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4th Annual Scramble For A Cure Golf Tournament to be held at Angel Park Golf Club on Saturday, April 28th at 8:00AM
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Scramble For A Cure Golf Tournament and Ball Drop to raise awareness and money for the Pulmonary Hypertension Association
When: Saturday, April 28, 2012, Registration begins at 7:00AM, Tournament begins at 8:00AM with a shotgun start.
Where: Angel Park Golf Course, 100 S. Rampart Blvd. Las Vegas, NV 89145
What: The 4th Annual Scramble For A Cure golf tournament is a charity golf tournament that is being held in memory of Heather Massey, who died as a result of pulmonary hypertension at the age of 28, in order to raise awareness of pulmonary hypertension and provide financial support for the Pulmonary Hypertension Association (PHA). Pulmonary hypertension is a rare, life threatening disease affecting both the lungs and the heart. The event is open to the public. A buffet lunch will be provided at the end of the tournament. A raffle and silent auction will also be held.
In addition to the tournament, a "ball drop" will be held, where, for $20, people can purchase numbered golf balls. Half of their donation goes to PHA and the other half goes to the prize pool. On the day of the tournament, the balls will be dropped from a helicopter over the golf course, with the ball landing closest to the hole winning the prize pool. People participating in the ball drop do not need to be present to win.
Additional Information:
Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a simple name for a complex health problem: high blood pressure in the arteries that carry blood from the right side of the heart to the lungs, leading to progressive breathlessness and eventually right heart failure. PH is an illness with no known cure. Often PH is not diagnosed until it is advanced, indicating that many people may have pulmonary hypertension without knowing it. Greater awareness and earlier diagnosis can help people take advantage of new life-extending treatments. Pulmonary hypertension is defined as an "orphan disease" by U.S. government standards because the patient population is less than 200,000. PH can affect small children as well as the elderly. Men are not exempt, but PH most often strikes young women in the prime of their lives.
The Pulmonary Hypertension Association (PHA) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit membership organization that provides a community of hope, support and education for patients and families affected by PH. Today, PHA has over 7500 members. PHA offers numerous services to PH patients and caregivers, including: PHA on the Web (http://www.phassociation.org), a source of information and fellowship for PH patients and caregivers, providing up-to-date information on clinical trials, FDA-approved treatments and consensus statements on treatments from the recognized experts of PHA's Scientific Leadership Council (SLC) – and much more; a PHA Patient-to-Patient Helpline (800-748-7274) – staffed by trained and knowledgeable PH patient volunteers who are long-term PH survivors themselves; PHA Support Groups – PHA sponsors a growing network of over 140 support groups; Newsletters – PHA's patient-edited Persistent Voices and quarterly Pathlight contain information about PHA's activities, news and patient stories; and Conferences – PHA's International Conference occurs every two years and is attended by patients, their families and friends, and medical professionals. PHA also directly funds medical research and publishes a quarterly medical journal sent to all cardiologists, pulmonologists, and rheumatologists in the U.S.
When: Saturday, April 28, 2012, Registration begins at 7:00AM, Tournament begins at 8:00AM with a shotgun start.
Where: Angel Park Golf Course, 100 S. Rampart Blvd. Las Vegas, NV 89145
What: The 4th Annual Scramble For A Cure golf tournament is a charity golf tournament that is being held in memory of Heather Massey, who died as a result of pulmonary hypertension at the age of 28, in order to raise awareness of pulmonary hypertension and provide financial support for the Pulmonary Hypertension Association (PHA). Pulmonary hypertension is a rare, life threatening disease affecting both the lungs and the heart. The event is open to the public. A buffet lunch will be provided at the end of the tournament. A raffle and silent auction will also be held.
In addition to the tournament, a "ball drop" will be held, where, for $20, people can purchase numbered golf balls. Half of their donation goes to PHA and the other half goes to the prize pool. On the day of the tournament, the balls will be dropped from a helicopter over the golf course, with the ball landing closest to the hole winning the prize pool. People participating in the ball drop do not need to be present to win.
Additional Information:
Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a simple name for a complex health problem: high blood pressure in the arteries that carry blood from the right side of the heart to the lungs, leading to progressive breathlessness and eventually right heart failure. PH is an illness with no known cure. Often PH is not diagnosed until it is advanced, indicating that many people may have pulmonary hypertension without knowing it. Greater awareness and earlier diagnosis can help people take advantage of new life-extending treatments. Pulmonary hypertension is defined as an "orphan disease" by U.S. government standards because the patient population is less than 200,000. PH can affect small children as well as the elderly. Men are not exempt, but PH most often strikes young women in the prime of their lives.
The Pulmonary Hypertension Association (PHA) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit membership organization that provides a community of hope, support and education for patients and families affected by PH. Today, PHA has over 7500 members. PHA offers numerous services to PH patients and caregivers, including: PHA on the Web (http://www.phassociation.org), a source of information and fellowship for PH patients and caregivers, providing up-to-date information on clinical trials, FDA-approved treatments and consensus statements on treatments from the recognized experts of PHA's Scientific Leadership Council (SLC) – and much more; a PHA Patient-to-Patient Helpline (800-748-7274) – staffed by trained and knowledgeable PH patient volunteers who are long-term PH survivors themselves; PHA Support Groups – PHA sponsors a growing network of over 140 support groups; Newsletters – PHA's patient-edited Persistent Voices and quarterly Pathlight contain information about PHA's activities, news and patient stories; and Conferences – PHA's International Conference occurs every two years and is attended by patients, their families and friends, and medical professionals. PHA also directly funds medical research and publishes a quarterly medical journal sent to all cardiologists, pulmonologists, and rheumatologists in the U.S.