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J. Smith Lanier & Co. Charity Golf Classic Raises Over $118,000 Benefiting The Brain Tumor Foundation For Children

 
- Atlanta, Georgia—J. Smith Lanier & Co. is proud to announce over $118,000 net revenue was recently raised at the "J. Smith Lanier & Co. Charity Classic to Benefit the Brain Tumor Foundation for Children."

The event was held at Chateau Elan Golf Club on Tuesday, May 10th, 2005. Formerly known as the Annual Brain Tumor Foundation for Children Pro-Am Golf Tournament, this fundraiser provides financial support for the Brain Tumor Foundation for Children’s program services.

“J. Smith Lanier & Co. was honored to be the primary corporate sponsor of the ‘J. Smith Lanier & Co. Charity Golf Classic for the Brain Tumor Foundation for Children.’ Because of the generosity of so many sponsors and volunteers, more children and their families will be able to benefit from the many types of support the Brain Tumor Foundation for Children offers to families dealing with this devastating diagnosis,” said J. Smith Lanier & Co. Chairman and CEO, Gaines Lanier.

Mary Campbell, executive director of the Brain Tumor Foundation for Children said “We are extremely grateful to J. Smith Lanier & Co. for the outstanding support they have provided to our organization – not only through their generous corporate sponsorship, but through the many JSL employees who have demonstrated a sincere interest in our work and desire to help us make a difference.”

Proceeds raised this year from the golf tournament will help hundreds of children and their families by enabling the Brain Tumor Foundation for Children to provide emotional, social and financial assistance; education and information; scholarships; research funding, and more.

To learn more about the Brain Tumor Foundation for Children or to make a donation please visit www.braintumorkids.org or call 770-458-5554.

Brain tumors are the leading cancer cause of death in children today. The Brain Tumor Foundation for Children, established in 1983 to help families cope with this diagnosis, remains committed to continuing its work until such time that a cure is found.

J. Smith Lanier & Co., headquartered in West Point, Georgia, is an employee-owned company that was founded before the turn-of-the-century and has become one of the largest privately owned insurance brokers in the United States. Since 1868, the company has grown from a three-employee local agency to a major regional firm employing over 435 employees in eight divisions and 18 branch offices. J. Smith Lanier & Co. offers commercial and personal lines insurance, employee benefits, third party plan administration (TPA), surety, risk control and personal lines.
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