Golfers take mulligan, get second chance to tee-off
after rain postpones golf benefit for
abused, neglected children at Krause Children's Center
July 20, 2006

Katy, Texas - More than 160 golfers will finally get the chance to tee off at the 17th Annual Tomorrow's Child Golf Benefit at Pine Forest Golf Club in Houston on Monday, July 24, to support the abused and neglected children at Krause Children's Center in Katy. The tournament, originally set for June 20, had to be rescheduled because of rain.

Residents and staff at the Krause Center are hopeful that the tournament, despite the postponement, will be a huge success and achieve its goal of raising more than $100,000 to fund extra-curricular activities for the residents.

"The Katy community is awesome!" said Krause Chief Executive Officer Phil Ashford. "They stand by the Krause kids through rain and shine - literally! Even with the rain and flooding, more than 100 golfers showed up last month. We are blessed to have such loyal supporters."

"The community used the rain-out as an opportunity to do even more good things for the kids," said Joy Caster, director of volunteer services for Krause. "Since we rescheduled, we have signed up even more golfers, added new sponsors and signed on new volunteers!"

Several girls and boys from the Krause Center will join golfers for lunch and get a putting lesson from volunteers at the course.

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.