The Medical Center Open Golf Tournament
20 years and going strong

Celebrating its 20^th Medical Center Open in 2011, The Medical Center Foundation has scheduled its annual golf tournament on Thursday, October 6 at Chicopee Woods Golf Course in Gainesville.

The Medical Center Foundation Board of Trustees has selected the Georgia Mountain Food Bank (GMFB) as the beneficiary of the 2011 Open.  Tournament proceeds will fund the construction of freezer and refrigerated space at the Food Bank’s planned new facility.  A lack of on-site cooler/freezer space at their current location has limited the amount of fresh produce and meat that can be made available to those in need.  The new, permanent Food Bank home will greatly improve hunger-relief efforts in their five-county service area, where over 800,000 meals have been distributed since the program’s inception in 2007.

Thanks to a generous supporter of the GMFB, funds raised through the 2011 Open will be matched dollar for dollar, providing a special opportunity for tournament sponsorships to make an even greater impact.

Tournament co-chairs Pete Miller and John Nix are pleased to partner with Wells Fargo as the tournament’s premier sponsor for the 15^th consecutive year.  Wells Fargo’s continued support helps allow 100 percent of the golf tournament’s proceeds to go directly to the Open’s beneficiary.  McGarity’s Business Products/Xerox Corporation is also returning for the 15^th consecutive year as the Open’s 19^th Hole Reception Sponsor.

Since 1997, more than $2 million has been raised for community health improvement projects by The Medical Center Foundation’s annual Medical Center Open Golf Tournament.