Balfour Beatty Communities Foundation Hosts Annual Charity Golf Tournament in Support of Military Families

Foundation to honor military personnel and their families at 4^th annual “Swing 4 Scholarships” charity golf tournament at Ponte Vedra Inn & Club in Florida

NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Balfour Beatty Communities Foundation (Foundation), a non-profit organization committed to honoring military personnel and their families, will be holding its fourth annual charity golf tournament on Thursday, May 19, 2011 at the Ponte Vedra Inn & Club in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. All proceeds from the event, called “Swing 4 Scholarships,” will directly support the efforts of the Foundation, with a focus on the Foundation’s scholarship program.

“When we held our first charity golf tournament back in 2008 to support initiatives honoring military families residing in our communities, we had no idea just how successful the event would become”

“When we held our first charity golf tournament back in 2008 to support initiatives honoring military families residing in our communities, we had no idea just how successful the event would become,” says Bruce Robinson, President of Balfour Beatty Communities Foundation. “The continued outpouring of enthusiasm and support surrounding Swing 4 Scholarships has enabled us to continue to grow our scholarship program and other Foundation efforts, and we are looking forward to another opportunity to honor our military members and their families for the contributions they make to our country. On behalf of the Foundation, I would like to once again extend my sincere gratitude to all of our tournament participants and sponsors whose generosity makes it all possible.”

The tournament at the Ponte Vedra Inn & Club will begin with a $1 million hole-in-one shootout and a $5,000 putt contest. A shotgun start will follow with foursomes playing a scramble format, and prizes will be awarded to the 1^st, 10^th, 20^th and last place finishers. The day will conclude with cocktail reception and dinner and awards ceremony.

All charity events sponsored by the Foundation support its commitment to honoring military personnel – active, wounded, and fallen – by establishing places for communal gathering and reflection, altering homes to accommodate their needs, and providing educational scholarships to the children of active duty service members living in Balfour Beatty Communities. Swing 4 Scholarships will focus on the particular mission of promoting the pursuit of education and a commitment to community leadership through educational scholarships.

Please visit http://www.bbcommunitiesfoundation.org/golf2011/index.html for more information about this year’s tournament.

About Balfour Beatty Communities Foundation
(www.bbcommunitiesfoundation.org)

Balfour Beatty Communities Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization committed to honoring military personnel – active, disabled and fallen. The three primary goals of the Foundation include establishing places for communal gathering and reflection on the unselfish contributions they make for us and our nation; assisting returning service members requiring specially-adapted homes; and providing financial support to the children of military families in the form of scholarships and grants that promote the pursuit of education. In addition, the Foundation provides financial contributions to other non-profit or service organizations focused on supporting service members, veterans and their families.