Leesburgh, FL- ERA Grizzard Real Estate and The Leesburg Area Chamber of Commerce raised $20,433.90 for The Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) through their Driving For A Cure golf tournament. 

The event took place at Harbor Hills Country Club in Lady Lake, FL on April 11th, 2014. This was ERA Grizzard Real Estate’s fourth year to host the tournament and fist year to co-host with The Leesburg Area Chamber of Commerce. Sponsors, volunteers, and golfers worked together to showcase the community’s commitment to speed research efforts and ultimately find a cure for ALS. 

The tournament was played in teams of four with eighty-eight golfers participating. Representing Freedom Title, 

Cindy Polster, Ray Schabel, Penny Schabel, and Jim Conboy won the tournament. 

“On behalf of ERA Grizzard Real Estate I would like to thank everyone for participating in Driving For A Cure and making the tournament a success,” said Gus Grizzard, Broker/Owner of ERA Grizzard Real Estate. “We are passionate about raising awareness for MDA and supporting their efforts to fund ALS research through Augie’s Quest.” 

About Driving For A Cure: Driving For A Cure benefits MDA’s fast-track ALS research initiative, Augie’s Quest. ALS (also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease) attacks the nerve cells that control muscles, including those used for breathing. Augie’s Quest is an aggressive cure-driven effort that has raised nearly $37 million for ALS research. 

About MDA: MDA is the world’s leading non-profit health agency dedicated to finding treatments and cures for muscular dystrophy, ALS, and other neuromuscular diseases. MDA funds breakthrough research, provides lifesaving support and services, and rallies communities to fight back.