Machinists set date for 2013 Guide Dogs charity golf tournament

REDMOND — The 22^nd annual Guide Dogs of America Golf Tournament will be Sunday, July 21, at the Willows Run Golf Course.

The tournament will be a scramble format with at shotgun start at 8 a.m.

The cost is $90, which covers greens fees, cart rental, tournament t-shirts, prizes and a buffet at the end of play. The field is limited to 280 players.

Entry forms are available at all District 751 union halls in Puget Sound. Entries are due by July 5. Information also is available by calling the Everett Union Hall, (425) 355-8821.

Proceeds from the tournament will go to Guide Dogs of America, a California-based charity that provides trained guide dogs free of charge to people who are blind or visually impaired from across the United States and Canada.

Originally formed in 1935 to represent hourly workers at the Boeing Co., District Lodge 751 of the International Association of Machinists & Aerospace Workers now represents more than 33,000 working men and women at 49 employers across Washington, Oregon and California. Over the past four years, the union has collected more than $1 million for Guide Dogs of America, including a record $299,000 in 2012.

To learn more about District 751, read the Machinists News.