Area Haitian Country Club Employees Receive Immediate Aid

Florida Country Clubs Fund Relief Aid for Employees Families

BOCA RATON, Fla., Feb. 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Florida Chapter of the Club Manager's Association of America today announced they have raised $425,000 in Haiti relief aid under their We Care Program. Approximately eighty-five percent of the funds will directly benefit over 600 South Florida Haitian country club employees and their families who have been adversely affected by the earthquake. The remaining funds will be allocated to a yet to be determined national organization assisting Haiti.

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Craig Martin, Chief Operating Officer and General Manager, St. Andrews Country Club in Boca Raton, coordinated efforts of the participating forty-one members in the Florida Chapter and encouraged them to reach out to their country club membership and employees for donations to each clubs' internal Haiti Relief We Care account as well as the national CMAA Club Foundation.  As part of the We Care Program, Haitian employees of participating clubs requesting help can use the We Care funds donated to their club for medical care, water and food, shelter and travel expenses to quickly provide financial support and resources to their loved ones back in Haiti to help them get back on their feet and rebuild their lives.

Kevin Carroll, President-elect of the CMAA and Chief Operating Officer and General Manager, Loxahatchee Club, stated, "The Florida Chapter of the CMAA came together to provide financial assistance to our Haitian employees so they can help their families find secure, safe housing and medical assistance.  This chapter is also ensuring these Haitian employees receive emotional support to help them cope with the recent natural disaster that changed their lives forever." Carroll went on to add, "We continue to be proud of the ongoing efforts of our CMAA members as they work together to give back to the community."

Larry Savvides, General Manager and Chief Operating Officer, Woodfield Country Club, and Michael Gibson, Chief Operating Officer and General Manager, Old Marsh Country Club, coordinated a bounty of food, water and medical supplies which were picked up daily at each club for one week courtesy of Cheney Brothers, C-B-I. All material goods south of Okeechobee Blvd. were donated to Food for the Poor in Boca Raton and to Palm Beach County Haiti Relief, Inc., the agency founded by Riviera Beach Mayor Thomas Masters.

If you would like to contribute to the CMAA Club Foundation Haiti Relief Aid, please send checks to: The Club Foundation, Haiti Relief Aid, P.O. Box 1919, Merrifield, VA 22116-1919.

About the Club Managers Association of America

The Club Managers Association of America is the professional Association for managers of membership clubs. CMAA has close to 7,000 members across all classifications. Manager members run more than 3,000 country, golf, city, athletic, faculty, yacht, town and military clubs. The objectives of the Association are to promote and advance friendly relations among persons connected with the management of clubs and other associations of similar character; to encourage the education and advancement of members; and to assist club officers and members, through their managers, to secure the utmost in efficient and successful operations.

About St. Andrews Country Club:

St. Andrews Country Club of Boca Raton, a resident-only Platinum Club of America, is internationally recognized for magnificent estate residences, superior amenities, two 18-hole championship golf courses, including an Arnold Palmer Signature Design, 15 lighted Har-Tru tennis courts, a state-of-art spa and fitness center and a 125,000 square foot Clubhouse in the center of it all. The Clubhouse provides unequalled culinary delights, a year-round social calendar and offers spectacular views of the lakes, fountains, fairways and manicured greens. St. Andrews has played host to numerous PGA golf exhibitions led by touring pros such as Phil Mickelson, Arnold Palmer, John Daly and Rocco Mediate, and is the home course to LPGA Touring Professional Morgan Pressel. For more information on St. Andrews, please visit www.standrewscc.com.

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