CHARITY GOLF TOURNAMENT PLANNED

Local golfers can help an area charity just by playing an 18-hole scramble at Kimbeland Country Club in Jackson.

The 4th Annual Ronald McDonald House Charities Golf Tournament, sponsored by the McDonalds restaurants of Southeast Missouri, will be played Oct. 11. It is a four-person scramble.

Entry fee is $125 per person, which includes greens fees, food, beverages and an awards ceremony. All participants receive an attendance prize as well as a meal.

Awards and contests are planned on each hole. Businesses or groups who are unable to attend can sponsor a hole for $150 per hole.

Proceeds from the tournament benefit the Ronald McDonald House Charities in Southeast Missouri, Southern Illinois and western Kentucky. Ronald McDonald Houses offer lodging for families of critically-ill children. The nearest Ronald McDonald House is in St. Louis.

In 1998, the local tournament raised $12,000 for the charity.

Space is limited to the first 100 golfers registered in the tournament. Registrations must be mailed by Sept. 27. Contact the McDonald's office at 528 Helena or call 334-7311 for more information.