Golfers tee off to support abused, neglected
children at Krause Children's Center
June 16 , 2006

Katy, Texas - More than 160 golfers will tee off at the 17th Annual Tomorrow's Child Golf Benefit at Pine Forest Golf Club in Houston on Monday, June 19 to support the abused and neglected children at Krause Children's Center in Katy. The goal: to raise more than $100,000 to fund extra-curricular activities for the residents.

The Honorable Glenn Hegar, Texas State Representative for District 28 and Senate hopeful, will serve as Honorary Chair of the tournament. This is the second year that Hegar has been involved in the benefit.

"Krause is very near to my heart," said Hegar. "Through the Tomorrow's Child Golf Tournament, we have the opportunity, as a community, to help make a brighter future for the special girls and boys at the Krause Center."

Hegar has been inspiring bright futures at Krause in a number of ways over the past several years, serving as keynote speaker at the first annual Trinity Charter School Eighth Grade Graduation Ceremony in 2005 and becoming a mentor to a resident at the center.

Residents of the Krause Center will also get to enjoy the tournament. Select girls and boys will join the golfers for lunch and get a putting lesson from volunteers at the course.

"The community has really put their support into making this tournament a success for the kids at Krause," said Joy Castner, director of volunteer services at the Krause Center. "We have more sponsors, more golfers and more volunteers than ever before. I think that being at the tournament and visiting with the children and staff gives people the chance to see that their support makes a direct impact on the lives of the kids at Krause."

Pine Forest Golf Club is located at 18003 Clay Rd., Houston, Texas.

Krause Children's Center serves boys and girls, ages 11 to 17, who suffer from severe emotional and behavioral problems, mostly as a result of past abuse and neglect. Krause provides specialized care in a secure, structured environment where residents can receive therapy, attend school, enjoy recreational activities and are offered voluntary spiritual care.

Krause Children's Center is an affiliated ministry of Lutheran Social Services, the social service arm of The Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. LSS annually serves nearly 30,000 children, elderly and poor in Texas and Louisiana regardless of religious beliefs, ethnicity, gender or age. Its ministry includes children's centers, therapeutic foster care, adoption, adult day care, health care and retirement centers, emergency assistance and disaster response.

For more information about the Krause Center, click here.