| Petra's 12th Annual Charity Golf Tournament Raises $60,000 for Charities Petra Industries, the leading national wholesale distributor of consumer electronics, custom installation products, mobile audio/video accessories and appliance connection supplies, is pleased to announce its 12th Annual Charity Golf Tournament raised $60,000 to support Mercy Ministries of America and Whiz Kids. |
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| This year’s tournament generated more participation than any previous year’s event with 120 of Petra’s vendors, partners and employees enjoying a cocktail reception and Texas Hold ‘Em tournament at Fox & Hound Pub and Grille on October 6. Following the evening’s festivities, all participants teed it up with a shotgun-start golf scramble at Oak Tree Golf Country Club in Edmond, Okla., the morning of October 7. The tournament concluded with a luncheon for all attendees and prizes were awarded for best team score, longest drive, longest putt and closest to the pin. A prize raffle was also held with A Bill Stewart, President/CEO of Petra Industries, presented checks for $30,000 each to Nancy Alcorn, Founder and President of Mercy Ministries of America, and Masie Bross, Program Director for Whiz Kids. |  |
| The success of this Petra’s charity event was also due in large part from its generous sponsors, including Sunpak, Monster, Brown Printing, Canon, Parrot, Garmin, Consumer Technology Publishing Group, Midland, OtterBox and many more. "Our charity golf tournament has always been a big event that’s very close to our hearts,” says Bill Stewart, President/CEO of Petra Industries. “We have amazing support and generosity from our vendors and business partners. This event gets bigger and better each time, and we feel fortunate that we are able to support these two worthy causes year after year." |
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| About Mercy Ministries of America Since 1983, Mercy Ministries' free-of-charge, voluntary Christian residential program has served a diverse population of young women from various socio-economic backgrounds, ages 13-28, who face a combination of life-controlling issues such as eating disorders, self-harm, drug and alcohol addictions, physical and sexual abuse, depression and unplanned pregnancy. Mercy Ministries of America has residential homes in Monroe, LA, Nashville, TN, St. Louis, MO, and Sacramento, CA. For more information about Mercy Ministries of America, go to www.mercyministries.org or call 615-831-6987. |
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| About Whiz Kids
Whiz Kids is a faith-based, one-on-one volunteer tutoring/mentoring program that focuses on first through eighth grade students who live in areas which have some of the highest drop-out rates and lowest socioeconomic levels in Oklahoma City. Whiz Kids is proactive and preventative in nature, targeting inner-city schools and students who are reading below grade level and who could benefit most from a one-on-one relationship with a caring adult. For more information about Whiz Kids, go to www.whizkidsok.org or call 405-232-3232. |
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