MEDIA ADVISORY

For Immediate Release

The 2nd Annual SWFL Celebrity Golf Invitational benefiting St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is scheduled to take place on November 22-24th at the Hyatt Regency Coconut Point in Bonita Bay, Bonita Springs Florida

Registration is available at www.swflgolf.org

Bonita Springs, FL (July 30, 2024) – Registration is open for the 2nd Annual SWFL Celebrity Golf Invitational benefitting St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, which will be held on November 22-24. Golf will be played on the beautiful grounds of Saltleaf Golf Preserve (a Raymond Floyd design) and Old Corkscrew Golf Club (a Jack Nicklaus Signature Design) with evening events held at the Hyatt Regency Coconut Point Resort and Spa.

A love for golf and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital brought host, Ed Roland, of Collective Soul and tournament chairman, Clarke Rheney, together for this 2nd annual tournament hosted in the beautiful Bonita Springs, Florida area. Spectator tickets are open and available for both Friday, November 22nd and Saturday, November 23rd scheduled events as well as individual golf spots and foursomes for the weekend. The St. Jude Jam, a concert on Friday, November 22nd will feature 8-10 artists that will play alongside the band SIXWIRE. Artists scheduled to appear will be released in the coming weeks.

The St. Jude Soiree on Saturday, November 23rd will include red carpet appearances by tournament celebrities, both silent and live auctions, a St. Jude patient family, dinner, and entertainment by SIXWIRE to support the lifesaving mission of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital: Finding cures. Saving children.® Thanks to generous donors, St. Jude continues to deliver on its promise that families never receive a bill for treatment, travel, housing or food, so they can focus on helping their child live.

Host Ed Roland of Collective Soul’s passion for St. Jude comes from the love of children, the love of family, & the love of life. Ed Roland can describe 30 years in Collective Soul with two words: Honor and Privilege.

“It’s an honor and privilege,” said the frontman and songwriter behind the Georgia-born band known for a bedrock of time-tested hits. “It’s that simple. Just being able to do what you love, it’s an honor and a privilege.”

Since launching a major label career in 1994, Collective Soul has charted a path that most rock bands dream of, but only few achieve. They cut through a noisy 1990s rock scene with a knack for stick-to-you-like-glue melodies, roof-shaking guitars, and a touch of Southern grit. Behind enduring singles like “Shine,” “December” and “The World I Know,” the band hit the ground running for what would not be a short-lived sprint, but a steady marathon of uncompromising – and always catchy – albums. Since launching, they’ve become one of the most reliable rock bands in America, a tried-and-true force in a world often defined by turmoil and turbulence.

Visit www.swflgolf.org to register to attend and learn more about St. Jude sponsorship and volunteer opportunities.

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is leading the way the world understands, treats and defeats childhood cancer and other life-threatening diseases. Its purpose is clear: Finding cures. Saving children.® It is the only National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center devoted solely to children. Treatments formulated at St. Jude have helped push the overall childhood cancer survival rate from 20% to more than 80% since the hospital opened more than 60 years ago. St. Jude won’t stop until no child dies from cancer. St. Jude shares the breakthroughs it makes, and every child saved means doctors and scientists worldwide can use that knowledge to save thousands more children. Because of generous donors, families never receive a bill for treatment, travel, housing or food, so they can focus on helping their child live. Visit St. Jude Inspire to discover powerful St. Jude stories of hope, strength, love and kindness. www.stjude.org/inspire

More information: Kelsey Lehr, Kelsey.lehr@alsac.stjude.org

Media contact: Vikki Locke vikki@c2-com.com

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