On Saturday, November 26th, the City of Douglas is hosting a 3-Man Scramble Golf Tournament to help raise funds for the Mayors’ Christmas Motorcade. The 3-Man Scramble Tournament will be held at the Community Golf Course (South Georgia College) beginning with a shotgun start at 10:00am.
“The Mayors’ Christmas Motorcade is a good, charitable event that is sponsored by the Georgia Municipal Association and helps spread Christmas joy to patients in mental facilities throughout Georgia,” says Terrell Jacobs, City Manager. “Douglas has been participating for approximately 6 years, and we are proud to be able to help these hospitals celebrate special occasions and meet the needs of some of their patients.”
GMA began the Mayors' Christmas Motorcade in 1958 at the request of then-Governor Ernest Vandiver as a way of providing holiday gifts for the patients of Georgia's mental health and retardation hospitals. The program is also aimed at raising the awareness of the needs of Georgia's mental hospitals. There are currently seven regional mental health hospitals in the state, serving some 3,200 Georgians. The Christmas spirit demonstrated by cities during the Motorcade extends beyond the holiday season. Any gifts not handed out during Christmas are used for client birthdays or given to newly arrived clients, who may need many of the items.
Each team must have a city employee captain. Non-city employees are invited to
participate as long as the team captain is a city employee. The cost is $25.00 per person or $75.00 per 3 man team. To enter a team in the Golf Tournament, please contact the Recreation Department at (912)384-5978 or the City Manager’s Office at (912)389-3401. For more information on the Mayors’ Christmas Motorcade, contact Wynetta Bolder at (912)389-3405 or Cindy McNeill at (912)389-3401.
