SOUTHFIELD, Mich., June 28, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- The Michigan Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (MHCC) holds the 16th Annual Hank Aguirre Golf Outing on Monday, August 13, 2007 at five different Macomb County golf courses, making it the largest golf outing in Michigan.
The Hank Aguirre Golf Outing will be played at Cherry Creek, The Orchards, Twin Lakes, Greystone and Fieldstone Golf Courses by more than 700 golfers. Golfers will gather at Cherry Creek for dinner and awards.
It is named after Detroit Tigers pitching great Hank Aguirre who established Mexican Industries, an automotive accessories corporation, following his prolific pitching career. A percent of the proceeds from the golf outing go toward scholarships. Golfers tee off with the shotgun start at 9:30 a.m. Comerica Bank is the event sponsor. Other major sponsors include A.E. Mourad Agency, Capacity Transport, Daimler-Chrysler, Delaco Kenwall, General Motors Corporation, Kellogg's, LaSalle Bank, Laurie Sall & Associates, Sequoia Tool, UHY Advisors and The Diez Group.
The Diez Group (Delaco) will sponsor a guaranteed $10,000 prize for the winner of the closest-to-the-pin shootout toward the purchase or lease of a new, domestic vehicle. UHY Advisors will sponsor a $1 million Hole-in-One Shootout. A Ford, G.M. and Chrysler dealership sponsored vehicle is the hole-in-one prize at designated holes on the five golf courses. The day will end with a raffle drawing for a 2008 G.M. Saturn Sky, with all raffle proceeds going to the Michigan Hispanic Fund, the philanthropic arm of the MHCC, for college scholarships.
Ray Lozano, executive director of the MHCC, said, "Hank Aguirre was an icon in the sports world and a role model for Hispanic businessmen and women. We honor his contributions by naming this annual golf outing after him. The outing is a visible way to demonstrate the strength of the Hispanic business community and to support the education of future Hispanic business and community leaders."
Sponsorships, foursomes and dinner tickets are still available. For more information about the Hank Aguirre Golf Outing, contact Diadette Mejia, dmejia@mhcc.org or 248-208-9915.
MHCC, established in 1989, is a non-profit business organization consisting of over 300 member companies from corporate, small, medium-size and large businesses, sole proprietors and individuals representing Hispanic-owned enterprises, automotive OEM's, Tier One suppliers and non-automotive Fortune 500 corporations. In addition community non-profits, media affiliates, the Detroit Tigers and the Detroit Pistons are also represented. Its web site is www.mhcc.org.
The Hispanic business community is the fastest growing business segment in the country increasing at three times the rate of the national average for all businesses. In Michigan, there are now over 10,000 large, medium-sized and small Hispanic businesses employing over 14,000 persons. The Hispanic market has a purchasing power of over $700 billion and estimated to be $1 trillion by 2010.
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