MEDIA ADVISORY - Golf Elite to Hold Clinic at the Scotiabank Women's Charity
Challenge

TORONTO, Sept. 16 /CNW/ - The fourth Scotiabank Women's Charity Challenge will feature golf elite, Annika Sorenstam and Natalie Gulbis. The day will include a nine hole shotgun tournament for participants and clinic conducted by the golfing greats. The afternoon will feature a nine hole exhibition match by Sorenstam and Gulbis that will incorporate top ranked Canadian Junior girls.

    
    When: Tuesday September 21, 2010
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    Event Schedule:

    2:00 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. Clinic by Annika Sorenstam and Natalie Gulbis

    2:45 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Media Session and Q&A with Sorenstam and Gulbis

    3:00 p.m. - 5:15 p.m. Nine-hole charity challenge match featuring the six
                          junior female golfers, Sorenstam and Gulbis

    Where:
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    Magna Golf Club, Oak Ridges Moraine, 14780 Leslie Street, Aurora, ON

    Who:
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    Golf elite Annika Sorenstam and Natalie Gulbis will be joined by six
    Junior Golfers from across Ontario:

    Jenna Hague of Burlington;
    Casey MacNeil of Massey;
    Meghan McDougall of Markham;
    Brogan McKinnon of Mississauga;
    Samantha Spencer of Georgetown; and
    Vivian Tsui of Markham.
    

Scotiabank and key presenting sponsors, Fidelity Investments, KPMG and Bell are hoping to build on the $700,000 raised for charities over the previous three tournaments. All proceeds benefit a host of women's charities across Canada. Recipients have included a variety of charities supporting women's shelters, employment services, treatment centres and cancer foundations nation-wide.

Scotiabank is committed to supporting the communities in which we live and work, both in Canada and abroad. Recognized as a leader internationally and among Canadian corporations for its charitable donations and philanthropic activities, in 2009 the Bank provided about $39 million in sponsorships and donations to a variety of projects and initiatives, primarily in the areas of healthcare, education and social services. Scotiabank is on the World Wide Web at www.scotiabank.com.

For further information: Please RSVP to Robyn Harper, Scotiabank Public Affairs, 416-933-1093, [email protected]