
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
OnTour Media, Inc. Tapped To Represent
Open Fairways
DENVER, CO - April 20, 2003 - OnTour Media, Inc.,
a leader in marketing services, video production and event management
for the golf and hospitality industries, announced today that it
has been selected to provide video services, media relations and
strategic consulting to Open Fairways, a Denver-based non-profit
organization dedicated to improving the lives of at-risk youth through
golf.
"We believe whole-heartedly in the mission of Open Fairways,"
says Tom Ferrell, a founder and principal at OnTour Media, Inc.
"It's an honor to be affiliated with this nationally recognized
organization."
Open Fairways recently received a $20,000 grant from the United
States Golf Association, the third year in a row that golf's governing
body has recognized the value of Open Fairways' program, which introduces
at-risk and underprivileged youth to golf's core values of honesty,
community and discipline. "We're expanding this year into Dallas
and growing in Denver and Washington," said Tim Taylor, executive
director of Open Fairways. "Our relationship with OnTour Media
gives us another tool to get the word out locally and nationally
to raise funds and to help kids."
About Open Fairways
Founded in 1999 by Tim and Clare Taylor, Open Fairways has worked
with more than 1,000 children from homes for abused and abandoned
youth, local shelters, public housing projects and other facilities
for at-risk youth. At the heart of the program are four-day "Front
9" Clinics taught by certified PGA instructors and supported
by community-based volunteer mentors. These clinics teach swing
mechanics, etiquette, tradition and shotmaking strategy and are
presented in a way that emphasizes fun and enjoyment over ability.
Graduates of these clinics are entitled to free use of equipment.and
practice balls at participating In the Fairway facilities after
signing a pledge to stay in school, off of drugs and out of gangs.
About OnTour Media, Inc.
OnTour Media, Inc. is a marketing services, video production and
event management company serving the golf and hospitality industries.
The firm's principals have extensive experience in journalism, marketing,
broadcast production and management. OnTour Media is headquartered
in Denver, Colorado.
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