LENNAR and MBF Champions for Child Safety Pro Am Golf Tournament set for Oct. 15

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The Monique Burr Foundation for Children (MBF) will host the 21st annual LENNAR and MBF Champions for Child Safety Pro Am Golf Tournament presented by Drummond, on Monday, Oct. 15 at 8 a.m. at The Palencia Club in St. Augustine.

The event will start with a Pairings Party at The Palencia Club on Sunday, Oct. 14 at 4 p.m. Golf contests the following day will include a $1 million shoot-out, six hole-in-one contests and a pre-event putting contest. Last year's event raised more than $175,000 for the foundation and its signature MBF Prevention Education Programs. Based in Jacksonville, MBF's primary prevention programs address the most common types of victimization experienced by children and young adults, including bullying, digital dangers and more.

The tournament's honorary chairmen will be pro golfers Fred Funk, Jim Furyk and Mark McCumber. The tournament chair will be MG Orender.

Registration for the golf tournament will begin at 8:30 a.m., followed by opening ceremonies at 9:45 a.m. and the shotgun start at 10 a.m. The awards reception will take place at 3:30 p.m.

Player pricing ranges from $1,750 to $7,000. For more information and to register, visit www.championsforchildsafety.org. The Palencia Club is located at 600 Palencia Club Drive in St. Augustine.

MBF is a nonprofit organization started by Edward E. Burr in 1997 on the one-year anniversary of the death of Monique Burr, his late wife, to continue her legacy of child protection and child advocacy. This year, MBF is celebrating its 21st anniversary. 

MBF’s elementary school, middle school and after school programs educate and empower students and all relevant adults with information and strategies to prevent, recognize, and respond appropriately to bullying, cyberbullying, all types of child abuse, digital abuse and other digital dangers. To learn more about the foundation and its programs, visit http://mbfpreventioneducation.org.