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Business Professionals Raise $1,170 to Grant Wishes

Sep 17, 2007

Tampa, FL – Roger West Creative and Code, an integrated marketing and technology company located in Tampa, FL, hosted the first ever Tampa Bay Scramble Golf Tournament on Saturday, September 15th, at the Eagle’s Golf Club in Odessa, Florida. The event was a part of a corporate philanthropic strategy that raised $1,170 for charity. All proceeds of the fundraising event were donated to the local chapter of the Make A Wish Foundation.

Tampa Bay Scramble is a golf tournament played by teams of four and is based on scramble scoring. At Saturday’s event, 14 teams consisting of 56 business professionals woke up early to raise money for children while enjoying a relaxing morning on the greens. “The event had a lot of energy. You could tell just by looking around the course that everyone was having a great time playing golf,” said Michael Westafer, CEO of Roger West Creative and Code. “More importantly, everyone knew they were doing something good for our community,” he continued.

Players at the event paid a fee for a round of golf, which included a luncheon and awards ceremony after the game. Additional funds were also raised by collecting donations and raffling off prizes, like golf equipment and apparel, gift cards, and more. “We also sold mulligans, which are free swings on the golf course,” stated Westafer.

For more information about Tampa Bay Scramble Golf Tournament, or to learn more about the Roger West Creative and Code or the Make a Wish Foundation, please contact Michael Westafer.

About Make-A-Wish

The Make-A-Wish Foundation® grants the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions to enrich the human experience with hope, strength and joy. Born in 1980 when a group of caring individuals helped a young boy fulfill his dream of becoming a police officer, the Foundation is now the largest wish-granting charity in the world, with 69 chapters in the U.S. and its territories. With the help of generous donors and nearly 25,000 volunteers, the Make-A-Wish Foundation® grants more than 12,500 wishes a year and has granted more than 141,000 wishes in the U.S. since inception.

The Suncoast Chapter of the Make-A-Wish Foundation® of Central & Northern Florida, was formed in 1986 and is a registered 501 (c) (3) non-profit. The Suncoast chapter covers a nine county territory including: Hernando, Pasco, Pinellas, Hillsborough, Manatee, Sarasota, Charlotte, Hardee and DeSoto. In fiscal year 2006, the organization granted 117 wishes. The organization currently has about 85 pending wishes. In January of 2004, the Suncoast chapter celebrated granting its 1,000th wish!

About Roger West

Roger West Creative and Code is a new kind of agency, bridging the gap between marketing and technology. The company provides full-service integrated marketing solutions to businesses worldwide. Roger West’s services include web design and web development, online marketing, traditional marketing, custom web solutions, software development, content management systems and e-commerce storefronts.

As an award-winning agency, Roger West and its employees have been honored by such organizations as MarketingSherpa and the American Advertising Federation. Most recently, Tampa Bay CEO Magazine named Roger West CEO Mike Westafer as a finalist for Emerging CEO of the Year.