Support Dogs To Host Sixth Annual Golf Tournament

Support Dogs, Inc. will host its sixth annual “Dogs in the Ruff!” golf tournament on Mon., June 22 with tee time at 11 a.m. The event, which includes an 18-hole four-person scramble, will be held at the Norman K. Probstein Golf Course located at 6141 Lagoon Drive in Forest Park. The fund raiser also includes on-course lunch, golf with cart, post tournament reception, complimentary beverages, raffles and attendance prizes.

Gold sponsors are Compass Realty Group and Eidelman Virant Capital. Bronze sponsors are Kozeny-Wagner, Inc., and Willie Glickert.

Support Dogs, Inc. is a national non-for-profit organization that offers dignity, hope and independence by providing highly skilled service dogs to individuals with disabilities and uniquely trained dogs to serve the community. Founded in 1983, the organization provides many services including an Assistance Dog program which matches people with various disabilities with a canine partner, a pet visitation therapy dog program called TOUCH (Therapy of Unique Canine Helpers), and a Paws For Reading program that places dogs in classrooms. Support Dogs is a proud member of the United Way of Greater St. Louis.

The event costs $125 per person in advance or $500 per four-person team. Individual and corporate hole sponsorships also are available. For more information, call (314) 997-2325 or visit the organization’s web site at www.supportdogs.org.