Take a Swing for SOTX on July 19

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


Take a swing for Special Olympics Texas (SOTX)! The 2nd Annual Dimas Vasquez Golf Tournament will hit the green on July 19 and proceeds will support more than 3,000 competitors in the Greater El Paso area. Dimas Vasquez was a longtime SOTX golf coach who died in 2009, but his love for the sport and dedication to its athletes lives on.

A shotgun start will begin the tournament at 8:00 a.m. at the Underwood Golf Complex. Registration opens at 7:00 a.m. and is $125 per person and $450 per four-person team.  The cost includes green fees, cart fees, lunch, a goody bag and awards ceremony after the tournament. 

For sponsorship and registration information, contact Marsha Baray at 915.533.8229 or Carmen Vasquez at 915.588.7764.

About Special Olympics Texas
Special Olympics Texas (SOTX) is a privately funded non-profit organization that changes lives through the power of sport by encouraging and empowering people with intellectual disabilities, promoting acceptance for all, and fostering communities of understanding and respect.  SOTX provides continuing opportunities for more than 44,000 children and adults with intellectual disabilities throughout the Lone Star State to realize their potential, develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage and experience joy and friendship.  To learn more, visit www.specialolympicstexas.org or call 800.876.5646.  Engage with us on: Twitter @SOTexas; fb.com/SpecialOlympicsTX; youtube.com/specialolympicstexas.

Area Partner:
ALON 7-Eleven


Co-Sponsors:

Coca-Cola Refreshments, Food Town, H-E-B Tournament of Champions

Charitable Trust and the Law Enforcement Torch Run


Ramonica Jones
Public Relations Coordinator
Special Olympics Texas
rjones@sotx.org


About Special Olympics Texas
Special Olympics Texas (SOTX) is a privately funded non-profit organization that changes lives through the power of sport by encouraging and empowering people with intellectual disabilities, promoting acceptance for all, and fostering communities of understanding and respect.  SOTX provides continuing opportunities for more than 58,800 children and adults with intellectual disabilities throughout the Lone Star State to realize their potential, develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage and experience joy and friendship.  To learn more, visit www.specialolympicstexas.org or call 800.876.5646.  Engage with us on: Twitter @SOTexas; fb.com/SpecialOlympicsTX; youtube.com/specialolympicstexas.