Miss Teen USA to attend a local Sparrow benefit

Tami Farrell, Miss Teen USA 2003, who normally resides in her Manhattan suite with Ms. Universe and Miss USA, will revisit her Oregon roots to show her support for Sparrow Clubs USA.

Farrell is making this special trip to attend the Central Oregon RE/MAX fourth annual Golf Classic and Retreat, which will benefit Sparrow Clubs of Central Oregon.

The RE/MAX offices of Central Oregon are joining forces in an effort to raise funds for Central Oregon Sparrow Clubs, a youth-driven non-profit which enables kids to help other local children in medical crisis.

Farrell was actively involved in a Sparrow Club at her high school in Southern Oregon.

The tournament festivities will commence Friday, May 21, with a welcoming dinner, benefit auction and prizes. The day of golf at Sunriver's Woodlands course will take place the following Saturday and end with an awards banquet.

For information about the tournament, to play or to sponsor a hole, contact Peter Storton at RE/MAX Town & Country Realty at 549-3333 or [email protected]

This year's event is expected to raise over $25,000 for local Sparrow Clubs. Sparrow Clubs were founded by Jeff Leland of Sisters who started the program after an upswelling of community support in his Washington hometown paid for a life-saving surgery for his son.

From that seed, Sparrow Clubs have grown into a national phenomenon.