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Making 50 Santa Claus wishes come true for local kids
University Park Country Club's Giving Tree provide gifts and cash donations to Boys & Girls Club Manatee County
Photo Caption: In the true spirit of the holidays, University Park Country Club members provided more than 50 gifts and $1200 in cash donations to local children as part of the club’s annual “Giving Tree” campaign, a partnership with Boys & Girls Club Manatee County. Photo courtesy of University Park Country Club.
The 2nd Annual “Giving Tree” holiday campaign at University Park Country Club helped make Christmas wishes come true for more than 50 local boys and girls including $1,200 in cash donations to Boys & Girls Club Manatee County.
Ranging from clothing to toys, electronics to bicycles, University Park Country Club members and residents selected individual “wish list” cards that were written by local children and hung on a special Christmas “Giving Tree” at University Park Country Club. The donated gifts were then delivered to Boys & Girls Club Manatee County prior to Christmas so the children would receive their gift by the holiday weekend. The cash donation was used by Boys & Girls Club to purchase additional gifts to fulfill as many Santa Claus wish lists as possible.
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“Our members once again showed their true holiday spirit with their donations,” said Laurie Evans, general manager for University Park Country Club. “It is an amazing tribute to the generosity of our members and support for children in our community,” Evans added.
About University Park Country Club
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Located at 7671 The Park Boulevard in University Park, Fla., University Park Country Club is the #1 Golf Course in Southwest Florida. Consistently rated four stars by Golf Digest since 1996, University Park Country Club has been voted Best Place To Play Golf by Sarasota Magazine for 22 years running.
Golfers of all skill levels have access to 27 holes of championship golf designed by Ron Garl. Each 18-hole combination boasts its own distinct set of challenges and no two rounds are ever the same. Lush fairways traverse the natural woodlands and native habitat that have been painstakingly conserved to create a playing experience unlike any other. For more information, visit www.universitypark-fl.com or call 941-359-9999.