This weekend, November 6th-8th, is the Annual Willie Stargell Celebrity Invitational at Landfall! This year’s celebrities include retired MLB, NBA, and NFL players, professional golfers, Olympians, actors, and coaches. A few of the celebrities attending include Cliff Livingston, Sydney Penny, Larry Rivers, Richard Roundtree, Greg Vaugn, and Cornelius Bennett.
Wilver (Willie) Stargell was a World Series Champion, Hall of Famer, All-Star, and MVP baseball player for the Pittsburg Pirates from 1962 until 1982. With 475 career homeruns Willie was quick to become a baseball legend. He was known for his leadership on and off the field resulting in his teammates affectionately calling him “Pops”.
The first event of the weekend is a private celebrity and sponsor reception on Friday night. Saturday 9:00am until 10:00am is the celebrity autograph signing at Dick’s Sporting Goods in Mayfaire, followed by The Willie Stargell Auction Dinner and Dance that night at 6:00 at the Country Club of Landfall. Then on Sunday morning it’s the Celebrity Invitational Golf Tournament at Landfall. Passes for the golf portion of the event are available for $20. For more information on attending the event go to http://www.williestargellfoundation.org/2015-Attendees-Where.php#invite.
The Willie Stargell Foundation was started to raise funds to fight kidney disease. Thanks in part to the 12th Annual Willie Stargell Foundation held last year at Landfall, the Foundation was able to donate $100,000 in May 2015 to their grant recipients. The recipients include the Willie Stargell Kidney Dialysis Center at New Hanover Regional Medical Center, DaVita Dialysis Emergency Kidney Fund, and UNC-Chapel Hill, Duke University, Eastern Carolina University, and Carolinas Medical Center Transplant Programs. To make a donation, visit the Willie Stargell Foundation Website, http://www.williestargellfoundation.org/make-a-donation.php.
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