FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACTS:
Audrey Wittenburg: (703) 729-7701 / awittenburg@icmg.org
Charles Wasilewski: (908) 647-2216 / charles@Aartrijk.com
Inter-Company Marketing Group (ICMG) 2010 Golf Tourney
Raising Money, Awareness for 'The First Tee'
ASHBURN, VA (November 30, 2009) - The Inter-Company Marketing Group (ICMG),
the trade association devoted to fostering strategic alliances in the insurance and financial
services marketplace, announced that the golf tournament at its 2010 annual meeting will
again benefit The First Tee.
The casual golf tournament will be held Thursday, February 11, 2010, at La Paloma
Canyon Course at the Westin La Paloma Resort and Spa in Tucson, Arizona, during the
ICMG annual meeting.
The First Tee aims to provide young people of all backgrounds an opportunity to
develop (through golf and character education) nine values: honesty, integrity,
sportsmanship, respect, confidence, responsibility, perseverance, courtesy and judgment.
ICMG president Anne Marie Faria, who is executive vice president of Health Plan
Services, Tampa, Florida, noted: "Many ICMG members are involved in company and
community efforts to give back to the community. Led by Richard Katz, vice president,
direct marketing and sales of American National Insurance Co., they created this effort to
support The First Tee. We're proud to do this charitable event for the second year in a
row."
Added Faria: "Young people learn character skills through The First Tee's efforts, and
those character skills are highly valuable throughout the business world. After all,
networking and business alliances are only possible because of people working together in
productive, mutually beneficial business relationships."
ICMG meeting registration is available online at www.icmg.org/annual_meeting or by
calling (703) 729-7701. More than 300 insurance marketing, product and distribution
decision-makers are expected to attend.
About ICMG: Inter-Company Marketing Group (www.icmg.org) is the premier
nonprofit association that fosters strategic alliances between insurance and financial
services companies, providing targeted networking opportunities, sharing of knowledge
and experience, and resources for successful inter-company alliances. Among the 400
members are marketing and business development decision-makers with insurance
carriers, distributors, third party administrators, and other related companies. Follow
ICMG on Twitter (@ICMG) and find ICMG on LinkedIn.
About The First Tee: The First Tee (www.thefirsttee.org) is an initiative of the World
Golf Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization based in St. Augustine, Fla. at World
Golf Village, home of the World Golf Hall of Fame. Its mission is to impact the lives of
young people by providing learning facilities and educational programs that promote
character development and life-enhancing values through the game of golf. Since its
inception in 1997, The First Tee has introduced the game of golf and its values to more
than 3 million participants in 49 states, over 3,000 elementary schools and five
international locations - Canada, England, Ireland, New Zealand and Singapore. Former
President George H. W. Bush serves as honorary chairman. The First Tee founding
partners are the Ladies Professional Golf Association, the Masters Tournament, PGA
TOUR, Professional Golfers Association of America, and the United States Golf
Association.
For additional information please contact Audrey Wittenburg, executive director, ICMG,
at (703) 729-7701 or awittenburg@icmg.org.
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