Tico Torres to Host Celebrities FORE Kids Golf Classic

Tico Torres to Join Larry Laoretti as the Host of the Celebrities Fore Kids Golf Classic

 

Celebrities Fore Kids, Inc., is honored to announce Tico Torres will be joining Larry Laoretti as the co- host of this year's Celebrities Fore Kids Golf Classic set for Monday, November 26.

Larry Laoretti and Tico Torres

PRLog (Press Release) - Jun 13, 2012 -
Celebrities Fore Kids, Inc., is honored to announce Tico Torres will be joining Larry Laoretti as the co- host of this year's Celebrities Fore Kids Golf Classic set for Monday, November 26. The 2012 tournament will be dedicated to baseball Hall of Famer Gary Carter who co-hosted the golf tournament with Laoretti for over ten years.

Torres is the drummer for the legendary rock band Bon Jovi and has been a philanthropist supporting children's charities for decades. The New York native, who was brought up in New Jersey, now lives in Jupiter, Fla. Torres has his own children's foundation, The Tico Torres Children's Foundation.

As in year's past, the 2012 Larry Laoretti and Tico Torres Celebrities Fore Kids Golf Classic will feature a long list of notable celebrities playing with a group of four amateurs. Last year joining Laoretti on the golf course were baseball legend Jim Kaat, baseball Hall of Famers Jim Palmer and Mike Schmidt, hockey Hall of Famers Bobby Orr and Clark Gillies, pro golfers Tony Jacklin, Dana Quigley and Larry Ziegler and LPGA Tour pros Michelle McGann and Jackie Gallagher-Smith. In addition, Hall of Fame golfer Jack Nicklaus and his wife Barbara attended the awards dinner and participated in the live auction.

In the 11 years Celebrities Fore Kids, Inc., has been in existence, nearly $1.5 million has been raised to provide financial assistance to families who have children with cancer, and adults with cancer supporting children 18 years old and under living on the Treasure Coast. From gas cards to assistance with monthly utility bills and mortgage payments, Celebrities Fore Kids, Inc., a non-profit 501 (c)(3), works with social workers from the Robert & Carol Weissman Cancer Center at Martin Health Medical Center in Stuart and the Pediatric Oncology Support Team Inc, a non-profit, in West Palm Beach to help families affected by cancer.

To learn more about Celebrities Fore Kids visit their website at http://www.celebritiesforekids.org or call (772) 781-7943.


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JonBon Solo Tour...

Yep, Jon's hitting Hard Rock Live in Seminole, Florida for a one-off show with his other band Kings of Suburbia...

 From bonjovi.com

 

Jon Bon Jovi and The Kings of Suburbia to Perform at Hard Rock Live

HOLLYWOOD, Fla. – Jon Bon Jovi and The Kings of Suburbia will perform at Hard Rock Live at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino on July 26, 2012 at 8 p.m. Tickets go on sale Friday, June 15 at noon. An exciting solo debut for Jon Bon Jovi at Hard Rock Live, fans can expect to hear favorite Bon Jovi hits, as well as classic rock and roll songs.

Musically, Jon Bon Jovi has set the bar for nearly three decades as one of the world's most successful musicians. Globally, Jon's Grammy winning band Bon Jovi has sold over 130 million albums, consistently delivered #1 albums and Top Ten hits and performed more than 2,600 concerts in over 50 countries for upwards of 34 million fans.

Tickets go on sale June 15 at Noon ET. Tickets are $104, $154, $204 and $304 (*Additional fees may apply); all seats are reserved and available at all Ticketmaster outlets online at www.ticketmaster.com or charge by phone: 1-800-745-3000. Doors open one-hour prior to show start time.

You can get the rest of the information here.

 

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