Emilio Nares Foundation's Drives For Rides 2019: Save The Date

POWAY, CA – The seventh annual Drives for Rides, an all-day fundraiser supporting the Emilio Nares Foundation, a nonprofit that supports San Diego-area families with children battling cancer, will be Friday, May 3 at Maderas Golf Club in Poway -- and tickets and sponsorship opportunities are available.

The annual fundraiser will include golf, lunch, raffles prizes, a silent auction and a dinner banquet with proceeds supporting the foundation’s flagship program, Ride with Emilio, an effort that aims to ensure that no child misses a cancer treatment due to a lack of transportation.

“We are grateful to be the beneficiary for the Drives for Rides event for the seventh consecutive year,” said Karen Terra, executive director of the Emilio Nares Foundation. “The fundraiser plays a crucial role in benefiting local San Diego families as they take on the difficult journey of childhood cancer. We are incredibly thankful to the gap intelligence team, volunteers, and golfers who participate in making this event a success year after year.”

Registration for the event opens at 10:30 a.m. Golfers will be treated to lunch and pre-tournament beverages followed by opening remarks from gap intelligence and ENF. A shotgun start will kick off the tournament at 1 p.m.

Guests will enjoy games as soon as they step onto the first tee. Following the tournament will be a banquet dinner, with guest speakers from ENF and a patient family, plus a raffle and silent auction.

The event's sponsor, research firm gap intelligence, has set a $100,000 fundraising goal to benefit the organization.

“The Drives for Rides fundraiser has become an annual tradition we are committed to every year,” said gap intelligence CEO Gary Peterson. “As a values-led company, we are proud to align with the Emilio Nares Foundation to serve our community by raising money for such an important cause.”

Since 2012, gap intelligence’s Drives for Rides has raised more than $250,000 for ENF, company officials said.

The foundation’s Ride with Emilio program provides transportation to low-income families in need. Since its inception, this fundraiser has provided more than 3,000 Rides with Emilio for families in San Diego.

Individual admission is $250 and $1,000 for a group of four. Admission includes lunch, pre-tournament beverages, golf access and the dinner reception. Sponsorship opportunities are still available beginning at $300. To register for the event or to learn more about the Emilio Nares Foundation, visit www.enfhope.org.

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