15th Annual Paul Sands Memorial Slaw Dog Invitational Raises $11,500 For Scholarship Fund

Jan. 24, 2012 - PRLog -- Recently the 15th Annual Paul Sands Memorial Slaw Dog Invitational was held at Cypress Lake Country Club. Set up years ago by Southwest Florida’s beloved Paul Sands and co-coordinated with his friend and local business leader, Scott Fischer, the event raises money for charity each year.

The 2011 Slaw Dog Invitational committee is proud to announce, they raised $11,500 total. $2,000 will go to the Paul Sands Scholarship Fund part of the REIS (Real Estate Investment Society) Scholarship Foundation, a not-for-profit, registered 501(c)3 corporation which provides an opportunity to make charitable donations for college scholarships.

The bulk, $9,500 will go to Blessings in a Backpack, another not-for-profit 501(c)3 corporation of which Fischer is the Chairman. They provide food for local underprivileged children. The donated funds will feed 118 children for an entire school year!

Blessings in a Backpack is a program designed to feed elementary school children who qualify for the federal free and reduced meal program and may not have any or enough food on the weekends. Eighty dollars feeds a child for an entire school year. All donations go directly to the local, Tice Elementary students. For more information please visit http://www.blessingsinleeco.org or contact the local effort via mail at 5781 Lee Boulevard suite 208-239 Lehigh Acres, Florida 33971.

Scott Fischer Enterprises has a strong commitment to motorcycle safety as well as the community. Active in numerous non-profits and led by Scott Fischer, the organization prides itself in giving back. For more information please visit http://www.SFE-US.com.

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Scott Fischer Enterprises, and all their Harley-Davidson locations, has a strong commitment to motorcycle safety as well as the community. For more information, please visit http://www.harleyflorida.com.