NEWS RELEASE                                                                                                                           
June 1, 2008

Contact: Jamie Opat, Director of Communications
Starkey Inc.
(316) 512-4101 (office) or (316) 833-3670 (cell)
jopat@starkey.org                                       

Golf classic at Willowbend will benefit Starkey Foundation

WICHITA – The annual American Family Insurance Golf Classic, set for Monday, July 28, 2008 at Willowbend Golf Course, will benefit the Starkey Foundation and individuals with developmental disabilities.

The event features a scramble format and four-person teams.  The tournament kicks off at 6:30 a.m. with a breakfast at the clubhouse, followed by an 8 a.m. shotgun start, refreshments and contests on the course, a catered lunch, and a prize ceremony at approximately 2 p.m.  Individual golfer positions are $150 each; however, several sponsor packages are available that include team registration.  Those who register and pay by the June 29 early bird deadline will be entered in a drawing for a $200 Willowbend Gift Certificate.

The tournament, formerly the Charlie Daniels Golf Classic, was renamed in 2005 in honor of longtime sponsor American Family Insurance upon Mr. Daniels’ retirement from the event.  KNSS Newsradio 1330 is the media sponsor of the tournament and IMA is the other major financial sponsor.

To register, visit the link on www.starkey.org or call Cate Adams, Starkey events coordinator, at (316) 512-4116. 

Proceeds from the event will benefit the Starkey Foundation, which provides funding to benefit the individuals with developmental disabilities served at Starkey Inc.  There currently are 397 individuals in the employment, community living, life enrichment and retirement programs at Starkey.  Starkey Inc., founded in 1930, is the oldest non-profit community-based organization in Sedgwick County serving individuals with developmental disabilities.