May 17, 2004 — Salesmanship Club Youth and
Family Centers was a big winner at the EDS Byron Nelson Championship.
AstraZeneca presented a check to the organization for $50,000 as part
of the CRESTOR® Charity Challenge, the centerpiece of AstraZeneca’s
multi-year partnership with the PGA TOUR.
“Salesmanship Club Youth and Family Centers is honored to be
the recipient of the CRESTOR® Charity Challenge,” said Kent
Skipper, SCYFC executive director. “This generous donation will
allow us to continue to address the mental health needs of Dallas
area children and their families.”
With this week’s contribution, AstraZeneca and the PGA TOUR,
through the CRESTOR® Charity Challenge, have donated $1 million
to charity since the program began in March.
“We are very pleased to support the critical services Salesmanship
Club Youth and Family Centers provides to our community,” said
Jan Shioji, AstraZeneca Business Center Director for Dallas. "Charitable
donations and health education are at the heart of our initiative
with the PGA TOUR and we are thrilled that our contribution will go
toward helping meet the critical needs of Dallas families,”
Shioji continued.
Through the CRESTOR® Charity Challenge, AstraZeneca, a leading
pharmaceutical company and maker of the medication CRESTOR, will donate
$2.7 million this year to designated health care and PGA TOUR charities.
At each of the selected tournaments, a $100,000 contribution will
be made; $50,000 will be donated to a healthcare-related charity selected
by the CRESTOR® Charity Challenge winner for his on-course performance
entering the final round, and $50,000 will be donated to the local
charity selected by the tournament.
