BBB to Host Annual Golf Tournament for Education

Raleigh, NC, August 08, 2007 --(PR.com)-- Beverly Baskin, president and CEO of the Better Business Bureau of Eastern North Carolina, announces today the BBB Annual Charity Golf Tournament will be held Monday, October 15 at Devil’s Ridge Golf Course in Holly Springs. All proceeds will benefit the BBB Education Foundation.

“The BBB Education Foundation is a wonderful program that creates opportunities for so many children in our area,” says Baskin. “I hope that our members will come together as participants and sponsors to make the golf tournament our most successful fundraiser to date.”

Funds raised at the tournament will be distributed in three primary areas: student college scholarships, educational seminars and workshops, and The Book Project, a distribution program that provides free books to children.

The BBB will be accepting participant registration and team sponsors until August 30. For sponsorship and registration forms, please call Laura Berra at (919) 571-2816.

About the BBB of Eastern North Carolina:
The Better Business Bureau of Eastern North Carolina is a 501 (c)(6) not-for-profit corporation serving 33 counties in Eastern North Carolina. The organization is funded primarily by membership dues from more than 3,000 local business and professional firms. The BBB promotes integrity, consumer confidence and business ethics through business self-regulation in the local marketplace. Services provided by the BBB include, reports on companies and charitable organizations, general monitoring of advertising in the marketplace, dispute resolution services, and consumer/business education programs. All services are provided at no cost to the public, with the occasional exception of mediation and arbitration. Visit www.bbb.org.

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