{"id":22357,"date":"2013-04-13T20:14:45","date_gmt":"2013-04-14T00:14:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/?p=22357"},"modified":"2013-04-13T21:20:07","modified_gmt":"2013-04-14T01:20:07","slug":"the-third-annual-golf-tournament-benefitting-grrswf-was-held-on-april-13","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/2013\/04\/the-third-annual-golf-tournament-benefitting-grrswf-was-held-on-april-13\/","title":{"rendered":"The Third Annual Golf Tournament Benefitting GRRSWF Was Held on April 13"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Photos by Kevin Gourley<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The third annual golf tournament benefitting Golden Retriever Rescue of Southwest Florida was held at the Mirror Lakes Golf Course in Lehigh Acres on Saturday, April 13. The Suzanne Hewitt Memorial Golf Tournament honors a rescue volunteer who gave an enormous amount of her time and talents to rescuing golden retrievers.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe thank the Mirror Lakes Golf Course for holding this great event that honors Suzanne Hewitt, one of our most dedicated volunteers. She had an incredible passion for golden retrievers,\u201d said Mark Dahlberg, a GRRSWFL board member and owner of three golden retrievers. \u201cThis is a fundraiser for our rescue which not only rescues goldens and golden mixes, it provides veterinary care for sick, abused and abandoned dogs. This is a large expense and the golf tournament will help us care for them and find forever homes for them.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThis rescue meant everything to Sue,\u201d said her husband Bob Hewitt, of Lehigh Acres, who helped organize the first two tournaments when his wife was still living. \u201cShe lived and breathed it every minute of the time from when we formed it until she was stricken with cancer. She was all about the dogs. They came first in her order of priority.\u201d<\/p>\n

Click the more button to see photos of the event.\u00a0Photos by Kevin Gourley<\/p>\n