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June 17, 2011

Senior Golf Tournament Raises over $15,000

Golfers and sponsors raised over $15,000 at the recent Siouxland Senior Open to benefit Sunrise. The event, held May 18 at Two River’s Golf Course, established Mark Hilts as Siouxland's senior golf champion. He received the Gunderson's Cup and Dale Mogren Memorial Plaque.

Tommie Frazier, Nebraska Cornhusker National Champion, featured banquet speaker applauded golfers for their support and encouraged them to make a difference in their community with area youth and seniors. Proceeds will help fund charity care for Sunrise memory care residents and help The First Tee, a character-building youth golf program.

"We are thrilled to receive proceeds from the Senior Open this year," says Lorrie Stedman, Sunrise director of fund development. "Senior golfers understand the value of our care and that Sunrise was a leader in Iowa when we opened our first memory care center in 1992."

The event named Mitch Merrill of the Sioux City Country Club as honorary chair. Senior Open results are at www.ssogolf.com.