The ONS Foundation for Clinical Research and Education in conjunction with Greenwich Hospital will hold its 5th Annual Golf Outing on Monday, June 10^th, at The Stanwich Club at 888 North Street. The event co-chairs are Michael Clain, MD, Rich Granoff and Vicki Leeds Tananbaum of Greenwich. Registration and warm-up will begin at 11 a.m.  At 11:30 a.m., a lunch buffet will be served on the clubhouse terrace followed by the tournament shotgun start at 12:45 p.m.  At 6:00 p.m. golfers and other guests will attend a cocktail reception, dinner buffet and silent and live auctions. This year’s auction co-chairs are Rebecca Karson, Lauren Mazzullo and Amy Sethi.

ONS Foundation Auction co-chairs Lauren Mazzullo, Amy Sethi and Rebecca Karson.

Individual golfers will pay $1,200 which includes lunch, golf, caddies, cocktails and buffet dinner. Non-playing guests will pay $200 per person for cocktails and dinner. Sponsorship levels for the golf outing range from $5,000 to $25,000.

The ONS Foundation Golf Outing is the primary fundraising vehicle for the organization that actively promotes sports injury prevention and conducts clinical research aimed at improving orthopaedic and neurosurgical procedures and standards. Proceeds from the 2013 golf outing will go towards funding of a Fellowship program for visiting medical students who wish to study arthroscopic surgical techniques for orthopedics.

ONS Foundation for Clinical Research and Education, Inc. is a registered not-for-profit, 501(c)3 organization devoted to researching the causes and optimal treatments of orthopaedic injuries and musculoskeletal conditions. The ONS Foundation, in alliance with Greenwich Hospital, strives to improve standards of excellence for the treatment of musculoskeletal disorders through clinical research, physician and patient education, and community outreach programs. The Foundation is located at 6 Greenwich Office Park, Greenwich, CT. For further information about the ONS Foundation call (203) 869-3131 or visit our website at www.onsf.org

EVENT FACTS

WHAT:              5^th Annual Golf Outing for the ONS Foundation for Clinical Research & Education, Inc.

WHEN:             Monday, June 10, 2013

WHERE:           The Stanwich Club in Greenwich, CT

SCHEDULE:     11:00 a.m.      Registration & warm up

                  11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.  Lunch buffet

12:45 p.m.       Shotgun start

6:00 p.m.         Cocktail reception

                    Dinner buffet, silent and live auctions and awards

COST:          $1200 per golfer and $200 for dinner and auction only

DETAILS:       Co-chairs: Michael Clain, MD; Rich Granoff and Vicki Leeds Tananbaum

                     Auction co-chairs:  Rebecca Karson, Lauren Mazzullo and Amy Sethi

CONTACT:     ONS Foundation Director, Sue Plant, (203) 869-3131 or visit

www.onsf.org for information and registration.

PUBLICITY CONTACT: Sally Frank, (203) 869-1145, x 421