Quinton Aaron, the star of the hit movie “The Blind Side,” to help raise funds for children with brain injuries at the 9th Annual Golf Outing benefitting the Lauren’s Hope Foundation
The Lauren’s Hope Foundation will hold their 9th Annual Golf Outing on Friday, August 26, 2016 at Whitetail Golf Club in Bath, PA. This year’s celebrity guest is Quinton Aaron who played Michael Oher in the box office hit, “The Blind Side” which was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Motion Picture of the Year in 2009. Aaron will be available for pictures, to sign autographs, and will play golf for a great cause. This event is generously sponsored by Trifecta Technologies, The Hamilton Kitchen and Bar, Bernard Bailey, Joey G’s Italian Kitchen, and Mob Money.
There will be a 1pm shotgun start and a 4-person scramble format. The cost of the event is $100 per golfer/$400 per foursome. The cost to attend just the post-outing cookout is $30 per person.
About Lauren’s Hope Foundation
The mission of the Lauren’s Hope Foundation is to enhance the lives of children with brain injuries, give hope, provide support for their families, and provide funding for specialized therapies and equipment not covered by insurance. It was founded in memory of Lauren Flood, the daughter of Ann and Dan Flood, who was born with a traumatic brain injury, which developed into cerebral palsy and a seizure disorder. She passed away unexpectedly in her sleep when she was just 4-years-old. Her parents strive to help other families in similar situations.
For further information on this event, please call (484) 245-HOPE, email info@laurenshopefoundation.com or visit http://www.laurenshopefoundation.com.
About Quinton Aaron
Quinton Aaron was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York by his mother, the late and wonderful Laura Aaron. She was also the author of an incredible book entitled “Leave Me Alone”, which was inspired by the tremendous amount of bullying experienced by Quinton. This book would be the beginning of Quinton’s healing process. Later in life, his experiences provided him with the inspiration to establish The Quinton Aaron Foundation.
Quinton is best known for his portrayal of Michael Oher, aka Big Mike, alongside Oscar Winner Sandra Bullock, in the Academy Award Winning hit movie, The Blind Side, which has grossed over $300 million in U.S. box office alone.
Aaron has Guest Stared on many television shows including Law and Order SVU playing the son of Jill Scott NBC 2010, Harry Law CBS 2012, Recurring Role on One Tree Hill CW 2013, and Drop Dead Diva Bravo 2013.
About The Quinton Aaron Foundation
The Quinton Aaron Foundation supports anti-bullying efforts to reduce serious and life-threatening effects bullying has on kids and teens at school and in the community. The foundation was actually created in 1990 when Quinton first experienced being bullied. Thinking of ways to end the tremendous amount of bullying he would endure, thoughts of finding ways to end it would inspire many of the teachings he now shares with teacher, administrators, parents and our children today! Teaching students these core sets of pro-social skills enables them to learn to relate positively to others, resolve conflict peacefully, consider the effect their actions have on others and contribute to making school, home and community a better place to live and learn. For more information, http://www.quintonaaron.org.
Information provided by:
Kimberly Golden Benner
Director of Communications
Allentown School District
