Natalie Cole to Headline at Nat King Cole Generation Hope, Inc. GENERATIONS Concert to Raise Funds for Music Education -- TICKETS NOW ON SALE

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Kaye Communications, 561-392-5166

Jon A. Kaye, Kaye Communications, Inc., 
jkaye@kcompr.com, 561-756-3097-mobile

Bonnie S. Kaye, Kaye Communications, Inc., 
bkaye@kcompr.com, 561-756-3099-mobile

Natalie Cole to Headline at 
Nat King Cole Generation Hope, Inc.

GENERATIONS Concert to Raise Funds 
for Music Education

TICKETS NOW ON SALE

BOCA RATON, FL (January 24, 2013)-- Nine-time GRAMMY® award-winning singer and songwriter Natalie Cole will headline at the second annual GENERATIONS, a Nat King Cole Generation Hope Inc. concert benefit to raise funds for music education on Friday, March 1, 2013 at the Keith C. and Elaine Johnson Wold Performing Arts Center at Lynn University in Boca Raton, Florida (the venue of the final 2012 Presidential Debate). 

Twin daughters of music legend Nat King Cole, Timolin and Casey Cole of Boca Raton, launched Nat King Cole Generation Hope, Inc. to honor the legacy, music and life of their father Nat King Cole in 2008 after learning of budget cuts in public schools directly affecting the arts.  Since that time, donations in excess of $66,000 have benefited more than 5,000 children with “the greatest need and fewest resources” in Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties.

“Our family history is one of musical excellence and charitable giving,” said Timolin Cole.  “Our father was a trailblazer in the music industry and will live forever through his style, grace and unforgettable music.  Our mother Maria, also an entertainer, sang with Duke Ellington and was known for supporting multiple causes throughout her life. By giving students the opportunity to enhance their musical talents and abilities, our family’s legacy lives on.”

Casey Cole added that “In keeping with that legacy, the concert will showcase generations of musical greatness, including performances by our sister Natalie Cole, students from the Nat King Cole Generation Hope Summer Strings Camp, and local teen performance artists Andrew Foreman and Zoe Fromer.”

“We believe that every child should be exposed to music education,” continued Timolin.  “Studies prove that participation in school music has a positive impact on areas considered outside the realm of music including dexterity, coordination, self-discipline, self-esteem, thinking skills, listening skills, and personal expression.”

This past summer 105 students from 7 Title 1 Palm Beach County schools were transported to Lynn University in Boca Raton to attend the inaugural Nat King Cole Generation Hope, Inc. Summer Strings at Lynn University, a camp that provided elementary students without means an opportunity to receive the highest quality string instruction.  Nat King Cole Generation Hope, Inc., the School District of Palm Beach County and Lynn University Conservatory of Music worked together to make this week-long program happen with Nat King Cole Generation Hope, Inc. funding the cost of running the camp, the school district providing transportation and lunches for the campers and the university donating the space. Students received small group section instruction and private lessons with Lynn’s conservatory students serving as their mentors. The week-long camp culminated in a concert performed in the Keith C. and Elaine Johnson Wold Performing Arts Center.

“Plans are currently underway to expand the camp program next year based on fundraising from this GENERATIONS Concert,” noted Casey. “While giving has been predominantly in Palm Beach County, the organization has supported programs in Broward and Miami-Dade Counties with a goal to replicate successful programs, like our recent Summer Strings opportunity, across the country.”

The GENERATIONS concert event begins at 7:00 p.m. with a reception hosted by Celebrity Cruises featuring music performed by students from the Lynn Conservatory of Music and an ensemble of children they mentored during Nat King Cole Generation Hope Summers Strings and a silent auction that will include a 4-foot x 3-foot original painting of Nat King Cole by Salvatore Principe, a vintage handbag from the private collection of Maria Cole, wife of Nat King Cole and mother of the Cole sisters, Natalie, Timolin and Casey;  and a limited edition print of the legendary artists who performed and recorded "We Are The World", including Michael Jackson, Quincy Jones, and Diana Ross with each artist's signature and portrait, along with the musical score of the song. At 8:00 p.m. the attendees will enjoy music from the talented, local youth performers followed by the performance by headliner Natalie Cole.

VIP tickets priced at $350 include premier seating, open bar at the Celebrity Cruises pre-concert reception, a private meet-and greet with performers, and post-event dessert reception; Donor tickets priced at $150 include priority seating and two drink tickets for the Celebrity Cruises pre-concert reception; and General Admission tickets priced at $75 with cash bar at Celebrity Cruises pre-concert reception are available, but limited.

GENERATIONS Concert sponsors include Silver Sponsor Celebrity Cruises; Bronze Sponsors Allied Health Institute and West Boca Medical Center; Patron Sponsor Florida Power & Light; Partners Boca Raton Bridge Hotel, Cruisin-America, Kaye Communications, Inc., Lynn University and SmartCruiser.com; Media Sponsors The Boca Raton Observer, The Boca Raton Tribune, Seaview Radio and LivingFLA.com.

The mission of Nat King Cole Generation Hope, Inc., a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, is to provide music education to children with the greatest need and fewest resources.  It is accomplished by funding programs that provide for instruction, mentoring and resources.  Nat King Cole Generation Hope, Inc. accepts grant applications throughout the year, which are reviewed by its Board of Directors and grants are awarded twice yearly based on the merit of application and availability of funds.  Organization board members include Timolin Cole, president; Casey Cole, vice president; Robin Coven - Levin HomeCare; Rainford Knight - Florida Institute of Finance, LLC; Toni Mastrullo - Telecom Resources of America, Inc.; Sharon Gordon Mullane, Esq.; Thais Piotrowski – Ameriprise and Milana Walter.

GENERATIONS Concert sponsors include Platinum Sponsor Patriot National Insurance Group; Silver Sponsor Celebrity Cruises; Bronze Sponsors Allied Health Institute, Excel Services Corporation and West Boca Medical Center; Patron Sponsors Florida Power & Light and Global Tower Partners; Partners Boca Raton Bridge Hotel, Cruisin-America, Kaye Communications, Inc., Lynn University and SmartCruiser.com; Media Sponsors The Boca Raton Observer, The Boca Raton Tribune, Seaview Radio and LivingFLA.com.


To purchase benefit concert tickets visit natkingcolefoundation.org/concert or call 561-237-9000 or more information on Nat King Cole Generation Hope, Inc., call 561-213-8209 or email info@natkingcolefoundation.org.

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Editor’s Note: Schools that have received funding from the Nat King Cole Generation Hope, Inc. include:

Palm Beach County:

• Boca Raton Middle School
• Boca Raton Community High School
• Belvedere Elementary School, West Palm Beach
• Canal Point Elementary School
• Cholee Lake Elementary School
• Forest Hill Community High School
• Jaega Middle School
• North Palm Beach Elementary School
• Plumosa Elementary School of the Arts
• Summer Strings at Lynn University
• Roosevelt Community Middle School
• U. B. Kinsey Elementary School
• Youth Orchestra of Palm Beach County

Broward County:

• Dillard High School
• Piper High School

Dade County:

• American Senior High School
• Heritage Elementary School
• New World School of the Performing Arts
• Northwest Miami Senior High School
• Palmetto Elementary School

South Florida-Headquartered "Seriously Strategic" Kaye Communications Wins Two Coveted Bernays Awards That Honor Excellence in PR & Marketing

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

For more information and interviews, please contact:

Kaye Communications, 561-392-5166

Jon A. Kaye, Kaye Communications, Inc., jkaye@kcompr.com, 561-756-3097-mobile

Bonnie S. Kaye, Kaye Communications, Inc., bkaye@kcompr.com, 561-756-3099-mobile

SOUTH FLORIDA-HEADQUARTERED 

“SERIOUSLY STRATEGIC!™”

KAYE COMMUNICATIONS

WINS TWO COVETED BERNAYS AWARDS THAT

HONOR EXCELLENCE IN PR & MARKETING

BOCA RATON, FL (January 21, 2013) -- Kaye Communications, a South Florida integrated marketing and public relations firm that provides seriously strategic integrated communications counsel, develops authentic original content and implements market-relevant multi-audience initiatives for regional and national brands in a variety industries, was presented two coveted 2013 Bernays Awards that honor excellence by the local PR & Marketing community. The firm received the Gold Coast PR Council's (GCPRC) BERNAYS PR STAR AWARD for best overall and long-standing excellence and a BERNAYS AWARD for a project on behalf of a nonprofit organization, the Order of St. John, for its Our Legend, Her Legacy: Countess de Hoernle's 100th Birthday Gala and Community Celebration. This is the 9th year the competitive award program has been hosted by the GCPRC, the largest independent organization in South Florida of PR, marketing and communications professionals from Palm Beach, Broward, Martin and Dade counties.

Kaye Communications is now a three-time Bernays Award winner (named for the father of Public Relations Edward Bernays), previously honored by the GCPRC for the firm’s worldwide media campaign for the debut of the $100 Hamburger for the Old Homestead Steakhouse at the Boca Raton Resort & Club in 2007 that generated $1.7 million in broadcast coverage alone within the first two days of the debut (followed by a live cooking segment on NBC TODAY and mentions on Letterman and Jay Leno) plus an Associated Press article and photos that was published around the globe as far as Australia and Japan.

“We are so honored and pleased to be presented these significant industry awards and thank our clients, colleagues, advocates and all those in the community who have been an integral and indelible part of writing our success story for 17 years...demonstrating that ‘seriously strategic’ game-changing communications with original content delivers empowering results,” said Kaye Communications Founder, President and Chief Strategist Bonnie S. Kaye. “Proud to be recognized for excellence along with fellow Boca Raton-based award recipients: Lynn University [President’s Award and Best Online Campaign] for the 2012 Presidential Debate and The Boating & Beach Bash Corp. LLC [Community Service Award] for the 4^th Annual Boating & Beach Bash For People With Disabilities.”

HONORED BY PEERS WITH “PR STAR” AWARD

Representing last year's PR STAR AWARD recipient Florida Atlantic University, Lisa Metcalf, FAU Director of Media Relations presented firm principals Bonnie and Jon Kaye the award, sharing that "Kaye Communications has built a solid reputation for serving a variety of business, lifestyle and nonprofit clients over the years…all great ultra-creative campaigns. BEST OF ALL, they get great results for their clients - and that's the best thing anyone can ever say about a PR firm."

Most recent notable trailblazing initiatives by Kaye Communications include its branding, destination marketing and dedicated website development and management for Downtown Boca for the Boca Raton Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA), which included the firm’s conception and development of a comprehensive strategic marketing plan with a Friday Night LIVE! monthly entertainment series and inaugural Downtown Boca’s Brazilian Beat destination celebration in collaboration with the Consulate General of Brazil in Miami and the Palm Beach County Visitors & Convention Bureau that drew 10,000 visitors. The firm also led media relations and community engagement initiatives to support California Pizza Kitchen’s debut of new national corporate brand-reinvention “flagship” showcase restaurant in Sawgrass Mills and spearheaded community and media initiatives for seven consecutive years for the PGA Champions Tour’s Allianz Championship that brings more than 70,000 visitors to Boca Raton and delivers an economic impact of $15 million. It provides strategic integrated communications counsel and implementation for 5-Star Platinum Club Award-winning Broken Sound Club, the current reinvention and transformation of the Boca Raton Bridge Hotel into a 4-Star boutique property and the Radisson Aruba Resort, Casino & Spa’s $55 million transformation in 1999 and then again in 2011 for its recent $26 million refreshment.

Other Boca Raton brands empowered by Kaye Communications include the Boca Raton Resort & Club and its Premier Club; Muvico Theaters; Town Center at Boca Raton; the mixed-use village of Royal Palm Place; Promise Healthcare with long-term acute care hospitals in six states; and Boston Market (for its 25^th anniversary brand reinvention/repositioning pilot market initiative that served as prototype for the brand’s national activation).

As longtime advocates of initiating and building meaningful public-private partnerships, Kaye Communications “leads by example. Bonnie Kaye serves on the boards of directors for the Greater Greater Boca Raton Chamber of Commerce and the FAU Foundation. Jon Kaye serves on the Dean’s advisory board for the FAU's Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine and Rotary Club Downtown Boca Raton. Together, the Kayes have developed and hosted White Coats-4-Care fundraising receptions to “equip and dress” the incoming classes of the FAU medical school, as well as the recent inaugural “Your Medical School” Student Scholarship Benefit Celebration (that sold out before save-the-date notices and invitation could be sent out) that raised more than $3.26 million.

WINS BERNAYS AWARD FOR PROJECT BY OR ON BEHALF OF A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION: The Order of St. John (OSJ) of Jerusalem, Knights Hospitaller.

Demonstrating the firm’s expertise and community engagement, Kaye Communications received the Bernays Award for its success in spearheading the "seriously strategic" communications, community relations and media relations for the “Our Legend, Her Legacy” birthday gala benefit and community engagement initiative to celebrate the Countess de Hoernle's 100th milestone and her philanthropic legacy while fulfilling her personal single birthday wish of raising significant funds to benefit Boca Raton area nonprofits who help "the sick and the poor".

“While the OSJ's initial plans were solely for an "Our Legend, Her Legacy" gala, we recognized the need to expand the scope of the celebration within the greater Palm Beach community,” added Jon Kaye, chief operating officer and chief marketing strategist. “The OSJ embraced our recommendation for a community philanthropy awareness and education initiative that included a communitywide ‘Red, White & Boca-Blue Countess Appreciation Day’ and the creation of a record-setting community birthday wishes campaign.” 

Community participation exceeded goal the of 5,000 to deliver 6,100 personal "wishes" from businesses, chamber of commerce members, nonprofits, schools, military branches and OSJ members that was assembled as a "wall of [birthday] wishes" debuted at the gala. The event drew that drew 500 dignitaries and community, business and nonprofit leaders donned in black or white tie, military or Scottish equivalent, tiaras, regalia and decorations to celebrate in royal style and raised $250,000+ in net proceeds to benefit Boca Helping Hands, Family Promise of South Palm Beach County, Gulfstream Goodwill Industries, Inc., HomeSafe and Spirit of Giving Network.

Kaye Communications, Inc. is headquartered at South City Plaza, 1515 South Federal Highway, Suite 103, Boca Raton, FL 33432. For more information, call (561) 392-5166, visit www.kcompr.com, or email smartstrategiesbegin@kcompr.com.

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Countdown to the Seventh Annual Allianz Championship in Full Swing -- Tickets Now on Sale

Tickets For Championship Play and Many “Events Within the Event” Now On Sale as

Champions Tour Rookies Rocco Mediate and Steve Elkington Join The Field

BOCA RATON, FL (January 21, 2012)— As the tournament roster continues to take shape for the 2013 Allianz Championship, two PGA Champions Tour rookies—Naples resident Rocco Mediate and Australian Steve Elkington—will take on the field as a celebrated roster of golf legends will descend onto The Old Course at Broken Sound Club from February 4^th-10^th for the seventh consecutive year in Boca Raton. Tournament week is jam-packed with interactive “events within the event” before and during championship play with opportunities for “up close and personal” interaction with pros for golf fans of all ages.

As the first in the early-season Florida swing, tournament play will include 2012 defending champion Corey Pavin, 2011 champion Tom Lehman (2011 and 2012 Charles Schwab Cup season-long points race winner), 2010 champion Bernhard Langer, Mark Calcavecchia, Fuzzy Zoeller and more, all vying for the winner’s share of a $1.8 million purse. Produced by the nonprofit Boca Raton Champions Golf Charities (BRCGC) board that oversees tournament operations, financials and distribution of all charitable funds, the Allianz Championship will continue to “chip-in” net proceeds to benefit the Boca Raton Regional Hospital.

In addition to three days of championship play, the Allianz Championship features a Women’s Power Breakfast, Clinic & Pro-Am with LGPA legend and eight-time “Player of the Year” Annika Sorenstam; two days of Executive Pro-Am play pairing participants with PGA pros; a “social, power & play” opportunity at the “Grapes On The Green” Golf & Wine Experience held overlooking the 18^th green during second round play; and the popular Saturday Family Day presented by Tommy Bahama.

Tickets: All events take place at The Old Course at Broken Sound, 1401 NW 51^st Street in Boca Raton

• Monday-Thursday:               Free Grounds Admission*
• Under 17 years of age:         Free Grounds Admission All Week*
• Age 65 and above:                Free Grounds Admission All Week*                  

*All free grounds admission courtesy of the city of Boca Raton

• Good Any One Day Grounds (Friday through Sunday) Tickets: $20

• Weekend Grounds Pass- For championship rounds Friday, Saturday, Sunday: $50

• Michelob Ultra Partners Club Day Pass-(Friday, Saturday, Sunday): $75 per day, includes access to air-conditioned tent with sports bar atmosphere located on the 18^th fairway, food and beverage included with complimentary beer and wine; spirits on cash basis.

• Club 18 Skybox presented by South Florida Business Journal:

·         One Day Pass (Wed.-Sun.): $175, includes unlimited food, wine, beer; VIP Parking Pass, access to private restrooms.

·         Weekend Pass (for all days Fri.-Sun.): $450, includes weeklong Club 18 seating, unlimited food, wine, beer; VIP Parking Pass, access to private restrooms.

·         4^th Annual “Grapes on the Green” Wine Experience Event (Sat. 4 p.m.-7:30 p.m.): $85

·         VIP Parking Pass: $25

• Sponsorship packages include branded opportunities, premium seating, and a variety of invitation-only receptions, Pro-Am play, meet and greets with the legends of golf, etc.

The Allianz Championship tournament is managed by Pro Links Sports, headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.  Directing five tournaments on the Champions Tour schedule, all are continuously voted in the top ten tournaments by the players. This reputation attracts the top golfers on the PGA Championship Tour to Boca Raton, along with other legends of golf.

For more tournament information, tickets, premium ticket packages, skybox and VIP seating, Grapes On The Green event tickets, call 561-241-GOLF (4653); fax 561-241-4658, or visit www.allianzchampionship.com. For Pro-Am registration and sponsorship package opportunities, contact Anthony Greco at 561-241-GOLF (4653) or email agreco@allianzchampionship.com. Follow us at Facebook.com/AllianzChampionship and on Twitter @AllianzChamp.

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About Allianz Championship
The 2013 Allianz Championship, in its seventh consecutive year at The Old Couse at Broken Sound, will bring the legends of golf to Boca Raton from February 4^th to 10^th for the first full-field PGA Champions Tour event of the season. Its 2012 champion Corey Pavin is set to defend his title as challengers Tom Lehman (2011 champion; 2011 and 2012 Schwab Cup winner); Bernhard Langer (2010 champion), Mark Calcavecchia, Fred Couples, Fuzzy Zoeller, vie for a $1.8 million purse with all three rounds televised live nationwide on The Golf Channel. The Boca Raton Champions Golf Charities (BRCGC) serves as the operational and financial oversight group for the event as well as for the distribution of all charitable funds, as all net tournament proceeds “chip-in” to benefit Boca Raton Regional Hospital. Managed by Pro Links Sports with title sponsor Allianz Life Insurance Company, the annual tournament has attracted 31 of the top 34 professionals on the money list. For skybox tickets and other hospitality, call: 561-241-GOLF (4653) or visit www.allianzchampionship.com. Follow us at Facebook.com/AllianzChampionship and on Twitter @AllianzChamp.

About the Champions Tour
Collectively, the Champions Tour has the most recognizable and accomplished players in the game with many of its 30 members of the World Golf Hall of Fame competing regularly in its events and numerous other major championship winners among its members. The Champions Tour is a membership organization of professional golfers age 50 and older. Conceived in 1980 as the Senior PGA Tour, it started with just four events and purses totaling $475,000. Points earned in 26 official Charles Schwab Cup events in 2013 will determine the Charles Schwab Cup champion, the season-long competition designed to recognize the Champions Tour’s leading player. The Champions Tour's primary purpose is to provide financial opportunities for its players, entertain and inspire its fans, deliver substantial value to its partners, create outlets for volunteers to give back, protect the integrity of the game and generate significant charitable and economic impact in communities in which it plays. In 2012, tournaments on all five Tours (PGA TOUR, Champions Tour, Web.com Tour, PGA TOUR Latinoamerica, PGA TOUR Canada) generated more than $122 million for local charitable organizations, bringing the TOUR’s all-time total of charitable contributions to more than $1.8 billion. The Commissioner of the PGA TOUR is Tim Finchem. Mike Stevens is President of the Champions Tour. The PGA TOUR’s website is pgatour.com, the No. 1 site in golf, and the organization is headquartered in Ponte Vedra Beach, FL. Follow the Champions Tour at Facebook.com/ChampionsTour and on Twitter @ChampionsTour.

About Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America

Minneapolis-based Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America (Allianz Life) provides annuities and life insurance products in the United States in all states except for New York. In New York, annuities and life insurance products are offered by Allianz Life Insurance Company of New York] (Allianz Life of NY). Allianz Life offers an extensive portfolio of products, including fixed and variable annuities and life insurance. These products are offered through a network of more than 100,000 financial professionals nationwide. The company is a principal subsidiary of Allianz SE, a global financial services group that is the 20th largest corporation in the world based on revenue (Fortune Global 500, August 2010). Allianz SE employs nearly 155,000 people worldwide.

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David I. Katz Of Gitterman & Associates Wealth Management, LLC Named A “2013 Five Star Wealth Manager” By Five Star Professional

Five Star Professional has named David I. Katz, Senior Partner, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Boca Raton and New Jersey-based Gitterman & Associates Wealth Management, LLC (GAWM) a 2013 “Five Star Wealth Manager”. Less than 2% of the wealth managers in New Jersey received the Five Star award, an award Katz also received in 2012 for his service in the Miami area. The announcement is featured in the January 2013 issue of New Jersey Monthly magazine and on fivestarprofessional.com and follows his recent recognition as one of Medical Economics “2012 Best Financial Advisers For Doctors” and Dental Products Report “2012 Best Financial Advisers For Dentists.”

The Five Star program, now entering its eleventh year, is the largest and most widely published award program in North America. Five Star Professional conducts market-specific research throughout the U.S. and Canada to identify service professionals who provide quality services to their clients and research results undergo a thorough regulatory review. Five Star Professional joins forces with city and regional magazines to make the research results available to consumers in more than 45 markets across the United States and Canada. Miami magazine and Five Star Professionals partnered to find wealth managers who satisfy 10 objective eligibility and evaluation criteria that are associated with wealth managers who provide quality services to their clients. Selection was based on internal and external research data as well as peer and firm nominations.

Katz demonstrates his distinguishing expertise and relationships by presenting educational financial seminars for high wealth individuals in collaboration with attorneys and accountants in New Jersey and Florida who specialize in wealth building, wealth distribution and estate planning. He earned a BA in Economics from Brooklyn College, holds FINRA Series 6, 7, 24, 63, and 65 licenses as well as life and health insurance licenses, and been designated by the American College as an Accredited Asset Management Specialist (AAMS®).

Katz continues to draw upon his extensive experience in investment strategies and risk management planning to assist clients with their financial and estate planning needs for more than 19 years. GAWM is a leading independent advisory firm dedicated to helping clients build, manage and maintain wealth for families through generations and navigate a successful plan for retirement.

“David is committed to excellence, working closely with our clients to meet their specific financial and estate planning objectives,” said GAWM CEO Jeffery L. Gitterman. “To see his dedication recognized with such a prestigious honor bestowed upon a select few in the field is a great source of pride for our firm.”

GAWM, the “Educator’s educator,” draws on its proprietary consultative process to make the most appropriate recommendations based on individual needs, goals and risk tolerance for high net worth individuals. The independent firm is respected in its industry for its exemplary track record of specialization in serving the retirement needs of physicians, university and college professors and employees of hospitals and other major healthcare providers and nonprofits. GAWM provides clients with unbiased research and assists clients in selecting the best financial solutions from among the wide universe of financial products and services encompassing strategic and tactical models and alternative investments.

Committed to the communities in which it serves, GAWM devotes both time and financial resources to support the missions of such organizations as Florida Atlantic University Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine, UMDNJ Autism Center, Embrace Kids Foundation and Elijah’s Promise Soup Kitchen. Katz
serves as a Regional Board Member of the Anti-Defamation League Florida Region, member of the Greater Boca Raton Chamber of Commerce, and member of the Rotary Club of Downtown Boca. He has
two sons who reside and work in New Jersey and lives in Boca Raton with his wife, who is a physician,
and their daughter.

Gitterman & Associates is located at 7763 Glades Road, Boca Raton 33434. For more information, visit www.gawmllc.com or contact David Katz at (561) 477-5340 or dkatz@gawmllc.com.

Securities Offered through Triad Advisors Inc. Member FINRA/SIPC.
Investment Advisory Services offered through Gitterman & Associates Wealth Management, LLC., a Registered Investment Advisor which is not affiliated with Triad Advisors Inc.

2013 Allianz Championship To Offer Open Qualifier For Spot In PGA Champions Tour Tournament

BOCA RATON, FL. (January 4, 2013) – Ryan Dillon, Allianz Championship tournament director, announced today that the PGA Champions Tour tournament will be giving all professional and local amateurs 50 years of age or older one chance to qualify for the Tournament to be held February 4-10, 2013, at The Old Course at Broken Sound.

This Allianz OPEN Qualifier, held at the Seagate Country Club in Delray Beach, Florida, (formerly Hamlet Country Club) will be conducted Tuesday, February 5th and will be available to all touring and club professionals along with local amateurs who are all 50 years of age or older and carry a USGA Index of 3.5 or lower.

“This is a rare chance for local amateurs and professionals to catch lightning in a bottle and test their mettle against the most serious golfers in the area for the grand prize of teeing it up with the legends of the PGA Tour,” said Allianz Championship Director Ryan Dillon.

The Allianz Open Qualifier sign up deadline is Friday, January 25^th, having a maximum field of 84 and a minimum field of 40 participants with a cost of $400 per participant. If an amateur does qualify for the Allianz Championship, they will have to give up their amateur status for one year, but can reapply after that term.

“We really hope a local golfer qualifies and gets to play in the tournament,” added Dillon.  “With many PGA Tour careers starting this way, it would be a great bragging right for our community to have one start here with the Allianz Championship.”

The Allianz Championship has a purse of $1.8 Million with an economic impact of $15 million to the South Florida area. Last year’s winner at the Allianz Championship, Corey Pavin, defeated Peter Senior on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff. The Allianz Championship was Pavin’s first Champions Tour victory.

For more information go to allianzchampionship.com or call the tournament office at 561-241-4653.

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About the Allianz Championship

The Allianz Championship runs from February 4^th to 10^th, 2013 at The Old Course at Broken Sound Club in Boca Raton.  In its seventh consecutive year at The Old Course at Broken Sound in Boca Raton, defending champion Corey Pavin is set to defend his title. Again this year, the Boca Raton Regional Hospital is the beneficiary of the Allianz Championship. The tournament is managed by Pro Links Sports, directing six Champions Tour events on the 2013 schedule, all are continuously voted in the top ten tournaments on the Champions Tour by the players.  This reputation has attracted the top 31 of 34 professionals on the money list to Boca Raton along with the golfing legends that are engraved in all our minds. The Allianz Life Insurance Company has been the title sponsor of this tournament since its beginning.  For Skybox Tickets and other Hospitality, please call: 561-241-GOLF (4653) or go to www.allianzchampionship.com

About The Champions Tour

Collectively, the Champions Tour has the most recognizable and accomplished players in the game with many of its 30 members of the World Golf Hall of Fame competing regularly in its events and numerous other major championship winners among its members. The Champions Tour is a membership organization of professional golfers age 50 and older. Conceived in 1980 as the Senior PGA Tour, it started with just four events and purses totaling $475,000. Points earned in official Charles Schwab Cup events in 2012 determined Tom Lehman as the Charles Schwab Cup champion, the season-long competition designed to recognize the Champions Tour’s leading player. The Champions Tour's primary purpose is to provide financial opportunities for its players, entertain and inspire its fans, deliver substantial value to its partners, create outlets for volunteers to give back, protect the integrity of the game and generate significant charitable and economic impact in communities in which it plays. In 2011, tournaments on all three Tours (PGA TOUR, Champions Tour and Web.com Tour) generated more than $118 million for local charitable organizations, bringing the TOUR’s all-time total of charitable contributions to more than $1.7 billion. The Commissioner of the PGA TOUR is Tim Finchem. Mike Stevens is President of the Champions Tour. The PGA TOUR’s website is www.pgatour.com, the No. 1 site in golf, and the organization is headquartered in Ponte Vedra Beach, FL.

About Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America

Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America, one of FORTUNE’s 100 Best Companies to Work For in 2013, has been keeping its promises since 1896. Today, it carries on that tradition, helping Americans achieve their retirement income and protection goals with a variety of annuities and life insurance products. As a leading provider of fixed index annuities, Allianz Life is part of Allianz SE, a global leader in the financial services industry with 142,000 employees worldwide. More than 78 million private and corporate customers rely on Allianz knowledge, global reach, and capital strength to help them make the most of financial opportunities.