Leading into our 13th year of presenting Archon’s Annual Presidents’ Day Golf Tournament, we recognize the continuing economic pressures that confront each of us. In spite of this backdrop, our leadership and our major sponsors have advised us to carry on with this great cause for 2010. Please seriously consider your participation in this critical fund raising opportunity for the abused and neglected children in our midst.

Our 2010 goals are to:

• Maintain and maximize your contribution to the charity.
• Reduce tournament expenses by 50% from previous years.
• Continue to have a top quality event that raises both awareness and a great contribution to CASA.           

We hope you will join us as a sponsor in 2010. The tournament will be on Monday, February 15, 2010 at the Four Seasons Club and Resort in Las Colinas. As you know, it’s a great opportunity to play golf on a beautiful course, meet business leaders from around the country, and help in the fight against child abuse, all in one swing!

We at Archon Group are grateful for the opportunity to host the annual tournament, which is a major funding source for Dallas CASA, or Court Appointed Special Advocates. As you may recall, our last tournament raised over $500,000 for CASA. We are excited to report to you that with that money, CASA expanded its staff by 4 professionals and its Volunteer Advocate staff by 190. While those numbers are impressive, the real progress comes with the 400 new children in 2009, for which CASA Advocates are providing guidance. This significant infrastructure is now in place so that hundreds more kids will be helped in 2010, as the program enters its 30th year of service in Dallas!  We hope you will play a part in its continued success.

The 2010 Tournament website www.archongroup.com/golf includes the details and Registration Form. We hope to sell out soon so be sure to register. We look forward to hearing from you soon and we’ll see you in February!