Kahuna Cares Foundation Golf Tournament Comes To Pelican Hill

NEWPORT BEACH, CA - A local non-profit that provides support for organizations that enrich the lives of people with special needs will host the inaugural Kahuna Cares Charity Golf Tournament on Friday, Nov. 2 at The Resort at Pelican Hill Golf Club.

The Kahuna Cares Charity Golf Tournament and After Party will be held at the beautiful Pelican Hill
South Course in Newport Beach with an afterparty featuring live music by Nick Hernandez, Billy
Sherman, and Phil Gough of Common Sense with proceeds to benefit Surfers Healing, OC Autism, and
Fish for Life, and the thousands of individuals they serve each year.

Co-founded by Jennifer Tracy and Veronica Hoggatt, and launched earlier this year, Kahuna
Cares was founded in tribute to Jennifer’s father, the late Terry “Tubesteak” Tracy, who sparked the
inspiration for the “Big Kahuna” role in the Gidget movie craze. Kahuna Cares honors his legacy of love
for others by raising money for organizations that support children, teens, and adults with special
needs.

“Kahuna Cares’ philosophy is to hold events which bring together many family and friends, new
and old, celebrate the memory and legacy of an amazing man, support our special needs community,
and raise awareness of the value of those community members living with special needs,” Hoggatt
said, which includes championing the needs of her son and others with autism. “That’s what this Charity
Golf Tournament is all about.”

Tracy and Hoggatt are passionate about helping the special needs community for decades. Together, Kahuna Cares has raised money through holding special events like the popular “Big Kahuna Koncert for A Cause” concerts, and the Charity Golf Tournament and After Party.

“Today, one in 59 children are diagnosed with autism and one in 700 are diagnosed with
Down Syndrome,” Tracy said.

“To me there is nothing more meaningful then working with special needs kids. There are so many local Orange County programs that offer great free programs, which Kahuna Cares raises funds for and supports,” Tracy said. “I have seen the effects of these programs and the happiness it brings to the kids and families and to my own family members.”

“The setting at Pelican Hill Resort is spectacular, and we wanted to share this amazing experience, have a great party, and at the same time, raise money for great charities, along with introducing people to our new nonprofit,” Hoggatt said.

Participants will have an opportunity to win a brand-new Ford Explorer, thanks to the generous sponsorship by Tuttle-Click Ford Irvine.

For more information about the Kahuna Cares Charity Golf Tournament and After Party on Friday,
Nov 2, or to register please visit www.kahunacaresfoundation.org or click on this link. To find out how to
be involved via sponsorships, the raffle, auction or donations, please click on this link.

Photo courtesy Kahuna Cares Foundation