Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association (HBA) Metro Chapter Announces Proceeds of Annual Golf Tournament to Benefit American Heart Association Go Red™ for Women Movement

FAIRFIELD, NJ—April 26, 2011—The Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association (HBA) Metro Chapter has selected the New York City Chapter of the American Heart Association Go Red™ for Women movement as the charity to benefit from the proceeds of its Second Annual HBA Metro Chapter Charity Golf Tournament—being held on June 27, 2011 at Fox Hollow Golf Club in Branchburg, NJ. The Go Red™ for Women movement celebrates the energy, passion and power of women to band together to wipe out heart disease and stroke.

Opportunities are still available for both golfers and sponsors to participate in the tournament. The event will feature prizes for golfers including a hole-in-one prize of a new 2011 Kia donated by Kemper Kia located in Bridgewater, NJ. A golf clinic is available for novice golfers and a variety of prizes will be made available for live and silent auction. Registration and additional information are available at http://bit.ly/HBAgolf2011. A number of sponsorship and auction donation opportunities are available and can be explored by contacting Megan Montgomery at HBAMetroGolf@gmail.com.

HBA is the premier catalyst for the leadership development of women in healthcare worldwide. The HBA Metro Chapter is the founding and largest chapter of the HBA with over 1,700 members in the heart of the east coast’s life sciences corridor. HBA supports women in healthcare by advancing their personal and professional goals through skill-based programs, networking, coverage of gender-based advancement issues, and practical “how to” programs. It also proudly promotes corporate and social responsibility through philanthropic efforts and events such as the Second Annual HBA Metro Chapter Charity Golf Tournament.

“Cardiovascular disease claims the lives of approximately 500,000 women in the US every year,” said Stephanie Bova, president of the HBA Metro Chapter. “The HBA Metro Chapter is pleased to support the efforts of the American Heart Association’s Go Red™ for Women movement to encourage awareness of the issue of women and heart disease with the goal to save more lives.”

For more information about the Second Annual HBA Metro Chapter Charity Golf Tournament, please contact Megan Montgomery at HBAMetroGolf@gmail.com.

Contact Information

Betsy Lane

Metro Chapter Marketing Director

Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association (HBA)

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