Nashville, TN (Top40 Charts/ Average Joes Entertainment) For the third consecutive year, Average Joes Entertainment's, Colt Ford, will host his annual "Colt Ford &
Friends Celebrity Golf Classic"
September 15, 2014 at Chåteau ´Elan Winery & Resort in Atlanta, Georgia. An All-Star Jam, open to the public, will follow that evening at Wild Bill's in Atlanta at 8pm. Both events will benefit St. Jude Children's Research Hospital® and the newly established "Colt Ford Foundation." Tickets to the All-Star Jam are available here: https://bit.ly/XO17q7
Pro golfers Billy Horschel, Boo Weekly, Jay McLuen, Scott Brown, Tommy Gainey, Will Mcgirt amongst others, will join Ford on the greens this year. In addition, supporting celebrities include Jamey Johnson, Tyler Farr,
Craig Campbell, John Michael Montgomery, Walker Hayes, Austin Dillon (NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver), Kracken and Capt. Clint (The Dreadknots from The History Channel's Ax Men), Ajay Popoff and Jeremy Popoff (rock band LIT) and others.
Ford, a former professional golfer, said, "I'm proud to be able to support St. Jude Children's Research Hospital again this year, and do what I can for the kids and their families. I'm looking forward to having a great day of golf, and jamming later with my friends at Wild Bill's."
Sponsors supporting the Golf Classic include Akins Ford, Dodge, Chrysler, Jeep, Ram, Chicken Cock Whiskey, General Beauregard Dixie Vodka, Country Outfitters, EPI Breads, LandCastle Title, Leon Farmer & Company, MBM Corporation, Providence Investment Advisor and Insurance Solutions, Roswell Food Group and Southeastern Paper.
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital is leading the way the world understands, treats and defeats childhood cancer and other deadly diseases. This fundraising event includes a celebrity long-drive competition and silent auction. For more information on the tournament and All-Star Jam, visit www.ColtFordGolf.com.
About Colt Ford
The follow-up to 2012's chart-topping "Declaration of Independence," "Thanks For Listening," Ford's fifth studio album, was released on July 1, 2014 and debuted at #1 on Billboard's Independent Albums chart and #2 on Billboard's Top Country Albums chart. In 2012, Colt penned two #1 hits; Jason Aldean's "Dirt Road Anthem," and Brantley Gilbert's, "Country Must Be Country Wide." To date, Colt has sold over 1 million albums, millions more song downloads, has 1.5 million Facebook fans and over 100 million YouTube views. Colt was also recently featured in a two-page cover story in the "
Arena" section of the Wall Street Journal. In October, 2013, Colt hit the road on a 34-city tour with Florida Georgia Line, and is touring with
Toby Keith this summer. In addition to being a gifted songwriter and artist, Colt is also a former professional golfer, and resides with his family in Athens, GA. Follow at www.coltford.com; twitter.com/coltford; facebook.com/coltford.
About St. Jude Children's Research Hospital®
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital is leading the way the world understands, treats and defeats childhood cancer and other deadly diseases. St. Jude has the world's best survival rates for the most aggressive childhood cancers, and treatments invented at St. Jude have helped push the overall childhood cancer survival rate from 20 percent to 80 percent since we opened more than 50 years ago. St. Jude is working to drive the overall survival rate for childhood cancer to 90 percent in the next decade. St. Jude freely shares the breakthroughs we make, and every child saved at St. Jude means doctors and scientists worldwide can use that knowledge to save thousands more children. Families never receive a bill from St. Jude for treatment, travel, housing or food - because all a family should worry about is helping their child live. Join the St. Jude mission by visiting stjude.org or following St. Jude on facebook.com/stjude and twitter.com/stjude.
