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    Mercedes-Benz Dealer Championship

    Golf tournament to benefit Ability Beyond Disability

    The 2010 Mercedes-Benz Dealer Championship sponsored by Mercedes-Benz of Danbury and Friendly Motorcars will benefit Ability Beyond Disability. The tournament will be held on September 21, 2010 at the Ridgefield Country Club in Danbury, CT. Four winners of the event will move on to the Mercedes-Benz Eastern Sectional Tournament in Pinehurst, NC to compete for a chance to move on to the National Final at Augusta, GA.

    Jordan Young, a resident of Ridgefield, CT will chair the event.  He is Vice President at Fairfield Processing, a member of the Ability Beyond Disability Board of Trustees and his family has been involved with the organization for over 30 years.

    Bob Camastro, owner of Mercedes-Benz of Danbury and General Manager of Friendly Motorcars, is a generous supporter of Ability Beyond Disability.  He has taken that commitment a step further through sponsorship of the tournament.

    “The work Ability Beyond Disability does to help make our community a better place is so inspiring,” said Mr. Camastro. “I am thrilled to be able to help them so they can continue to do what they have been doing for decades for people with disabilities.”

    Registration and breakfast will begin at 8:30am. There will be a 10:00am shotgun start, lunch, playoffs, cocktail hour, dinner and an awards ceremony. Four brand new Mercedes-Benz vehicles will be awarded to the first four players skilled enough to make a hole-in-one. It’s guaranteed to be an exciting day for all participants.

    Proceeds from the tournament will support the many community-based services that Ability Beyond Disability provides to more than 1,300 individuals with varying disabilities in Connecticut and New York. Founded in 1953, Ability Beyond Disability’s mission is to discover, build and celebrate the ability in all people.

    For more information about participation as a player or sponsor please call Robyn Wicks at 203.826.3181 or robyn.wicks@abilitybeyonddisability.org.

    Ability Beyond Disability is a 501{c} (3) organization headquartered in Bethel, Conn. and Mount Kisco, N.Y. It provides a wide range of services for more than 1,300 people with a disability -- including numerous residential alternatives, employment training, career counseling, job placement services, life skills instruction, clinical and therapeutic support, and volunteer and recreational activities. Its services extend into much of Connecticut and the Hudson Valley, New York. For more information about Ability Beyond Disability go to www.abilitybeyonddisability.org.

     
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