The 2008 Bruce
Edwards Celebrity Classic, held on June 30th at
Caves Valley Golf Club in Owings Mills, Maryland,
raised $600,000. Since this annual event began in
2005, more than $2.5 million dollars has been raised
for ALS research. The majority of the proceeds will
go to the Robert Packard Center for ALS Research at
Johns Hopkins in Baltimore, one of the leading
centers working to find treatments and a cure for
ALS. Other research and medical facilities will
also benefit from our event.
The fifth annual Celebrity Classic will be held in
September 2009. Please check back with us to
determine the exact date and more information about
the tournament. For more information about this year’s
event and to view photos, please
click here.
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In April 2004, Bruce Edwards, longtime friend and caddy of
PGA golfer Tom Watson, died from Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease. In the last
months of his life, Bruce continued to work on the Tour and
became the subject of the best-selling book Caddy for Life,
which detailed his career and his struggle with ALS.
The author of Caddy for Life, John Feinstein, and Hall of Fame golfer Tom Watson joined forces in 2005 to create The Bruce Edwards Foundation for ALS Research, which provides funds to medical research facilities dedicated to slowing the progression
of and finding a cure for ALS. This Foundation fulfills a promise made to Bruce by Tom to continue to fight to find a cure for this fatal disease.
The cornerstone of the
Foundation is the
Bruce
Edwards Celebrity Classic,
an annual day of golf, including live and silent
auctions of one-of-a-kind items and sports memorabilia.
The first four events have raised more than $2.5
million, all of which has gone to fund critical ALS
research. The fourth annual Bruce Edwards Celebrity
Classic was held on June 30, 2008 at the Caves Valley
Golf Club in Owings Mills, MD.
Click
here
for
more information on the tournament.
Dear Friends,
If I could make one wish, it is for all of us to “keep the faith.” It sounds like a phrase from the 1960’s, but it still rings true today in our battle to find a cure for ALS. When Bruce was diagnosed in early 2003, I promised him I would do what I could to find a cure. There is promising research being done at medical centers, universities and research facilities throughout the country, but it takes money and dedication to find a cure. ALS is considered an orphan disease, meaning there are not enough people afflicted with it to make it profitable for the giant pharmaceutical companies to search for treatments or a cure. Don’t let the fires burn out. Keep updated on the ALS
information coming your way from any source
you’d like. Our community needs all the help
it can get. Thank you for your interest in the
Bruce Edwards Foundation.
(c) 2008 The Bruce Edwards Foundation for ALS Research
