 Homestead Road, S. in Lehigh Acres. Proceeds from the event will benefit Lee County Volunteers in Medicine and their efforts to open a medical clinic to serve the uninsured and underinsured of the community.

The afternoon scramble will begin with registration at 12:00 p.m. and a shotgun start at 1:00 p.m. Prizes will be awarded for putting, lowest scores, longest drive, closest to the pin and an opportunity to win $10,000.00 with a hole-in-one at a particular Par-3 hole on the course. Joe Pearson, co-chair of the event, announced that Clay Miller of NBC-2 will be joining the players for the 18-hole event. To register to play or for sponsorship information contact the Chamber at 239-369-3322.

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Lehigh Acres Chamber of Commerce

Strong Business • Thriving Community

The Lehigh Acres Chamber of Commerce is the largest business organization in our community. The Chamber mission statement is ‘to promote and advance the economic, civic, and social growth of Lehigh Acres’. Founded in 1962, the Lehigh Chamber boasts more than 400 members. Lehigh Acres is Lee County’s fastest growing community with over 70,000 residents but known for its hometown country friendliness.

For more information on this or other events please contact Joe Whalen, President & Chief Executive Officer at 239-369-3322; JWhalen@LehighAcresChamber.org. The current Chairman of the Board of the Chamber is Jose Morillo, CEO of Lehigh Regional Medical Center. He can be reached at 239-368-4503;Jose.Morillo@hma.com

Welcome Center: 25 Homestead Road, Suite 41, Lehigh Acres, FL 33936

Mailing Address: P.O. Box 757, Lehigh Acres, FL 33970

Phone: 239-369-3322; Fax: 239-368-0500

Email: Info@LehighAcresChamber.org

Website: www.LehighAcresChamber.org